A traditional camping experience for girls and boys age 8 to 16 located in the Catskill Mountains in Delhi, NY.

Make Friends

Meet new and interesting kids from Delaware County and beyond. Together you will explore nature, cook and camp in the great outdoors, share a special bond with bunk mates, work in special groups, and sing and enjoy evening programs around the glowing campfire.

Learn Skills

Swimming. Arts and Crafts. Archery. Science and Nature. Photography. Drama. Camp Newspaper. Woodworking. Rocketry. Fishing. Tennis. Golf. Backpacking. Shooting Sports. Energy Explorations. Backyard Cookery. Sports and Recreation. And so much more!...

Have Fun

Camp is not just a weekend in the woods. It is what happens to campers, what they take home in their memories, in their new purposes, in their improved and newly acquired skills, in their friendships, in their appreciation of nature and out-of-doors.

Come Have Fun this Summer !

Parachute

4-H Camp Shankitunk is a co-educational summer camp for children between the ages of 8 and 16, located in scenic Delhi New York in the foothills of the Catskill mountains. Campers live eight to a cabin with one or two counselors (all counselors are over the age of 16 and have been through counselor training). We have 120 campers every week, many of which are returning for another year at camp. Campers choose four of nearly thirty classes in which to participate in daily, and all campers bring home souvenirs, whether they are crafts we made in the craft hall, photographs we developed ourselves in photography class, rockets we made in rocketry class, skills learned in classes such as swimming and archery, friendships made here at camp, or memories. Camp is a very rewarding experience for every child and provides memories that will last a lifetime.

 

Camp Facts

  • Shankitunk is an Indian word meaning Woody Place.
  • Shankitunk is located on 165 acres of county owned land.
  • Shankitunk is right on the west branch of the Delaware River.
  • Open since 1927, Shankitunk is the oldest continuously operating 4-H camp in New York State!