All Nature Exploration

YMCA Camp Cosby is a week long sleepaway camp experience for boys and girls ages 6 to 16 providing safe adventures on 135 acres nestled in foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in east Alabama. With our first rate staff, activity variety, beautiful landscape and amazing views on the shores of Lake Logan Martin, Camp Cosby is the perfect camp atmosphere Read more...

This is the perfect opportunity to enjoy Camp Cosby as a family. Join us for a day of family fun and experience a small sample of what our campers experience each summer. During this day of togetherness, you will enjoy a camp meal, take part in a variety of activities that are great for people of all ages and feel Read more...

Located on the shores of Logan Martin Lake, YMCA Camp Cosby offers a beautiful and peaceful retreat close to home — but feels like it’s a million miles away. Activities can include sports, fishing, canoeing, archery, team building, guided nature hikes, archaeological digs, survival shelters, disc golf, alpine tower, ropes course, giant swing, ziplining, waterpark, and more. Read more...

Springville Camp located just 25 minutes from Birmingham is the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Springville Camp offers beauty, rest, and a place for spiritual renewal. Our conference center overlooks its own 30-acre lake where you can canoe, fish, or hike. Activities can include Read more...

From early morning to late evening, campers are active. Our programs are varied and designed to provide fun, education, community-building, an appreciation of nature, spiritual growth, and rest. Daily activities include swimming, canoes, horseback riding, crafts, recreation, nature study, outdoors, low ropes and high ropes (ages 11-15) course. Fishing and hiking, cookouts, playing in Kelly Creek, sports and games, riflery Read more...

Camp Lee accommodations comfortably house groups from 20 to 300 in clean, well-maintained cabins. We have group meeting spaces and all buildings are air-conditioned and heated. Activities include zip lines, low ropes course, natural rock slide, canopy zip line, canoeing, climbing wall, disc golf, geocaching, nature trails, fishing, and more. Read more...

Day Camp is an outdoor adventure for kids who have completed K-5th grades that includes Bible Study, swimming, games, music, friends and fun. It’s an opportunity to meet friends and experience God in a natural setting. Read more...

Day camps at the Y share one thing: they’re about discovery. Kids have the opportunity to explore nature, find new talents, try new activities, gain independence, and make lasting friendships and memories. And, of course, it’s fun too! Read more...

Tour the Longleaf Botanical Gardens with a self-guided tour or guided tour! Groups are greeted and introduced to the Longleaf Botanical Gardens before distributing people to explore the gardens and trails at their own leisure. Self-guided tours are available the second Thursday of each month at 9:00am, 10:00am, and 11:00am. Call two weeks in advance to schedule. Enjoy a Longleaf Read more...

Building an appreciation for nature is critical to increasing connections to natural resources, appreciation for public green space, inspiring sustainability, and personal well-being. Our park offers opportunities for a hands-on approach to learning about the natural world, about cultural heritage, and environmental arts.. By providing outdoor and place-based education to people of all ages, we increase the number who understand Read more...