This is the camp office listing for YMCA Camp Ernst, an overnight and day camp on 365 acres in Burlington, Kentucky, operating since 1928 with a 26-acre spring-fed lake. Campers ages 6-15 attend week-long overnight sessions, with half-week and intro-to-overnight options for ages 5-9. Activities include ropes courses, archery, horseback riding, swimming, canoeing, kayaking and a 100-foot water slide.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Camp Ernst Camp Office directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★dan armstrongWe love this place! Our kids have about 30 years of going to Camp Ernst combined. It has been a significant factor in shaping them into the people they are today! We love camp!
★★★★★Melanie CottrellCamp Ernst is incredible. The office staff has always been very friendly and helpful.
★★★★Frank WilkeThe entance to Camp Ernst is not exactly in the correct location going by Goggle maps, it is off only by a few tenths of a mile, just wanted to make people aware. It is a beautiful piece of property with nice clean buildings and a lake.
★★★★★Carlos Nájera MondragónIs out of this world it has everything, is fantastic, it has a very beautiful space and the lake is really beautiful.
★★★★★Chad WhiteThis is a truly amazing place for kids to grow and find out who they really are. You can truly be who you want ti be and no one judges!