A word from our Director, Matt Williams: Eight years ago, we introduced our Hemlock Community Values as a way to help campers better understand what it means to be a part of a healthy community. While learning, interdependence, compassion, wholesafety, faithfulness, and gratitude have aspirational qualities the reality is that these values are deeply entrenched...Read More

Harvey is dropping what is sure to be a platinum-gold-selling album on Epiphany But you’ll get to preview the track listings beginning Christmas morn on Facebook, Instagram, and even on Bluesky! “It’s no door holder number three, but it IS going to be classic!” – Harvey the Hippo, Recording Artist and Self-designated Official Spokeshippo of...Read More

One of the big ideas that sprang forth as Sky Lake and our sibling sites of Upper New York Camp and Retreat Ministries emerged from the pandemic, was the value of establishing a charitable foundation for each site. Such foundations make raising funds and grants for the sites easier while maintaining operations under the conference....Read More

It was great to see more campers in 2022 and we’re looking forward to welcoming even more campers in 2023 for what we hope will feel a lot more like summers from the pre-Covid era! We certainly hope that you/your loved one will be one of the campers we welcome to one of our sessions...Read More

We are excited to offer the opportunity for you to give the Sky Lake camper (or campers) in your life the gift of Camp for Christmas! Summer 2023 is going to be fantastic and we so look forward to hopefully welcoming your loved one to Sky Lake. Gifting a camper in your life with part...Read More

Sky Lake is pleased to announce that we now have an official sun safety policy that will help us all more safely enjoy time in the great outdoors. We are grateful for the guidance provided by the Cancer Prevention in Action (CPiA) Team through the Broome County Health Department in creating and implementing this important...Read More

We yearn and pray for the day when Covid-19 is truly a thing of the past. In the meantime, we invite you to join us in working to make it so! One of the ways that we can all demonstrate commitment to our core value of wholesafety of the entire community is by getting vaccinated...Read More

2022 marks Sky Lake’s semisesquicentennial (the big, fancy term for 75th anniversary) AND we are able to return to full capacity, which means we’re going to spend the whole summer celebrating these milestones! Since that first summer in 1947, Sky Lake has sought to provide a wholesafe environment where campers from a variety of ages...Read More

It was great to see so many campers in 2021, but we’re looking forward to welcoming even more campers in 2022! We are once again devoting the first three weeks of our Summer 2022 season exclusively to our Special Needs programs to further reduce the risk of potential transmission of Covid-19.  While our year-round staff...Read More

Updated: Friday, 10 September 2021 Old Route 17 (Country Road 28) is now closed for construction between Damascus and the Sky Lake Private Road until November. Our Private Road remains open during this time. Here are two recommended alternate routes: Private Road Route from E. Bosket Road Exit Take Exit 81  (E. Bosket Road) on...Read More