Camp Tecumseh comprises over 500 acres of land adjacent to the Tecumseh bend of the Tippecanoe River. An extremely successful and well-established camp program had resulted in a waiting list for summer camp of over 600 children each year.

The YMCA of Western North Carolina wanted to explore the feasibility of and develop a master plan for a new rustic summer camp. The approximately 870-acre Watia Creek Farm property, located on a remote mountainside, is the location and namesake for the camp. The character of the Camp Watia facilities was intended to be simple, rustic, and sustainable.

O’Boyle, Cowell, Blalock & Associates, Inc. (OCBA) provided site master planning services for the Frost Valley YMCA. Located two hours outside of New York City in the Catskill Mountains, and providing a variety of day, resident and specialty camps; retreat options; and outdoor experiences for school, non-profit, and international groups; Frost Valley serves as the flagship camp for the YMCA of the USA.

The Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center is located halfway between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo on a 200-acre site that was formerly the T. Ben Johnston Boy Scout Camp. It is a unique YMCA facility because it is the first entirely new YMCA camp to be built in the United States in 50 years.