Camp Watchaug is led by full-time professional directors, with college degrees. Our summer staff is hand-picked for their strong character, maturity, enthusiasm and commitment to our YMCA values and serve as “Professional Role Models” for our campers. We provide extensive training, drills and preparation during the staff training process including child abuse prevention and criminal background checks for all of our staff members.

A majority of our staff are CPR and First Aid certified and all of our waterfront staff are certified, trained and practiced lifeguards.