Have an Epic Adventure this Summer in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
At YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake, we seek staff who are passionate about being positive role models for and working with children. Our goal is to create an environment where all campers and youth feel safe, welcomed and supported. After all, the Y is for all. It’s part of our mission, and it is what we consider the most important hallmark of camp.
YMCA Camp Tumbleson Lake is one of the newest camps in the United States. Entering our second full summer, we have begun to build a community focused on resilience-nurturing experiences, support from a welcoming camp community and outdoor adventure.
We value respect, compassion, curiosity, accountability and hard work. We see our camp as a community. We are all on one team with one goal — a positive, safe, enriching experience for our campers and staff.
Camp is meant to get us all reconnected with ourselves, with each other and with the world below our feet. For a couple of months each summer, we get to do exactly that.
If you are willing to be a team player, work hard, lead with compassion and foster curiosity for the people and world around them, we encourage you to apply to join our Summer 2026 team!
Join us at the Y’s new lakeside mountain day and overnight camp located just 20 miles from Boulder. It’s an incredible classroom in which to share your passion for the outdoors.
Ready to Apply?
2026 job opportunities have been posted! If you are a returning staff member who has worked with us in the past year, please contact our camp director. Interested applicants should view a list of available jobs and then complete an online application.
Camp Staff At a Glance
Here are just some of the positions we are hiring in for 2026.
General Counselor:
Our Camp Counselors provide leadership, direction and supervision of campers in both overnight and day camp settings. Counselors ensure the safety, wellbeing and positive development of participants by leading activities, modeling YMCA core values (caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and inclusion) and building strong relationships within the camp community. All camp counselors will sleep in cabins with 10-12 campers and 1-2 additional staff members.
Adventure Ropes Instructor:
The Ropes Instructor position will guide campers on a variety of ropes course elements: low ropes, challenge course, top roping, knot tying skills and more. All certifications are fully paid for and done on site prior to staff training. Ropes instructors will sleep in camper cabins with cabin counselor staff, lifeguards and/or ropes staff.
Waterfront Instructor:
Join our waterfront lifeguard team and save lives! The Lifeguard position will be responsible for daily safety of campers on all waterfront equipment, including leading programming on the waterfront. All certifications are fully paid for on site prior to staff training. Lifeguards sleep in camper cabins with cabin counselor staff, lifeguards, and/or ropes staff.
