The YMCA Guides is fun, rewarding and very exciting. Sons and fathers spending time together being kids, friends and buddies. The Y Guides is about time and nothing more. Quality time spent with your son. The activities are planned and all you have to do is participate.

Enjoy the day hiking in the mountains, picking pumpkins or fishing at a private lake. Of course these are things you can do by yourself or you can be part of the Y Guides where hundreds of dads are doing the same thing. There is something truly great about being all together at Camp Ocoee.

Why should you participate in YMCA Explorers? Because it could be the most important thing you do for you and your son. Building a strong relationship with your son is as important as the values you teach him. In developing a bond with your son, he will see in you the values you are teaching by your example.

Each month small groups meet together in their communities called, Circles. Each Circle has a unique name and great heritage. Activities at the circle meetings include service projects, crafts, hiking, camping, and lots of fun. There are Circle groups in Ooltewah, East Brainerd, Hixson, Signal Mt., Ringgold, Boynton, Ft.Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Lookout Mt. and Cleveland. Each month there is a large group meeting know as an Expedition. Expeditions include Camp Ocoee each Fall and Spring, Cave Trips, Magic Shows, Football Games and much more.