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The CYO experience allows participants to stomp around our 220 acres while safely learning spin fishing, fly fishing, survival & compass skills, archery, and shooting sports.
Our mission and programming are based in social emotional learning: specifically, building healthy relationships.
Below, you’ll find descriptions of all available activities.
Upon request, we can expand your experience to include a discussion of pond health, ecology and life cycles, the history of our property as it aligns with conservation practices or even a history lesson through the lens of archery!
CYO provides all the equipment required to participate in our activities.
We also have 3 classrooms that can be rented for your own training, retreats or team builders.
Is your group interested in a volunteer project around our campus? Fantastic! Please see ‘Corporate Work Groups’on our volunteer page.
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Schedule My Visit Facility & Class FeesSpin Fishing
With 12 active fishing ponds on our 220 acres, spin fishing is our most popular and accessible class. The ponds host a variety of warm water species. All fishing at CYO is catch and release, no fishing license required.
CYO spin fishing instruction is appropriate for 8 years and up.
Fly Fishing
We teach casting technique on dry land and on our ponds. Once the group has a handle on how to operate the rod, we relocate to moving water on the property (Mallard Creek). All fishing at CYO is catch and release, no fishing license required.
Fly Fishing Requires a minimum of 90 minutes. Instruction appropriate for 10 years old and up.
Archery
CYO hosts a half-mile, 23 station archery range, including a shooting platform and 3D targets. For safety reasons, CYO instruction is required. Once participants can demonstrate good safety skills and archery technique, they are free to roam the range.
Archery instruction is appropriate for 8yrs & up.
BB guns
Our BB Gun program is a great introduction to firearm safety. We teach a fundamental respect for all firearms. Our focus: safely handling firearms in a fun and engaging atmosphere. Look out, soda cans!
BB gun instruction is appropriate for 8 years & up.
Trap Shooting
CYO provides a basic introduction to trap shooting. The trap range features 5 trap houses designed to accommodate 5 shooters each. The range rental fee is an additional $150 – plus $20 per person for a “round” – 25 shots of clay and ammunition. Trap shooting programs require a minimum of 1 instructor per 5 shooters.
90 minutes required for trap shooting. All shooters must be 12 or older.
Outdoor Survival
CYO offers instruction on various survival activities: fire starting, constructing para cord bracelets, and orienteering with a compass or GPS.
Survival instruction is appropriate for 5 years and up.
Fly Tying
Our only 100% indoor activity. Learn the fine art of fly-tying at CYO — you’ll be hooked!
Fly Tying instruction is appropriate for 10 years and up.
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