We also finished the bare floors, installed new windows, and added interior siding. The woods used to come right up to the front (lake side) of the dining hall, and there was therefore no view of the lake likewise, we added the deck off the front to enhance special occasion usage. Back then, Yale wasn’t coed, so it was an all men’s camp thus, the open showers weren’t an issue. The showerhouse was only one large room, not divided into three like now, with two open tin showers and long, trough-like wash sinks with 10 faucets each for wash-up before meals. The dining hall, which we now rent for special events like weddings, receptions and meetings, was a dining hall back then, too, staffed by two cooks, and the students would walk up the footpath from the cabins for three meals a day there. There were no sinks, refrigeration, kitchenette, running water or decks. You could not walk between rooms, and they only contained two bunk beds and a single pull-chain light bulb hanging from the ceiling per room. The cabins were the summer dorm rooms for field study students, and they were comprised of five rooms each with one exterior door each. The cabins and other buildings were constructed in the early 1920s.
New haven park and rec summer camp trial#
Yale dissolved civil engineering as major study in the mid-1960s, which is when Ed Migdalski was given control of the camp for two years on a trial basis to see if he could successfully turn it into a recreation center after his presentation to then Yale treasurer Charles Gage. Some of the land was purchased by Yale, but most of it was gifted by donors for Yale’s use in perpetuity.
Prior to 1966, the OEC was called the Yale Engineering Camp, part of the Sheffield Scientific School, which was used for summer field-work experience for Yale students enrolled in the Engineering program. His taxidermy work is also viewable in the fish display case on the OEC boat dock. Prior to joining the Athletics Department in 1966, Ed was a world explorer, specimen collector and taxidermist at Yale’s Peabody Museum in New Haven. He was a pioneer of the outdoor recreation concept and club sports movement nationally, and the author of nine outdoor-sports books, primarily on fishes and fishing. Migdalski, father of the current director, who was the director from its creation in 1966 to 1984, when his son Tom took over management. The Yale Outdoor Education Center was founded and named by Yale Medal recipient Edward C. A spring water dispenser is located in the Pavilion. Small groups to 25 may prefer the lakeside Gazebo with large grill and tables nearby.Īdditionally, the OEC offers a small dressing room, shower house (for overnight guests only), picnic grove with tables and grills, grass and sand beaches, campfire ring, clay volleyball court, and small basketball court. For a private atmosphere, the rustic Dining Hall*, situated on a hill, offers a panorama of the lake from its oversize deck and indoor seating. A new 20’ x 24’ deck with seating fronts the pavilion. A grill & serving area connect by breezeway.
The lakeside Pavilion, a big, open-air structure with large picnic tables, is available for group rentals. All paddlecraft may be used (only) during supervised waterfront hours. Our extended beach offers 8 single- and two-person kayaks and 12 standup-paddleboards.
Nearby, a wooden dock houses 6 rowboats, and is also available for fishing. Campsites include a grill and picnic table cabins have a picnic table, grill, and small deck.Ī large, H-shaped aluminum dock provides ideal swimming conditions in the lake. Nine rustic lakeside cabins and eight secluded campsites are available for summer rental. The OEC is available to all members of the Yale community via membership, day-use fee or rental. The OEC is located in East Lyme, Connecticut, just northwest of the quaint, seaside town of Niantic and only 42 miles from New Haven. There are cabins and campsites to rent, plenty of spots to picnic, a new hiking trail, and a clean lake in which to rowboat, kayak, paddleboard, fish or swim. Located on 1,500 wooded acres, the Yale Outdoor Education Center (OEC) is nestled on the south shore of a pristine mile-long lake. Summer 2023 Season begins on Friday, June 16th
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