Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

Closed-toe boots, long pants and a cotton or wool top on fire days, layers and a rain shell, a brimmed hat, sunscreen already on, a filled water bottle and a day pack. Nylon jackets and synthetic fleece stay out of the fire circle. Phones, lighters and knives stay home.

There is no swimming at camp. Water means creek crossings on trail day and the bucket at every fire. A counselor checks each crossing that morning and goes first, and a camper who is not comfortable crosses with a counselor or walks around. Shade and water breaks come with every block, and sunscreen goes on at home.

An adult on your list signs your camper out at the gate between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. We ask for ID until we know you, and we call you if someone new is coming. Campers leave only with a person on the list.

A camper with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home and returns after a full day of being well. If a camper feels ill at camp, we call you and a counselor stays with them until you arrive.

We check the county's fire level and the air report every morning, and we text families before 7:30 a.m. if the plan changes. On a restricted day we practice without flame. When the air is too smoky for the outdoors, we move indoors for knots, maps and shelter models, or we close.

Lunch comes from home in a cold pack, and we share no food between campers. A snack and water are on hand at the afternoon break. Tell us about allergies at registration, and we ask what we need privately.

Phones stay home. A camper who needs to reach you can use the camp phone, and we call you if we need you. Counselors carry a phone and a first-aid kit on the trail.