Summer 2020 Camp Information

Dear Parents,

We know that you were hoping camp would be the bright spot your children’s year during this time while sheltering at home.  We were too!   We believed with all our experience and expertise of 48 years, we could persevere and make it happen for you, our camper families. We agonized over having to make this decision because we know how disappointed you and your campers will be to spend a summer without Roughing It.  In the end, we felt the current uncertainties and risks of operating camp now are too great for us to be able to ensure the safety of our campers and staff.  We know this news will be very sad for your campers. As a parent and grandparent, we see how challenging these past months were for kids having to shelter at home, social distancing, missing friends and not being able to do activities that they love. As we are all being asked to do hard things during these times, it is important to give kids time to be sad or upset and then find a way to work through this. We are here for you and want to help your family during these times. (See resources below).

Thank you for being a part of our Camp Family and your support this year!

Amy, Ann & Hobie

Additional Resources for Parents:

• A video on how to talk to your child about Camp being canceled: Helping Our Kids Manage Summer Disappointments from Tina Payne Bryson, PhD.
• KidCare at Home: While nothing can replace camp, we are offering our camp families the opportunity to hire camp staff to do fun activities with campers at your home this summer.  We want to help campers and your family make the most of this summer during this time at home. We will send you more details on this new program soon.
• Refund Form
• Camp Closure FAQs