Roughing It Day Camp

About

Ann and Hobie Woods founded Roughing It Day Camp in 1972 and today, along with their daughter Amy Woods, continue to own and direct the Camp. Their grandson, Cecilio, is a third generation camper. Gus the Camp Dog greets campers every day! Each camper belongs to a group of campers of similar age, and campers stay with their own camper group throughout the day. The camper group is lead by an adult counselor and campers who are together for the entire camp season. Each counselor is responsible for the safety, supervision, and well-being of the group. He/She helps all the campers to make new friends and become an important member of the team. Campers get to make strong new friendships while connecting with nature.

Our younger groups have junior counselors to assist. First through eighth graders are in all girl or all boy groups. Our youngest campers (Preschool and Kindergarten) and CILTs (9th and 10th grades) are in coed groups. Our overall camper to staff ratio is 4:1.

Specialty staff teach the program activities tailored to the ability levels and the age appropriate readiness of each camper group since campers are so closely grouped by age/grade. Campers make amazing progress over the session as they learn new skills, and the confidence they feel from their many successes!

Every Camper thinks Their Own Group is the best in Camp! Our counselors set positive guidelines and build strong supportive relationships between campers, encouraging every child to reach their potential. At the start of the session each group comes up with a set of guidelines the group will follow called their Code of Living. This becomes the foundation to build lasting friendships and helps each campers work effectively with one another. A key part of the Roughing It experience is campers of all ages learn to work together as a team, collaborating with one another, solving problems together, help each other, and have fun.

All our campers – from preschool to teenage CILTS – solve problems, make plans, and support each other every day at camp. Camper teamwork makes outdoor fun at the spectacular Lafayette Reservoir even more magical! These are skills that our campers need to develop to be successful in the workplace and in their personal lives.

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