Suggested Summer Camp Packing List

Be sure to label everything with your first and last name! If we find clearly labeled items during the camp session, we will give them back to your child during camp. We suggest using iron-on labels or indelible ink pens.

Dress code

  • Campers will not be permitted to wear clothes that are excessively revealing, unsafe, or unhealthy, or that display lewd, suggestive, demeaning or otherwise offensive text or graphics. Please do not bring these items to camp.

  • Swim suit bottoms must have a “full coverage” cut. Thongs, cheeky and Brazilian cuts are not permitted.

Essential items to bring to registration (not packed in your bags)

  • Any medications in the original labeled bottles – see section 2.6 on the previous page for details

  • A check or cash to pay any outstanding balance due. Most camp fees should have been paid in advance.

Packing Tips

A two-week lodge with shelves and underbed storage.

  • Campers can pack in plastic containers, duffle bags, backpacks, or any other reasonably sized article. Although not required, plastic storage containers often work best. Trunks/foot lockers generally do not fit well in the cabins or lodges and are not recommended.

  • To fit underneath the bunk beds, a camper’s gear should be no taller than 12”. In both cabins and lodges, two campers share the space underneath the lower level of a bunk bed. Additionally, campers in the lodges have an open set of shelves.

  • Although it is certainly important to help lay out the items your child will need for camp, please make sure that your child is the one who actually puts the things in the bags. Otherwise, campers may not know where to find their things once they get here.

  • If any sports equipment is brought that could be used as a weapon (tennis racquet, lacrosse stick, etc.), these items must be turned in during registration at the “sports equipment check-in” station so that they can be secured when not in use. They are not permitted to be stored in the cabins or lodges. 

  • Most mattresses are cot-size (narrower than a twin mattress) and so a “tucked-in” twin sheet works well. We recommend a top and bottom sheet and a blanket rather than a sleeping bag so that campers can better regulate their temperature on warm summer nights.

Essential items to pack

  • 3 or 4 towels for pool, beach, and showers

  • Toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, hairbrush, etc.) . Bring these items in something you can carry to the bathroom

  • Travel-size hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol (ideally clipped to your backpack)

  • Something to sleep in (lightweight pajamas or t-shirt/shorts)

  • Plenty of shorts and t-shirts for a week of activities – please respect our dress code above ☺

  • Bedding – pillow, pillowcase, sheets (twin or cot), blanket or sleeping bag

  • Flip flops or sandals to wear to the pool and shower

  • Water shoes that stay on your feet (similar to Keens, Chacos, Tevas, etc) or old tennis shoes that can be worn in the Bay (flip flops aren’t good on boats and in the Bay)

  • 1 nice outfit for a special dinner

  • Bathing suits (at least 2)

  • Sweatshirt and sweatpants for cooler evenings

  • Tennis shoes (especially for sports and ropes course activities)

  • Water bottle

  • Flashlight and extra batteries

  • Socks and underwear

  • Rain gear

  • Laundry bag for dirty clothes (TIP: pack your bedding in it)

  • 2nd pillowcase if two-week

  • Hat, insect repellent, and sunscreen (please send at least 2 bottles of sunscreen for 2-weekers)

  • Backpack or small bag to carry towel/bathing suit, water bottle, hand-sanitizer, etc.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES – Remember that you can log in to your Camper’s Home Page to find out your tentative activity schedule by Thursday of the week before you arrive. All potentially dangerous sports equipment brought from home will be locked in the sports building when not in use.

  • FIELD HOCKEY: shin guards and mouthguard

  • HORSEBACK LESSON: Long pants (jeans are fine) and shoes or boots with a heel. Riding helmets are provided. If you have your own riding helmet, breeches, jodhpurs or riding boots, you can bring them too.

  • LACROSSE: Mouthguard

  • SOCCER: Shin guards and outdoor soccer shoes

TWO-WEEK CAMPERS:

  • Backpack or small bag to carry towel/bathing suit on the amusement park trip. Can be the same backpack as in the above section if suitable.

  • Prepaid gift card for the amusement park if you are bringing from home

Optional items

  • Notebook/ pencil/ pen

  • Pre-addressed and stamped postcards or envelopes to send letters home

  • Disposable camera labeled with your full name

  • Small photos of your family, pets, or friends to show to your new friends

  • Book, drawing supplies or other quiet, individual activity for rest time and early in the morning

  • FISHING class: Camp provides fishing poles. No special equipment is needed.

  • GUITAR class: You can use a camp guitar or bring your own acoustic guitar. (No electric guitars or amplifiers please)

  • PHOTOGRAPHY class: Camp provides digital SLR cameras. No special equipment is needed.

  • TENNIS class: You can use a camp racquet or bring your own

**What not to bring to camp**
These items will be taken from campers and returned to parents at the end of the week

x - Cell phones and other wireless communication and internet devices including smart watches

x - Video cameras, digital cameras or other devices that can capture moving pictures

x - Electronic devices (mp3 players, tablet/laptop computer, laser pointer, e-book readers, etc.)

x - Drones, remote control toys, bikes, skateboards, inline skates, scooters or other similar equipment

x - Knives, guns, or weapons of any kind (including pocket knives and clothing with spikes, chains, etc.)

x - Cigarettes, e-cigarettes or similar vaping devices, marijuana, alcohol, drugs or any other substance that can be used in an illegal manner

x - Fireworks, matches, candles, lighter fluid or other flammable materials

x - Clothing or accessories that are expensive, dangerous, or not in line with the dress code above

x - Any medications (prescription or over-the-counter) unless they are turned in to the camp medical staff

x - Animals including family pets on registration day and pick-up day – sorry☹ …health department regulations!

x - Cash – all cash must be turned into the camp store to be held in an account

x - Food – food is not permitted in the cabins or lodges

Last updated on May 16, 2024