Church day camp is for local churches with 8 or more campers (K-8) who wish to attend camp as a group. Churches provide transportation to and from camp, and Chestnut Ridge provides staff, worship, recreation and lunch each day from 9 am to 5 pm.

New for 2010, Church Day Campers participate in age level programming and activities. Campers finishing kindergarten and first grade will join our Mudpuppies, campers finishing 2nd through 4th grades will join our Waterdogs, and Middle Schoolers will join our Duskies. As always, Chestnut Ridge provides our excellent staff, daily worship, lunch, snacks, and a variety of camp activities including arts and crafts, hikes, games, canoeing, and daily swimming.  With this new model, we recommend Church Day Camp for K-8th graders (campers must have completed kindergarten).

In order to register for Church Day Camp, print the 2010 Summer Camp Application. Have each person in your group of 8 or more complete the application and attach payment in full. Mail completed applications (bundled as a group) to the camp office, postmarked no later than May 15, 2010. The cost is $160 per camper; this is a substantial discount over registering individually. We invite each church to contribute what they can toward this cost.

One church has shared that their church uses camp scholarship monies to defray the cost of this program to the campers, reducing the cost to each camper's family to $110. We applaud the efforts of churches like this who believe in the value of camp ministries as an extension of local church ministries. To enroll your church, please contact the camp for available weeks.

Would your church also like to hold a retreat at Chestnut Ridge?  Churches are encouraged to plan, supervise, and host their own day or overnight group programs at Chestnut Ridge. These church groups are invited to enjoy Chestnut Ridge lodging, dining, and program to complement their own supervision and church-provided program. Space is available on a first-come basis.