Summer Camps Serving San Francisco - Roughing It

Since 1972, Roughing It Day Camp has been offering summer camps in an all-outdoors environment for children ages 3 to 16. We serve many San Francisco families and are located at the beautiful Lafayette Reservoir, a 30 minute shuttle from SF. Come check us out at a local event or talk with a camper parent in your area.

Come See Us!

Camp Fair @ French American Intl. School
See You There in 2014!
The FAIS Camp Fair is a great chance to learn about summer camps offered in SF. Roughing It staff will be on hand to answer your questions.

Roughing It Supports San Francisco Schools

Roughing It gives back to many of the schools our campers attend. For 2012, we have made donations to the following schools:

• French American School - $1325 Donation
• San Francisco Day School - $825 Donation
• Rooftop Alternative School - $825 Donation
• Claire B. Liliethal - $825 Donation
• Convent of the Sacred Heart & Stuart Hall for Boys - $825 Donation
• Hamlin School - $825 Donation
• Katherine Delmar Burke School - $825 Donation
• Town School for Boys - $825 Donation
• Live Oak School - $825 Donation
• Presidio Hill School - $825 Donation
• San Francisco School - $325 Donation
• Alvarado Elementary - $325 Donation
• Miraloma Elementary - $325 Donation
• San Francisco Friends School - $325 Donation
• San Francisco Waldorf School - $325 Donation

Learn More About Roughing It Programs

• 4 & 8-Week Day Camp (PreK-10th Grade)
• 2-Week Horse Camps (3rd-10th Grade)
• 2-Week Little Raccoons (PreK-1st Grade)
• 1-Week Outdoor Explorers Camp (1st-6th Grade)

Transportation From
San Francisco Included!

We provide 3 convenient stops from San Francisco that shuttle campers to and from our beautiful lakefront site in Lafayette. Our buses are driven by year-round professional school bus drivers in safe school buses. For 2013 we will offer bus service to and from:

• Alta Plaza Park
• Clayton & Parnassus
• French American Intl. School
• Noe Valley
• St. Francis Wood

Need more info on transportation times or location? Send a request!

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Parent References

We understand that finding the right camp for your child can be challenging. We can put you in touch with another family in your area (or school) who can speak about Roughing It. Here are some of our SF families who would be happy to talk with you:

• Corrina & Chris Bonomo
• Barry & Marta Perkins
• Danielle & B.J. Siegal
• Susana & Joel Slavonia
• Kimberly Branagh
• Donna Little
• Isa Hershoff Looper
• Roxane Divol
• Alison Chaput & Stephane de Bord
• Claire Marie Johnston
• Larissa Sand
• Demetria Vong-Spillan & Steve Spillan

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Roughing It also serves the following cities: Alameda, Alamo, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Concord,
Danville, El Cerrito, Kensington, Lafayette, Martinez, Montclair, Moraga, Oakland, Orinda, Piedmont,
Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Walnut Creek.