Roughing It provides free transportation for all of our full-day camp programs, with 29 spots serving San Francisco, East Bay, Contra Costa, Lamorinda, and Tri-Valley/Pleasanton. For our 4 and 8-week Day Camp programs, we offer home pick-up service in select areas. Morning bus service is between 7:50-8:50am. Afternoon drop-off is between 3:05-4:10pm. For afternoon extended care, drop-off is between 5:40-6:30pm in select locations. For morning extended care, parents drop off campers at our Lafayette office between 7:00-8:15am. For our half-day Hello Horse program, parents pick up and drop off their camper in Moraga to take a shuttle to our private riding site. Choose a program on the right to learn more. Professional Drivers for Safety Roughing It contracts with First Student Educational Services to provide buses and professionally trained drivers for ALL transportation to and from camp. Transportation at Roughing It is provided at no extra charge. Professional Drivers - Let the Pros Do the Driving Roughing It buses are driven by professionals bus drivers who drive school buses full-time for school districts. They have year round experience driving large vehicles and, equally important, know how to safely handle emergency situations. As school bus drivers, this is not just a summer job for them: this is their career. Learn more about Roughing It Drivers Buses - The Safest Form of Transportation! Roughing It leases 24-passenger buses, all equipped with seatbelts. Buses are maintained and operated by First Student Educational Services. Drivers and buses are certified and inspected annually by the California Highway Patrol, Department of Motor Vehicles, and Public Utilities Commission. Learn more about Bus Safety. Bus Captains & Additional Supervision All school buses have a Roughing It adult counselor assigned as a Bus Captain to provide additional camper supervision and to carry out our traditional bus spirit activities for the campers during the ride to and from camp. All Roughing It Bus Captains are in direct communication with the Roughing It office by Nextel two-way radio. Learn more about Roughing It Transportation Policies. Pick Up Times & Locations By Program: 
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