Celebrate Int’l Wear Your Camp Shirt Day

Celebrate Int’t Wear Your Camp Shirt Day 11/18/14 and represent Roughing It Day Camp this Tuesday. Be sure to take a photo and send it to us to be part of our Wear In the World section on Camper Caboodle. 

Happy Veteran’s Day

Happy Veteran’s Day to one and all. We are grateful to those who have served our country and those who continue to serve today.

Why Gratitude is Important for Children to Learn

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, this is the time of year for family, friends, and a chance to reflect on everything we have to be thankful for.  The rush of the holiday season is coming up, and with all of the toy stores and media talking about things to buy, it’s very […]

Alumni Staff Kevin Returns from Serbia

Welcome home to Kevin Graham, our former Fishing Counselor, and Waterfront Director!  Kevin worked at Roughing It Day Camp for three summers as well has his sister, Moira (Saddle Club Director) and brother, Keith, also Fishing Counselor! Kevin just returned from his overseas assignment with the US Army in Serbia with the UN Peace Keeping […]

Happy Halloween from the Roughing It Team!

Wishing everyone a safe and spooky Halloween! We celebrated last Friday with our Trick or Treat street event and had a great turnout! Thanks to all our camper families for stopping by.

Trying New Things at Camp Isn’t Scary

Halloween may be fun, dressing up in costumes and eating lots of candy, but it can also be one of the scariest times of the year for children. All of the scary things around can remind us that new experiences can be fun, exciting and terrifying  to children all at the same time.  Learning how […]

Time to Start Planning for Summer Camp – Best Deals Found in the Fall!

It’s that time of year again, when children hang up their play clothes and dig their backpacks out of the closet. They slowly fall into the old, familiar routine of going to school every day before coming home to get started on their homework. They learn new things every day and work extra hard to […]

Happy Columbus Day!

We hope everyone is enjoying the great weather and their time off from school this Columbus Day!

Staff Adventures Abroad: Lizzy & Allison

This fall Allison (G2 Counselor) and Lizzy (Little Raccoons Counselor) have been traveling in Europe! Read more to see what exciting adventures they have been up to!

Campers Who’ve Grown Up at Roughing It

t’s such a treat to have the opportunity to watch our campers grow up through Roughing It summer after summer. Here are some snapshots of Roughing It’s past campers(circa Summer 2009 & Summer 2014) who continue to attend Roughing It each summer. Who can name some of these famous returning campers?! Hint: There are 5 […]

First Day of Fall Has Arrived!

Wishing all our families a Happy First Day of Fall! We visited the Reservoir on the final day of summer and the colors are already changing!