Author: Amy Woods

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!

Campers Visit Roughing It From All Over the World!

Every summer we have a handful of wonderful campers who come to Roughing It Day Camp from all over the world. Here is a list of all our campers and stay tuned for photos of our campers abroad. Thank you to all our campers who visit us summer after summer from many other countries! CHINA […]

10 Essential Skills Kids Learn at Camp that set them up for School Success!

It’s that time of year again when we say farewell to summer and hello to composition books and back to school nights. Summer may be over, but for millions of children returning to school they are taking the skills and life lessons they learned at camp with them. According to American Camp Association’s Peg Smith, in […]

Life Lessons from Camp

Hi Campers, it’s your friend Gus! I am missing all of you and thinking about how much we all learned and grew this summer.  Here are some life lessons I saw everyone learn at camp:

Let Us Know About Your Camp Experience!

We hope you are enjoying the start of school! We would love to hear about your camp experience with us this past summer. Please share your thoughts in our Parent & Camper Surveys below. It should only take about 5 minutes of your time!