Staff Health & Safety
Our Commitment to Health & Safety for Over 50 Years!
Our team is committed to making Roughing It the safest place possible for both campers and staff. We require all staff, campers, and camp families to follow our protocols for the safety of everyone at camp.
Health & Safety Requirements for Staff
Roughing It monitors health conditions in the community and will update the requirements below as needed to keep our everyone at camp safe. Modifications may include masking, testing, and vaccine requirements. We align our requirements with the following agencies: Contra Costa Health Services, State of California, EBMUD, CDC, and ACA (American Camping Association).
Illness: Staff should stay home or leave camp if they are sick or have flu, cold, COVID, or other symptoms of illness. This is to prevent the spread of illness and to give time for recovery. Staff may return to camp when:
- 24 hours have passed with no fever (temperature less than 100.4°F) without the use of fever-reducing medications
- Symptoms are mild and improving
Vaccine Requirements: Staff and junior counselors need to be up to date on required vaccines in order to work at camp. Roughing It follows the State of California and county vaccine requirements for schools in order to keep our camp community safe.
ACA Accreditation
Roughing It Day Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association and is the longest accredited Day Camp in Northern California. As part of ACA Accreditation, Roughing It complies with over 300 health and safety standards.
Emergency Services
Roughing It has two medical doctors on call to provide consultation and medical services to our campers. We also make annual arrangements with local paramedics and emergency services to support our staff.