No, Rocky River is not a religiously affiliated camp. We welcome campers from all religious backgrounds. We love having a diverse community!
YES! Our well trained staff are very cautious about sunburns and bug bites. We are dedicated to making sure your child stays safe and healthy and will help them apply sunscreen and bug spray throughout the day. Please back plenty of your preferred products.
Each camper will have a cubby where she can store her belongings- lunch, towel, swim suit, extra change of clothes etc.
On the first day of Day Camp, we will do a swim check with each camper. The swim check will be held by the lifeguards and will give them an idea of your daughters swimming ability. We will have life vests for girls who need/want them. We will also have a rope in the pool to separate the shallow end and the deep end. In the river, we may require all children to wear life vests in the deeper parts depending on the level and flow. We will have multiple lifeguards at the river and at the pool. Our lifeguards are all Red Cross certified.
For the safety of all of our campers, Rocky River does not allow visitors on the campsite while camp is in session. Parents are only allowed in the parking/ pavilion area between 9:00-9:30 and 4:00-4:30. Parents may not go past the cone markers at any time during the camp sessions.
Rocky River takes health care very seriously. Our wellness center is equipped, staffed and maintained for our campers who need special care, and our camp nurse is on call throughout the season. Our counselors are trained in CPR and First Aid. Should any concerning health issue arise, a staff member will contact the parents right away.
We will provide snacks and ice water throughout the day, but will not provide daily lunches. Please pack a lunch for your daughter each day except Friday; that day we will end our session with a hotdog cookout and s'mores. Of couse, if your daughter prefers a packed lunch from home on Friday too, that's totally fine!
Drop off will be on separate days which will provide you a chance to focus on each daughter’s check-in separately. Pick up on Friday will be on the same day during Day Camp Session 2 and 4. During those days, please arrive at noon to participate in the closing activity for Day Camp. You will then need to wait until the scheduled pick up time for your resident camper.
Day campers and resident campers will have separate schedules during the day, however, they will often see each other in passing and say HI! They also share afternoon canteen time. This gives girls the opportunity to interact with the older girls and make lots of new friends.
If you need to drop your camper off late or pick her up early please contact the office before hand via email: info@rockyriverranch.com or call 512-847-2513.
The campers will be very active throughout the day so we encourage the girls to wear comfortable clothing that they don’t mind getting messy in. We will be taking a group picture on the last day so please have your camper wear the RRR Day Camp shirt (distributed on the first day). The girls are required to wear shoes that will stay on their feet (no flip flops or shoes without a backstrap) and they will also need to wear river shoes when they go to the river. We have found that Crocs, or similar shoes, don't hold up well on our rough terrain.
YES! Theme days are fun dress-up days on each Wednesday during Day Camp sessions. We encourage your daughter to be creative and silly with an outfit for this day, but please don't feel the need to buy lots of items. Hopefully you already have things around the house she can use! We want these days to be fun and not stressful. Your camper will make crafts that go along with this theme day and we will provide facepaint and FUN!
Day campers will not draw to be on a team. Teams will only be drawn during resident camp sessions. Something to look forward to!
Rocky River will refund the tuition minus the deposit until April 1st. Please submit your cancellation in writing so that we can process your refund as quickly as possible.
The perfect summer is waiting for your daughter aged 5 to 14 at Rocky River— filled to the brim with new friendships, challenging activities and, most importantly, lots of fun! Check out our day camp and resident camp options.
In the hot summer months, we’re an all-girls camp, but the rest of the year, we offer year ‘round fun at our Great Escapes for women and Mother-Daughter weekends!
Rocky River Ranch is the perfect solution for your special event! We host family reunions, church retreats, teacher work days, company picnics, Girl Scout groups, and more with lodging for up to 135 guests.