Camp Sessions
Deer Crossing Camp offers general sessions—for one-, two-, and four-week stays—for campers ages 8–17, as well as three leadership programs—CIT, LIT, and WGIT—for campers ages 14–17. See this summer’s session dates.
Camp is designed around a two-week session, the length of stay for most campers. Being at camp for at least two weeks gives campers a chance to fully settle into the camp routine, participate in a variety of activities, and build stronger relationships with new friends. The second week of each session includes campfire, an optional one-day whitewater raft trip, and out-trips.
Younger, first-time campers who are expected to be more homesick than most may opt for a one-week session as an introduction to overnight camp and the wilderness experience. Feel free to contact the office to decide if the one-week program is right for your camper.
“My son Julien said that the two weeks at the camp were two of the best weeks of his life. It’s exciting to see him step out beyond his comfort and embrace it! I thank you so much for that.”
– Liz H, Grants Pass, Oregon
Four-week sessions (essentially two back-to-back two-week sessions) give campers a chance for more in-depth training in the activities they’re interested in. Our strongest windsurfers, rock climbers, and kayakers often stay for four weeks.
Deer Crossing’s leadership programs—Counselor-in-Training (2 weeks), Leader-in-Training (4 weeks), and Wilderness Guide-in-Training (4 weeks)—are specially-tailored programs that go above and beyond camp’s general activities with leadership, lifeguard, and first aid training, wilderness first aid, and instruction opportunities.
“My son spent 3 summers at Deer Crossing. He’s since graduated from college, done research in a pharmaceutical lab, and now works for a tech startup. I’m a big believer that camp contributed to his character development and we can see the influence on him a decade later. I wanted a camp that would concentrate on developing my son through challenges and confidence-building, not just having fun. Though when I recently asked him what he got out of camp, he mostly remembers it was a lot of fun!”
– Adrian A, Burlingame, California
