Camp Life

The success of camp lies in its leadership. Before a staff member is hired, each one undergoes reference, criminal background and national sex offender registry checks. Staff attend an intensive week-long pre-camp training with safety workshops, including American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification.

Although homesickness does happen on occasion for some children at the beginning of a session, it is generally rare after two or three days of busy and fun camp activities. Our staff are trained to recognize and handle homesickness and campers usually adjust with both counselor and parent support. Telling your campers before they arrive “I know you can do it!” helps tremendously in this area.

We have two nurses on staff each session who administer medications and tend to any injury or illness for our campers. If your camper has a special health circumstance that you feel requires more attention or you have concerns about, please call us for more information.

Chatuga strives to keep costs down without compromising quality or care because it’s our desire to make camp affordable for your family. We own our property and buildings and have no debt obligations that add to our cost, plus we keep our advertising costs down by relying on our loyal and satisfied customers to spread the word about us. The cost of living in SC is also reasonable and we produce our own brochures and DVDs.

Campers are grouped by grade level with some exceptions for cabinmate requests that don’t displace another camper of that age. Our ratio of campers to staff is an outstanding 4 to 1, and we are able to keep our cabin groups small to assure personal attention and a great cabin bonding experience. No more than 6 campers per cabin for “Greens” (younger campers) and no more that 8 per cabin for “Blues” (older campers).

There are too many benefits to list! Here is a great article that explains several of them!