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Camp FAQ's - Preparing for Camp

  • I need the packing checklist and/or health form
  • How much storage space is underneath the bunk beds?
  • What sports equipment should I bring?
  • When can I find out my schedule of instructional activities?
  • May I repeat an instructional activity if I'm coming for multiple weeks?
  • What time is drop-off on Sunday? What time is pickup on Friday? Can I pick my child up early on Friday?
  • I need the packing checklist and/or health form?

    Click here to download the Camper Information Packet including your packing checklist and health form.

    How much storage space is underneath the bunk beds?

    There is at least 12 inches between the floor and the underside of the lower bunk bed.

    What sports equipment should I bring?

    You may want to bring the equipment for any of the activities below that you have requested. You can find out which of your preferences you have been scheduled for by logging into your family's account on the Thursday before you arrive at camp.

    REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
    - Field Hockey: stick, shinguard, and mouthguard
    - Horseback Lessons: long pants (jeans are fine) and shoes with a heel. Riding helmets are provided. If you have your own riding helmet, breeches, jodhpurs or riding boots, you can bring them too.
    - Lacrosse: mouthguard
    - Outdoor Living Skills: sleeping bag for overnight campout
    - Soccer: shinguards, mouthguard, and outdoor soccer shoes

    OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT - the camp has the basic equipment for the following activities, but if you prefer to bring your own, you may.
    - Mountain Biking: helmet and bike
    - Fishing: rod and tackle box
    - Guitar: acoustic guitar and pick (no electric guitars please)
    - Tennis: racquet

    When can I find out my schedule of instructional activities?

    You can log into your family's account and go to your Camper Home Page on the Thursday before your session begins.

    May I repeat an instructional activity if I'm coming for multiple weeks?

    We want campers to be exposed to lots of activities at camp. And, since the classes are the same each week, it would be repetitive for many of the classes to take the same class twice in most cases. For example, in crafts class, you would end up making the same crafts twice in a summer.

    Although you cannot be scheduled in advance to repeat an activity during the summer, you can make changes to your schedule upon the Sunday of your arrival to repeat a class from a prior session if space is available.

    What time is drop-off on Sunday? What time is pickup on Friday? Can I pick my child up early on Friday?

    Registration is from 4:00 to 5:30 pm on Sundays. The camp security gate will open at approximately 3:45 pm. 

    For pickup on Fridays, there is a closing ceremony at 4:00 pm that everyone is encouraged to attend. The security gate does not open until 3:30 pm. Campers are ready to go home at approximately 4:45 pm. If you need to pickup your child early on Friday, you must do so during lunch. You may not pickup campers between lunch and the end of the closing ceremony. If you live in the DC area and you would like to have your camper transported to a central location in the DC-Baltimore area, you can use our Friday dropoff service.

    Please do not arrive before the security gate is scheduled to open as you will not be able to get in.

    Sandy Hill Camp and Retreat Center
    3380 Turkey Point Road, North East, Maryland 21901
    Phone: (410) 287-5554  Fax: (410) 287-0826  Email: info@SandyHillCamp.com