If you’ve spent time attending camps or retreats, the memories of your group sitting casually around the campfire, going through the buffet line in the dining hall, or crowding around a table playing games, are plentiful. For us, throughout the years, these have been everyday occurrences at our facilities, and ones we value and miss. However, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

How we gather will look and feel different than it has any other time in our lives. 

You can anticipate some of the new norms we will be implementing as we move towards opening:

1. We will be limiting the number of guests in a cabin or dorm, to lessen crowding.

2. We will be wearing masks when meeting in groups.

3. We will be sanitizing common areas and bathrooms more frequently.

4. Diners will be seated in small groups with plated or family style meals in lieu of buffet bars.

We will be requiring guests to bring masks with them and, yes, we’ll have some on site for sale for those who forget. Questionnaires for guests will be answered before arrival to mitigate any recent exposure to the virus.

Soon we will say, “Remember when we wore masks at camp?” or “During the pandemic, there were only 3 of us in each cabin!” 

It may feel like a daunting task to handle so many precautionary measures. However, these are our best practices using guidelines from the CDC as well as the American Camp Association to assist in safer environments and responsible courses of action so guests can convene once again. 

These procedures and efforts will influence our personal and communal practices for a while, even as Covid-19 recedes. Though we think more attention to personal hygiene and more frequent sanitizing of common surfaces will likely become more a part of our everyday lives. 

In the meantime, we look forward to welcoming you and your family or group back to our facility and into the beautiful outdoor settings which nourish body and soul.

We are ready for you.