Get Ready

Best Summer Adventure Camp

Get ready to make Alpengirl your best summer adventure camp experience EVER!

Once you've registered for camp, follow this helpful list to get ready for camp:

  1. Read the Welcome to Alpengirl Camp letter
  2. Book your travel to/from camp
  3. Review the packing list, select your gear, wear in your hikingboots, and exercise
  4. Practice being away from home for a weekend or more without your parents and talk with your parents about summer camp homesickness and camp expectations
  5. Final payment and camp forms are due by mail to Alpengirl before May 1
  6. Look for the camp t-shirt, pre-camp letter and contracted outfitter waivers mailed to you in late May
  7. Pack your gear according to the packing list
  8. Update Alpengirl with any changes to your health form, contact information, travel information, etc
  9. Have questions ready for your pre-camp call on day or night before your camp starts (call us anytime before then to have your questions answered) and re-read website information
  10. Arrive at camp excited with a smile and your Alpengirl camp t-shirt on

Make This Your Best Camp Ever!

Camp Parent Resources

Welcome to Alpengirl Camp! 
“We can’t wait to adventure with you!” A letter from the camp director to registered Alpengirls and their parents.

Camp Travel Information 
Everything you want and need to know about traveling to and from teen adventure camp by car, plane or elephant.

Camp Packing List         
This detailed camp packing list includes instructions on how to select your outdoor gear and pack your backpack.

Pre-Camp Letter       
In late May, a pre-camp letter is mailed to campers and camp parents along with camp t-shirt and specific activity waivers from contracted outfitters (surfing, horseback riding, rafting, rock climbing, sea kayaking, etc). The letter includes detailed pre-camp information such as unaccompanied minor staff names, communication during camp, medication policies, personal property regulations, sharing tents, ipods and music, Alpenwear sales, and last minute updates.