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What is @Camp Thunderbird?

Camp Thunderbird is a place where campers have fun and parents find an environment that will help their children grow in spirit, mind, and body. Our activities are designed to provide campers with an exciting, safe, and enriching summer experience that is appropriate to their age, interests and abilities.

Can I bring a phone to Camp Thunderbird?

Campers do not have access to a phone and are not permitted to bring cell phones to camp. Instead, we encourage campers to write home as often as possible. Parents may call their child's head counselor at any time for information or to express concerns. YMCA Camp Thunderbird offers a variety of care packages.

Does YMCA Camp Thunderbird offer care packages?

YMCA Camp Thunderbird offers a variety of care packages. Care packages are available from our online camp store at campthunderbirdstore.org. *No outside care packages will be accepted at Camp Thunderbird at this time due to our COVID-19 policies.

What is counselling at Camp Thunderbird?

Counselors build a sense of belonging, achievement and relationships in small groups to help campers feel like part of the camp family! The Leaders in Leadership Training (LIT) program is a two-week experience at Camp Thunderbird that is designed to teach and inspire rising 9th and 10th graders.

What does it mean to leave Thunderbird?

Campers leave Thunderbird with a sense of belonging, a better understanding of who they are, close friendships, increased independence, and a collection of life skills that will carry them into adulthood. To our campers, past, present, (and future), Thunderbird is home.

What is it like to be old enough to come to Thunderbird?

And, if you are old enough to come to Thunderbird, you are old enough to participate in all of our activities. Pure fun. There’s always time at Thunderbird to laugh, play and get dirty, or just relax with friends and cabinmates. Where friends become family.

Do campers outgrow Thunderbird?

Campers never outgrow Thunderbird as each summer brings new opportunities and challenges. And, if you are old enough to come to Thunderbird, you are old enough to participate in all of our activities. There’s always time at Thunderbird to laugh, play and get dirty, or just relax with friends and cabinmates.

What snacks are available at Camp Canteen?

Snack/Canteen. The Camp Canteen will be offered every afternoon for campers and is included in your Camp fee. Water, chips, pretzels, hummus, cheese sticks, and fruit are some of the snack options for campers. Campers are limited to one snack item and one drink per day at the Canteen.

What to pack for a camper?

Pack a nutritious lunch for your camper. A water bottle or drink is optional as we provide water at all activities and at lunch. Camp does not have refrigeration for lunches (please do not send milk or mayonnaise based products.) A small cooler with the camper’s name works best for packing a lunch.

What items do not fit into a home?

items at home: Toys, radios, iPods/mp3 players, electronic games, cellular phones, and other electronics do not fit into this setting. Firearms, fireworks, knives, matches, lighters, tobacco products and illegal drugs. Expensive items, money, and trading cards at home.

What to wear to day camp?

Campers play hard and may get dirty —please choose comfortable appropriate play clothing, free of offensive slogans or symbols. Make sure your child wears sneakers and socks to camp daily.

Do parents have to provide medication for campers?

Camper parents will receive a welcome email detailing instructions for completing camper health care information at this time. Prescription Medications. For campers who will take medications during camp, parents are required to provide the medication on Day 1 of the session at drop-off.

Can you refrigerate lunches at camp?

Lunch Information. Campers are very active and will get hungry! Pack a healthy, satisfying lunch every day if not purchasing lunch through camp. We aren’t able to refrigerate lunches, so please pack them in a small cooler/lunch box with ice packs or frozen water bottles.

Can you wear sandals to camp?

For safety reasons, sandals and Crocs are not permitted during activities (Campers may wear sandals to and from water activities only) Pack a poncho or raincoat in case of rain.

When was Thunderbird founded?

All About Thunderbird. Rooted in a tradition dating back to 1946 , Thunderbird continues to stay true to its past. We have always and continue to provide campers with a safe place to spread their wings, chart their path, forge profound friendships, and explore all the outdoors has to offer.

Where is Camp Thunderbird located?

Camp Thunderbird for Boys and Camp Thunderbird for Girls: located in Northern Minnesota on picturesque Lake Plantagenet. Two sleep-away camps, only miles apart, with a spirit of cooperation in a place that we call home.

Is Thunderbird a camper?

Once a Thunderbird camper, always a Thunderbird camper. With over 70 years of tradition, Thunderbird allows for campers to share the camp experience with parents, grandparents, and great grandparents. Each generation comes together to be part of the Thunderbird community and family.

Camping Paradise in Chesterfield!

Voted one of the "Best Day Camps in Richmond", YMCA Camp Thunderbird's one hundred acres of woods and six-acre lake have all the camp activities a camper could want!

Health Precautions for Summer Camp Programs

Our summer camp programs allow for kids to enjoy themselves in the outdoors and camp facilities, while also adhering to the latest guidelines and recommendations from the CDC and Virginia Department of Health.

We Pick Up & Drop Off FREE of Charge!

YMCA Camp Thunderbird is truly a unique experience and we want to serve as many kids as possible. We provide FREE bus stops throughout the Greater Richmond Community.

How long is the 5th grade camp?

Grades: 5K-8th. Length: 2 weeks. Sunday, June 13 - Friday, June 25. This session is ideal for older, first-time campers or younger campers who want an experience longer than the one-week Adventure Camp.

How long is July Camp 2?

Length: 2 weeks. Sunday, July 18 - Friday, July 30. July Camp 2 is a great way to enjoy camp life in a two week time frame, all the while experiencing the energy and excitement through its overlap of Main Camp. This session is packed full of skills development, out-of-camp trips, and special evening programs.