Camp Riverbend 101
Where to find everything here!
Open Air Theater
This is where each camp day begins and ends. On arrival all campers and
staff gather in the Open Air Theater for songs and announcements.
There is a specific bench for each camp group.
Schedule Bulletin Boards
These are the bulletin boards where important information is located,
including daily schedules, club lists, duty rosters, and rainy day locations.
Attendance Board
This is where group and bus attendance lanyards are kept. Each morning, you
will remove the bar code cards of any absent campers in your group and/or
bus. Put those cards into baskets on the side of the bulletin board. The rest of
the cards stay on the lanyards, which are hung on their assigned hook.
Nurse’s office
Campers (and counselors) who are sick or injured are brought to the
nurse’s office. Campers come to the nurse for any medication they must
take during the day
The Awning
This space is just outside the camp office. You will find crafts supplies for
group activities here. This is also where you will get supplies for clubs,
and where campers who are leaving early get their ice cream.
Camp Office
Parents or adult relatives of any camper who are visiting camp must come to
the camp office to sign in. Campers who are leaving early are delivered here
to wait for pick up. If you need to make a phone call during camp hours, come
to the office to do so (you may not make cell phone calls or text in camp)
Walk-In cooler
Any lunch from home brought by a camper or counselor are refrigerated
here during the day. They will be put into a Division basket. Campers are
not allowed to go into the cooler.
Ice Cream Barn
In the afternoon, 2 other campers come here to pick up your group’s ice
cream. Specialists and pool staff come individually at the end of the day
for ice cream.
Bathrooms
There are bathrooms all over camp: next to the Clubhouse, across from the sandbox
and by the airplane. Counselors are NOT allowed to use the bathroom in the nurse’s
office unless they are being treated there. Counselor Only bathrooms behind nature
cabin and in Chef’s kitchen house. There are also bathrooms in the Lunch Pavilion.
Pools
Come to the pools for instructional swim or free swim in a bathing suit,
ready to get into the water to help the waterfront staff.
Crossroads
This is a duty location during club time. Its where the path from high ropes to
canoeing crosses the path between archery and the cookout pavilion.
Campers are not allowed on the pathway toward the river during this time.
Sports Shed
Located next to the tennis courts, this is where you get sports equipment
for group activities. Return the equipment you have used when you are
done!
Fire Truck
This is a duty location during club time. If you are assigned to this duty,
you must continually walk around to see both sides of the fire truck.
Children are not allowed to stand on top of the fire truck.
Locker Room
These are typical locker rooms. Each camper and group counselor has a
cubby or locker to keep his or her stuff in.
Water Fountains/Coolers
Water fountains and water coolers are located all around camp. Make
sure that you and your campers drink enough water during the day.
Please discard used cups neatly.
Canoeing
We canoe on the Passaic River. Canoes enter the river here. All campers
and staff must wear life jackets while in canoes.
Big Barn
This space can be used for basketball most days. On rainy days, several
groups at a time will be assigned here for activities.
Game Pavilion
Groups can come here for table games like ping pong, snooker and knock
hockey. In the afternoon, campers who don’t want to go to free swim
may go instead to the Game Pavilion.
Sandbox
The Sandbox is next to the pool complex. Groups can come here for
playtime. Campers who choose not to go to free swim can be at the
sandbox
Spray Park
Groups are assigned here for 20 minutes at a time, either morning or
afternoon. Campers need to be in bathing suits for this activity.
Lunch Pavilion
Lunch is served for all campers and staff. Food is served family-style. Counselors and
campers choose their menu ahead of time. Each group will have a list of which
campers/counselors have chosen “swap out” meals.
On a rainy day, we may do morning and afternoon assemblies in the Lunch Pavilion.
Clubhouse
This part of camp houses groups for 3 – 5 year olds. Older campers are
not allowed on play equipment in this area.
Arts Quad
This is where our various crafts programs are located: arts and crafts 1,
arts and crafts 2, ceramics 1, ceramics 2, jewelry, lanyard, woodworking.
The nature cabin is also in this area.
High Ropes course
There are actually 5 locations that are parts of the high ropes course—
near the Big Barn and the roller rink.
Chef’s Kitchen
This is our cooking program for older campers (entering 2nd grade and
older). It is located behind the Open Air Theater and the Green Cabin in
the Clubhouse area.