Registration Day Walk-Thru                                                                                  

When the Registrar receives and processes your application, you will be sent a number that indicates your registration order on your child’s first day of camp. Numbers are given in the order in which the applications are received. The lower your number, the sooner you register.
Registration takes place on the front porch of the mess hall from 2-4pm Sunday. Registration begins when the Registrar calls the first number. During your registration, you will:

• Reconcile any outstanding payments
• Sign permission for your child’s attendance at camp. Your child will need to sign that they’ll abide by camp rules
• Sign a form acknowledging that camp may take and post photographs of your child
• Give the camp nurse any medicines/prescriptions your child will need for the week and any medication instructions
• Choose your cabin assignment for the week (Cabins A,B,C, or D for Girls…Cabins A,B, or C for Boys)
• Receive a slip of paper to hand your counselor that indicates you’ve completed registration
• Pickup your Camp Wamava T-shirt (included in camp fee)

After you’ve completed registration, you can proceed to your child’s cabin to drop off belongings, help make the bed, meet your child’s counselor, ask any further questions you may have, and give your new camper a loud, embarrassing good-bye smooch!

What to Bring                                                                                                            

• Bible, notebook, pencil or pen
• Envelopes & stamps if your camper wants to write home
• Bed clothing (pillow, sleeping bag/sheets & blankets)
• Toilet articles (shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, washcloth, towels, comb, etc.)
• Flashlight and batteries
• Clean clothing for each day (remember it can occasionally get cold at night in the mountains - toss in a sweatshirt and long pants just in case)
• Swimming suit, beach towel and sunscreen
• Bug repellant

Laundry facilities are NOT available for campers.

What Not to Bring                                                                                                     

THINGS TO LEAVE AT HOME: any electronic devices (i.e. IPods, MP3/CD players, cell phones) or spending money.


General Rules                                                                                                            

• Every person must follower the camp schedule
• Attendance at classes, devotionals and recreational activities is required unless excused by the director
• All campers must be in their quarters during rest, study and sleeping periods.
• Hiking will be in groups with counselor-approved supervision
• All campers and staff members must adhere to the camp dress code.
• Tobacco, alcohol or other drugs are not permitted at camp (this does not include prescriptions from your physician).
• All medicines must be turned in to the camp nurse at registration, the first day you come to camp.
• Any sickness or injury must be reported to the camp nurse or camp director.
• Campers are not to keep pets, have guns, hatchets, knives or any other weapon at camp.
• Defacing/destruction of property or wildlife is prohibited.
• The camp fee must be paid in full upon arrival at camp for registration.
• Campers, staff, parents and friends are encouraged to limit telephone calls into or out of camp. There is only one telephone line into the camp and this should be kept open for emergencies.
• The director and his staff have the right to send any person home if, in their opinion, this action is deemed necessary for the health and safety of the individual or the rest of those attending camp.
• If a camper has a car at camp, he/she or their friends are not permitted to use the car. Keys must be turned over to the camp director when they arrive.
• Please make sure you have given the camp staff a current phone number and emergency contact. We must have this in order for you child to stay at camp.

Dress Code                                                                                                                

• In view of the outdoor activities at camp, it is required that all campers and staff members wear clothing that will adequately cover and protect the body.
• Because we believe that a Christian camp should emphasize Christian principles, including modesty of dress, ALL CLOTHING must befit Christian standards, yet be in keeping with the camp surroundings and activities. No crop top or spaghetti strap shirts and no short shorts are allowed.
• SHOES MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN OUTSIDE OF THE CABINS (except for the swimming pool area)
• A banquet will be held at the end of the sixth week of camp. Campers may wish to bring dress clothes for this event.

Typical Camp Day Routine                                                                                    

Email Your Camper                                                                                                   

Emails are distributed twice a day.  To email your camper, CLICK HERE.

Letters to Your Camper                                                                                           

Letters or postcards are welcomed by all campers. 
To write a camper, use the following address:

Camper Name
% Camp Wamava
1042 Oregon Hollow Rd
Linden, VA 22642

Pickup Day                                                                                                                 

Camper pickup time is 9-11am on Saturday. Please make every effort to pick up your child prior to 11am as this allows the staff adequate time to prepare for the following week of camp. Before you and your child leave camp, be sure to:

• Collect all belongings (most commonly forgotten items: medications, dirty clothes bag, bible, items on clothesline, any projects from arts & crafts)
• Checkout with your child's counselor

Hope to see you next year!

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