Keystone South Summer Camp

Accommodation

Keystone South Summer Camp is a day camp. It does not include overnight accommodation, cabins, dorm rooms, or residential supervision. Campers attend during the day and return home after pick-up.

The typical Day Camp schedule runs from parent drop-off in the morning through parent pick-up at 3:00 p.m. Optional Extended Day Care is offered from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This may help families who need a later pickup window, but the available camp information does not include a separately published fee for this option.

Because Keystone South is built as a daily attendance program, families should plan for transportation each camp day. The camp also states that it cannot accommodate drop-in campers. Sessions are treated as an important part of the relationship-based camp model, with staff preparing for each child and camper groups kept within strict capacity limits.

There is no housing, so this camp is best for local families or visitors who already have lodging nearby.

Meals

The Day Camp schedule includes a morning snack, lunch periods, an optional snack cart, and afternoon snack time with popsicles. Morning snack is described as provided. The afternoon snack includes popsicles as part of the camp closing.

Lunch is part of the daily schedule, but lunch service is not described as included. Families should plan to send lunch unless registration materials say otherwise. The lunch period is split for younger and older campers, which helps organize the day and gives different age groups their own pace.

The schedule also includes water, sunscreen, and hand sanitization breaks. These appear throughout the day, including before and after activity blocks. This matters because the camp day includes sports, playground time, field games, arts, crafts, and outdoor specialty programming.

For Junior Camp, the sample schedule includes a mid-morning snack, lunchtime, and end-of-day popsicles. Details about allergy-aware meal service, special diets, or provided lunch options are not provided.

Safety

Keystone South describes safety through small groups, staff training, supervision, and secure facilities. The camp states that it uses an 8-to-1 camper-to-counselor ratio for general camp groups. Junior Camp uses a 5-to-1 camper-to-counselor ratio, which gives younger campers more individual attention.

The campus features include fully fenced grounds, gated entrances, a secure, private campus, easy parent pick-up and drop-off, drinking fountains, restrooms, shade structures, and a dedicated first-aid specialist. These details are especially relevant for a busy day camp with outdoor sports, playground areas, archery, field games, and specialty activities.

Staff are described as hand-selected local mentors and counselors. The leadership team is visible and hands-on, and three credentialed teachers are part of it. Staff receive pre-camp training through on-site instruction, plus ongoing staff development during the summer.

The Day Camp schedule also includes health screenings at check-in, water breaks, sunscreen breaks, and hand sanitization breaks. These routines help support a full day of active outdoor programming.

Keystone South’s Day Camp is built around camper choice. Each day begins with group openings and a camp meeting, where campers hear about the activity options available that day. Campers entering 1st grade and up can choose from more than 40 activities, and the program changes based on camper interests. This keeps the week varied and lets children try sports, arts, games, performance activities, and specialty programming without being locked into one track.

Junior Camp follows a more guided, age-appropriate schedule. Younger campers take part in playground choice activities, songs, skits, crafts, sports, games, special events, scavenger hunts, water play, lunch, and end-of-day popsicles. The CIT Teen Program gives older campers a different kind of camp experience, with morning mentorship duties and afternoon activity time with fellow CITs.