Lonnie Lorenz

With over 6,000 summer camps in the United States, finding the RIGHT camp can be a difficult task. So start doing your research.

Ideally, you should start searching for a camp at least a full year before you plan to enroll your child. This gives you the chance to visit the camps that you are considering while they are in session. This gives you an opportunity to not only view the camp facilities, but also the campers, giving you a chance to get a feel for the program and its personality. Another bonus, often camps have a discount for enrolling early. Most of us are not that organized so, if you don’t begin your search the summer before, don’t lose hope. You should start by late fall or early winter. Some popular camps fill up quickly and may be full by this time but keep searching; you will find the right program.

The best ways to find camps include: Word of Mouth, Churches or Synagogues, Library, Newspapers & Magazines, Local Camp Fairs and Private Camp Adviser’s. However the most popular theses days are the web. By going to your search engine and typing the summer camp plus the state a huge array of camp listings will show up. You can also get information from camp directories, which have many camps listed and a short overview of each camp. However, one of the best is American Camp Association.

It is important to have a goal in mind and a check list of what you’re looking for in a summer camp experience. With that in hand start your search and use a check list to help narrow down your search. Once you have narrowed your search to four or five possibilities, call or e-mail the camp to ask for information. In addition to printed materials, most private camps also have a promotional video. Understand that these videos are promotional tools, but they will give you a visual image of the camp and the children.

This article was only a beginning for those looking for a wonderful camp experience. See our website at summercampadvice.com to learn so much more.

To learn more on finding the RIGHT summer camp visit http://www.summercampadvice.com

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