Greetings Parents!

1. Have Confidence - If you are anxious, they will be anxious. If you are excited, they will be excited. We follow ACA guidelines when hiring and training our staff. We have an Registered Nurse on campus at all times. We are trained professionals and want your camper to have the best camping experience possible. Please reach out if you have questions.
2. Play Camp with your child - Let them sleep for a night in a sleeping bag, practice putting on bug spray, and get their clothes out of a suitcase. Encourage them to drink a whole glass of water at each meal, as it helps prevent headaches and tummy aches at camp. Camp will be a fun experience for your child if you practice it first, because it won’t be completely new to them.
3. Find out what we do...and get your camper excited. Go over the daily schedule with your child. The campers will have opportunities to choose various activities which may include Outdoor Skills, Archery (age limited), Crafts, Mountain Biking, Swimming, and Hiking.
4. Homelonely vs. Homesick - The counselors are your “fill-in” parents. Don’t make deals to pick up your camper early. Plan on and encourage your child to have a wonderful time at camp.
5. Put your child’s name on everything. Your camper’s clothing will be mixed up with another camper’s, so be sure to label everything. We will have a better chance of returning their items to them if everything has a label.

Cell phones and other personal electronic devices are not allowed at camp. We believe that youth today need a break from perpetual electronic connection. Cedarbrook Camp Southern California's program is designed to connect our campers -through all five senses- with the natural world around them and develop meaningful relationship skills, by interacting with campers and staff, while at camp. Electronic devices create a barrier to these important facets of our program. Furthermore, there is no reliable cell service at camp.  

Cedarbrook Camp Southern California knows that even the best-laid plans may change. We will make every effort to work with you when your plans must change. However, cancellations result in a loss to CCSC due to expenses we have paid on behalf of your camper, such as room, board and supplies. Also, cancellations often deprive other children the opportunity of coming to camp. 

The non-refundable deposit is non-transferable. Other registration fees are always transferable, prior to any event, to a previously unregistered guest. To transfer a registration, contact our registrar at registrar@cedarbrookcampca.org 

3 weeks before event - all camp fees refunded except non-refundable deposit

2 weeks before event - 50% of camp fee refunded (minus non refundable deposit)

Less than 2 before event - no refund 

All cancellation and refund requests must be in writing (email registrar@cedarbrookcampca.org or postal service) and received by CCSC prior to the week of the event.  

All campers are assigned lodging and may request one cabin mate. Requests will be taken under consideration of cabin capacity and age/grade. All cabins are grouped by biological sex and grade. Age groups are as follows:

• Pathfinder (those going into 3rd and 4th grades)
• Trailblazer (those going into 5th and 6th grades)
• Challenger (those going into 7th and 8th grades)
• Explorer (those going into 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades)

Cabins are divided by biological sex, which coincides with our statement of faith that states: "We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female, and that these two distinct, complementary genders [biological sex] together reflect the image and nature of God." Genesis 1:26-27.

Any other additional requests should be sent to the camp director at tweety@cedarbrookcampca.org
 

• 7:45 Rise and Shine
• 8:20 Flag Raising
• 8:30 Breakfast
• 9:20 Morning Watch (Personal Quiet Time with God)
• 9:45 Capers (Clean cabin and various areas of camp)
• 10:15 Activity #111:25 Bible Exploration (Group Bible Study)
• 12:30 Lunch
• 1:20 Kickback (Quiet Time)
• 2:15 Free Time
• 4:30 Activity #2
• 5:40 Cabin Time (time together as a cabin)
• 6:30 Dinner
• 7:30 Evening Program (All Camp or by Age Division that includes Games, Snacks, and Campfire) 
• 9:15 to 10:30 Lights Out (varies depending on the age of the campers)
   

All campers will have the opportunity to purchase camp gear as well as other fun items from our camp store, the Tuck Shop, during Free Time. We offer camp t-shirts, small stuffed animals, candy, ice cream and a lot more! During the registration process you have the ability to deposit money into the camp store or you can do so at check-in. Between $25-$50 is more than enough. At the end of the camp session you have multiple options for any leftover monies. 

• Donate to camp mission project
• Return to bank account (only balances of $5 or more will be returned to bank account)
• Leave as a credit on online account

You are welcome to send your camper an encouraging letter or postcard by mail:

Camper Mail Example:

Johnny Doe

Cedarbrook Camp Southern California

1801 Camp Osito Rd

Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Insider Tip: You are welcome to bring letters with you on Sunday and turn them in at registration. You will save money on postage and make sure your letters “arrive.” Please address your camper’s mail with their name and address, and the day you would like them to receive it.

If you want your camper to write a note home, we strongly suggest you send pre-addressed envelopes/postcards, including postage, with your camper so they can send letters home.

We know that you LOVE pictures of your child, but we won’t be posting any pictures of your child on social media during the camp week. WHY?! Because we want THEM to be the first to tell you all they did and all the fun they had. All photos will be uploaded after camp to our registration platform. You will receive an email nightly from our Camp Director about what the day was like at camp.