Caring for your camper is a responsibility that we do not take lightly. With our extensive safety measures, carefully selected staff, thoughtfully prepared food, and state-of-the-art app, you can rest easy knowing your child is in good hands.
Being apart from your child can be difficult, even if you know they’re having a blast while away at camp. But with Pine Cove’s CampLife app, you won’t have to wait for the end of the week to hear about your camper’s experience! You’ll get a front row seat with tagged photos, daily highlight videos, digital mail, and more!
We spend months seeking out, interviewing, and hiring the very best camp staff, and we expect a lot from them. With our weeks-long training, our Pine Cove staff become experts in operating activities and caring for campers. They are committed to making sure your child is cared for physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
“Pine Cove genuinely cares about the safety, well being, and spiritual growth of campers. I’ve never seen a camp put so much time and effort into the smallest details to create the perfect surrounding for children to be led to Christ.”
Shelby
Towers Staffer
Our biggest priority is always the safety of every camper and staff member. Through 24-hour on-site medical care, extensive staff training, comprehensive weather monitoring, and an exhaustive abuse prevention strategy, Pine Cove is well-equipped to provide a safe and secure environment for everyone on property.
Pine Cove is committed to the care and well-being of every camper. We want to set your mind at ease so you can be worry-free while your son or daughter has the time of their life at camp!
Every Pine Cove camper will get their fill of delicious, high-quality food prepared by certified cooks who are passionate about providing balanced, kid-friendly meals. Learn how we manage food allergies, what meal alternatives we offer, and see a sample menu from a typical day at camp.
The Pine Cove CampLife App is available for download in the Apple App Store or from Google Play. You can click those links to get the app or just search for “Pine Cove CampLife.”
Pine Cove recruits college-aged staffers from hundreds of schools and universities! Read more about our recruiting process here.
Pine Cove summer staffers undergo extensive training in the areas of activity safety, abuse prevention, and more for 1-2 weeks before the start of summer.
No camper will go hungry while they’re at Pine Cove! Every day we serve delicious, kid-friendly food (and offer seconds), provide extra options at each meal, and offer a post-dinner snack every night. In addition, campers can visit the camp store to purchase a mid-day snack!
While we do have peanut free kitchens, we are not a fully nut-free camp. Campers are able to bring their own snacks from home, which may include items containing peanuts or other tree nuts. There are also a few items containing peanuts that are available for purchase in the camp store.
However, Pine Cove is prepared to accommodate food allergies in our kitchens! Before each week of camp, the Director of Food Services in each of our regions receives a report detailing the names and requirements for every camper with a food allergy. Then our cooks take great care preparing meals for those with allergies in a separate section of the kitchen with clean utensils in an effort to prevent cross-contamination.
Additionally, we also make food alternatives available at every meal, from yogurt and oatmeal at breakfast to salad bars and “build your own sandwich” stations–featuring sun butter (made from sunflower seeds), honey, and jam, plus pre-made gluten-free sandwiches made with Nutella (hazelnut butter) or sun butter—at lunch and dinner!
Summer camp is the perfect opportunity for kids to take a break from technology! With this in mind, we ask that campers not bring their devices to Pine Cove. This gives them a chance to focus on building relationships with their counselors and fellow campers, enjoy time spent outside doing seriously fun activities, and experience a totally phone-free week! (But don’t worry—our full-time camp staffers are equipped with phones, so no need to worry about us being totally out of touch!)
The entire Pine Cove staff must undergo extensive training in the area of abuse prevention and the specific rules and procedures we have in place. All told, the Pine Cove staff undergoes training that is twice as long as what is mandated by the state.
One of our required practices is the Rule of Three. Trips to secluded areas such as bathrooms should involve three people so that no two individuals are alone in private at any given time. Monitoring is also an important abuse prevention tool because it decreases the opportunity for abuse to happen. The staff all monitor one another, and camp leadership is also constantly monitoring staff and campers.
It is important to have multiple ways to report abuse. If a camper is in a situation where they felt threatened, abused, or unsafe, we encourage them to either talk with a staff member, or to use the anonymous reporting system known as the “Talk Box.” Every camp has a Talk Box available to collect anonymous or signed notes at any point in the week.
Pine Cove has been awarded Praesidium Accreditation by Praesidium Inc., an industry leader in abuse risk management.
