Departure Information:
All New York City, Westchester, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey campers are to meet in the Mamaroneck High School parking lot on Sunday, June 29th. Please arrive punctually between 8:15AM and 8:45AM, as the buses will leave for Maine promptly at 9:15AM. Please pack a non-perishable lunch, as the buses will not be making any stops on their way to camp. Campers should be allowed to have with them: an ample supply of: snacks, drinks (no glass bottles, please), books, travel games, etc., to make the bus ride more enjoyable. Obviously, let us know if your travel plans have changed, otherwise we will assume that he will be with us on the bus. Campers getting to camp other then by camp bus or Boston train, will be notified separately. Parents driving their children to camp please let us know by June 1st.

Directions to Mamaroneck High School from NYC:
Take the Triborough Bridge to the Bruckner Expressway, to the New England Thruway (I-95 North), to the 2nd exit after the New Rochelle toll, which is exit 18-A Fennimore Road, Mamaroneck. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right, go three lights, then make a right turn onto the Boston Post Road. The high school will be on your right about a mile down the road.

ALTERNATE ROUTE: Get on the Hutchinson River Parkway North, Exit 21 (Weaver St.). Left at the stop (this is Weaver St.), stay on Weaver all the way until the Boston Post Road, make a left turn, about 1/2 mile on your left is the Mamaroneck High School.

From Long Island:
Over the Whitestone Bridge, to the New England Thruway (I-95 North), then follow the NYC directions.

From New Jersey:
Take the George Washington Bridge, follow all signs for I-95 North, to the New England Thruway (I-95 North), then follow the NYC directions.

From Connecticut:
Take Merritt/Hutchinson PKWY South to Exit 20 (Weaver St). Left onto Weaver St. continuing all the way to Boston Post Rd. Left onto Boston Post Rd., look for Mamaroneck High School parking lot ¼ mile on your left.

Return Date:
All return plans have been confirmed for Friday, August 15th. Travel plans for boys returning home will be sent to you in early August. Naturally, these plans do not include boys that will be staying for the 22nd Annual Father/Son Post Camp.

Health Certificate:
This form must be completed and mailed to the office by June 1st. This is required and no exceptions will be made. Any camper whose health certificate is not sent in WILL NOT BE PERMITTED T0 TRAVEL TO CAMP WlTH THE GROUP. If your son has been exposed to any infectious diseases prior to arrival at Wildwood, please let us know.

click here to download the certificate

Medications Dispensed at Camp:
Please mail any medications with explicit directions to the camp nurse at Wildwood after June 14th.

Parent Notification:
It is our policy to notify parents or guardians in the event that a camper is taken ill or injured requiring an overnight stay in the infirmary or a visit to a physician.

Phone Call Policy:
In lieu of the success of last year’s organized call reservation system we will institute it once again this summer.

You may call Wildwood's Maine number (207-647-8864) to arrange a date and time to chat with your son based on the following schedule:

Have times and dates ready when you call. This will save time and ease the process of logging in everyone’s phone reservations

Calls will begin on Friday, July 3rd, and will take place after meals in 10 minute increments. Parents will get two calls the first month and one the second month. Campers with summer birthdays will get an extra call (please arrange this with our secretaries). Grandparents, siblings, cousins, etc. will not be permitted to speak with campers unless they are allotted one of your slots and arranged through the office.

By calling camp on your designated date and time you will be able to get right through to your son eagerly awaiting your call. Please try to have both parents call together, and keep the calls upbeat.

As always, when you need to speak with Mark or Peter, call anytime and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Mail From Home:
Please try to have a letter waiting for your son upon his arrival at Wildwood, this is especially important for first time campers!! Mail can be slow both to and from camp, so please send that first letter well in advance. Mail is such an important link to home and the letters can impact strongly on a child. We ask that you keep the letters frequent and very cheerful, with a letter arriving perhaps once a day. Please remember prolonged interruption in the flow of mail may cause your son some anxiety, so please have them arrive as regularly as possible.

Items Not Permitted at Wildwood:
Absolutely no knives, fireworks (including sparklers), lighters or matches, electric blankets, heaters, large fans, or televisions large or small. Absolutely no cell phones, laptops or digital cameras.!!!!

Lots of questions being are being asked about IPOD's and PSP players. The camp policy on these items is as follows: ALL DIGITAL ELECTRONICS that are brought to camp are limited to BUNK use only. That being said, Wildwood will not be held responsible if any of these expensive electronic devices are lost, broken or damaged. Our strong advice to you is to LEAVE the expensive ones AT HOME!!!!

Travel Itinerary:
Please let us know where we can get a hold of you at all times. This includes weekend vacations, business trips, etc. Before you depart be sure to fill out and submit to us a Parent Itinerary Form on the home page of our web site. In the event of an emergency, and we are unable to reach you, we will use the numbers that you have provided for us on your son’s medical form.

What to Mark and Label:
Please be sure that all clothing, and sports equipment is clearly labeled with your son’s first and last name. In years past, parents have diligently labeled clothes but forgot to label such items as: baseball caps, baseball gloves, hockey sticks, hockey and lacrosse gloves, helmets, tennis racquets and covers, walkmen, radios, Game Boys and cartridges, books and magazines, rainwear, all shoes and sneakers. IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T FORGET TO MARK AND LABEL EVERYTHING.

Contact Lenses and Glasses:
Please make sure to send an extra pair of glasses and do not forget to write your son’s eyeglass prescription on the medical form.

Visiting Day and Four Week Campers:
Parent’s visiting days are scheduled for either Friday, July 25th or Saturday, July 26th from 9:00AM to 4:30PM. Please notify the office in Maine after July 1st, which day you plan on attending, so that our food and scheduling arrangements will be accurate. Grandparents and siblings are welcome to spend the day at Camp Wildwood as well. New parents enrolled in Wildwood’s four week program, will need to make a decision about staying or leaving after two or three weeks. If the plan is to leave, we will have your son ready and packed on Sunday July 27th.

Important Reminders:
Each boy needs a good supply of the following items: two flashlights with spare bulbs, soap, shampoo, two toothbrushes, toothpaste, nail clippers, combs and brushes. Stationary wise, plenty of pencils and pens, stamps, and especially for our little guys, a generous supply of stamped self-addressed envelopes. Roller blades can be brought onto the bus. During the past few summers, tie-dying while at arts and crafts has come back in vogue, therefore perhaps a plain white tee shirt can be brought for this activity.

Probably the item that the campers use the most and run out of most often, are batteries. Batteries are used to power flashlights, walkmen and radios, Game-Boys etc., pretty much all the things they use in their cabins. Instead of buying lots of batteries, we recommend that you purchase rechargeable batteries and the chargers needed to keep them fully powered. Make sure you get various sizes of batteries and a charger that can accommodate all the different battery sizes.

We want to assure you how deeply we appreciate the trust and confidence you have placed in us. We shall do everything within our power to care for your son and to see that he has a healthy and happy summer experience. In order to meet that responsibility, we must have your full and unhesitating cooperation in abiding to Camp Wlldwood's common sense policies. We know we can count on you

We are looking forward to a joyous 2008 camping season, and would like to take this time, to wish each and every one of you, a wonderful summer as well.