Registration for RYC Summer 2026 will take place on February 7th. Keep an eye out on Facebook for more details about registration as the time gets closer.
Important Dates: RYC Registration – February 7, 2026 RYC 1st Camp – June 15-19 RYC 2nd Camp – June 29 – July 3 GEMS – July 12 – 17 YMLC – July 26 – 31
Work Days
RYC counts on your help to get ready for the Summer! Approximately 5 general work days are planned on Saturdays from March through the end on May. There are plenty of jobs, big and small, for everyone young and old!
Staff registration link for summer 2025 camps is open. Register soon if you are considering volunteering.
To apply for a staff position at either or both of this year’s sessions of RYC, each individual will need to have an application—no spouses, etc., can be on the same application. Please submit your applications by March 16, 2025. Be aware, spots are limited and every applicant may not receive a spot. You will be contacted when assignments are made.
There are three general work days planned, as well as several days for special projects. The main days are March 29, April 26, and May 31.
There will be staff-only dinner on Friday April 25 (more details to follow) and a booster club meeting on Saturday April 26 (potluck).
To volunteer for the special projects work days to help with the woodworking shop and bunkhouse ramps, please contact Stefan Richardson or email info@rusticyouthcamp.org.
ALL registrations for all sessions must be done online. Since we have had to move to a new registration system, you will need to set up an account with a user name and password. If you want to save a step at registration, you may do this before registration by using the registration link below. You will not be able to register at that time, but it will save you a step when you come back to register.
Day Camp fees are $165. Overnight Camp fees are $235. This year, camp fees will be payable in full BEFORE the beginning of your camp session. At registration, you will be given the option of paying in full or paying a $50 deposit with the balance due in four installments. If this presents a problem and you need to make other arrangements, please contact us.
Have your registration information ready when using the link. You will need payment method, as well as age, birth date, grade, shirt size (YS, YM, YL, AS, AM, AL, AXL, A2XL), and any pertinent medical information for each registrant.
Work Days
There are three general work days planned, as well as several days for special projects. The main days are March 29, April 26, and May 31.
There will be staff-only dinner on Friday April 25 (more details to follow) and a booster club meeting on Saturday April 26 (potluck).
To volunteer for the special projects work days to help with the woodworking shop and bunkhouse ramps, please contact Stefan Richardson or email info@rusticyouthcamp.org.
Mark your calendars! We will be hosting 3 workdays before camp starts this summer. They will be: Saturday, March 25 Saturday, April 29 Saturday, May 27
There is a lot of indoor work as well as a great deal of outdoor work. We have desperately needed general cleaning, leaves and limbs removal, fallen trees to be removed, shrubbery trimming, carpet to be torn out and painting after that. There is also carpentry and repair work — see Scott or Stefan about that.
Don’t worry, there is plenty of work for all skill levels and ages! Please mark your calendars and join us if you can.
If there are other days you would like to work, please contact Vicki Russell or Brock Hester for a list of things to be done.
Due to Jackie’s health and the amount of work it takes to prepare the buildings and grounds, winter camp will be at Fall Creek Falls again this year. Go to vrwc.net to find the registration form.
Because of increasing Covid concerns, winter camp will be held at Fall Creek Falls instead of Rustic Youth Camp again this year.
Due to Covid concerns still existing, I have reserved the Newton lodge for Winter Camp this year at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee. There is more room for spreading out for sleeping and other activities.
