Opening and Closing Days
OPENING DAY
Drop-off between 9:00am and 11:30am.
We can’t wait to welcome your camper home to Highlander this summer! Please arrive between 8:30am and 11:30am. As you arrive to camp on Opening Day, you will be greeted by our amazing Highlander staff. Please drive slowly through camp, watching for campers and staff as you proceed through the four stations of camper check-in. We ask that you please remain in your vehicle until it is time for you to hug and say good-bye to your child at the final station.
Health and Lice Screening
Every camper will be temperature checked and screened upon arrival. Also, a professional lice technician will screen each camper for lice. If your camper needs lice treatment, the professionals from Heads Up AVL will provide a safe and effective treatment for $250. This fee will be added to your camp account.
Medication Station
You will have an opportunity to discuss any pertinent information concerning your camper’s health and to verify your child’s medication with our nurse at this station. As well as verify Dietary needs for your camper.
Luggage Drop-Off
The Highlander staff will unload your camper’s luggage and deliver it to their cabin. Please make sure your child’s luggage is labeled with first and last name and organized for easy and efficient unloading and delivery. If you shipped luggage to camp via Ship Camps, the luggage will be delivered to your campers cabin.
Camper Drop-Off
Here you will say good-bye and hug your child as they head out for their wonderful adventure at Highlander. Your child will be greeted by their cabin counselor for the session and escorted to their cabin and to meet their cabin mates.
CLOSING DAY
Pick-up between 9:00am and 11:30am.
Please plan on arriving to pick up your camper between 9 a.m and 11:30 a.m. on the day that the session ends. You will proceed to two stations on closing day.
Luggage Pick-Up
You will arrive at the athletic field where your child’s luggage will be loaded into your car for you. If you decide that you would prefer to ship your child’s luggage home via Ship Camps, please make arrangements via our Ship Camps landing page at least a week before the end of the session.
Camper Pick-Up
The Highlander staff will direct you through camp to a team member that will check-out your camper. Please stay in your car, and your child will meet you at this station.