Transportation Policies

 

(BY REGISTRATION GROUP)

 

For Campers in Grades 1-6 and PATs:

 

  • Campers who have a parent/guardian or adult family member who is an Adult At-Camp Volunteer must ride with the adult—either in their vehicle, or on a camp bus IF the volunteer requests and is selected to be a Bus Adult. If the adult is volunteering part-time, please list bus stop preferences for the days the adult will not be at camp.

 

  • All other campers are transported to camp via camp bus from various points in Howard County. They should be driven to and picked up from their assigned bus stop by an adult with a full driver's license.

 

  • If necessary, an adult or teen with a provisional driver's license may transport members of their own family/household to and from the assigned bus stop. By Maryland law, they cannot transport non-family members.

 

For Program Aides (PAs):

 

  • PAs can ride the bus, carpool with an adult volunteer, carpool with another PA (who has a full driver's license), or drive to camp (with a full driver's license).
    • If riding the bus, please let us know (when filling out your registration forms) if you would like to help by being a PA Bus Monitor. You must be volunteering all five days of camp to be a Bus Monitor. PA Bus Monitors help take attendance, help ensure campers are picked up and dropped off by trusted contacts, lead songs on the ride to and from camp, and generally serve as leaders on the bus. You will be contacted to confirm this position.

 

  • If you ride to/from camp with a family member who is a full-time Adult At-Camp Volunteer -- or you and your parent/guardian ride the bus because they are serving as a Bus Adult -- you are eligible for a $25 (bus) rebate on the 2026 PA registration fee. You are also eligible if you ride the bus solo and serve as a Bus PA. In all three scenarios, you must attend camp all five days to qualify.
    • When registering as a PA, you will need to pay the full PA registration fee. A rebate request form will be shared at the end of the camp week. Alternately, you may skip the rebate and keep the money with GSHCDC. These funds are appreciated and help support camp operations for 2027 and beyond.

 

For Adult At-Camp Volunteers:

 

  • Adult At-Camp Volunteers can drive to camp, or ride the bus as Bus Adults.
    • If you drive to camp—and have any campers (Grades 1-6, PAT, Boys, and/or TAGS)—they ride with you and do not take the bus.
    • If you are volunteering part-time, your Grades 1-6 and PAT campers will take the bus on the days you are not at camp. (Boys and TAGS only attend camp the days you are there.)

 

  • If you are a full-time Adult At-Camp Volunteer and interested in being a Bus Adult, please let us know (when you fill out your registration forms). There is one Bus Adult assigned to each bus stop. Bus Adults bring their campers (Grades 1-6, PAT, Boys, TAGS) with them on the bus. They make sure each camper is picked up at their assigned bus stop at the end of the day, and assist on the bus as needed (e.g., in case of an emergency). You will be contacted to confirm this position.

 

  • If you have any teens who are PAs, they can ride with you, drive with another PA (who has a full driver's license), or drive themselves (with a full driver's license).