Outdoor adventure has proven benefits to young people, and we believe all young people deserve the chance to access those benefits. We also know that it costs money to run a quality program and the true cost of camp is out of reach of most of our families. Our yearly rates are chosen carefully every year in consideration of the tension between these values, needs, and realities.
We are committed to offering competitive pay in order to best value one of our greatest assets – our staff – and to make working at camp accessible to young adults from all walks of life. We strive to serve tasty, nutritious, and scratch made food. We are dedicated to stewarding the property, caring for and improving facilities, and maintaining equipment for the safe enjoyment of our campers, and we work to keep the price point as manageable as possible. The national daily rate for overnight camps was $172 in 2022. This rate is in line with other Pacific Northwest programs over the last three years. In 2024, Camp Gallagher is running youth programs with a daily rate of $134.
And yet, we know that paying for camp is still a stretch for some families. Thanks to the generous support of our community, we continue to offer full and partial camperships for campers who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend camp.
If you would like to help send more kids to camp, you can contribute to the campership fund too.
