3rd–5th Grade Elementary Boys Camp
We call our elementary boys session ROUGHRIDERS — a week where elementary boys can have fun learning how to make new friends and how to get along with each other. They’ll get to experience horseback riding, archery, indoor rocking climbing and playing alongside their cabin mates and Cabin Leaders at our waterfront and many Phantom Ranch-only games and activities! Roughriders will make memories and friendships they will cherish forever.
The schedule for the week includes both structured and unstructured play. Each cabin is scheduled for specific activities throughout the week and each camper also has opportunities to choose the activities they want to do or camp areas they want to enjoy. Phantom Ranch staff are always present to support campers in their play and interactions with other campers.
The Roughriders session coincides with our elementary girls session. Both session’s schedules overlap at times and also have times where the boys will enjoy camp areas without the girls. Together, they create a balanced and meaningful camp experience for each other. Our staff desire for every camper to feel safe, be supported, and to be connected to each other, the staff, and to God resulting in a sense of true belonging. Phantom Ranch staff actively teach campers how to have fun together and how to treat each other with respect and civility, paying close attention to coed interactions.
Staff Training
All Phantom Ranch staff are carefully screened before being hired. Phantom Ranch offers training in a variety of essential topics, including our Child Protection Policies, Emergency Action Plans, homesickness strategies, responding calmly to dysregulated campers, and many other practical strategies for meeting camper needs.
Our staff training covers the following and more:
- Trust-Based Relational Intervention
- Trauma-informed care
- Mental Health First Aid
- Active listening
- Homesickness responses
- Sharing the Good News of Jesus
- Child Protection Policies
- Emergency Action Plans
Because of this training, our staff actively help campers learn how to live in a cabin community, practice respect, and contribute to a fun, welcoming environment for everyone.
Elementary Aged Chapel Details
We provide a morning time for discussion around a teaching theme from the Bible as well as an evening chapel sessions. The evening chapel sessions start with a game followed by sing-along worship with memorable motions and an interactive keynote speaker who teaches around our summer’s biblical theme. Morning and evening gatherings are designed for elementary aged campers from all backgrounds to encounter Jesus.
Each chapel session is interactive, engaging, and age-appropriate.
Campers will enjoy:
- Fun and memorable worship music
- Professional Bible teachers
- Cabin group discussions on Bible themes
- Practical ways to live as lifelong Followers of Jesus
Session Details
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2026 Summer Camp Sessions and Dates
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Grades entering Fall 2026
| Elementary Girls | Adventurers | Girls Grades 3-5 | 6/28 – 7/3 | $600 |
| Elementary Boys | Roughriders | Boys Grades 3-5 | 6/28 – 7/3 | $600 |
| Middle School Girls Horsemanship | Triple W | Girls Grades 7-9 | 6/28 – 7/3 | $750 |
| Younger Middle School Girls | Youngteen 1 | Co-Ed Grades 6-7 | 7/5 – 7/10 | $650 |
| Younger Middle School Boys | Youngteen 1 | Co-Ed Grades 6-7 | 7/5 – 7/10 | $650 |
| Older Middle School Girls | Youngteen 2 | Co-Ed Grades 7-9 | 7/12 – 7/17 | $650 |
| Older Middle School Boys | Youngeen 2 | Co-Ed Grades 7-9 | 7/12 – 7/17 | $650 |
| High School Girls Horsemanship | Triple W | Girls Grades 9-12 | 7/12 – 7/17 | $750 |
| High School Girls | Superteen | Co-Ed Grades 9-12 | 7/19 – 7/24 | $660 |
| High School Boys | Superteen | Co-Ed Grades 9-12 | 7/19 – 7/24 | $660 |