HOW DOES CKP WORK?

Camp Kids Place Policies

This website represents the official policies of the camp. Particularly as camp time approaches, please read each page of this website as it contains important and specific information regarding how we do camp and should include most everything you’ll need to know. As a religiously operated day camp, Camp Kids Place is not licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia, but is registered with the state and meets or exceeds all requirements and standards. In other words, we do camp right! Have more questions? Just reach out to Luke Polito, Camp Director, at lukepolito@campkidsplace.com.

WHEN AND WHERE?

Camp runs for 8 weeks from June 23 - August 15. A basic day at camp is from 9AM until 4PM. You can arrive 15 minutes earlier or stay 15 minutes later at no additional cost. We suggest you check-in by 8:50am to get your camper to their Team Meeting on time!

Camp Kids Place is a ministry of Cherrydale Baptist Church in Arlington, Va., at the corner of Lorcom Lane and Military Road. We’re just a few minutes from Georgetown, Ballston, the Pentagon, and the National Mall. We occasionally travel to nearby swimming facilities, parks, and other places where campers are well-supervised as they participate in great activities. If campers are off-campus with us you will be notified in advance and can be assured they are as safe and well-protected as if they were at the camp facility.

WHY WE DO IT

Serving kids and making memories for over 15 years...

Camp Kids Place is a Religious Exempt Daycare in compliance with the Code of Virginia, Section 22.1-289.031. We are a ministry of Cherrydale Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia, and we have the privilege of operating at the church’s fantastic facilities! Camp Kids Place provides the perfect combination of fun, adventure and Christian character training. It’s for both guys and girls who will enter kindergarten (and are already at least five years old) through those entering 7th grade in the fall. With a wonderful gym, team rooms, our craft shop and spark lab, a giant waterslide, and many thematic surprises along the way, we pack out our facilities for an awesome time all summer long. When it comes to activities in a Camp Kids Place summer, the obvious question is, “What more could a kid ask for?” At our Camp, we not only believe that we deliver the best, most creative camp experiences week in and week out, but we also teach biblical principles and seek to love each camper that walks through our doors the same way Christ does!

At camp we hire the best Staff and Counselors around. Every year, it is our staff who make lasting memories with kids at Camp Kids Place. We look for Counselors and Staff with character of the utmost quality who follow Christ and whose lives, care for children, and relationships with their peers are marked by integrity. Beyond that, our staff is highly trained in all manner of safety and childcare, carefully vetted with background checks, health screenings, and fingerprinting, and are equipped with tools to make camp the joyful place that it is year after year.

Camp is like a big family - encouraging and strengthening one another. We will do whatever it takes to make sure your child feels at home at Camp Kids Place and walks away with new friends and new experiences! All we want is for your child to feel loved and cherished from the moment they walk through our doors to the last seconds of each day.

The Owen Family Legacy Scholarship Fund

As many of you know, Herb, Marilyn and Timothy Owen were the founding visionaries for Camp Kids Place as we know it today. Herb dedicated his life to opening summer camps all over the United States with the aim of sharing the Gospel to every child, counselor, or parent who walked through his doors. He shepherded Camp Kids Place from a small group of 50 kids and a dozen counselors to one of the most popular summer camps in Arlington, serving over 500 campers each summer.

Marilyn (Herb’s wife) worked for decades as an administrator for all of the camp’s Herb ran. If you were here at Camp Kids Place four years ago, she was probably the smiling face at the front desk who greeted you and your child. Marilyn continues to serve her church community in Alabama. Their son Timothy worked as the director of the “Filling Station” and welcomed campers each day with positivity and kindness. Sadly, we lost Timothy in 2020, and Herb in 2022.

The Owens were steadfastly committed to making Camp Kids Place a home for every child. Throughout Herb's career, he consistently prioritized lifting financial barriers for families who could otherwise not afford to go. To honor the legacy of Herb, Marilyn, and Timothy, we have created the Owen Family Legacy Scholarship Fund to give families with financial needs the opportunity to experience the “home” that so many have found at Camp Kids Place.

If you would like to donate, you can do so below:

HOW DOES CKP WORK?

Camp Kids Place Policies

WHEN AND WHERE?

Who?

WHY WE DO IT

The Owen Family Legacy Scholarship Fund

SUPPORT CKP

HOW DOES CKP WORK?

Camp Kids Place Policies

WHEN AND WHERE?

Who?

WHY WE DO IT

The Owen Family Legacy Scholarship Fund

SUPPORT CKP

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