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Forms & Hours | Bus Information | What to Bring
On the Last Day of Camp | We Can’t Wait to See You!
Forms & Hours
Forms
The health and safety of our campers, volunteers, and staff is our top priority! Please help us with this by logging into your CampBrain profile and reviewing the forms below and make sure your child(ren) is ready for their first day of camp.
- Camper Information Form
- Medical Form (Please be sure all information is current)
- Immunization Records (Upload in PDF form, for your convenience)
- Camp Lunch (If purchased)
Camp Hours
Camp runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Monday Camper Check-In and Out
- Check-in: Arrive at 9:30 a.m. on Monday only.
- Follow signs in the parking lot to check in the Meeting Center adjacent to the admissions tunnel and enter the building.
- The camp nurse and a camp administrator will review forms, then get you your costume or t-shirt.
- Check out is at 4:00 p.m. at the Membership Gate. Wait at the Gate until prompted to sign out your child.
Tuesday – Friday Camper Check-In and Out
- Check-in: Arrive between 9:55 and 10:00 a.m.
- Follow signs from the parking lot to the Membership Gate to the right of the Admissions building.
- Please wait, with your child, at the Membership Gate to be checked in.
- Check out Monday – Thursday is at 4:00 p.m. at the Membership Gate. Wait at the Gate until prompted to sign out your child.
- See below for check-out information on Friday.
Extended Care
Genesee Country Village & Museum offers extended care from 8:00 -10:00 AM and 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Extended Care takes place in the Meeting Center. This is a paid service that must be reserved in advance.
If you have not already registration your child for extended care and would like to, please call the camp office at 294-8261 to sign up. Without this addition, if a child is checked-in before 9:55 or signed-out after 4:05 more than once, an additional fee of $10 / each additional 5 minutes will be added to the camper’s profile.
Bus Information
If your camper is riding the bus, please arrive at their stop 5 minutes early. On Monday, please arrive 10 minutes early and be prepared to submit the health screening form and any other missing forms to the bus monitor before boarding.
This is a paid service that must be reserved in advance. If you have not already registered your child for the bus, please call the camp office at 294-8261 to sign up.
Rochester
Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence
85 Adams St, Rochester, NY 14608
Pick-up at 8:30 am / Drop-off at 5:15 pm
Brighton
Allendale Columbia School
519 Allens Creek Rd, Rochester, NY 14618
Pick-up at 9:00 am / Drop-off at 4:45 pm
What to Bring
Lunch
Pack lunch for your child each day, even if they are attending a cooking camp. Their lunch will be stored in a cooler throughout the day.
If you purchased a camp lunch, please make sure you have completed the Order Form found in your camper’s forms and documents on CampBrain.
Insect Repellent & Sunscreen
Your child will spend much of their week outdoors. If they normally use insect repellent and/or sunscreen when participating in outdoor activities, remember to apply them in the morning, before camp. GCV&M staff are not allowed to apply these for you, but campers may bring their own and self-apply. Sharing sunscreen or bug spray is not permitted. If you would like the GCV&M nurse to apply these, we will need an order from your doctor.
Nature & Creativity Camps
Camp is an active, outdoor program and will be held rain or shine! Children should bring/wear:
- Comfortable play clothes and be dressed appropriately for the weather (i.e., raincoat or boots, jacket, etc.)
- Close-toed shoes or sneakers are required, please no flip flops, sandals or shoes that cannot get dirty
- Lightweight, long pants or leggings are recommended due to insects and the presence of poison ivy
- Thursday is Creek Day! Campers age 7 – 15 will hike to Oatka Creek on museum property with their camp group. We highly recommend campers bring a pair of water shoes. (Don’t have any? Don’t worry! We have some your camper can borrow.)
Fishing Gear: All fishing supplies will be provided but campers are welcome to bring their own items, if they wish. We recommend packing a hat and sunglasses. If your camper does wish to bring items from home, please be aware that will not allow the use of lures with multiple hooks (treble or quad hooks) for the health of our animals.
History Camps
Your child will be loaned an historic costume to wear for the week they are with us! On the first day, they will be fitted for their choice of pants/shirt or a dress/apron. Campers will wear their costume home every day and you may launder it, as needed. Please do not use bleach.
History Camp Shoes: If your camper is going for an authentic 19th-century look: white socks and plain, inexpensive black or brown shoes or boots will work. Secondhand stores like Goodwill or Salvation Army usually have good choices at a lower cost. If you do not have such footwear, please do not stress, closed toe sneakers are fine!
GCV&M is not responsible for lost or stolen items and we pride ourselves in a screen-free experience. Please leave electronics and other expensive or otherwise precious items at home.
On the Last Day of Camp
For Campers
Remember that your camper will need to bring 21st-century clothes with them to change at the end of the day before going home.
For Parents
Parents are invited to see what their children did during the week on Friday!
Beginning Hearth Cooking or Confections parents are invited to join us at 2:00 p.m. on Friday for a parent program in the historic kitchen.
All other camps:
Beginning at 2:30 p.m., you may sign your child(ren) out early and enjoy the Museum for one hour. Sign-out before 3:30 p.m. is in the Admissions tunnel.
Whether you pick up early or at the end of the day, there will be a camp-wide slideshow in the Meeting Center at 3:30 p.m.
We are so excited for the 2026 camp season!
Did you know? You and your family can visit the Museum and experience a slice of camp year-round. The Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during summer camp weeks, but open to the public Wednesday – Friday. Please check www.gcv.org for updated hours of operations, special programs, and access.
Not a member? Join our museum family! A membership pays for itself in just a couple visits, offers discounts on special programs (and camp!), and includes FREE admission all summer long. Learn more here.
Please reach out with any questions … and see you soon!
Bec Hurd
Camp and Youth Programs Manager
Genesee Country Village & Museum
camp@gcv.org
585-294-8261