BACDS American Dance and Music Week,
July 4-11, 2009 BACDS American Dance and Music Week, July 4-11, 2009

Information for Registered Campers

Welcome Campers!

Check back for updates to our 2009 camper information! Last revised 6/16/09. Important information emailed to registered campers is now available online.

Camp opens on Saturday, July 4, 2009, with registration outside the Dining Hall and settling in to your cabin starting at 4:00p.m. Dinner that night will be served at 6:00 p.m., dancing will begin at 7:30 p.m., and an informative gathering along with staff introductions and brief class descriptions will be held at 9:00 p.m. Since it will be much easier to settle into your cabin for the first time before dark, you may want to arrive at the Mendocino Woodlands before 5:30 and bring a flashlight.

If you are coming from the San Francisco Bay area, plan on a 4 hour drive. Take a look at our driving directions and check the Mendocino Woodlands web site for additional information.

Printed copies of the camp schedule and the map of Camp 1 will be available when you check in and posted around camp.

Emergency information and some answers to frequently asked questions about pets, cell phone service, telephones, electricity and temperatures are in our sheet titled At the Mendocino Woodlands.

While at camp, we ask that you leave your car parked and walk along the roads or foot paths from your cabin or camp site to the Dining and Recreation Halls, the toilets and showers, the Nature Center, and the Meadow. There is some wonderful hiking in the area, so bring hiking shoes and water bottle. See our recommendations for gear to bring to camp.

You will receive three healthy and tasty all-you-can-eat meals a day. If you have not yet specified your dietary restrictions, please contact us immediately. Fruit for snacking will be available throughout the day in the Dining Hall. If you want to bring your own snacks, there will be a small amount of shelf space provided in the back of the dining hall. Bring a mouse-proof container or cooler if you plan to keep food in your cabin.

The week will end after breakfast on Saturday, July 11, and we ask that campers be out of their cabins with the floor swept by 10 AM. You may want to join your new friends for a walk along the ocean cliffs and lunch in the friendly town of Mendocino before taking a leisurely drive along the coast.

Members of our much-sought-after musical staff will be playing or calling at nearby dances before and after camp. Our list will be updated as information becomes available, so please see below and check back for updates.

List of important information for campers

DANCES in the AREA:

Information regarding the local dances is posted on the following web sites: