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Camp Questions and Answers
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What are
the counselor's qualifications?
Rawhide counselors
come from across the USA and are carefully selected based on their equestrian
experience and training with children. See the qualifications in our job
application.
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What do
campers do there?
If "having the time of
their lives" is not a good enough answer, check A
Typical Day at the Ranch for more detailed information!
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How many
campers attend?
The camp will accommodate up
to 200 campers.
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Is there
medical help at the ranch?
Basic nursing is available for
scrapes and bruises at the ranch. Emergency medical help is less than
ten miles away at Fallbrook
Hospital.
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Are there
any laundry facilities?
No. However, laundry
services will pick up and deliver clothes each week of the Summer for
approx. $15 - $20. Campers on extended stays should pack accordingly or
arrange fresh clothing during horse show day or by mail. Many items available
at our Country Store; click to order
online for will-call service, or have something delivered to a camper!
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Do I need
to bring extra money?
All meals, drinks, desserts
and activities are included. We do recommend some spending money (maybe
$20/week) for snacks, candy, sodas snow cones and souvenirs. Cash is converted
to Pony Express Bucks with camper's name on each dollar (SEE
ALSO WHAT TO BRING)
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Can I
choose my bunkmates?
Bunk requests can get extremely
complicated. Therefore we ask that bunk request be compiled between the
campers/families that will be bunking together and all bunk mates' enrollment
forms arrive together in a single envelope. Each camper may request one
bunk mate and bunk mates must request each other.
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What is
the typical ratio of Girls to Boys?
3:1
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What is
the Camper to Counselor ratio?
The ratio varies with the age group but generally is less than 10:1 with each area also under the watchful eye of a head counselor.
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Who owns
and operates the camp?
The camp is operated by
Camp Director Tom Ewan who lives at the
ranch year 'round with his family.
Rawhide
Ranch is owned by a Southern California group with an interest in the
camp's longevity and growth.
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What if
I fly in?
San Diego is our closest
international airport, less than one hour from the ranch. Arrangements
can be made for a pickup; approximate cost is $125 per camper for round
trip (subject to change). Palomar Airport, twenty minutes from camp in
Carlsbad, offers commuter air service. Oceanside and Fallbrook Airports,
just ten minutes from camp, offers service for small private aircraft
only. Contact Rawhide to make
special arrangements for an airport pickup.
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Where
is Rawhide Ranch?
Bonsall,
California is a quiet farming and ranching community just fifteen minutes
from the Southern California coast. Click here
for map and directions. Afternoon ocean breezes find their way up
the valley to cool the area in the summer and mild all year round.
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What's
the weather like?
Bonsall enjoys practically
perfect weather year round. Click
here for complete up-to-the-minute weather data of our neighboring
city, Vista.
| Season |
Temperatures |
Precipitation? |
| Summer |
Mid
70's to low 90's |
Very
low |
| Fall |
Mid
70's to high 80's |
Very
low |
| Winter |
Mid
60's to low 80's |
Very
low |
| Spring |
Mid
70's to low 80's |
Very
low |
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