Camp Echo Payments and Policies

Due to the high number of children and families who want to attend camp, PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED by the due date. If we do not receive your payment, we will attempt to contact you by phone and email as a courtesy, but if we are unable to reach you, your registration will be cancelled, your deposit forfeited, and your place given to a camper on the wait list.

For the adventure trips requiring commercial transportation (ie flights), no refunds of the $500 transportation deposit will be made after tickets have been purchased, unless the spot is filled by a camper on the wait list. Note that the $500 transportation deposit is separate from the enrollment deposit.

For all other Camp Echo programs, after the payment due date has passed, the refund of the fee you have paid (less the deposit) will be prorated based on the date you notify us that you want to cancel. For example, if you tell us 7 weeks before the 1st day of a session that you want to cancel, we issue a 70% refund (less the deposit). To qualify for the maximum refund you must notify the Camp Echo Office as soon as possible.

The only exception to this prorated policy occurs if we can fill your spot with someone from the current waitlist. In this case, we issue a full refund (less deposit).

No refunds of camp fees will be given to campers who are sent home for behavior problems, or who leave camp voluntarily due to homesickness, family emergency, or a medical condition that arises once the camp session has begun, regardless of the length of the camper’s stay at camp.

Partial refunds due to last minute illness, injury, family tragedy, or other hardship situations that make it impossible for the camper to attend camp may be granted at the discretion of the Camp Director, pending appropriate documentation. To apply for such a refund, mail or fax a letter to the Camp Echo Office. Explain the situation and attach appropriate documentation (such as a doctor’s note). Note: Summer school does not qualify as a hardship situation.

Trading Post balances of less than $20 will be donated to our scholarship fund. Balances of greater than $20 may either be donated or refunded, at the discretion of the parent. If you don’t reply to the Trading Post email within 5 business days your balance will be donated to our scholarship fund.