what we ask at REgistration: 

During registration after selecting your lodging, we will ask:

• if you'd like to room with any specific friends.
• if you have any special housing needs.
• about your special dietary needs, if any.
• if you'd like to volunteer to lead a workshop or other activity.
• if you're interested in participating in boating lessons, archery, and/or the climbing wall.
• to provide us with your emergency contacts.
• about any medical history/issues that you feel we should know.
• you to affirm your agreement with the Participant Program Agreement.

We will also give you the opportunity to review our Release and Waiver, to be signed during the check-in process on-site. We will have a printed copy for you.  Please review it now from the link above, or during registration, to save time during check-in.

NOTE:

Our final packet with detailed information about the Gathering will be sent a week or two prior to your arrival. But you can find pretty much all of the information needed on these web pages.

VEHICLES + TRANSPORTATION

• Use of vehicles (besides camp-rented golf carts) is restricted to roads and parking areas only. Exception: you are allowed to drive your car closer to the lake to unload/load your personal kayak with the assistance of Scatico staff. Guests must abide by posted speed limits– 10 mph. Help is available to get you and your belongings to your cabin.
• Should you be driving a golf cart at any time, be aware of pedestrians, bikers, and other camp traffic. Maximum 4 riders per 4-seater golf cart. 
• When biking on Scatico property, bike helmets must be worn at all times.  

PACKING + CABIN LIVING

• Pets are not allowed. 
• Smoking is not allowed in any building. Smoking outdoors is allowed only in the permitted smoking area by camp’s entrance. Please dispose of your cigarette butts in an appropriate container.
• Campfires are allowed only at the campfire site. 
• Hunting, fireworks, firearms, ammunition, and explosives are prohibited. The use of gasoline, flammables, and hand and power tools requires written authorization from the Site Director.  
• No open flames inside – no candles, lanterns, or other open flames within any building.
• Alcohol is permitted but must be stored at the Cook Shack (shown during orientation), Canteen, or Head Counselor cabin in the Back Campus (HC) – if you choose to imbibe, please do so responsibly and be considerate of your fellow attendees.
• Refrain from affixing any item to camp property by nails, screws, or staples.
• Please leave the camp free of defacement. Help keep Camp Scatico green – please pick up any litter that you see within camp.
• Please abide by the town’s 10:30 PM sound ordinance for amplified music.  
• If you'd like to bring your own fans, they need to be battery operated to avoid unsafe extension cord layout. Note: Each cabin has ceiling fans.
• We are a NUT-FREE facility! Please do not bring any food with you containing nuts.

WATERFRONT

• The lake is ONLY open when a Scatico lifeguard is on-duty. During off-duty hours people can walk down to the lake for views, but cannot enter or boat. 
• Guests must abide by all rules established by the Scatico lifeguards. 
• PFDs required when paddling and boating. PFDs must be worn and fastened at all times when using canoes or kayaks.

• Swimming is allowed only in designated areas. 

After arrival, participants will participate in a mandatory Safety Presentation with an on-site director.