Note: All August sessions of Chase Palm Park Camp have been cancelled due to low participation.

Chase Palm Park Day Camp is the perfect camp for younger campers who may have little or no experience at camp and want all the traditional crazy camp fun. Chase Palm Park Day Camp has theme days all wrapped up into a one-week session. The themes rotate so each week offers variety and keeps the camp fun and lively all summer long. Chase Palm Park Day Camp meets in beautiful Casa las Palmas across from the beach in the middle of Chase Palm Park. The amenities in the park include creeklets, a carousel, a shipwreck playground and a large grassy meadow to complement daily themes. In one week campers will pan for gold in the creeklets, trade their gold for money and start a business, hunt for treasure on a make-believe deserted island, go wild learning about animals, ride the carousel, walk to the beach and take the Electric Shuttle to the West Beach wading pool or Los Baños Pool. Special guest visits to the camp include Zoo to You and the Humane Society.

Campers are placed in groups of 6 or 7. Camp is limited to 25 campers each week. Morning activities start at 9am with a 20-minute warm-up of crazy staff skits, songs and an introduction of the day’s activities. Daily themes include Frontier Village, Love a Beach Day, Going Wild, Circus City, and Treasure Quest with activities geared toward each theme. All activities are listed in the Chase Palm Park sample calendar. The regular camp day ends at 3:30 with Extended Day available starting at 7:30 in the morning or from 3:30-5:30 in the evening.

Transportation
Each Monday and Wednesday at 1pm, Chase Palm Park campers ride the electric shuttle to West Beach wading pool. Other trips include walking to the beach. Campers who want a challenge and pass the swim test at Los Baños Pool are accompanied by a counselor and allowed to swim in the Olympic- sized swimming pool. Counselors are in the water with campers at all times.

About the Director:
Casey Shank is a resource specialist at Franklin Elementary School and an After School Opportunities for Kids (A-OK) Director during the school year. Casey can’t wait to work in a beautiful place like Chase Palm Park all summer long and see many new faces and meet new children.

About the Counselors
In addition to Director Casey, three counselors work at camp. All the counselors have completed training in First Aid, CPR, Basic Water Rescue and passed all background and criminal record screening and they love working with children.

Jenni Crosby is attending graduate school at Cal State Bakersfield studying nursing. Jenni was formerly the Director for Roosevelt School Recreation After School Program and summer camp co-director for Sports and Beach Camp.

Raelynn Piuser is a 2nd grade teacher for the Fruitvale School District in Bakersfield and thrilled to live and work in Santa Barbara this summer. Raelynn was a teacher's aid at Roosevelt Elementary School and Co-Director last summer at the Harding Summer Recreation Program.

Reese Beiser is a very cool (and tall) counselor who has four years of camp experience under his belt. Reese was a distinguished Junior Counselor at Nature camp and knows all the tricks of being an awesome counselor. Reese loves to sing and act and will keep your children entertained all summer long.