Visiting Camp 27  Camp Echo Lake invites parents and siblings of current campers to visit their camper’s summer home for the day, three weeks into the summer. Visiting Day is a wonderful opportunity for parents to see their happy campers, meet their staff and camp friends, and play camp as a family for the day.  While Visiting Day is a ton of fun, it is also an emotional day for everyone as the end of Visiting Day brings another goodbye. We will email all parents of our campers the week before Visiting Day with additional logistics and tips to help Visiting Day be as much fun as possible and help manage any emotion that may come up at the end of the day. We encourage you to book your hotel for visiting day now. Additionally, the only day that campers are allowed visitors is on Visiting Day. While grandparents and extended family are allowed, with parental permission, on Visiting Day, we encourage parents to consider if additional family members are going to enhance the fun of the day or add to the emotional goodbye, when deciding if they should join. Visiting Day Bunk Gifts are not allowed on Visiting Day or at any time during the summer. Visiting Day is Saturday, July 14th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Our alternate Visiting Day for parents who are divorced or separated is Sunday, July 15th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We ask that you remain on campus for the duration of the day and enjoy all of our facilities with your children. Please do not bring any pets with you. Grandparents are welcome to visit with you as well – this is the only day grandparents may visit camp. We provide lunch for all families on Visiting Day. Please bear in mind that any food brought in by parents must be consumed by the end of the day. Visiting Day ends at 3:00 PM sharp. We start into activities right away as the end of Visiting Day can be difficult for some campers. Getting right back into activities is the best way to alleviate those difficulties. LITs and their parents also have Friday night visiting hours (on-site or off-site) from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. (Younger siblings of LIT’s do not visit with parents at this time.) For additional information regarding visiting day, please visit campecholake.com/blog/camp-echo-lake-visiting-day.