Pack list
What to Bring
It's not uncommon for a 75° day to turn cold and rainy in a matter of hours. Come prepared.
Updated June 22, 2026
⭐️ Write your name on all your gear.
Camp is phone and technology free, from the trip up from Burns on Sunday until you leave on Saturday. We'll share an emergency contact number closer to camp in July.
The list
Sleeping
- Sleeping bag lightweight but rated for cold nights, and a pillow (add a small blanket if you need it)
- Air mattress or foam pad space is tight, so no cots or anything queen size or bigger
Clothes
- Workout clothes and sweats a few changes; yes, it can get cold
- Shirts, pants, shorts light-colored shirts help prevent sunburn
- Socks at least a dozen pairs; plan on throwing them away
- Rain gear, gloves or mittens, and a beanie bring the rain gear so it won't rain, and the gloves so it won't snow
- Swimsuit and towel
- Dirty clothes bag with your name on it
Shoes and sun
- Workout shoes a couple of pairs, broken in if they're new
- Hat with a brim or a ball cap light colored. Required in the sun; no visors
- Sunscreen, ChapStick, insect repellent
Water and the trail
- Small day pack with a waist strap, big enough for a sack lunch, water, and odds and ends. No spike bags
- Water two 32 oz bottles, or a CamelBak that holds 2 liters or more
- Water purification tablets or a filter
- Electrolyte packs not required, but helpful
Around camp
- Flashlight or headlamp with new batteries
- Cup 12 oz, for hot and cold drinks
- Toiletries toothpaste, biodegradable shampoo, hygiene products
- Snacks for the bus ride, and for when the munchies hit
Allergies: campers with allergies, or who react to bee stings, must bring their medication and/or bee sting kits.
Prescriptions: bring prescription medication in its original bottle.
Worth bringing
Swap meet
Bring a running, racing, or school t-shirt to swap with other campers. The SMRC Museum will be on display with gear from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s; bring vintage shoes, shirts, jerseys, sweats, and uniforms to trade with Coach Y for old-school camp gear or camp tuition!
Basque dinner
Thursday night is an authentic Basque dinner. Bring an outfit for the occasion if you like: campers and staff have a long tradition of looking sharp, in our own way of course.
Down time
Cards, a cribbage board (there's a tournament), chess, a journal or book, and homemade cookies, jerky, dried fruit, or trail mix to share with your tentmates.
Camp gear
Limited edition SMRC Nike ACG custom gear and swag is for sale, only at camp.
Campers come from all over the US. It's common to arrive not knowing anyone, and leave a week later with friends for life.
You can learn more about someone in an hour at a campfire than living next to them for a year.