Leader-In-Training

Accepting L.I.T. Applications  
April 14 - May 30

L.I.T. Application / Contract

LIT registration is not available online. 

When you become an L.I.T. at any of our summer camps you'll work with youth ages 4 to 14 helping plan and lead summer camp activities! You'll have the opportunity to gain real life work experience and leadership skills all while having fun in the sun. Leader-in-Training Program experience can also count towards community service and looks great on job and college applications. 

     Weekly Fees: $25 per week / $27.50 per week for non-residents
OR $125 for five (5) or more weeks / $138.50 non-resident  
*Fees include one T-shirt. With additional shirts and hoodies available for purchase

      Ages: 13 - 17 years. Must be 13 years old by June 16, 2025 
If you are a former Arcata Recreation Camper and you will turn 13 by the end of Oct. you may be eligible to work at camps serving our younger age groups! 


All L.I.T.s must be older than the campers they help oversee, 

L.I.T.s at Adventure Camp much be 15 or older. 

Enroll as a Full Day or Half Day L.I.T. Week to Week


HALF DAY: Enroll for a half-day morning or half-day afternoon camp
(Art, Adventure, Redwood Day Camp AM, Skate, Jr. Explorer Marsh Camp)

FULL DAY: Enroll at a full-day Camp 
(Redwood Day Camp or Explorer Science Camp Carlson) 
       OR Combine camps by selecting a morning and an afternoon camp.


 (Please note, transportation between morning and afternoon camps is not 
provided to and from the Marsh or Skate Park)