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Leader-In-Training

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)

How do I become an L.I.T.?

To be considered, all participants must complete and submit an application packet.

L.I.T.s are vital to the success of all our camps. We realize that you have preferences in which camps you would like to be placed at based on your own skills/interests and where your friends and siblings are enrolled. We recognize that those factors are an important part of your experience. We try to accommodate as many requests as possible, however we are NOT always able to place you at your first choice of camps or for ALL the weeks that you request.

To assist us in finding the best placement for you, complete the summer planning sheet included in the application packet indicating (1) which weeks you are available AND (2) for those weeks, rate your 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd choice in camp placement.

Once we have confirmed your placement we will reach out with your schedule and collect payment.

Those who turn in their applications in a timely manner are more likely to get their first choice in placement. For example, if you wait until June to apply several camps will likely be full.