summer campers

Kids at retreats

Summer campers are people, typically children or teenagers, attending a residential or day camp during summer vacation.

The term emphasizes the temporary, seasonal nature of the experience: The summer campers arrived with sleeping bags and bug spray.

Camp staff may also use it to distinguish summer participants from year-round programs.

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sleepaway · bunkmates · cabin · hike · campfire songs · ghost stories · mess hall · marshmallows · icebreakers · arts and crafts · outdoors · lanyard · homesickness · swim · care packages · friendship · backpacks · flashlights

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residency status

summer camperspermanent residents

People living somewhere long-term

locals · townies · natives · homeowners · settlers

seasonal timing

summer camperssnowbirds

Cold-weather climate refugees

role at camp

summer camperscamp counselors

Staff overseeing children outdoors

camp directors · groundskeepers

Family

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