Friday Bus Dropoff Information

Schedule:
Campers will board a school bus here at camp around 5:30 PM and be given a "bag lunch" meal for dinner. Campers will be driven to the Calverton/Beltsville exit off of I-95. This is the last exit on I-95 South before the 495 Beltway. We expect campers to arrive by about 7 PM (depending on traffic).

The address for the drop-off is 4060 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, MD 20705. This is the parking lot of the Villa Catering and Banquet Hall and the Comfort Inn.

The bus chaperones will have a sign-out sheet and the same person who signed the camper in must sign him or her out, unless we have written permission to release the child to someone else.

Please understand that the bus’ exact arrival time will depend on traffic conditions. However, we still need all parents to be at the drop-off point no later than 7:00 pm so that the bus can make its scheduled stop and continue on.

We expect campers to arrive by about 7 PM (depending on traffic).  In case of serious delays (of more than 45 minutes) or emergency, you will receive a “recorded message” from camp via phone call.  We have contracted with a service provider that will automatically dial the appropriate camper families and play a message recorded by the camp.  The automated dialing service will call the following numbers as listed on your Camper’s Home Page at the start of your camper’s session: home phone, mother’s cell, and father’s cell.

The bus chaperones and/or the bus driver will conduct a brief safety review regarding expected camper behavior during the trip.  Your camper is expected to abide by these guidelines while on the bus.

If you have any questions, please call the camp office at 410-287-5554.

Directions to the Drop-off Point
From I-95 South

Take exit 29B Rt 212 towards Calverton

See sign for Giant ahead on your right

Turn right before Giant sign and after the sign for the Villa (there is also a Wendy's and Exxon gas station in the shopping area)

At the first stop sign, turn right (there is a sign for the Villa catering on right)

Make the first right again into parking lot for the Villa and the Comfort Inn

Proceed straight past the front door of the hotel and turn left around to the back of the hotel

Proceed all the way to back corner of the lot (closest to the Taco Bell) and look for a yellow school bus labeled Marshall Bus Company (along Beltsville Road)

From I-495, take I-95 North to Baltimore & New York

Take exit 29B Rt 212 towards Calverton

See sign for Giant ahead on your right

Turn right before Giant sign and after the sign for the Villa (there is also a Wendy's and Exxon gas station in the shopping area)

At the first stop sign, turn right (there is a sign for the Villa catering on right)

Make the first right again into parking lot for the Villa and the Comfort Inn

Proceed straight past the front door of the hotel and turn left around to the back of the hotel

Proceed all the way to back corner of the lot (closest to the Taco Bell) and look for a yellow school bus labeled Marshall Bus Company (along Beltsville Road)