Summer Bus Transportation

1. Arrive at the departure location in time for bus check-in.

2. Sign in your camper, turn in any medication, and complete a brief health screening with a Pines representative.

3. Pick up your parent information sheet, which includes your camper’s cabin assignment, camper email address, and information about the Campanion app to view photos and updates from the week.

4. Make sure luggage is tagged and load it onto the bus.

5. Give your camper a big hug and put them on the bus!

• Bring any medication in a resealable plastic bag, clearly marked with the camper’s full name. Please label all medication, including over-the-counter meds.

• Lunch is not served. Please eat before arrival or bring a lunch or snacks for the bus ride. Campers will eat dinner around 5 pm at camp.

1. Arrive at the departure location before the bus is anticipated to arrive (depends on location.)

2. Sign out your camper with a Pines representative.

3. You will receive a slip of paper with your camper’s name on it upon sign-out. When the bus arrives, hand this slip to the bus counselor in order to let your camper off the bus.

4. As camper debarks the bus, check to make sure he/she has their medication in hand, if applicable.

5. Help your camper verify that they have the correct luggage and all their belongings.

6. Jump in the car and ask a hundred questions about their week at camp!

• You can check out your camper before or after the bus arrives, but please make sure someone signs them out.

• Identification verification may be required to sign out a camper and take them home.

• Please discuss with your camper that Pines Summer Staff will be in charge of campers while on the bus. Expectations for behavior will be communicated to campers after they have boarded the bus and before the bus departs.

• If your camper is traveling from The Woodlands, League City, or Austin, we recommend you pack a snack or lunch to send with your camper on Sunday. We will provide a sack lunch for them on Saturday for the trip home.

• Be aware that legal supervision of campers begins at the time that the child is signed in by his or her parent or guardian.

• If you anticipate a late arrival or pickup, please notify The Pines by calling the Business Office at (214) 522-6533.

• If there is a transportation emergency or time change, we will notify you via email or text.

• A parent or guardian 21 years or older must be the one to sign in and out the camper. The camp registrar needs to be notified prior to check-in if someone other than the legal guardian will be checking a camper in or out.