Pamunkey Ridge Camp

★★★★★Rachel W-M

My daughter always has the best time. The counselors manage to make it fun while paying attention to safety and individual campers needs. If your kid has health issues, a 504 or an IEP they will take all your information into account to make it a fabulous experience for your kid. They also go above and beyond trying to catch pictures of each child and sending them to a parent's page so you can get a glimpse of your camper's day.

★Maya Jordan

I went to this camp in 2018. It was a terrible experience for me, along with my two friends, Mary Catherine and Kayla. They both can agree with me the camp had some issues that needed to be fixed and this camp overall was not a good experience. The cabins had no air conditioning or bathrooms, and your camp counselor was instructed to sleep outside on a hammock. You were forced to stay in your cabin one hour a day in this direct heat, and it was very hot inside the cabin and many kids overheated. The bathroom system was not alright in my opinion. We would have to wait 2 hours each night just to take a simple shower. When we arrived, there was usually no cold water and you had a max of 3 minutes for a shower, and a dry off. If you woke up in the middle of the night, you were forced to wake up one of your cabin-mates and have them come to the restroom with you. Most of the time your friends would not wake up to come with you, and you'd get in trouble for going by yourself. There were alert counselors outside of the cabin areas on hammocks. The bathroom was only a few steps away, and if anything were to happen to any camper someone would see it happen, even without a buddy. I get it's to keep the campers safe but it's honestly unneeded. I personally have Celiac Disease, meaning I can't eat any sort of Gluten or Wheat. The website for Camp Pamunkey included that there would be a fair menu for children who cannot consume wheat. The only food I was provided was banana bread, soggy oatmeal, seeds, and a few fruits. I was always hungry and upset. On their website again, they stated that there would be gluten free cupcakes. I did not receive one, and left to eat banana bread. They told me I could decorate the piece of small bread, but I declined the offer because I was not sure if any of the decorations were gluten free, and it would be disgusting. I was forced to watch other girls eat their cupcakes, it was partially my fault for declining the offer for the decorating banana bread. I was also offered to decorate a cupcake and not touch it, but I declined since I thought it would make me feel worse. The pool system was the worst, by far. They made you take a swimming test by swimming a 25 and treating water for 3 minutes. Mary Catherine, Kayla, and I passed the swim test, but it was difficult since we were 8. We had access to the whole pool, and that gave us time to see how filthy the pool was. There was algae, dirt, and fungi. The pool was also tinted a yellowish green color. When we arrived home from camp, almost all campers had a rash. I had a huge rash on my nose from the combination of the showers and the pool. On a certain day of the week, we heard thunder. The campers swimming in the pool were directed out of the pool for safety reasons, which I agree with. They were told to come join the campers doing arts and crafts in a pavilion on a rather large field. Everyone heard the warning thunder before it started to pour. The counselors could have easily brought the campers to the indoor building, but they chose not too. After it started raining they gave the decision to make us run across the open field in thunder and lightning, which was very risky and we got soaked. We went into a small indoor building where they let us watch a movie. During the movie, a younger camper threw up. The counselors did nothing about it and left the child to keep watching the movie. She later also peed on the floor, and no one did anything about it. Most of the activities were 45 minutes away, causing the campers to walk a mile or two just to have a simple hour camp activity. Keep in mind, some of the younger campers were 5. In conclusion, this camp is honestly terrible and a waste of money for your child.

★★★★★Paige Zuker

I’ve gone to this camp for the past 3 summers and it’s so amazing! They have an amazing staff and the atmosphere is so fun and friendly. My favorite part of camp is seeing friendships form as well as the camp fires. I met my BFF here so I’m a little biased but it’s so amazing and definitely worth coming to.

★★★★★Epiphany

I absolutely love PR! This is my daughter's second year going to events and summer camps here and she has a blast EVERY time! Can't say enough good things.

★★★★★Priscilla Mcknight

My niece loves this camp this year they've added some nice things new bedding, pool area is updated bathrooms updated. The grounds are really nice, nice safe environment. One thing I think they should do is let area schools know that your child doesn't have to be in a troop to take advantage of this wonderful camp