June 27th - August 26th, 2022

Naticook Summer Day Camp program offers a unique Summer Day Camp experience in the Town of Merrimack, NH. Located within Wasserman Park, the park was formerly the site of a private overnight camp.  In 1989, the Town of Merrimack made arrangements to purchase the camp and turned the land into a public park. Naticook Day Camp operates under the direction of the Parks & Recreation Department and has been continuously accredited by the American Camp Association since 1994.

Naticook Day Camp is geared towards children entering Kindergarten up through entering 5th Grade in Fall 2022. Campers who will be going into 5th Grade in Fall 2022; have the option to participate in our traditional Naticook Day Camp program or they move up to our Camp Trek program for Grades 5 - 9.

Our goal is to create a one-of-a-kind experience in a fun and safe environment that promotes self-confidence, respect, and good sportsmanship. We provide Campers with the opportunity to try new activities learn new skills and develop new friendships. Our Campers participate in a wide variety of activities including free swim and swimming lessons, boating, group games, team building, archery, drama, nature exploration, sports, arts & crafts, special events and much more! 

COVID-19 Statement (updated 4/7/222):

This summer, we are planning for a return to some sort of normalcy.  Based upon updated guidance from the NH Department of Public Health, masks are now optional at camp based on the individual’s personal choice, except in the case of required isolation or quarantine. 

VACCINATIONS 

While not mandatory; it is strongly recommended that all campers & staff get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to help avoid introducing COVID-19 into the camp setting and associated consequences such as needing to quarantine due to exposure. 

WHAT DOES FULLY VACCINATED MEAN? 

• Campers 5 years of age and older it is recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.  
• Campers & Staff between the ages of 12 years of age to 17 years of age should be vaccinated against COVID-19 with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as well as receiving a Booster dose. 
• Staff Members who are 18 and older should have received two doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Vaccines or a Single Dose of the Johnson & Johnson / Jannsen Vaccine. Everyone ages 18 years and older should get a booster dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Vaccine.  

COVID-19 DAILY WELLNESS CHECK: 

• Parents and campers are required to answer these questions daily prior to campers leaving the car: 
• Has your child had fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhea, or a rash in the last 5 days? 
• Has your child been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with the COVID‐19?  
• Campers or Staff who have new/unexplained symptoms of COVID-19 should be kept home and tested for COVID-19 and must have a negative test result before coming back to camp. 
• A child with a temperature greater than 100.4 and any of the above symptoms or who has has been exposed to someone with COVID-19 must follow the Isolation and/or Quarantine Guidelines and cannot attend camp.

In the age of COVID, we're all used to  this by now. We hope you will go with the flow and understand that no matter what happens, we will always error on the side of keeping campers, staff and the public safe while presenting the best possible program for kids. 

For additional details, please refer to the Parent Handbook

This summer, Merrimack Parks & Recreation has partnered with ePACT to better serve our participants and staff.   ePACT offers an electronic health record system for camps, and you can now complete your participant’s health information electronically.  The security and privacy of your participant's health information is important to us.  The  ePACT site is secure, encrypted, and password protected. 

After you register for Camp thru our Registration Provider (RecDesk); your child's Summer Camp registration is not complete until you have also completed your camper health information forms and submitted the required medical documents. Per State law, all campers must submit a record of immunizations and a record of a physical from within the past 2 years.  

After signing up for Naticook Day Camp: 

• You’ll receive an email invite to share information with Merrimack Parks & Recreation. 
• Click ‘Complete Request’ to create a free account, or log-in if you already have an existing ePACT account.
• Enter the required information, like medical conditions and emergency contact information as well as upload your child's record of immunizations and record of a physical. 
• Required questions will be marked with an * and outlined in red.  
• If you're on a phone/tablet, you can take a picture to upload the document. 
• Keep in mind that you can return to the website at any time to make updates to your child’s health information in the event that you do not have access to all of the relevant information  when you begin the process. You can make changes to your child’s account up until 2 weeks before your program begins.  You can log in using the email address and password you previously created. 

Our Summer Camp program is licensed by the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services as well as Accredited by the American Camp Association. The information being collected is required to maintain regulatory compliance for our Camp license.

We are excited to continually improve, building safer, more productive and more efficient systems to create the best experience for you and your family! We can’t wait to see you this summer!