Prepare for summer

We begin registration at 2:00PM. If you arrive before 2:00PM, you will have to wait. Once we start registration, it should not take you more than an hour to get campers moved in and settled. During check you will visit the camp nurse, make a deposit in the camp bank, and stop at the camp administration table to be sure all paperwork is in. We ask that all campers are in and settled by 5:00PM so we can LET THE CAMP FUN BEGIN.

We invite you to be our guests for a family BBQ on Friday evening between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, followed by an awards ceremony. Campers will then enjoy one more fun night of camp and then Rodeos will begin at 9:00 AM Saturday morning. Rodeo Order will be Camper Girls, Camper Boys, and then Cityslicker/ACP. The program is usually over by 10:30 AM and you should easily be able to be loaded and on your way home by noon.

Midland International Airport – On Sunday, the first day of each camp session, Prude Ranch will have staff at Midland International Airport from 10:20 AM until the last arrival. Because campers need to be in camp as soon as possible after 2:00 PM on the Sunday that each session begins, we encourage the earlier flights. Prude Staff will be on hand to meet campers, “corral” them, and help get their luggage loaded for the trip to the ranch. To reserve a spot on the Prude Ranch charter service, Parents must send a COPY OF ITINERARY which will include flight number and arrival/departure times of camper we are to meet. Prude charter service from Midland International to Prude Ranch is $75 per camper. The itinerary and shuttle fee are due 2 weeks before arrival date. Make sure your camper has pocket change for lunch and snack money for the trip to camp. The pocket change is not part of the camp bank money. Email aandeprude@bigbend.net or call Evin on 432-248-0512 to arrange transportation.

Midland/Odessa Area Campers – Prude Ranch arranges for transportation for campers from the Permian Basin area. The charge is $75 per camper due 2 weeks before arrival date. Also, campers will need some extra pocket change for the trip to the ranch, because the bus will make rest stops along the way. PARENTS, PLEASE DROP A NOTE OR CALL THE RANCH OFFICE TO TELL US WHO WILL BE RIDING THE BUS AND WHERE TO EXPECT THEM TO BOARD!!! Make a reservation at least 2 weeks before camp time. Call Evin on 432-248-0512.

The following “pick-up” places are as follows:

MIDLAND: Sam’s Wholesale Club Parking lot, 1500 Tradewind Blvd.

ODESSA: McDonald’s Restaurant, Hwy 191 (42nd Street near Home Depot)

MONAHANS: McDonald’s just off I-20

PECOS: Flying J Truck Stop

El Paso Area Campers – Prude Ranch arranges for transportation each session from El Paso. Campers from El Paso will be picked up the beginning of each camp session from the parking lot across from the St. Clements Youth Activity Center on 620 Yandell between 10:00 and 10:30 Sunday Morning. Prude Ranch Staff members will be wearing Prude Ranch Staff shirts and will have lists of campers they are to meet. The charge will be $75.00 per camper due 2 weeks before camper arrival. Please call Evin on 432-249-0512 to reserve a spot on the shuttle at least 2 weeks prior to your camp session. There will be a refreshment stop on the way to the ranch, so make sure your camper has pocket change. This is not part of their camp bank money. Camp counselors will supervise the trip, and there will be camp representatives to help with loading and answering any questions. Prude Ranch does not offer any returning shuttle to El Paso following the camp session.

There is a spot on the registration form for a bunkmate request. As long as the kids are within a year, we should be able to honor this request. If you have already registered and need to add a request late, please just send an email to aandeprude@bigbend.net.

We do have at least 1 registered nurse on site twenty-four hours a day during camp. Our nurses station is prepared to handle the normal bumps and bruises of camp life.

Our wonderful camp nurses will contact you:

– If your child spends the night in Walnut (Our Nurse’s Cabin).

– If your child has a schedule change due to an illness or injury.

– If your child requires off site care.

– If your child repeatedly visits the Nurse’s Station with the same complaint.

Prude Ranch Summer Camp does not provide medical, accident, or illness insurance coverage. Our local clinic and hospital require a photocopy of the insurance card (front and back) in order to process claims. Parents will be responsible for payment at time of service. We will make every effort to contact you before your child arrives at an off site care facility, although we will not delay care if we cannot reach you.

Medical Forms must be completed, signed, and uploaded to your parent portal by May 15th.

Prude Ranch Summer Camp does not provide medical, accident, or illness insurance cover-age. In the event of a medical or surgical emergency, we will make all reasonable efforts to contact parents. You should already have uploaded the two-page medical information card that has your signature on the permission to treat on the second page. Now be sure to up-load a current copy of your camper’s physical, shot record, and a copy of your insurance card. The Texas State Health Department requires that we have a new medical form on file each year, so last year’s forms are not valid. We do have medical staff on site twenty-four hours a day during camp.

You can download the medical form here or the physical form here.

Bringing Medications to Camp – Every Camper will visit the nurse during check in and parents will be given an opportunity to discuss any concerns with our camp nurse. If you camper has daily or as needed medications to take while at camp, here are the rules:

1. ALL medications MUST BE IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER

2. By Law, Nurses must administer medication according to the dosing instructions on the original container. If your child’s physician has changed the original dosage then be sure to bring a prescription stating the new orders. This is the same for pharmaceutical samples. We need a Doctor’s order to allow our nurse to administer.

3. The prescription must be prescribed to your camper. For example we cannot give a siblings medication even if it is the same.

4. Send enough medication to last the entire camp session.

5. NO medication is allowed in the cabins (this includes over the counter, vitamins, homeopathic remedies, supplements, or inhalers)

It is not unusual for a camper to miss home. We do keep our campers very active during the day. We will challenge your camper to remain positive and to continue to participate and make the best of their camp experience. If the homesickness continues, we will notify a parent and ask for any special advice or tips that might help.

We encourage you to write your campers often. Camp mail can be a little slow so we suggest mailing letters early or planning ahead and bringing them when you drop off your camper. Please be sure that your camper’s name and the day you want it delivered is easy to find.

You can also email your camper by going to your parent portal and clicking on the CAMP TODAY option. Emails are printed and delivered with regular mail at dinner time each day.

Campers are allowed one package per week. Please do not include any peanut products. You can also order a one-of-a-kind care package from Granny’s Closet, our Gift Shop & Convenience Store located on the premises of Prude Ranch! Download the form here.

During camper arrival, parents need to plan a stop at the “Camp Bank” to deposit $10 to $15 cash (in small bills) per week. This money will be used for town trips. At the end of the session, campers will withdraw the remaining balance to take home.

Please feel free to contact us! Email: aandeprude@bigbend.net or call Evin on 432-248-0512.