Camp General Information

Welcome to Camp! At MetroRock, Our mission is to share the spirit of challenge and adventure inherent in the sport of climbing with every individual and in every community within our reach.

We’re thrilled to welcome and welcome back campers for our School Break and Summer Camp programs. The following information is available to help you plan your packing and day-to-day camp needs. If you have additional questions, please contact us at Everett@metrorock.com or call at (617) 387-7625.

All campers are required to be registered in advance and complete the documentation. Links to the required documents can be found in your confirmation email. Immunization records can be submitted on our website at this link: Camp Forms Submission

Arrival and Departure

 

Check in at the front desk when you arrive with our desk staff. Inform us of who will be picking up your camper.

 

If you cannot attend or will be late, please call and leave a message on our answering machine at (617) 387-7625 or email camp@metrorock.com

 

All campers MUST be checked out at the front desk on departure for the day. Call ahead to inform us if there is a change to who will be picking up your camper.

 

Indoor Camp

 

Check-in: 9:00AM

Half Day ends: 12:00PM

Activities pause for lunch at 12:00PM. If your camper is here for a half-day, they may join us for lunch and be picked up at 12:30.

Camp ends: 4:00PM

 

Stuff to Pack

  • Refillable water bottle

  • Enough snacks & lunch for our (1) morning snack break, (2) lunch, and (3) afternoon snack break.

  • Comfortable closed toes sneakers (climbing shoes provided for relevant activities)

  • Any prescribed or necessary medications

 

Recommendations

  • It is a good idea to avoid wearing very short shorts for climbing. Harnesses tend to cause chafing on bare skin. Pants, medium or longer length shorts or leggings are more comfortable in a harness.

  • Bring a refillable water bottle. We have a filtered water refill station available in the facility. Help us reduce plastic waste.

  • Please arrive on time whenever possible. Some of our most anticipated games are played on days when camp opens earlier than the gym is open to the public. We want to jump right in!

Outdoor Camp

Check-in at MetroRock: 8:30AM

Depart MetroRock: 9:00AM

Arrive back at MetroRock for pick-up: 4:00PM

 

Stuff to Pack

 

Tentative Itinerary

  • Hammond Pond - Newton

  • Denrock Park - Lawrence

  • Waitt's Mount - Malden

  • Pawtuckaway State Park - NH

  • Stage Fort Park - Gloucester

 

Alternative locations

  • Red Rocks - Gloucester

  • College Rock - Hopkinton

  • Quincy Quarries - Quincy

  • Black and White Rocks - Middlesex Fells (Malden/Melrose)

 

Information on these sites can be found online through resources such as MountainProject, a community-driven climbing resource. MetroRock is not affiliated with MountainProject.

 

Recommendations

  • Avoid wearing very short shorts for climbing. Harnesses tend to cause chafing on bare skin. Pants, medium or longer length shorts or leggings are more comfortable in a harness.

  • Bring a refillable water bottle and extra water for those hot summer days. Campers can fill it before leaving MetroRock.

  • Please arrive on time whenever possible. Travel time limits climbing time, so outdoor camp aims to leave as soon as everyone is ready to go.

  • Some of the locations we travel no access to public restrooms. Introduce your camper to outdoor bathroom use, remembering the principles of Leave-no-Trace.

  • In situations where a camper needs to find an indoor restroom and one is not immediately available, encourage them to ask our counselors. We accommodate as best we can. We carry additional toiletries and hygiene products. Note that our Pawtuckaway State Park trip has no public restroom access nearby the climbing site.

 

COVID-19

MetroRock no longer requires masks to be worn. However we request that any camper who may have been exposed to COVID-19 to wear a mask and get tested before coming to camp. If your camper is sick, please refrain from sending them to camp that day.

 

We encourage all who are able to get a Covid-19 vaccine to do so and help reduce the spread in our community.

 

All MetroRock staff are vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

Inclement Weather

MetroRock will make every effort to make sure that camp is open and running on time every day. In the event of inclement weather, please check for emails detailing whether MetroRock will have a delayed opening or if we will be closed.