Dates & Rates

Cheerio 2026 Registration Dates

Wave 1 September 30th at 9am to October 1st at 4pm (Returning Campers from 2025 and Siblings)

Wave 2 October 7th at 9am to 4pm (Waitlisted Campers from 2025)

Wave 3 October 9th at 9am (New Campers)

Stayover
This option is available for campers staying at Traditional Camp Cheerio and Cheerio on the New River for 2 or more consecutive sessions. This option is not available for sessions that ends on Friday at Traditional Camp Cheerio, including 1G, 4G and 2C. Stayovers are not available at Cheerio on the New River between Session 4-5 and Session 7-8. During a stayover campers will take a bus for a bit of shopping, a movie, and dinner.

Summer Registration Process

Wave 1 This wave is for current campers and siblings. We guarantee current campers will receive the same session(s) they attended in the previous year, however, you may apply for any sessions you wish to attend. You are guaranteed a session at the Camp you attended (Camp Cheerio or Cheerio on the New River). We will enroll siblings after all current campers are enrolled as space is available. If we can not enroll siblings into a session they will be waitlisted and worked into the session as space is available. We will email you the status of your camper’s application prior to opening Wave 2. We will charge the credit card on file a $300 deposit per 1 week session if enrolled and a $600 deposit per 2 week session if enrolled (4G and 2C).

Wave 2 This wave will be for campers on the waitlist in the current year. You will be able to apply for any session that is available or be added to a waitlist. We will email you the status of your camper’s application prior to opening Wave 3. We will charge the credit card on file a $300 deposit per 1 week session if enrolled and a $600 deposit per 2 week session if enrolled (4G and 2C).

Wave 3 This wave will be available to anyone who would like to apply to Camp Cheerio or Cheerio on the New River.

If you would like to experience the best of both Camps, you can choose a Camp Cheerio session and a Cheerio on the New River (CNR) session. All you have to do is add a stayover between the two sessions. If you choose multiple sessions at either Camp please add the amount of stayovers needed in your application. (2 sessions = 1 stayover, 3 session = 2 stayovers…)

All rising 10th graders at Traditional Camp Cheerio will participate in our CREW program. Please make sure to choose this option during the application process. You can find more information under Camp Traditions on our website. There is an additional charge for this program.

If you were a last year camper (Participated in CREW), we will send you an email with instructions on how to apply for the Counselor in Training (CIT) Program.

Summer Cancellation Policy

A written statement must accompany cancellation due to illness or accident from the child’s physician. Only these will receive a full deposit refund.

Any cancellation received prior to March 1, for any other reason will be refunded one half the deposit. After March 1, NO DEPOSIT REFUNDED.

No refund of fees will be given if a child cancels one week prior to session, or for any camper leaving prior to the end of the stated period of encampment except in case of accident or illness.