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School Groups at NHCCC
Welcome to New Hope Camp and Conference Center!
This camp and conference center is the perfect place for your day or overnight school field trip. Let us provide all of the planning materials you need.
Our large back field and covered pavilion area serve for your group's home base throughout the trip. It has a kitchen so students can help prepare their own meals and cook them over the fire in the advacent fire circle. Most school groups stay in our rustic bunkhouses overnight. These cabins hold 22-26 people and are just the accommodations to complete the camp experience. Our site offers two ponds great for studying the water cycle and water ecosystems. Students can have a blast expolring on the trail system, collecting frogs, tracking deer and other native animals, and getting some hand on time with science and nature. As night falls, enjoy a campfire with s'mores, songs and storytelling. Use the time before bed for a live astronomy lesson and stargazing.
Below you will find information to help you plan your field trip to New Hope Camp. If you have other questions please call our office at 942-4716. We book a year in advance so please call to reserve your spot early! See you 'round the campfire!
The Site
NHCCC is located on Hwy. 86 between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough and between Interstate 85 and 40. It is situated on 165 acres of rolling hardwood forest with a trail system winding around the developed parts of the camp. There are two on site ponds perfect for learning about the water cycle and life cycle of aquatic creatures. The camp has two sports fields available for use as well as basketball and volleyball courts. Our recently renovated playground offers a great place to burn off some excess energy.
Lodging
New Hope Camp and Conference Center has lodging for groups up to 164 people. Our four rustic bunkhouses are favorites of school groups. Magnolia, Holly, Cedar and Pine each accommodate between 22 and 26 people with a middle room for chaperones. A bath house is conveniently located for easy access to showers and restrooms. The Back pavilion offers a kitchen with sink, stove and refrigerator and microwave. One of our large stone fire circles is located in the back field and is perfect for making foil pack dinners and s’mores as well as late night campfire singing.
NHCCC also offers more comfortable lodges and guest houses. Each lodge has bed and bathroom space, and some offer meeting space as well. Please inquire about the rates for these lodges.
Primitive campsites are also available upon request. Camping areas are designated around our pond. Use of the bath house is permitted. Participants must provide their own tents as well as trash clean up.
Pool
The NHCCC pool is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day each year. Groups of 25 at a time may use the pool. NHCCC provides certified lifeguards for a safe swimming environment. Please make your group aware of the pool rules before swimming. Our Olympic sized pool has a two foot depth entry point, a wheel chair lift and a large shallow end. Extra charges apply.
Meals
User groups can take advantage of many meal options. Groups may bring their own food to cook or arrange for their own outside caterer to deliver food to any facility on camp. (Groups using cabins and the back pavilion should have their meals in the back pavilion. No food is allowed in the cabins.) A grocery list is provided for easy meals that school groups can prepare themselves. The NHCCC office will be happy to coordinate your meals with our caterer “Kelsey’s at Occoneeechee”. A list of local caterers is available in the camp office if you prefer to coordinate your own meals.
Pricing
School groups can take advantage of our half price offer Monday-Thursday, September – May making the total charge $11 per person per night in our bunkhouses. The back pavilion, kitchen, and field area which connects to our trail system is an additional $2.00 per person per day with the school discount. Total cost per person for back pavilion, field, and bunkhouse usage is $13.00 per person per night with our midweek school group discount. Groups must vacate the facilities by 12 noon on Friday to qualify for the school discount.
Additional Info to make your field trip to New Hope Camp fun and memorable
Field Trip Teacher Planning Guide
Planning Checklist for Teachers
How to be a Great Chaperone(Information for Parents and Volunteers)
Packing List(for Teachers and Students)
Directions to New Hope Camp and Conference Center
Contact information:
New Hope Camp and Conference Center, Inc.
4805 Highway 86
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
Phone: 919–942–4716
Fax: 919–942–3266
Email: info@newhopeccc.org
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