Travel Information

2023 Camper Travel Information (in downloadable, printable PDF format)

2023 Camper Travel Information

For Summer 2023, we are excited to be able to bring back our shuttle from the Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City for area families! The shuttle will pick up and drop off from the school parking lot located at 800 Foster City Blvd.

Please be sure to complete the online travel form found in your CampInTouch portal before the summer so we know how your camper will arrive at camp, and whether your camper will be dropped off by car or taking a plane to camp. Specific health and safety requirements for traveling to camp will be sent to families closer to the start of camp.

 

Drop-Off At Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, CA:

Parents should meet Ramah staff at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, CA. between 10:15 am and 10:45 am.  Wornick Jewish Day School is located at 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404.  The Wornick Jewish Day School parking lot is located on the North Peninsula Jewish Campus. The parking lot is toward the back of campus, adjacent to Shell Boulevard. You may only enter from Foster City Boulevard at South Road (one-way street), just south of the Balclutha and Foster City Boulevard intersection. At the third stop sign, you’ll see a parking lot on the right. The bus will depart for camp promptly at 10:45 am. 

Pick-Up At Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, CA:

Parents should plan to pick up their campers between 11:00 am and 11:30 am at Wornick Jewish Day School in Foster City, CA. Wornick Jewish Day School is located at 800 Foster City Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404.  The Wornick Jewish Day School parking lot is located on the North Peninsula Jewish Campus. The parking lot is toward the back of campus, adjacent to Shell Boulevard. You may only enter from Foster City Boulevard at South Road (one-way street), just south of the Balclutha and Foster City Boulevard intersection. At the third stop sign, you’ll see a parking lot on the right. The charter bus and camp staff will arrive between 11:00 am and 11:30 am. For campers out of the area and within driving distance to camp, we recommend also dropping off your campers at camp whenever possible.

SJC Group Shuttle 

Car Drop Off at SJC Shuttle – Terminal B

Parents should meet Ramah staff at the Terminal B Baggage claim between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm. The shuttle will depart for camp promptly at 12:30 pm. A light lunch will be provided.

Car Pick Up at SJC Shuttle – Terminal B

Parents should plan to pick up their campers between 10:30 am and 11:00 am at the Terminal B Baggage claim of the San Jose International Airport. Look for Ramah staff and campers by the Starbucks store.

Driving to/from camp

First Day of Camp

• We ask that families drop their children off at camp between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm during their assigned arrival time. Please follow posted signs and staff member instructions to best ensure a safe and efficient camper drop-off experience.
• To ensure proper care of your child, we are unable to welcome your camper before 11:00 am.
• We will provide camper families with specific drop-off instructions in the days prior to camper arrival.
• Should anything change at the last minute with regards to drop-off, we will contact camp families directly via phone and or email.
  
  

Last Day of Camp

• We ask that families pick children up between 9:30 am and 10:30 am. Please follow posted signs and staff member instructions to best ensure a safe and efficient camper pick-up experience.
• We ask that families not pick up campers earlier than 9:30 am on travel day to ensure that they have eaten breakfast, have had time to say goodbye to their friends and counselors, and have all of their belongings in an easily accessible space.
• We will provide camper families with specific pickup instructions in the days prior to camper departure.
• Should anything change at the last minute with regards to drop-off, we will contact camp families directly via phone and or email.

 

Flying to/from Camp

We also recognize and are proud of the geographic diversity of our camp community. For those who will be flying to camp from out of the area, we have listed suggested flights in our arrival window of 9:00 am-12:00 pm into San Jose airport (SJC). We have also suggested flights from SJC during our departure window from SJC of 1:00 pm-4:00 pm on the final day of each session. We ask that you only book flights within this travel window to guarantee that our staff can provide transportation for your camper(s) to and from camp. If you cannot find a flight to/from SJC during our travel window, we kindly ask that you email Branden Johnson at branden@ramahnorcal.org to coordinate alternative transportation plans.

All flights arriving within our travel window (9:00 am to 12:00 pm) are met by Ramah staff at the gates. Ramah staff will then escort arriving campers to baggage claim. Also, all departing flights within our travel window (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm) will have Ramah staff escorting campers through security to their gates. 

Ramah staff may not be able to assist campers at the airport who are traveling on flights outside these windows and parents will need to make other arrangements for transportation to/from camp.

Unaccompanied Minors: 

Any young camper who will be flying as an official “unaccompanied minor”, for which their family is paying the airline an additional fee, must notify us prior to booking. Flight times must still be within the time windows shown above.

Should anything change at the last minute with regards to flight arrivals/departures, we will contact camp families directly via phone and or email.

Recommended Flights to Camp:

Departure Airport	Arrival Airport	Airline	Flight #	Departure Time	Arrival Time
LA (Burbank)	SJC	Southwest	2687	9:00 AM	10:15 AM
Seattle	SJC	Southwest	479	9:30 AM	11:40 AM
San Diego	SJC	Southwest	3514	9:00 AM	10:25 AM
Las Vegas	SJC	Southwest	2211	9:35 AM	11:00 AM
Portland	SJC	Southwest	2229	7:10 AM	8:55 AM
Denver	SJC	Southwest	2968	8:45 AM	10:15 AM
Phoenix	SJC	Southwest	1015	9:30 AM	11:20 AM
New York (EWR)	SFO	United	788	6:30 AM	9:25 AM
Nashville	SFO	United	1095	7:00 AM	9:40 AM
DC (IAD)	SFO	United	277	7:00 AM	9:41 AM

Recommended Flights from Camp:

Departure Airport	Arrival Airport	Airline	Flight #	Departure Time	Arrival Time
SJC	LA (Burbank)	Southwest	3505	1:55 PM	3:05 PM
SJC	Seattle	Southwest	3601	3:00 PM	5:05 PM
SJC	San Diego	Southwest	1462	2:00 PM	3:30 PM
SJC	Las Vegas	Southwest	686	1:15 PM	2:45 PM
SJC	Portland	Southwest	942	2:40 PM	4:20 PM
SJC	Denver	Southwest	3063	3:15 PM	6:50 PM
SJC	Phoenix	Southwest	2230	11:45 AM	1:40 PM
SFO	New York (EWR)	United	1770	12:55 PM	9:42 PM
SFO	Nashville	United	2183	11:10 AM	5:39 PM
SFO	DC (IAD)	United	487	10:40 AM	6:46 PM

Things to Know for Flying to/from Camp:

First Day of Camp

• All campers arriving on flights within our travel window (9:30 am to 12:00 pm) will be met at their gate by Camp Ramah in Northern California staff. Please ask your child to remain at the gate until a Camp Ramah in Northern California staff member meets them. While our staff members do their best to be at each gate on time, please remember that there are many flights arriving very close together and our staff may just be a few gates down. Please have your child wait at their gate.
• Campers flying as unaccompanied minors must contact us prior to booking these flights.
• Ramah staff will be at the airport by 9:00 am.
• The Airport Shuttle departs for camp promptly at 1:00 pm.
• A light lunch will be provided.

Parents must make prior arrangements for alternate transportation to camp for any flights arriving after 12:00 pm.

Last Day of Camp

• All campers riding the Airport Shuttle will be helped with checking bags, getting boarding passes, and moving through security.
• Campers on flights departing between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm are escorted to their gates.
• Ramah staff members CAN NOT stay with campers whose flights depart after 4:00 pm. In the event of a delayed flight past this time, a camp representative is on call to assist at the airport as needed.
• Staff will attempt to help campers check bags for flights departing after 4:00 pm, but airline policies may prevent this. Campers are then responsible for checking their own bag(s).
• The Airport Shuttle departs camp about 9:00 am, arriving at the airport between 10:30 am and 11:00 am.
• A light lunch will be provided.
• Prior arrangements must be made for any flights departing before 1:00 pm. 

Health and Safety for Flying to/from camp:

• We will publish the health and safety protocols for flying to/from camp in May.

 

VEHICLE RULES FOR RIDERS

At camp, these rules are posted in each vehicle and enforced for the safety of all of our passengers and drivers. To assist us in our safety efforts, please discuss the following transportation rules with your camper(s) prior to the start of camp.

1. Passengers should remain seated at all times with hands and arms inside the vehicle.
2. Seatbelts should be fastened – one person per seatbelt.
3. Noise level should be such as to not distract the driver. There should be no throwing of objects or other disruptive behavior.
4. Passengers should enter and leave the vehicle under the direction of a staff member and/or driver. If the vehicle makes an emergency stop, passengers should follow directions of staff member and/or driver and use the buddy system if leaving the vehicle.