Nope! We welcome children of all levels and have taught many, many beginners.

While we of course want each camper to be comfortable in and around the water, knowing how to swim is not a requirement. Children will wear USCG approved lifejackets at all times on and around the water.

Yes! We have a number of discount opportunities. Early Bird sign-ups are discounted and run through 1/31. For families signing up multiple children, a 25% sibling discount is available. Additionally, each purchase of a full-price session includes a 40% discount on any of our Season Passes.

Scholarship or other discount opportunities may be available on a case-by-case basis. Contact virginia@riverqueenvoyages.com to inquire.

Safety is our #1 priority, so we aim to maintain a daily counselor:camper ratio of at least 1:5 for our water activities. Of course, camper age/experience distribution may vary from session to session, in which case more counselors may be required and will be brought in as needed.

If you’re wondering why our camp lands on the higher end of pricing, this is why! We are not willing to compromise when it comes to safety and know that the more attention and supervision we can offer, the better the experience will be for all.

No, we do not provide lunch or snack. Please be sure to send your child to camp with a lunch and snack that do not require refrigeration or heating.

We require your child to come to camp with:

• Plenty of sunscreen and other sun protection (hat, sunshirt, sunglasses…whatever you can get them to wear!)

• A refillable water bottle

• Shoes they don’t mind getting wet (Crocs are great, sneakers they don’t care about, etc.)

• Clothing they don’t mind getting wet (bathing suits are always welcome)

• Lunch & Snack

• A bag to contain it all
  
  Not Required But Good to Have

• Towel

• Change of clothes just in case (not required)

• A book or toy for check in or aftercare

• If they have their own lifejacket or paddle, they’re welcome to bring it!

• A positive attitude! (Again, not required. We can work around this.)
  
  Please leave electronics and valuables at home!
  

Unless otherwise noted, daily pick up and drop off will be at our mobile set-up at 2 Victory Ave in downtown Nashville’s Wasioto Park (next to Nissan Stadium). However, there are many events in Downtown Nashville that sometimes block easy access to this location. While we are often able to work with event organizers to let our guests through, some events may necessitate us to change our meeting location. In such cases, these will be communicated to you as soon as the change has been determined.

Camp will primarily operate in Wasioto Park and Shelby Park.

We aim to have each day follow the same basic structure, with some flexibility to account for ~the vibe.~ (Example, if they’re still worn out from the paddle the day before, we might do more “classroom” time and shorter paddling time, or swap them in the day. Our curriculum is designed to be adaptable!) But, a standard day would look like this:

8:50-9:10a
Check-in & sunscreen/water check
9:10-10a
Skills recap and warm-up games
10-10:15a
Snack
10:15-12p
Kayaking
12p-1p
Lunch, sunscreen, and rest time
1-1:45p
“Classroom” activity (science experiment, arts & crafts, etc.)
1:45-2:45p
Kayaking games
2:45-3:00p
End of day wrap-up
3:00-3:30p
Free play & pick up

While every session will operate with the same end-goal of producing confident and competent kayakers, no two sessions will be exactly the same. We will tailor certain activities and pacing to the age/skill distribution among campers of each session. However two things will remain consistent from week to week: we will be safe, and we will have fun.