Camp Fire offers early registration dates and fall program updates

Published 12:52 pm Wednesday, June 4, 2025

: Avara Roberts, Camp Fire afterschool program coordinator for southern Deschutes County, top center, talks with during Camp Fire's afterschool program at La Pine Elementary School on Dec. 3.

Camp Fire Central Oregon is opening registration for school-year camps openings for grades 5 through 12 June 8 at 4 p.m., significantly earlier than the usual middle of the summer timeframe. The change is designed to ensure families have more time to plan and secure spots in its programs.

During the 2024-25 school year, Camp Fire’s school programs served 469 kids throughout the region. Registration will open via the website, and those families interested in financial assistance are encouraged to apply early.

Camp Fire’s after-school program for south Deschutes County students kindergarten through fifth grade will be moved to Rosland Elementary this fall. La Pine Elementary students will have the opportunity to take a short bus ride to Rosland Elementary.

Camp Fire also offers its after-school program at Three Rivers School in Sunriver and two locations in Bend.

About Noemi Arellano-Summer

Noemi Arellano-Summer is schools, youth and families reporter at the Bulletin. She previously reported on homelessness and the 2020 eviction moratorium with the Howard Center of Investigative Journalism through Boston University. She was raised in Long Beach, California, where she started her journalism career reporting for her high school newspaper. In her free time, she can be found meandering through a bookstore or writing short stories.

She can be reached at noemi.arellano-summer@bendbulletin.com and 541-383-0325.