Ranch Camp

The Bar-T Ranch is a spacious 12-acre farm located at 6530 Olney-Laytonsville Road in Montgomery County, Maryland. Campers will have the opportunity to take on the brand new challenge course, play on our manicured sports fields, ride the slide into our newly renovated pool, develop their singing in music and drama, make projects in arts and crafts, learn to use a bow and arrow in archery, and so much more.

Our summer camp staff are dedicated to providing a safe and fun atmosphere that challenges your children, builds their confidence, helps develop lasting friendships and creates memories that will last a lifetime.

Ranch offers weekly sessions from June 16th through August 21st. The rate for one week of Ranch is $540. For campers who are signed up for 5 or more weeks at any Bar-T Ranch or Mountainside camp, the weekly rate for this camp will drop to $460.

*4-day weeks: Please note that we have a few weeks this summer that will be 4-day weeks due to federal holidays. We will automatically discount 4-day weeks and take off $75 from your total for the week. These weeks include June 16th – June 20th (camp will be closed on Thursday, June 19th) and June 30th – July 4th (camp will be closed Friday, July 4th). 

**Special note regarding the final week of camp at the Ranch, August 18th – 21st: The Price for the Ranch will be $590 (there will be no multi-week discount offered for week 12 nor will we be discounting it despite it being a 4-day week). 

While our outstanding counselors ensure that there is no limit to the fun with a continuously evolving list of activities, we know that it can be helpful to see the types of activities that make up our camper’s days. These activities include, but are not limited to:

In addition to our traditional day camp, Ranch offers week-long specialty camps that allow campers to focus on specific areas of interest. Our 2024 specialty camps include:

Adventure Camps: Excursion Camp, LARP – Live Action Role Play

Sports Camps: Basketball, Flag Football, Street Hockey, and Soccer

STEM Camps: Science Superheros, LIGHTS, CAMERA, SCIENCE, Coding Creators, Engineers in the Air, Bar-T Builders (Architecture), Lego Block Party, Weather the STEM, and Brainwaves!

Arts Camps: Wood Creations, Photography, Stained Glass, Mosaics, Sculptures, Oil Pastels, and Collages

Our specialty camps focus on some of your child’s favorite activities that they’d like to spend time exploring further. While there is an emphasis on skill building with activities revolving around their speciality, there will also be time for campers to enjoy all that the Bar-T Ranch has to offer: pool time, the challenge course, group games, etc. To learn more and browse our specialty camps, please click here.

The Bar-T Ranch is a spacious 12-acre farm located in Laytonsville, Maryland. Campers will have the opportunity to experience our brand new ropes course, play on our manicured sports fields, ride the slide in our awesome pool, expand their creativity with arts & crafts, and most importantly make new friends with the other Ranch campers and staff.

Address: 6530 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20882

Bar-T provides bus transportation to and from camp each day for an additional fee of $50 per week. A Bar-T staff member meets our families at each of our transportation sites and rides the bus to and from camp to help ensure our camper’s safety. Bar-T staff will arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled bus departure to check our campers in and answer any questions parents may have. We ask that our parents remain on site until after the bus has departed to help ensure everyone’s safety. Our staff will help make sure that our campers reach their group with a smile on their face each morning and will remain at the transportation site each afternoon until all campers have been picked up. Check out our map to find the bus stop that is most convenient for your family.

For families that need coverage beyond the camp day, we offer extended care options at Ranch, Mountainside, Kids Camps, and select sites that allow campers to arrive as early as 7am and stay as late as 6:30pm. This extended care option is offered on a weekly basis and families can choose morning extended care ($70) and/or afternoon extended care ($90). Campers who attend extended care will not be charged a transportation fee.

Every year we create an online camp guide that has everything you need to know about attending camp at The Ranch. Our 2025 Camp Guide will be released during the Spring of 2025 and will get sent to all enrolled families, but please feel free to check out last year’s guide as much of the information remains the same. Inside our guide you will find FAQs, health forms, previous theme weeks, what to bring to camp, and so much more. 

Click here to find the Bar-T Ranch Summer Camp Guide.