Cards Camp Schedule
The 2026 Cards Camp schedule is now available! Some details are still being ironed out, so adjustments could be made, but get excited for all the fun to be had at camp summer 2026!
Camper Arrival Information
Please arrive at your residence hall at your assigned move-in time on Saturday. A Cards Camp welcome table is located outside of each residence hall to greet campers and their families. Stop by the table for any questions you may have. Make sure you stop at the table so we know you have arrived for move-in!
Lunch/dinner is on your own that day. This is a great opportunity to spend time with any family or friends coming with you before camp kick-off.
Head to Strickler Hall for camp check-in between 5:30-6 p.m. ET. If you have a car on campus, leave it in your designated parking area. Family members can park in the North Information Center parking lot by Strickler Hall and the Planetarium after move-in.
Camp staff will be out around campus to help you find your way!
You will return to your residence hall late Saturday night. Please dress for a day of activities and moving about campus. Bring along anything you need. We encourage you to dress in any Cardinal spirit wear you have on that day!
Click here for more detailed move-in instructions and an unloading map!
Commuter students should arrive for camp check-in at Strickler Hall between 5:30-6 p.m. on Saturday. If you're driving yourself to campus, park in the Floyd Street Parking Garage on the permit side on the top level. Gates will be up and no passes are needed.
If you're bring dropped off on day 1 of camp, you can be dropped off at the North Information Center to be closer to Strickler Hall.
Camp staff will be out around campus to help you find your way!
You will be on campus until about 10 p.m. on camp day 1. Please dress for a day of activities and moving about campus. Bring along anything you need. We encourage you to dress in any Cardinal spirit wear you have on that day! All commuter students will depart campus on day 1 night, and return the following morning.
C3s will come to all residence hall lobbies for camper round-up to head to breakfast! We will load buses in the early afternoon after lunch. Please have all your bags packed and with you for camp when you leave the residence hall in the morning.
Commuter students who are driving themselves to campus can park in the Floyd Street Parking Garage. Cars can be left there for the duration of camp at no charge.
C3s will meet all commuter students in front of the Belknap Academic Building to head to breakfast! We will load buses in the early afternoon after lunch. Please have all your bags packed and with you for camp at this time.
Camp Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Residential Student Housing Move-in & lunch/dinner on your own |
| 5:30 - 6:00 | Camp Check-in @ Strickler Hall |
| 6:00 - 7:00 | Camp Kick-off & Family Farewell @ Strickler Hall |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | Color Team Meeting |
| 8:45 - 10:00 | Trivia Night @ the Red Barn |
| 10:00 pm | Return to residence halls/commuter students depart for the night |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:45 - 9 a.m. | Residence Hall/Commuter Round-ups: Meet C3s in your hall lobby with all of your items for camp! |
| 9:15 - 10 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:05 - 10:50 a.m. | Student Success Session: Tips for Success with UofL Student Success Coordinators |
| 11:05 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Campus Activity: The Amazing Campus Race |
| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Color Team Meetings |
| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Load charter buses |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 - 3:30 CT | Travel to Barefoot Republic (time zone change to Central time) |
| 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. CT | Settle into cabins and meet with your C3 Cabin Leads |
| 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Dinner |
| 5:45 - 6:05 p.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. | Low Ropes: Green Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Adventure Games: Compete in field day style games with your Color Team! |
| 9:45 - 10:15 p.m. | Cabin Check-ins |
| 11:00 p.m. | Cabin Lights Out |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 9:40 a.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. | Activity Rotation 1
|
| 10:55 - 11:55 a.m. | Activity Rotation 2
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| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. | Activity Rotation 3
|
| 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. | Activity Rotation 4
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| 3:50 - 4:50 p.m. | Low Ropes: Blue Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Dinner |
| 5:50 - 6:50 p.m. | Low Ropes: Purple Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 7:00 - 7:20 p.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 7:20 - 8:20 p.m. | Adventure Games: Compete in field day style games with your Color Team! |
| 8:45 - 9:30 | Reflective Activity |
| 10:30 - 11 p.m. | Cabin Meeting |
| 11 p.m. | Cabin Lights Out |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. | Activity Rotation 5
|
| 10:55 - 11:55 a.m. | Activity Rotation 6
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| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 1:20 - 2:20 p.m. | Activity Rotation 7
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| 2:25 - 3:25 p.m. | Activity Rotation 8
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| 3:25 - 3:55 p.m. | Color Team Meeting + Get Ready to Get Wet! |
| 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. | Adventure Games: Water Games Edition: Compete in field day style games with your Color Team! |
| 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| 6:20 - 7:20 | Low Ropes: Pink Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 7:25 - 8:25 p.m. | Low Ropes: Orange Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. | Reflective Activity |
| 9:15 - 10:20 p.m. | Campfire with S'mores |
| 10:30 - 11:00 p.m. | Cabin Meeting |
| 11:00 p.m. | Cabin Lights Out |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Color Team Meeting |
| 9:50 - 10:50 a.m. | Low Ropes: Yellow Team Choose Your Own Adventure: All other teams |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Personal Development Activity |
| 12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Pack up cabins |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:05 - 1:30 | Camp Closing Program |
| 1:40 - 2:10 p.m. | Final Color Team Meeting |
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Load buses |
| 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Travel to UofL (Time zone change to Eastern Time) |
| 5:30 p.m. ET | Arrive at campus & unload buses |
Cards Camp Mid-Semester Meet-up
Join us on Friday, October 17 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Red Barn for a Cards Camp Mid-Semester Meet-up. We'll have hot chocolate and apple cider, a build your own trail mix bar and fun activities, plus door prizes!