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Important Bus Details
Bus registration and fee for service - Add bus transportation to your registration if desired. We cannot guarantee a spot on the bus if a seat is not reserved and paid for at least three weeks prior to the week of camp. There is a $16 fee each way for the Franconia bus and $12 fee each way for the William Penn bus.
Pre-registration/ Loading the bus -A camper bus registration table will be set up only at the Franconia location. Campers and parents/chaperones will visit the table prior to loading the luggage on the bus to verify necessary information and to receive a name tag for both camper and luggage. Please have your camper visit the restroom before boarding the bus to which they are assigned. A water bottle may be carried on the bus.
Unloading the bus - For your camper’s security, we cannot release a camper to any person not authorized by the parent or guardian. You or the authorized person will be asked to sign out your child/children prior to departing.
Chaperoning for the bus -We need chaperones on Sundays and Fridays to accompany the campers. If you indicate an interest in chaperoning, we will call you if we are in need of a chaperone for that week. Please note that only if you are a confirmed chaperone will you receive a reimbursement for the bus fee.
Franconia Bus Location & Time
Bus location - Bus service is provided to camp from Franconia Mennonite Church, located on Route 113 between Harleysville and Souderton (30 miles north of Philadelphia). Please use the Route 113 main entrance, NOT the Meeting House Rd. entrance.
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Directions from PA Turnpike: Take the Lansdale, PA Rt. 63, exit #31 of the NE Extension, PA turnpike. Turn right onto Rt. 63 W. Continue 4-5 miles to the intersection of Rt. 113 & Rt. 63. Turn right at the light onto Rt. 113 N and continue about 2 miles. Turn left into the 113 main entrance of Franconia Mennonite Church entrance.
Directions from Route 309: Travel PA Rt. 309 S. from Quakertown or Rt. 309 N. from Lansdale to the Souderton, PA Rt. 113 exit. Take Rt. 113 South and continue on Rt 113 South to the Church. (Note: within 2 miles Rt. 113 S. crosses a RR track and turns right. Within 6 miles it passes Bergey’s GMC and Allentown Rd) Turn right into Franconia Mennonite Church.
Bus times - It is important that you arrive at least 20 minutes early to Franconia.
- Franconia Bus Departs: Sundays at 2 PM, Except Mini-Camp departs on Wednesday at 8:30AM
- Franconia Bus Returns: Friday around 8:45 PM, Except Discoverer Mini-Week, Weeklong return Friday at 5:45PM and Parent Child Mini-Week returns Tuesday 5:45PM
William Penn Hwy Bus Location & Time
Bus Location - Bus service is provided from the William Penn Hwy Park-and-Ride. The Park-and-Ride is a public parking area on the northwest corner of the intersection of PA Rt 33 and the William Penn Hwy.
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Directions from Route 309: Travel PA Rt. 309 North to I-78 and travel East approximately 10.5 miles to PA Rt 33 (Pocono Exit).
Directions from I-78: Exit PA Rt-33 (Pocono’s exit) 4 miles west of the PA-NJ border. Travel Rt-33 North approximately 2.5 miles to the William Penn Hwy exit and follow signs
Directions from Rt 22: Exit PA Rt-33 (to I-78) 4 miles west of the PA-NJ border. Travel Rt-33 South for approximately 1 mile to the William Penn Hwy exit and follow signs.
Bus times - It is important to arrive at least 10 minutes early to the William Penn Hwy Park and Ride. We cannot guarantee that the bus will wait beyond the scheduled departure. Cars may not be parked overnight and there will be no formal registration.
- WP Hwy Bus Departs: Sundays at 3 PM , Except Mini-Camp departs on Wednesday at 9:30AM
- WP Hwy Bus Returns: Friday around 7:45 PM, Except Discoverer Mini-Week, Weeklong return Friday at 4:45PM and Parent Child Mini-Week returns Tuesday 4:45PM |