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title: Taking the Charter Bus
description: "Each Saturday, Northern Frontier provides a charter bus that picks up in Hawthorne (New Jersey) and Newburgh (New York). A return trip for home-bound campers is also available. Northern Frontier will provide an adult bus counselor for each trip to…"
url: "https://northernfrontier.org/resources/taking-the-charter-bus/"
updated: "2025-06-27"
category: Parent Handbook / Getting to Camp
---

# Taking the Charter Bus

Each Saturday, Northern Frontier provides a charter bus that picks up in Hawthorne (New Jersey) and Newburgh (New York). A return trip for home-bound campers is also available. Northern Frontier will provide an adult bus counselor for each trip to and from camp.

**Cost:** $85 one way, $170 round-trip.

**BUS ITINERARY**
The bus is available for each week of camp except for Week 7, which is our Father & Son session.

| First Pick-up | Hawthorne, [Hawthorne Gospel Church](https://goo.gl/maps/UpJnCiaLHLsxMjvB6) (2000 NJ-208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506) | 8:30 AM |
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| Second Pick-up | Newburgh, [Short Line Bus Stop](https://goo.gl/maps/ytwXVnwm4ogtU4nG8) (60 New York Highway 17K, Newburgh, NY 12550) | 9:30 AM |
| Arrival | Northern Frontier Camp | 1:00 PM |
| First Drop-off | Newburgh, [Short Line Bus Stop](https://goo.gl/maps/ytwXVnwm4ogtU4nG8) (60 New York Highway 17K, Newburgh, NY 12550) | 4:00 PM |
| Second Drop-off | Hawthorne, [Hawthorne Gospel Church](https://goo.gl/maps/UpJnCiaLHLsxMjvB6) (2000 NJ-208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506) | 5:00 PM |

*For Week 6 the Drop-off times are 12:30 PM at Newburgh and 1:30 PM at Hawthorne.

**REGISTERING FOR THE BUS**
To register for the camp bus, simply log back into the [UltraCamp registration system](https://www.ultracamp.com/clientlogin.aspx) and follow the steps below:

1. After logging in, click **My Reservations**
2. Select the reservation to which you want to add the Bus option.
3. Under**Reservation Items,** you will see**Bus Registration**.
4. Click **Edit** on the righthand side.
5. Follow the instructions on the following pages to register for the camp bus.

**Please label all luggage with the camper’s name, address, and phone number**.

**What do I do if I lost an item on the bus?**
 If you left an item behind at camp or on the bus, please call the Northern Frontier Camp office ([518-251-2322](tel:5182512322)).