Record rain has forced the closing of an area day camp for four of the first five days of the summer season, while other camps reported their heads are above water, but they're getting out the rain gear for another round of wet weather expected by midweek.

Camp Ramsbottom in Rehoboth, operated by the Boys & Girl's Club of Pawtucket, will be closed until Thursday because of flooding from a stream that blocked access to the grounds by campers, said Jim Hoyt, CEO at the club.

`` The whole camp has not been flooded,'' he said. `` It's one of the major areas where kids enter the camp.''

Typically, summer rain days are anticipated and activities continue with campers in rain gear, he said.

But this hasn't been a typical weather month. It has gone down as the second rainiest June on record. Only one other time in the last 30 years has something like this happened, Hoyt said.

`` We made 600 phone calls last (Sunday) night,'' to personally inform parents that the camp would be closed Monday, Hoyt said.

Another round of phone calls were placed during the day Monday to inform people that the camp will now be closed until Thursday. The camp runs in two week sessions.

`` The river is receding,'' Hoyt said Monday.

The camp, off Route 44, is planned to be open Friday and Hoyt said only one person of the 600 called in the initial round was angry.

Many others were glad the camp was concerned for childrens' safety, he said. The latest news, however, has likely left many parents who rely on the camp for day care, high and dry.

Hoyt said plans were in the works concerning reimbursement for the days the camp is closed and that camp parents will be contacted once a decision is made.

Other area day camps reported being open Monday, although there were some large puddles to work around the first day of the summer camp season.

`` There's a couple of big puddles, but we're running on our regular schedule,'' reported Bill Lawrence, director for Camp Elmwood, the Hockomock Area YMCA's North Attleboro branch camp.

The Attleboro YMCA's Camp Finberg in Norton was also up and running and reported no major problems with flooding. But everyone is preparing for the next round of rain, which precluding lightning, will see activities like arts and crafts, music, drama and swimming, taking place as planned.

In very severe weather, campers are sent to shelters.

`` We spend a lot of time in orientation talking about rainy days,'' Lawrence said.