Dollywood Mountain Getaway

Harvest Festival

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Friday, October 25 - Sunday, October 27, 2024

We’re workin’ 9 to 5 to bring you this amazing camp!

Take us home, country roads! We hope you will join us this fall for a Blue Skies weekend mountain getaway at Dollywood’s DreamMore resort! Cool mountain air, mountainside bonfires, beautiful autumn colors, the laughter of children, genuine bonds between family and friends with beautiful blue skies all around are what is in store for you on our fall camp!

Camp will take place in Pigeon Forge, TN at the DreamMore Resort. The resort is nestled right in the Smokies with beautiful plush outdoor gathering areas including a hot tub, playground, and firepits. The resort also has an indoor pool, a Starbucks, an ice cream shop, and a trolly to take us to Dollywood. You can read all about DreamMore here!

DREAMMORE RESORT

Just like at summer camp, we will be spending time in the beautiful Smokey Mountains! Our lodging will be in the stunning DreamMore Resort, surrounded by the changing fall leaves and mountain views! We will laugh, play, worship, and grow closer to one another just like at traditional summer camp!

HARVEST FESTIVAL

We will visit Dollywood during the Harvest Festival, voted America’s #1 Fall Family Event by USA Today Readers. Delicious fall treats as well as a beautiful display of illuminated carved pumpkins at night - you do not want to miss this! From worship and sharing hearts to family fun at Dollywood, it is sure to be the best weekend ever!

WHAT TO KNOW

where

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort

Address: 2525 DreamMore Wy, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863

ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

Volunteer arrival time: 2pm EST

Volunteer departure time: 9:00am CST

COST

Standard queen/queen room or king/bunk room - $1599/weekend (includes accommodations for 2 adults; 2 tix to Dollywood - children $100/pp) 

Jr suite - $1799/weekend (includes accommodations for 2 adults; 2 tix to Dollywood- children $100/pp)

Your support also helps make it possible for our guest families to come to camp at no cost. Our goal is to bring down the cost of camp for volunteers. Costs continue to rise, but we are doing all we can to hold and hopefully decrease the volunteer expense. If you need help with funding, don't hesitate to contact us. We also have a limited number of partial scholarships available.

We ask volunteers to use the Blue Skies online personalized giving campaign (FundraiseUp). Our staff will create a page for each volunteer upon their registration for camp. When volunteers self-fund their trip, we ask that they reach out to their friends and family through social media, calls, letters, etc. allowing others to know about their trip to Blue Skies so they can pray, learn about Blue Skies, and have the opportunity to give directly to send a child with cancer and their family to camp. So many people are unable to serve at camp yet want to help and are glad to support others who can serve in their place!

schedule

your role

Get ready for a weekend packed with fun mixed with relaxation combined with meeting so many new friends! We will have worship, teachings and enjoy the great outdoors. We’ll spend time connecting with our team and the families we are serving to share with one another the hope and joy Jesus brings.

meals

We will have pizza together on our first night. Yogurt/bars grab and go for breakfast. Lunch and dinner are on your own because we will be at Dollywood!

housing

We will be staying at the beautiful DreamMore Resort. Each family will have their own room.

travel

The nearest airport to Dollywood is Knoxville (TYS) Airport which is 25.7 miles away. Other nearby airports include Asheville (AVL) (61.7 miles).

what to pack

You won’t need much! Remember to bring all of your family's routine medications like Advil, Tylenol, bandaids, etc. along with any prescription medications.

  • Umbrella/Rain jacket (Dollywood is open rain or shine - praying for shine!)

  • Swimsuit (There is a heated pool on site open until 10pm daily and an outdoor hot tub for those 16 and up open until 10pm daily! Woohoo!)

  • COMFORTABLE shoes for walking around the park on Saturday

  • Warm clothes or jacket - in case we have a chilly weekend

guidelines

Please review our guidelines for volunteering at camp by clicking HERE. We ask all volunteers to abide by these guidelines to ensure we all have an incredible week together!

2024 volunteer manual

Click here to view our beautiful new Volunteer Manual with lots of helpful information!

Cancellation Policy

If for some reason you are unable to attend once your application has been accepted, you are required to raise/give the full amount of volunteer support due to find another volunteer/volunteer family (approved) to take your spot.