St. Simons Island, GA

GET YOUR CAMP T—SHIRT

Each person coming to camp is able to purchase one camp shirt half off ($15) for pick up at camp! Payment will be collected via Venmo at check in. Fill out the form below to purchase your camp shirt! Orders must be submitted by May 25th to be picked up at camp. Order here!

WHAT TO EXPECT

You can expect lots of smiles and excitement! Our team of volunteers will be ready to greet you with open arms! When you arrive, pull up to the front of the resort and a Blue Skies team member will direct you on the check-in process.

We’ll grab a quick picture of your family, meet everyone, and introduce you to your Family Host Team. Throughout the retreat, your Family Hosts will greet you at activities and will be available to answer questions, point you in the right direction, and help you have an amazing week with your family!

Each day begins with fun and togetherness! We start our day with Good Morning Blue Skies - a time to meet new friends, and share in Blue Skies fun, and Chapel. Afterward, parents gather to get to know each other and share their journeys while the kids play together with the volunteers! We will have picnic lunches on the beach. Afternoons are spent lounging at the beach and pool - and there’s plenty of time for naps or sightseeing, too, if you like. Dinner will be held at exciting venues around the island. After dinner, get ready for lots of laughs and fun family time at our evening activities! One night, we will have a Red, White, and Blue Skies parade. (You may want to throw in something red, white, and blue to wear that night.) After a day full of sunshine, laughter, and Blue Skies, you can crawl into your comfy bed and get ready for another best day ever!

We ask every guest family to attend our welcome dinner and participate in our first Kindred Journeys session. We encourage guest families to participate in all camp activities, but, take from this week what your family needs and participate in what you choose.

meals

We will offer continental grab-and-go breakfasts, picnic lunches on the beach, and dinner at fun venues around the island. Snacks, bottled water, juice boxes, and canned sodas will be available at the beach.

housing

Guest families will be staying at The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort in hotel rooms.

travel

We wish we could blink you down to camp, but each family must provide their own transportation. If you need to fly, the closest airport to St. Simons Island is the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK). The airport is less than 20 miles and takes about 25 minutes to get to The King and Prince Resort. You will need a car at camp to go to get around to our evening activities and any sightseeing you may want to do.

guidelines

To help keep everyone safe, please review our guidelines for camp by clicking HERE. We ask all campers to abide by these guidelines to ensure we all have an incredible week together!

podcast

Click here to hear Melinda’s heart behind the ministry and the hope Blue Skies brought to the Dryden family as they join Christy Nockels on her podcast!

a letter from melinda

Click here to read a welcome from our founder, Melinda!

COST

Thanks to the fundraising that our volunteers participate in and the generous donations of others, our camps and mountain getaways are provided at no cost to you and your family apart from transportation and possibly a meal or two.

JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP:

Make sure to join the Facebook group here, for more updates and intro’s from other families going to camp!