For a parent, sending their child to summer camp can evoke a range of emotions. Many parents may feel a sense of relief knowing that their child will be engaged in fun activities and making new friends. Some parents may feel a normal sense of worry about their child’s safety and well-being while they are […]

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just off Hwy 441 South to Atlanta, you will find one of Georgia’s “Best of Camps”. A place where kids come to experience adventure, create lasting friendships, and learn how to grow into strong, independent kids, well, if you can find the camp that is. You see, […]

They say being a camp counselor at overnight camp is the hardest job you will ever love and that may be true, but there are so many benefits to the camp experience that often get overlooked. Many choose to take on the challenge because they went to camp and have a desire to give back […]

Any seasoned camper has heard the jokes, giggles and all-around horror stories of traditional “camp food”. The stuff that memories are made of right down to the plastic trays, jugs of “bug juice” and clammer of sweaty, hungry children telling their bunkmates all about their first few activity periods. As Makela Ellvy and Briana Mitchell discuss […]

We all know that pile, the one that goes on for days and never seems to dwindle despite the best efforts of every unit leader, camp counselor and director at camp.

What’s your camp “Jam”? Is it the jelly you put with the sunflower butter on your camp sandwich? Could it be the cord you just learned during your first music period with the coolest long-haired counselor in camp? Is it the new song your bunk just rehearsed 20 times in a row for bunk lip sync night, ensuring […]

Camp Blue Ridge is a family operated, activity-oriented, coed, accredited summer camp in Georgia. At Camp Blue Ridge in Northern Georgia, campers are lucky enough to create forever friends. We strive to develop an independent camper within a community setting, safe and nurturing that focus’s on educational and social development. Nestled within 250 acres of the beautiful Blue Ridge […]