NOTE: The info on this page has not yet been finalized for Summer 2024, and has been left visible as a general reference point of what to expect. If you have specific questions about Arrival & Departure for the upcoming summer, check out our FAQs and/or contact us: summer@glisson.org or (706) 864-6181.

 

CHECK-IN FORM

All campers must have a completed Check-In Form. One week before your camper’s session, we’ll send the email address associated with your camper’s registration a link to download and print the form. Print, fill out, and sign this Check-In Form (link inactive until spring 2024) before you arrive. A completed form is required for check-in. If another adult is bringing your camper to check-in, complete the form beforehand and send it with your camper.

Campers whose forms, payment or registration are incomplete in any way will be contacted via email in the weeks leading up to camp in order to have this completed prior to arrival.

MEDICATION: Any and all prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements must be turned in to the Healthcare Team in their original container(s). During check-in, campers who have medication will be greeted by a member of our Healthcare Team to turn in medications along with a completed Medication Administration Form (link inactive until spring 2024). No medications, vitamins, or supplements are to be kept in luggage or with the camper with the exception of epipens and rescue inhalers, which must be cleared by our Healthcare Team and checked in with the counselor at dropoff. Please ensure medications are in the original containers. Do not bring over-the-counter medications unless they are taken routinely. For example, do not send aspirin in case your camper gets a headache; we stock basic over-the-counter medications for minor ailments in our Healthcare Center. However, if your camper takes allergy medicine every morning, please do send it. Finally, to save time, keep your camper’s Medication Administration Form and any medications handy in the car rather than packed away in luggage.

 

CHECK-IN PROCESS

On check-in day, arrival times will be staggered to make the process as efficient as possible. Our check-in process will look very similar to Summer 2023, with the first step being located inside camp’s gates.

*Please do not arrive earlier than your scheduled check in time.*

*If you have campers in multiple age groups, please arrive at the end of your first time slot.*

  • STEP 1: As you approach Glisson on Camp Glisson Road, depending on the time and flow of check-in traffic, our staff may direct you to turn into the parking lot of Lumpkin County High School to queue in line so that we don’t block our neighbors’ driveways. Our staff will direct you back on to Camp Glisson Road and into camp as soon as possible.
  • STEP 2: Once you pull into camp, the majority of the check-in process will be completed from your vehicle. First, our staff will greet you and check your camper’s temperature. Next, campers that have medications or need a conversation with our Healthcare Team will be directed to pull into our drive-thru Health Checkpoint. The final stop of this initial check-in process will be outside of the Bob Cagle Program Center where our staff will receive your completed Check-In Form, share cabin assignment info, and provide your parking pass.
  • STEP 3: From there, our staff will direct you to park in the closest zone to your camper’s cabin or check-in location based upon your parking pass. After parking, Village and Sparrowwood campers will complete check-in with their counselors at their assigned cabin. Outpost families will complete check-in with their counselors at the Holland Building.

ARRIVAL TIMES

Click the “+” sign below to show the arrival time for your camper’s program/session.  

2:00-2:45 Elementary (except Week 4*)
3:00-3:45  Mini Camp 1 (Sun check-in)
2:00-2:15  Mini Camp 2 (Wed check-in)
*NOTE: Week 4 (June 18-23) full-week Elementary will be split into two arrival shifts:
2:00-2:45 = Lower Elementary (rising 3rd-4th)
3:00-3:45 = Upper Elementary (rising 5th-6th)

3:00-3:45  Mid High (except Weeks 5-6)
2:00-2:45 MH Week 5 (June 25-30)
2:00-2:45 MH Week 6 (July 2-7)

2:00-2:45  Pioneer
3:00-3:45 Mini Camp 1 & 3 (Sun check-in)
2:00-2:15  Mini Camp 2 & 4 (Wed check-in)

3:00-3:45  Frontier
3:00-3:45  10-Day Trips

3:00-3:45  Expedition
3:00-3:45  10-Day Trips

4:00-4:30    Sparrowwood

CHECKOUT PROCESS

NO EARLY CHECKOUTS

Please do not request early, late, or mid-week departures. To ensure the best possible experience for campers, our small group camping model depends on keeping the living group intact all week. Shortened stays at camp disrupt not only the experience of the departing camper, but the experiences of all campers in their living group.

CLOSING CELEBRATION & CHECKOUT STEPS

Closing Celebration is an important time for campers and their living groups. For a variety of considerations including space constraints, checkout efficiency, and attendee comfort, we will continue to have two separate Closing Celebrations in the Chapel rather than a single “all-camp” closing in the Holland Building (our gym). At this 20-25 minute celebration, you’ll hear from our Directors about the camp session, catch a glimpse of the faith-forming fun by watching the camp video, and receive important info about the checkout process before being dismissed to check out your camper at their checkout location.

  • STEP 1: On checkout day, our staff will direct you to pull into the Lumpkin County High School parking lot to queue in line until it is time for the gate to open. Please follow staff directions to help make this process as smooth as possible.
  • STEP 2: After the gate has been opened, you’ll be directed to park in the zone as close as possible to your camper’s cabin or checkout location based upon the parking pass you received on check-in day. Please be sure to bring this parking pass with you and display it on your rearview mirror. If you don’t have one, a staff member will have extras to give you upon arrival.
  • STEP 3: After parking, head directly to the Chapel for Closing Celebration. Toward the end of Celebration, campers and counselors will be dismissed to their cabin/checkout locations to prepare for pickup. Parents will remain in the Chapel to receive checkout instructions before being dismissed to checkout their camper at their checkout location.

CLOSING CELEBRATION ARRIVAL TIMES

There will be two different Closing Celebrations on Friday morning in the Chapel. Note that the front gate will open at your arrival time, and that Closing Celebration will begin 15 minutes after your arrival time.

Click the “+” sign below to show the Closing Celebration arrival time for your camper’s program/session.

10:15 am Elementary (except Week 4*)
2:00 pm  Mini Camp 1 (Tue checkout)
10:15 am Mini Camp 2 (Fri checkout)
*NOTE: Week 4 (June 18-23) full-week Elementary will be split into two shifts:
10:15 am = Lower Elementary (rising 3rd-4th)
11:30 am = Upper Elementary (rising 5th-6th)

11:30 am  Mid High (except Weeks 5-6)
10:15 am  Week 5 (June 25-30)
10:15 am  Week 6 (July 2-7)

10:15 am  Pioneer
2:00 pm  Mini Camp 1 & 3 (Tue checkout)
10:15 am  Mini Camp 2 & 4 (Fri checkout)

11:30 am  Frontier
2:00 pm  10-Day Trips (Tue checkout)

11:30 am  Expedition
2:00 pm  10-Day Trips (Tue checkout)

10:15 am    Sparrowwood

CHECKOUT NOTES

Please note that campers may not be checked out prior to the dismissal of their designated Closing Celebration. Please do not arrive at your camper’s cabin/checkout location until their Celebration has been dismissed.

If you have campers in both Closing Celebrations, please plan to arrive to attend the first Celebration at 10:15am. Checkout of your camper at their checkout location will follow the dismissal of this service. After finishing up the checkout process of your camper, you will then remain on site for the checkout of your additional camper following the dismissal of the second celebration, which will begin at 11:45am.