At Camp Blue Bay, campers can enjoy a diverse camping experience in which they can choose between Troop House Camping and Outdoor Tent Camping. Camp programs are available for one or two week sessions. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in camp activities including swimming, boating, archery, crafts, nature, campfires and more.
Beautiful Camp Blue Bay is situated on 179 scenic acres located in East Hampton, New York. The camp site includes beach front property on Gardiner's Bay, and many hiking trails through our wooded property.
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Beautiful Camp Blue Bay is situated on 179 scenic acres located in East Hampton, New York. The camp site includes beach front property on Gardiner's Bay, and many hiking trails through our wooded property.
*Camp Blue Bay Olympics: Kick off the start of summer at Camp Blue Bay and the 2024 Summer Olympics with a special three-night Olympic-themed camp session! Campers will be divided into teams and compete in Olympic challenges for the Gold! This program has a special theme, so not all traditional Camp Blue Bay activities will be offered. Available for campers entering grades 1–11. **For Camp Blue Bay Olympics, the 3–5 grade category will be open to campers entering grades 1–5
S’More Fun: Looking to get a taste of all that Camp Blue Bay has to offer? Look no more. This session gives campers a chance to try all of our favorite camp activities: swimming, boating, cookouts, singing, games, arts and crafts, and making new friends.
Just Add Water: Get ready, get set, get wet while trying out Camp Blue Bay’s best aquatic activities such as boating, swimming, fishing, and a “floating” lunch. On land, spend time doing traditional Camp Blue Bay activities.
Eco Camper: Whenever you step outdoors, you are a guest in nature’s home. This is especially true when it comes to camping. Spend the week at camp earning your Brownie Eco Friend/Junior Eco Camper badge by learning how to protect the environment and treat outdoor spaces with kindness.
Fun in the Sun: Thinking you would like to try everything? This session includes a selection of all your favorite camp activities: swimming, boating, cookouts, arts and crafts, sports and games. Experience the outdoors while meeting new friends. G.O.A.T.: The camp competition is heating up! Who will be the G.O.A.T.–Greatest of All Time? This week, spend some extra time on the sports field with classic games like kickball, swimming, basketball, and gaga. Then, bring on the heat with new variations of your favorite camp sports. Before the final buzzer, enjoy time for traditional camp activities.
Badge Blitz: Find a new adventure each day as you complete several Cadette badges! Work towards your Cadette Archery, Special Agent, and New Cuisines badges all while enjoying all the traditional camp activities. (Campers will leave with a badge card indicating which badges they completed. Hand in the cards at the GSNC Shop where badges will be available for purchase.)
Once Upon a Summer: Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Camp Blue Bay, campers brought their favorite stories to life using their imagination and creativity inspired by nature. Host a tea party, take part in a pajama fashion show, and craft your own fairy garden. You will spend the week living a “fairy tale” in the Troop House while also enjoying traditional camp activities.
H2O Venture: Are you ready for an aquatic adventure? Spend time designing, building, and captaining a pirate’s raft! Head to the beach for fishing, make a candle in the sand, and enjoy a “floating” lunch at the creek. For a final adventure, spend the night sleeping under the stars. You also have time to enjoy traditional camp activities.
Showtime: Go beyond the spotlight and discover the music, choreography, and all of what it takes to star in your own production. Apply all you’ve learned when you create scenes from a musical with your fellow campers. This is a specially themed week, so not all traditional Camp Blue Bay activities will be offered.
Artrageous: Set your creative side free! Let nature and your imagination inspire you this week while you enjoy extra time in the arts and crafts room! Unleash your creativity and learn to use a variety of mediums while you create your own masterpieces. While the paint dries, there’ll be plenty of time for the traditional Camp Blue Bay activities.
Spruce it Up: You’re in for a Treeat! Enjoy making tree-inspired art, learn about trees at camp, and help “spruce” up camp with a service project. After you’re done making the world a better place, there will be time to enjoy traditional camp activities.
CSI (Camp Scene Investigation): Investigators needed! Put your problem-solving skills to the test and work towards solving a camp mystery with the help of science. While at camp, learn about tracks left by both animals and humans, fingerprinting, build a periscope, and even write a note in invisible ink! Cadettes will earn their Special Agent badge. This is a specially themed week, so not all traditional Camp Blue Bay activities will be offered.
Forest of Fun: Campers like to have a say in what they do at camp. All sessions kick off with a first night planning meeting to design a unique week for the group. The possibilities are endless—swimming, boating, night hikes, sleeping late, dancing, sports, arts and crafts, or stargazing. Don’t forget, there’s plenty of time for traditional Camp Blue Bay activities: cookouts, campfires, singing, games, and all camp programs.
Night Owls: During this TWO-WEEK session, campers will be able to plan and design a special program for the group, as well as make individual choices. The possibilities are endless— swimming, sailing (dependent on swimming ability), night hikes, sleeping late, dancing, sports, arts and crafts, stargazing, and sleeping under the stars. Also don’t forget, there’s plenty of time for traditional Camp Blue Bay activities.
Operation Outdoor: Returning this summer to Camp Blue Bay! Upon arrival, campers will participate in an in-tents outdoor training school, where they will be taught fire-building, orienteering, knot-tying, and shelter-building skills. Once they have mastered their skills, campers will spend the rest of the week competing in teams for a place on the Camp Blue Bay Council. Activities include outdoor cooking, a canoe expedition, daily challenges, and more! This specially themed week will dive into outdoor skills, so not all traditional Camp Blue Bay activities will be offered.
Splashtastic: Ready to make a splash? During this TWO-WEEK session, campers will perfect sailing techniques and prepare for a Camp Blue Bay Regatta. Learn how to rig a sunfish sailboat, tie various knots, and how to safely right a capsized vessel. Plus,spend extra time on the water enjoying fishing, a cookout on the beach, a scenic canoe trip to a remote lunch spot, and a camp-wide Polar Bear swim! (Water activities are dependent on swimming ability.) Dry off and enjoy all the other traditional camp activities.
Camp Blue Bay offers tent camping, which accommodates 4 campers with 8 camper tents to each unit. Each unit is supervised by 6 to 8 counselors in 2 tents. Each unit has modern indoor bathrooms with showers.
Camp Blue Bay also offers indoor, dormitory-style accommodations called “Troop Houses,” available to campers in grades 1-11 This accommodation is only for specific sessions. Troop Houses accommodate 24 campers in 2 rooms with modern bathrooms and a common area, supervised by 3 to 4 counselors in 2 rooms.
Campers are transported via deluxe motor coach that leaves from and returns to Hofstra University in Hempstead.
Working at camp is a great opportunity because it not only allows you to get outdoors, leaves time to disconnect, have fun, and be silly - but it also offers experiences to develop skills that can be helpful in future employment opportunities or in an educational setting. Check out these employment opportunities.
To be a good camp counselor is to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong.
LEARN MOREFor questions, please contact the Camp Program Managers, Aisling Green and Kirsi Moseman at cbbsummerdirector@gsnc.org or Laura Bissett-Carr at BissettcarrL@gsnc.org or 631.604.2201.
Camp Blue Bay is American Camp Association Accredited and operates under a Children’s Camp Permit issued by the Suffolk County Department of Health. Health Department inspection records are on file at the Suffolk County Department of Health, 360 Yaphank Ave., Suite 2A, Yaphank, NY 11980
