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.
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.
S’More Water Fun: The traditional S’More Fun session with an extra boating block.
Shape Up: Why does math have to be an indoor activity? Math is all around us all the time! Spend the week finding inspiration and getting to the roots of mathematical concepts by observing nature and exploring camp. Brownies and Juniors will earn their Shapes in Nature badge.
Clayin Around: Explore different types of art at camp! Paint, design jewelry, and even make your own clay! After you’ve cleaned off your paintbrushes, there will be plenty of time to enjoy all the other camp activities.
Bubble Guppy: Channel your inner fish with a week of water fun. Spend some extra time exploring the bay, swimming, fishing, and building sandcastles. Let’s not forget a special “floating” lunch on the creek. After you dry off,
Badge Blitz: Find a new adventure each day as you complete several Cadette badges! Work towards your Cadette Archery, Woodworker, and Science of Happiness badges all while enjoying 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.)
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.
Oh Buoy!: Oh Buoy! Spend the week exploring all things that float! Swim at the bay, have a floating lunch at the creek, and experiment with buoyancy in a hands-on STEM lesson. When you hang up your towel, there’ll be plenty of time for the traditional Camp Blue Bay activities.
Starstruck: Explore and observe the stars in the sky like a real space scientist during this out of this world week at camp! This is a special science-themed week, so please note not all traditional Camp Blue Bay activities will be offered. Girl Scout Cadettes will earn their Space Science Researcher badge (available to purchase at the GSNC Shop).
Paddle with a Purpose: Spend time paddling at the creek and then head to the activity building to dive deeper into understanding ecosystems at camp and how to protect the environment! Once you’re done at the creek, there will be lots of time for all the traditional camp activities.
Off the Beaten Path: For campers craving a more rustic experience or who want to hone their outdoor skills, come enjoy a week of outdoor fun! Campers at this session will learn outdoor survival skills and put those skills to the test. Try your hand at outdoor cooking, camp out under the stars, and follow trail signs off the beaten path! Traditional camp activities may be limited.
Flashlights and Fairytales: Live like a princess for a week in the Troop House! Take part in a PJ fashion show, practice being a mermaid at the bay, and grab your flashlights for a special after dark princess party! When you put aside your crown, there will be time for all traditional camp activities.
Slime Time: This week is your time to mess with slime! Play with slime, walk on slime, slip & slide on slime—the options are endless! Once you’ve cleaned up your mess, there will be time for traditional camp activities too!
Stay Salty: Do you enjoy salty snacks and saltwater fun? Prepare salty snacks in the kitchen and then put down your chef’s hat for a trip down to the waterfront to fish, swim, boat, and polar bear plunge—all with time left for traditional Camp Blue Bay activities.
Forest of Fun: The possibilities are endless—swimming, boating, night hikes, sleeping late, dancing, sports, arts and crafts, or Stargazing. This session includes a selection of all your favorite camp 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 5 to 7 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 1-8 This accommodation is only for specific sessions. Troop Houses accommodate 24 campers in 2 rooms with modern bathrooms and a common area, supervised by 4 to 6 counselors in 2 rooms.
Campers are transported via deluxe motor coach that leaves from and returns to Hofstra University in Hempstead.
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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
