Registration is NOW OPEN for returning camper families!
Registration opens for NEW campers on March 14!
Registration opens for NEW campers on March 14!
SUMMER CAMP 2023
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Summer Camp RegistrationWe highly encourage you to fill out our online registration. Returning camper families already have an account for registration.
Please contact our office if you need assistance logging into your account or if you need a paper form mailed to your home. PLEASE NOTE: One of our highest priorities is to ensure that a summer camp experience is accessible to all, with a particular focus on providing an affordable summer camp experience to those who need it most. We are committed to reserving 75% of our registrations for families who have the greatest financial need. To ensure we are able to meet this service standard we may restrict registration to reserve space for the families that have the greatest financial need. If the fee you qualify for has been removed as an option this may be the case. Please call us at 616-949-0780 ext. 105 to verify. Thank you for your understanding. Questions about Summer Camp
and/or registration? Email registrar@campblodgett.org or call 616-949-0780 x105 |
Who We Are
Since 1921, Camp Blodgett has been enriching the lives of youth in West Michigan. Our summer camp serves kids ages 8-17 who live in Kent and Ottawa Counties. Summer camp experiences include physical activities like swimming, hiking and biking, but we also ensure that campers are exposed to learning opportunities with activities that may be new to them such as archery, canoeing, and workshops on a variety of topics to keep their minds active and growing.
The safety of our campers is our highest priority. Camp Blodgett undergoes rigorous inspections each summer by the State of Michigan and provides our staff with intensive, high quality training to ensure that our programs, staff, and facilities meet the highest standards of safety and quality.
Camp Blodgett’s staff is made up of caring, energetic young adults who are at least 18 years of age and have passed multiple background and reference checks. We hire individuals who are enthusiastic, creative, honest, dependable, and who are dedicated to being positive role models for campers and other staff. Our staff ratio is approximately 1 staff member to 3 campers.
The safety of our campers is our highest priority. Camp Blodgett undergoes rigorous inspections each summer by the State of Michigan and provides our staff with intensive, high quality training to ensure that our programs, staff, and facilities meet the highest standards of safety and quality.
Camp Blodgett’s staff is made up of caring, energetic young adults who are at least 18 years of age and have passed multiple background and reference checks. We hire individuals who are enthusiastic, creative, honest, dependable, and who are dedicated to being positive role models for campers and other staff. Our staff ratio is approximately 1 staff member to 3 campers.
What To Expect at camp blodgett
At Camp Blodgett, we never allow cost to get in the way of a child’s opportunity to attend summer camp. With our sliding fee scale, your family size and income determine the cost of your child’s camp fees. Most of our campers come to Camp Blodgett for our lowest fee of $40 for a 5-day session of camp. One of our highest priorities is to ensure that a summer camp experience is accessible to all. We are committed to reserving 75% of our registrations for families who have the greatest financial need. Throughout the registration season, we will be accepting higher income campers (designated as those paying $100 or more in camp fees per camper) on a first come-first served basis, but will limit the percentage of higher income campers to no more than 25% of our camper population. If your child is not able to be accommodated at Camp Blodgett this summer for this reason, we will be happy to suggest other camps your child may enjoy and/or place your child on a waiting list.
In order to serve as many children as possible who are interested in attending our summer camp, each child is allowed to come for one session per summer season.
In order to serve as many children as possible who are interested in attending our summer camp, each child is allowed to come for one session per summer season.
Mixed-Gender Cabins
Camp Blodgett will be offering a mixed-gender cabin option. While boy and girl cabins will still be offered, mixed-gender cabins allow for greater flexibility in camper housing. Here are FAQs about this new cabin offering:
Who will be allowed to stay in a mixed-gender cabin?
All campers can request the mixed-gender cabin during registration.
Can I still register my camper for a single gender cabin?
Absolutely! Boy and girl cabins are not going away. During the registration process, you can select which cabin you would like your camper to stay in.
Who will be supervising the mixed-gender cabin?
Just like all our cabins, the mixed-gender cabin will have a minimum of two cabin counselors, who will be mixed-gender pairs whenever possible.
How will bathrooms/showering/changing be handled?
All cabins have a private, one-stall bathroom, which the campers are free to use when in the cabin. When it is time to change their clothes, campers will have the option of using either the cabin bathroom one at a time, or to go as a group to the bath house, where there are individual stalls and a two-door shower area.
Who will be allowed to stay in a mixed-gender cabin?
All campers can request the mixed-gender cabin during registration.
Can I still register my camper for a single gender cabin?
Absolutely! Boy and girl cabins are not going away. During the registration process, you can select which cabin you would like your camper to stay in.
Who will be supervising the mixed-gender cabin?
Just like all our cabins, the mixed-gender cabin will have a minimum of two cabin counselors, who will be mixed-gender pairs whenever possible.
How will bathrooms/showering/changing be handled?
All cabins have a private, one-stall bathroom, which the campers are free to use when in the cabin. When it is time to change their clothes, campers will have the option of using either the cabin bathroom one at a time, or to go as a group to the bath house, where there are individual stalls and a two-door shower area.
2023 Weekly themes
Arts Week: Love to draw, paint, dance, or sing? This this is the session for you! A week filled with workshops to fill every artistic need. Join us as we kick off the summer in style!
Superhero Week: Look up in the sky... it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SUPERHERO Week! This week will surely be full of surprises and one to remember. Calling all superheroes, come to Camp Blodgett for a week of adventure and excitement!
Blast From The Past Week: This week we are turning the clock way back with our camp time machine! Who knows where we will end up as we explore centuries long gone! Watch your step, or you might find yourself stepping in dino-poo!
Arts Week (for campers sensitive to sensory issues): Love camp but don’t love the noise? First time and maybe a little nervous? Come join us for a week of exploring art of all kinds. We are being mindful this session of over-stimulation, but don’t worry; it’s still going to be a blast!
Survivor Week: This week on Sur… Uh, I mean, this week at Camp B: get ready to chase victory, as cabins are pitted against one another in fun challenges employing all areas of strength. From mind bending puzzles to wild relay races, you will need to Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast!
Mystery Week: What was that? Did you see what happened? Come help us solve a mystery at camp this week as we put on our detective hats and look for clues. If you are a puzzle or riddle lover, this week is for you!
Teen Week: Back again, and here to stay, it’s Teen Week! This 4 day session is a more individually curated experience, geared towards our oldest campers!
During all sessions, no matter the theme, campers have many unique hands-on opportunities to learn, grow, and enjoy activities they may not experience at home including swimming in Lake Michigan or our swimming pool, arts & crafts, campfires, hiking, and our adventure course.
Each day, campers participate in a fun-filled schedule of activities that allows for opportunities to build friendships, learn new skills, and enjoy the outdoors with plenty of choices about how to spend their time at camp.
Superhero Week: Look up in the sky... it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s SUPERHERO Week! This week will surely be full of surprises and one to remember. Calling all superheroes, come to Camp Blodgett for a week of adventure and excitement!
Blast From The Past Week: This week we are turning the clock way back with our camp time machine! Who knows where we will end up as we explore centuries long gone! Watch your step, or you might find yourself stepping in dino-poo!
Arts Week (for campers sensitive to sensory issues): Love camp but don’t love the noise? First time and maybe a little nervous? Come join us for a week of exploring art of all kinds. We are being mindful this session of over-stimulation, but don’t worry; it’s still going to be a blast!
Survivor Week: This week on Sur… Uh, I mean, this week at Camp B: get ready to chase victory, as cabins are pitted against one another in fun challenges employing all areas of strength. From mind bending puzzles to wild relay races, you will need to Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast!
Mystery Week: What was that? Did you see what happened? Come help us solve a mystery at camp this week as we put on our detective hats and look for clues. If you are a puzzle or riddle lover, this week is for you!
Teen Week: Back again, and here to stay, it’s Teen Week! This 4 day session is a more individually curated experience, geared towards our oldest campers!
During all sessions, no matter the theme, campers have many unique hands-on opportunities to learn, grow, and enjoy activities they may not experience at home including swimming in Lake Michigan or our swimming pool, arts & crafts, campfires, hiking, and our adventure course.
Each day, campers participate in a fun-filled schedule of activities that allows for opportunities to build friendships, learn new skills, and enjoy the outdoors with plenty of choices about how to spend their time at camp.
Additional Details
Registration Fees
Our camp registration fees are based on your family size and income level. See the 2023 Sliding Fee Scale below that we use to determine fees.
Our camp registration fees are based on your family size and income level. See the 2023 Sliding Fee Scale below that we use to determine fees.
Making a Payment
You can make a payment in the form of debit or credit card during the online registration process or by calling our office. You may also mail a check or money order to our Grand Rapids office at 528 Bridge St NW, Suite 6, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Cash payments must be dropped off to our Grand Rapids office during open office hours.
Payments can be made at any time after registration, in any amount, but full payment is due 10 days before your child's session. Registrations without full payment by this time are subject to cancellation.
What Happens after Registration?
Camp Blodgett will send an automated confirmation by email immediately following your online registration. You will receive confirmation by mail a few weeks after you complete online registration. This may include notice of missing paperwork or payment if there were items that were not completed in the registration process. If there is missing paperwork, please respond promptly to our request for this information.
Refunds and Cancellations
Camp Blodgett will accept cancellations at any time and will refund fees with the following policy:
You can make a payment in the form of debit or credit card during the online registration process or by calling our office. You may also mail a check or money order to our Grand Rapids office at 528 Bridge St NW, Suite 6, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Cash payments must be dropped off to our Grand Rapids office during open office hours.
Payments can be made at any time after registration, in any amount, but full payment is due 10 days before your child's session. Registrations without full payment by this time are subject to cancellation.
What Happens after Registration?
Camp Blodgett will send an automated confirmation by email immediately following your online registration. You will receive confirmation by mail a few weeks after you complete online registration. This may include notice of missing paperwork or payment if there were items that were not completed in the registration process. If there is missing paperwork, please respond promptly to our request for this information.
Refunds and Cancellations
Camp Blodgett will accept cancellations at any time and will refund fees with the following policy:
- Cancellations 7 days or more before the session's start date will be issued a 90% refund of fees paid.
- Cancellation within 7 days of the start of the session will result in no refund.
Daily Activities at Camp Blodgett
While every day is filled with a variety of activities at camp, we follow a schedule of morning, afternoon and evening activities. For more specifics on your child's week at camp, feel free to ask our staff about the week's themed activities at check-in!
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MORNING
Morning Ceremony Breakfast Cabin and Camp Cleanup Cabin Activity Time Sports Activity Time |
AFTERNOON
Lunch Rest Period Workshops Kid’s Choice/ Swim Time |
EVENING
Dinner Evening Activity Evening Program Shower Time Snack/Cabin Time |
Discounts
Discounts are available to help make the cost of camp even more affordable for your family and to encourage families to register early for the best session preferences. A $10 minimum fee is required regardless of available discounts.
Returning Camper Discount - Register and pay $10 deposit for any session by March 13 and take $20 off the registration fee using the provided discount code. This discount is available only to families whose children have previously attended Camp Blodgett.
Early Registration Discount - Register and pay $10 deposit for any session between March 14 and March 31 and take $10 off the registration fee.
*Registration fees paid by third party agencies (such as DA Blodgett-St. John's, Wedgwood, Arbor Circle, etc.) are not eligible for the above discounts.
Discounts are available to help make the cost of camp even more affordable for your family and to encourage families to register early for the best session preferences. A $10 minimum fee is required regardless of available discounts.
Returning Camper Discount - Register and pay $10 deposit for any session by March 13 and take $20 off the registration fee using the provided discount code. This discount is available only to families whose children have previously attended Camp Blodgett.
Early Registration Discount - Register and pay $10 deposit for any session between March 14 and March 31 and take $10 off the registration fee.
*Registration fees paid by third party agencies (such as DA Blodgett-St. John's, Wedgwood, Arbor Circle, etc.) are not eligible for the above discounts.