Camp Preparation Guide

Each camper/staff member needs to bring: 

• bed linens (pillow, fitted sheet, sleeping bag, etc.) 
• towels
• personal items
• play clothes
• sweatshirt and pants for evenings
• nice outfit for dance
• swimsuit (no string bikinis)
• tennis shoes
• an extra pair of shoes
• sunscreen 
• bug spray 

Please remember that this is a church camp and proper clothing always needs to be worn (no short shorts or skimpy tops). Counselors and staff have the right to ask anyone to change if they feel the clothing is inappropriate. 

We provide three (3) healthy meals a day plus snacks, so please do not send candy or food with your child. Remember that keeping sweets in the cabins just invites unwelcome guests. CAMP BLUESTONE DOES NOT ALLOW SNACKS AND BEVERAGES OTHER THAN WATER IN THE CABINS.

We do ask that each camper bring a bag of cookies, chips and/or drink mix (lemonade/Kool-Aid, Gatorade, etc.)

Parents and Guardians: Please remind campers that not everyone signed the photo release form. Therefore, no pictures or videos are to be added to social media unless they know those people in the photo have approval.

Our camp medic will review the medical information with you at registration. Please bring any medications your child will need in the prescription bottle with only a week’s amount of pills and necessary instructions. 

Also, during registration you can purchase camp pictures for $10 that includes a (5″ x 7″) cabin picture and an (8″x 10″) camp group photo.  A photographer will take pictures at the beginning of the week, and they can be picked up Friday during check-out.

After registration, dinner will be held at 4 p.m. in the dining hall; parents/guardians are welcome to stay and join us.  Our kitchen staff will be preparing for the week, so helping them with this meal will be greatly appreciated. Camp begins at 5 p.m. and we ask that everyone, but campers and staff be out of the camp by this time. From Sunday until Friday morning, we have a closed camp. Emergencies are understandable.

Friday, on our last day of camp, all parents and family are invited to attend worship service with us at 10:30 a.m. inside the chapel. Check-out begins after worship service until 1 p.m. We must be out by this time so the camp can prepare for another group coming in. You must check-out with the Camp Director.

Driving Directions to Camp Billo

From I-77 South, I-64 East to Camp Billo

• Travel I-77 South, I-64 East.
• Take Exit 40, toward Lewisburg.
• Traveling east on I-64, take Exit 139 Sandstone/Hinton. (Slow down, exit is a sharp curve.)
• At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Route 20 and drive ten miles to Hinton.
• At first traffic light in Hinton, cross bridge and veer right onto Summers Street which is one-way traffic.
• At end of Summers Street, turn left toward the 2nd stoplight.
• Turn right at stoplight and cross bridge.
• At end of bridge, turn left onto Route 20 South.
• Continue on Route 20 South until you pass a Dairy Queen. Shortly after DQ, turn left onto Route 3 East (toward Alderson).
• Cross bridge and veer right.
• Shortly you’ll pass an Exxon station. We recommend that you fill up with gas if you have less than 1/8 of a tank.
• Continue straight on Route 3 East for about five miles.
• At intersection, veer right onto Route 12 South toward Forest Hill for 6 miles. You will see Forest Hill Post Office on left.
• Continue to Seminole Road and turn right. Proceed carefully as road starts to narrow.
• Travel about 4 miles and turn right at Roles Chapel where road becomes very narrow and curvy. Make a left at Low Gap Church until you reach Bluestone.

From Route 460 in Virginia to Camp Billo

Driving Directions from Camp Billo

To I-77 North, I-64 West from Camp Billo

• Turn right at Low Gap Church.
• Turn left at STOP sign at Roles Chapel.
• Turn left at STOP sign and travel Route 12 North. Forest Hills Post Office will be on the right.
• Turn left at intersection onto Route 3 West toward Hinton.
• Stop at dangerous intersection, turn left and cross bridge.
• Turn right at YIELD sign toward Hinton.
• Stay straight to I-64, Route 20 North.
• Turn right and cross bridge into Hinton.
• Go straight traveling on one-way Temple Street to stoplight and continue straight out of Hinton.
• Take I-64 West straight to Beckley.
• On I-64 West, veer right toward Charleston.
• Stay Right on I-64 West, I-77 North until you reach Charleston.

Travel Times from Major East Coast Locations

Individual travel times may vary but this guide gives a general idea of how long it takes to get to Bluestone.