Camp Greystone Review

If I could give this camp negative stars I would. It breaks my heart because this camp was some of my most amazing childhood experiences and I wanted to become a counselor when I got to college, as I was filling out the application I cam across the question “do you struggle with homosexuality” which caught me in suprise. I am an openly lesbian Christian woman and I am proud of who I am. This camp discriminates and honestly when I was filling this out I remembered a story my counselor told me at that camp, she said all animals don’t have souls and they don’t go to heaven and they don’t have emotion. Hearing that broke my heart, I now know that I have separate beliefs than that and I believe in all creatures getting love and eternal life in the end. Thank u for reading I am just so shocked.

Both of our daughters have attended summer camp at Camp Greystone, and both have had wonderful experiences! The staff, facilities, atmosphere, food, classes... everything is top notch. We wish we could attend as well! We would unequivocally recommend Camp Greystone to anyone wanting a superb Christian camp experience for their daughter. It is simply the best.

Incredible girls camp! My daughter has been attending for years and loves everything about the organization!

Went went to Camp GreyStone for a wedding and it was absolutely beautiful!!

Without a doubt this is my favorite place in the whole wide world. No doubt. The love for Jesus here is so prevalent and strong, you can't deny it. The classes are amazing, the food is the best there is, and the people are the best I've met in my life. Jimboy and his wife, Dr. Margaret, care for this camp and the girls with their whole heart. Everything they do is for the campers. I love this place, the greystone bubble is so real. Greystone will forever be my home.

I ve been going to camp for awhile and for me and my sister it has been truly an amazing experience. Away from your phone and all the outside world, we call it the Greystone Bubble. My first year I remember being so anxious about making friends, but everyone is so sweet and welcoming. Everyone at camp is really interested in being your friend. My best friend I made 5 summers ago is still my best friend even though she lives states away. I have a few summers left and am so excited to continue! My sister is going to be a counselor this summer and we are both so grateful that our parents have made the sacrifice to send us. It is not a cheap camp, but is SO WORTH IT. I have never felt alone. They always will help you no matter the problem. I have absolutely enjoyed everything. The counselors were so sweet and really want to get to know you. You are able to try new foods, activities, and experiences. You get so much out of it physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. (hint Jimboy talks about all at breakfast club:) !! Thank you so much Camp Greystone.

Camp is my FAVORITE place ever!!! I love making new friends I made 5 amazing girls from Dallas and even went to spend my birthday with them! Of course the best part about camp is feeling so close to god and feeling good about yourself there because everyone is so uplifting! I am so excited to spend my 7th summer at greystone!

Beautiful and historic. Sleeping accommodations are "quaint" at best though.

Camp is an incredible experience it really shaped me as a Christian 1 day I hope to become a counselor

camp is the closest thing to heaven on earth. Nuf said

Camp greystone is a beautiful camp! Ive worked there for the past 2 Summers and will be going back for my 3rd this year. It's a wonderful place to send your girls , and know they are taken care of by a loving, Godly family:) if I could give it more stars then 5 i would!

I've been going to Greystone for four summers and I absolutely love it! From awesome activities and evening programs to friendships that I will cherish forever, it is just an amazing place! You grow in so many ways and just feel closer to God when you are there. The counselors love you so much. You can be completely yourself because you know that everyone loves you no matter what. I will continue to go until I'm no longer able!!!!!

Camp memories and friends continue
To Impact my life at 78 yrs of age.
I attended Greystone as a camper, and 2 summers as a counselor

such an amazing place to praise the lord, try new things, and make new friends.

My mother and Daughter have been lucky enough to be part of many a Greystone Summer! They both have shared many wonderful stories of adventures, life friendships made and the love of God. There many always be a bump in the road from time to time, but for each bump a new strength grows. I feel very lucky as a mom of a teenage daughter that she wanted to spend 5 weeks every summer "unplugged ".

I am a parent and I gladly send my daughter to Camp Greystone. I am also a former camper and counselor. Camp Greystone is an oasis in today's crazy world our children live in. At Camp Greystone they celebrate and encourage the stuff that great childhood memories are made of. The owners and staff pour their hearts into all they do and the love of Jesus is at the center of it all. The message the girls receive is that they are enough...they are loved for who they are, not what they post.

If my daughter carries a fraction of the messages with her, she will be better off. At camp being kind is cool. The younger girls see teenagers who love Jesus and have fun. These are the role models I want for my child. They are unplugged and away from the comparison trap of social media. Friendships are encouraged and celebrated. Of course, the campus and activities are top notch, but I don't send my daughter there for that....it is simply icing on the cake.

Camp Greystone has a unique mission and that is to fill my daughter to the rim with love and acceptance. They do it well.

Camp Greystone is an oasis. It is sweet, loving, old-fashioned, modern, and fun.

All 3 of my daughters have been and currently are campers here. I can not accurately put into words to describe how wonderful Camp Greystone is. If you want your daughter to have lifetime memories and friends, this is the place for them.

Why hello there.

I went to camp for 6 years and loved it. This year, not so much.

Sure, the camp instead was great, but there was a lot of unneeded drama. Like you claimed my friend was cutting herself, you were slightly homophobic, and you didn't bother to ask us abt our other friend who actually DID cut herself.

It got out of hand quickly.

And then you told my friend' parents about her YouTube channel. Why, may I ask? Because she cursed? That's fine. You can't control what they do outside of their camp life. That's called freedom of speech. And she was happy, and it felt great because I'm happy when she's happy.

Maybe try and not ruin people's self esteem next session.

If I could leave negative stars on this camp, then I would.

I was kicked out of this camp the summer after fifth grade because of my lesbian mother and Jewish father. The director of this camp Laura, told my mother that I punched another camper and that s why I was kicked out. I never punched anyone.

Instead let me tell you a couple of things that happened. My mother and her (now) wife wrote me that summer telling me about the national legalization of same-sex marriage. In this letter they included a small folded up print out of a rainbow flag. I put this up on my bunk and that night I was pushed out of the window of my top bunk in TU2. This happened again the next night as well. (Why do you think there are wooden bars on the windows?)

When I was not badly physically hurt by this, I was pushed off of a swing and had my wrist broken by an older girl. I still have a scar on my left wrist from this incident.

I was pulled out of my cabin multiple times by senior counselors and told that I was not allowed to talk about my lesbian mother. I was eleven. I was also told that I was required to be Christian, even though I still went to all services, I was Jewish. I didn t mind this until it became borderline anti-Semitic by the older girls at the camp and nobody cared.

I had night terrors many nights and went to the health hut and they gave me a ginger ale and sent me to bed, not caring at all about my mental health.

This all said:
Before my mom came out, I had a wonderful time at camp. I went for four years and loved it. My mom also went to this camp when she was younger.

If you enjoy this camp then good for you, but if not, if you are not the cookie cutter girl that they want, then don t go. It left me with some serious issues. I found myself in a deep depression after that, I would not in any way fully blame my depression on this camp, but it was definitely a factor.

Camp Greystone was a home to me and my family and they kicked me out because I was different. They were family. Jimboy and his family were very important to me and the movie The Princess Bride still strikes a chord with me.

Surprisingly enough, this is the camp that made me figure out that I am queer, so that is interesting... However, I would never feel safe stepping back on the grounds of this place.

It is not Christian. Christianity is love, this was pure hate. Camp Greystone, my story needs to be heard.

if there was a way to give negative stars, I'd do it.

I struggle with depression. I'd been working on getting better for months leading up to going to this camp. When I got to the camp, I was better than I had been in 2 or 3 years. When I got home I was worse than I've been in 2 or 3 years.

If you are over the age of 11, it's probably not the best idea to go to this camp unless you still un-ironically watch Barney The Dinosaur.

Youtube was my only place to be happy. I wasn't hurting anyone. Sorry if my vulgar language offended you Christians. You should have just left it alone. Now I have nothing. I can never have a place to be happy again. I've poured my heart and soul into this channel for almost a year. You have no idea what it feels like for your only escape to be ripped away from you.

Also, who do you think you are to tell me that I cut myself??
That's right, folks. One of the head-staff went up to me personally and TOLD me I was cutting myself. No I wasn't. Who do you think you are?!

One of my friends DID end up cutting while she was staying at this fabulous camp. Do you know how she was made to feel better? Complete isolation from other campers. She sat in a room (mostly by herself) all day. From what she told use by using signs through the window, they had been feeding her food that they give the sick kids. Like yogurt and mac and cheese.

A staff member who sat at my table was also caught spreading rumors about me, including that I made a girl at our table cry. I went and found the girl later to say sorry, even though I had no memory of making her cry. When I found her I told her I was sorry and she was really confused because she said that I had never made her cry. She even told said staff member. The staff member, of course, had already told the lie to a higher up and I was already in trouble, so every time the girl tried to say she never cried, the table counselor would say "Well it's better to just take the blame," or "Stop talking about it!".

Since my terrible, summer ruining experience, I have gotten in touch with my fellow campers. Almost all of them had said that Greystone, in some way, shape, or form, had messed up and/or ruined their whole summer.

Next time you try to care for the kids with "issues", do your research. You'd think it's part of their job to do research on this subject before camp, but apparently not.

In case you haven't noticed, I've got roughly 23k subscribers, angry with their keyboards, wanting me to tell them the name of the camp so they can completely destroy your reputation as far as online goes. But, as much as you've done to me, I don't tell them the name of the camp.
Why? Because then Jimboy would have to sit by and watch his beloved camp be hurt, when he wasn't the one who hurt me and my friends.

You Christians are probably going to blow that last paragraph out of proportion and say that it's a terroristic threat or something insane.
Disclaimer: No. It's not a threat of any kind. Chill out.

And before you call my parents, outraged that I gave you a bad review, I want you to know that I'm just using google reviews the way it's supposed to be used. Welcome to the real world. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows.

Good day to you, and thank you for ruining my summer, my mental state, and for making me start back at the beginning as far as getting better.

Amazing experience for my 8yr old, I was nervous about the idea of dropping her off without knowing anyone for her first camp experience. When we arrived to check-in I was impressed. The process was smooth and very reassuring to this nervous mom, everyone was so loving and full of joy. My daughter is smiling in every picture, she's found her happy place!!

This camp is magical. I have gone the past 2 years and it is the most amazing experience ever. Greystone is heaven on Earth. The staff isn't the staff. They're your friends. The food, oh my gosh, the food is AMAZING. The cabins are clean and nice. The activities are so fun and creative. Everything about it is wonderful. I don't cry except when I leave Camp Greystone.

Our daughter has gone here for several years. It is a true slice of Heaven!!! Another competitor camp states on their website "Camp xxx is not a religiously affiliated camp..... We believe religion is something that parents can best foster at home, and camp can be committed to more general human values we can all ascribe to." I couldn't disagree more and think the more our children are exposed to their Christian upbringing in today's world, the better. General human values while at camp should be a given right? Anyway, if you are looking for an amazing Christian based camp with loads of history for your daughter then Camp Greystone is what you are looking for.

My girls have all attended Camp Greystone for the last six years. They count the days each year until they can return. There is no better camp anywhere. They absolutely love it.

I have met the best people and have had the best years of my life here!

This place is amazing! This year marks the 100th anniversary. I am so happy to be back. So many fond memories.

Best camp there is
Staff so nice

My daughter has gone to Camp Greystone the last 4 years. She didn't know anyone attending the camp but that did not detour her from finding sweet friends!! Greystone does a great job of making girls feel right at home and included. Each year she connects with old friends from years past and meets new girls that have never been to Greystone. Greystone has been a special place for our 11 year old daughter, and will continue to be for many years to come. She said, right before camp this summer, "I wish I could live at Greystone".

Camp Greystone is by far the most AMAZING place ever! I am so blessed to be able to call it my home away from home. At Greystone, everyone is so kind and accepting; there has never been any drama whatsoever and only lovingness! Do not hesitate to come here at all, it does not fail to succeed. I have made some of my best friends here and have been prepared for so much in life. Most importantly, Greystone has allowed me to grow that much closer to God. I have always been very Christian but coming to camp just made me that much more! Taking the Bible class offered to is a GREAT idea as it explains all the questions I ever had! From beautiful Sunday services to morning assembly devotions, Jesus is at camp in every way possible. Kindness and Christ radiates off of everyone and that s just makes camp even more enjoyable! I am so exited to come back in 8 days for the 100th! Thank you greystone for shaping my faith and showering me with love and friendship

This camp is amazing. This year will be my 5th year going. my grandma went there, her mom went there, so on so fourth. It is my second home. This year, I pray to G-d that Main Camp doesn t get cancelled. With times like this, its all me and other campers have to look forward too. Anyways, almost every day I think of this camp. I love Jimboy s breakfast club. I love carnival (what a classic!) Well, what do I not love! Its the most beautiful place on earth! Please send your daughter here. You wont regret it one bit!

My friend who goes to Greystone with me texted my cabin this. Her name is Caroline. I was supposed to attend June camp this year and it was sadly cancelled. I ve been so upset but when Caroline sent this it just made me even more excited to attend Main Camp 2021!!

If it wasn t for greystone, I truly wouldn t be the person I am today! Greystone made me realize that you always have something to be grateful for. And if it wasn t for greystone.... I wouldn t have met any of my bestest friends. greystone doesn t hurt people, it only helps people. It helps people to find their true selves by being such a fun and amazing community with great girls!! You never feel lonely nor sad. It is the best environment to live in, even if it is just for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, or even 5 weeks! At greystone, there is no such thing as being lonely or feeling like the world is collapsing. You are surrounded with people who WANT to get to know you and people who will have your back regardless the situation! I love y all and camp greystone!
, Caroline

AMAZING there are soon many activities and fun people its just a great environment and there top priority is for everyone to see kindness and be kind. no one is ever sad CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE