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Travel PlansWe strongly encourage first year campers to ride the bus to camp if it is an option. It aids in the camper's adjustment to camp by meeting other campers, singing camp songs, and visiting with staff about camp. It is easier for a parent to say goodbye as the bus pulls away from the parking lot rather than walking away at camp. It is a terrific scene to see the entire camp community gather outside the bus when it arrives into camp. Camp Foley Charter Buses: The arrival and departure point for our special camp buses/vans will be Our Lady of Grace Church parking lot, 5051 Eden Avenue, Edina, MN - off Highway 100. Snacks and lunches will be provided and are included in the bus fee. Staff members travel with the campers.
Air Transportation: We urge you to use Travel One, Inc. to assist you with air travel. It helps us tremendously to have our campers arriving together on the same flights – staffing to meet flights, better supervision and travel arrangements to camp. In general, flights arrive into the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport before 9:30 a.m. and depart after 2:00 p.m. Call Travel One at 1-800-245-1111 and ask for the Camp Foley Representative to assist you. Special discounts on Northwest Airlines are available to our camp families. Travel One, Inc. will also notify Foley directly of your travel plans or any changes that may take place. Staff will meet the campers at the gate and assist them with their baggage and in connecting with the camp buses. When campers arrive they will call home collect or with a phone card to insure their parents that they have been met. Please make sure your child has the necessary directions and number for calling. We strongly encourage that parents arrange for campers twelve and under to travel unaccompanied minor when needing to change planes, traveling alone (without a sibling or other campers), or to and from a foreign country. On the return, staff personally assist campers with luggage and to their gate and watch them board. Campers are supervised at the airport. Bringing or picking up your child: When dropping your camper off at camp, plan their arrival between 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. on the opening day of each session. When picking your camper up plan to be at camp between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on the closing day of the session. Directions to Camp: From Brainerd: Hwy #371 from Brainerd to Jenkins. Turn right on Upper Whitefish Chain road - County #15. Go 6 miles to County #1, turn right and go 5.4 miles to County #134, turn right and go 3 miles to camp. From Duluth: Hwy 35W south to 210 west to Crosby. Follow Hwy 6 to County #1, in Emily and go left. Go 12.2 miles to County #134, turn left and go 3 miles to camp. From Fargo: Hwy 10 east to Detroit Lakes and take Hwy 34 east to Park Rapids. Take Hwy 71 south to Hwy 87 east to Hwy 64 south to Hwy 2 east to Pine River. You go right on Hwy 371 for 1/2 block and then go left at the yellow blinking light. Go through town, over the dam to County 1 and go right for 11 miles to Hwy 134, go right for three miles. Click here for a .pdf map to camp. Foreign CampersWe welcome our foreign campers to the United States and to Camp Foley. Following is some additional information to aid parents in preparing to send their child to camp. Flight Information: Campers flying into the United States should plan their arrival into the St. Paul/Minneapolis International Airport on the day before the start of the session. Foley Staff can meet flights arriving in the late afternoon or early evening of that day. Campers will spend the night in the motel supervised by Foley staff on their arrival day and will catch the bus the following morning with the other campers. The cost of the overnight accommodation is included in the final bill. Campers will need to have spending money for their evening meal, breakfast and any entertainment in the evening. Foreign campers need to depart after 2:00 p.m. of the closing day of their session. We strongly encourage foreign campers to fly unaccompanied minor to help with customs and transferring planes. |
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