Camp Kaleo Retreat Center
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center, 463 Old Zebulon Rd, Forsyth, GA 31029
About
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center offers a wide range of activities, including an Aqua Park, disc golf, archery, volleyball, canoes, air rifles, a swimming pool, hiking trails, a low ropes course, bazooka ball, tree climbing, bridge jumping, a rope swing, a water slide, splatter ball, and staff-led recreation. The program operates as a Christian wilderness camp with a rustic wilderness environment and includes both Overnight Adventure Camp and Day Camps.
• Ages: 6–15 years old
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center is a Christian wilderness camp that states its mission is for everyone to know Jesus, grow in Jesus, and show Jesus to the world, with values of Authenticity, Growth, and Adventure. Its summer program states that it seeks to cultivate, grow, and spread Christ in the lives of campers and expresses a desire for campers to share Jesus in their neighborhoods, the US, and around the world. The camp describes its purpose as providing quality food, clean lodging, comfortable meeting space, and beautiful surroundings while removing distractions it can control so that guests are more likely to hear what God is saying if He chooses to speak.
The leadership team includes Executive Director Hope Castillo and Property Manager Armando Castillo. Hope Castillo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Education and a Camp Director Certification from the American Camp Association, and she served on staff at Camp Kaleo from 2010–2014, first as a volunteer in 2010 and then full time from 2011–2014. In 2022, Hope was influential in creating the Friends of Kaleo support group, and Friends of Kaleo became the group that took over operations of Camp Kaleo in 2025. Armando Castillo has work experience in restaurant management, general construction, hardscapes, pool construction, HVAC, and electrical and mechanical construction. Hope and Armando welcomed baby Titus in December of 2025.
Lodging options at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center include Unit 1 Cabins (1–4) and Unit 2 Cabins (5–8), which are bunk bed style and require campers or guests to bring bedding and towels. The Daks are Adirondack-style semi-private camping structures with three walls and a bathhouse next to them, and campers and guests must bring their own bedding and towels for the Daks. Guest Rooms (1–4) have three twin-size beds, their own bathrooms, a minifridge, and come with bedding and towels furnished. The Cottage has two bedrooms with three queen-sized beds, a bathroom, a living room with a sofa bed, and a kitchen, and it also comes with bedding and towels furnished. Additional lodging details include 156 beds in eight log cabins, 30 beds in the Daks, guest rooms in the main building with three twin beds in each room, one room with two full beds, one room with one queen bed, and a pull-out couch in the Cottage, and a Lodge with one room with two queen beds, two rooms with two bunk beds (sleeping four each), and two pull-out couches that together sleep 10–16 people. Unit 1 Cabins (1–4) hold 17 people including beds in the loft, and Unit 2 Cabins (5–8) hold 22 people including the side staff room, and tent camping is also available.
Meeting spaces at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center include the Mission Study Chapel Building, which holds 75 theatre style; the Ark Conference Room in the Ark (Activities and Recreation) Building, which holds 90 theatre style; the Administration Building Conference Room, which holds 25–30 theatre style; the Dining Hall, which can hold 190 theatre style; the Gymnasium, which can hold 500 theatre style; and an Outdoor Worship Center on the bank of the lake, which holds 125. Meeting spaces come with a large TV with HDMI hook up. The camp also has a camp store with water bottles, shirts, camp patches, bandanas, hats, cups, and more, along with an online camp store.
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center is involved with the Georgia Royal Ambassadors program by hosting camping events. The retreat center is available for bookings throughout the year for church groups and provides a retreat setting for children, youth, college, and adults, and other groups such as churches, youth, and families are welcome to plan summer camp retreats there. The camp states that it is a member of unspecified associations referred to as “these Great Associations.”
Parent and group testimonials describe past experiences at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center. One parent, Connie Lodge, states that Camp Kaleo is her son’s favorite camp, that he returns year after year, and that he looks forward to becoming a staffer alongside mentors who have inspired him. Another parent, Mandy McHugh, states that Camp Kaleo was a wonderful experience for their kids, that it was their second year at Kaleo, and that the children are already looking forward to next summer, and she thanks the staff and counselors for pouring the love of Jesus into their boys. A testimonial from Tabernacle Baptist Church in Vidalia, Georgia, states that the staff were helpful and available, the food was great, and the campus was fantastic, and describes the setting as relaxing and easy to be alone with thoughts and concentrate on Christ, and concludes with “We’ll be Back.”
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 6–15 years old
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center is a Christian wilderness camp that states its mission is for everyone to know Jesus, grow in Jesus, and show Jesus to the world, with values of Authenticity, Growth, and Adventure. Its summer program states that it seeks to cultivate, grow, and spread Christ in the lives of campers and expresses a desire for campers to share Jesus in their neighborhoods, the US, and around the world. The camp describes its purpose as providing quality food, clean lodging, comfortable meeting space, and beautiful surroundings while removing distractions it can control so that guests are more likely to hear what God is saying if He chooses to speak.
The leadership team includes Executive Director Hope Castillo and Property Manager Armando Castillo. Hope Castillo has a Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Education and a Camp Director Certification from the American Camp Association, and she served on staff at Camp Kaleo from 2010–2014, first as a volunteer in 2010 and then full time from 2011–2014. In 2022, Hope was influential in creating the Friends of Kaleo support group, and Friends of Kaleo became the group that took over operations of Camp Kaleo in 2025. Armando Castillo has work experience in restaurant management, general construction, hardscapes, pool construction, HVAC, and electrical and mechanical construction. Hope and Armando welcomed baby Titus in December of 2025.
Lodging options at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center include Unit 1 Cabins (1–4) and Unit 2 Cabins (5–8), which are bunk bed style and require campers or guests to bring bedding and towels. The Daks are Adirondack-style semi-private camping structures with three walls and a bathhouse next to them, and campers and guests must bring their own bedding and towels for the Daks. Guest Rooms (1–4) have three twin-size beds, their own bathrooms, a minifridge, and come with bedding and towels furnished. The Cottage has two bedrooms with three queen-sized beds, a bathroom, a living room with a sofa bed, and a kitchen, and it also comes with bedding and towels furnished. Additional lodging details include 156 beds in eight log cabins, 30 beds in the Daks, guest rooms in the main building with three twin beds in each room, one room with two full beds, one room with one queen bed, and a pull-out couch in the Cottage, and a Lodge with one room with two queen beds, two rooms with two bunk beds (sleeping four each), and two pull-out couches that together sleep 10–16 people. Unit 1 Cabins (1–4) hold 17 people including beds in the loft, and Unit 2 Cabins (5–8) hold 22 people including the side staff room, and tent camping is also available.
Meeting spaces at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center include the Mission Study Chapel Building, which holds 75 theatre style; the Ark Conference Room in the Ark (Activities and Recreation) Building, which holds 90 theatre style; the Administration Building Conference Room, which holds 25–30 theatre style; the Dining Hall, which can hold 190 theatre style; the Gymnasium, which can hold 500 theatre style; and an Outdoor Worship Center on the bank of the lake, which holds 125. Meeting spaces come with a large TV with HDMI hook up. The camp also has a camp store with water bottles, shirts, camp patches, bandanas, hats, cups, and more, along with an online camp store.
Camp Kaleo Retreat Center is involved with the Georgia Royal Ambassadors program by hosting camping events. The retreat center is available for bookings throughout the year for church groups and provides a retreat setting for children, youth, college, and adults, and other groups such as churches, youth, and families are welcome to plan summer camp retreats there. The camp states that it is a member of unspecified associations referred to as “these Great Associations.”
Parent and group testimonials describe past experiences at Camp Kaleo Retreat Center. One parent, Connie Lodge, states that Camp Kaleo is her son’s favorite camp, that he returns year after year, and that he looks forward to becoming a staffer alongside mentors who have inspired him. Another parent, Mandy McHugh, states that Camp Kaleo was a wonderful experience for their kids, that it was their second year at Kaleo, and that the children are already looking forward to next summer, and she thanks the staff and counselors for pouring the love of Jesus into their boys. A testimonial from Tabernacle Baptist Church in Vidalia, Georgia, states that the staff were helpful and available, the food was great, and the campus was fantastic, and describes the setting as relaxing and easy to be alone with thoughts and concentrate on Christ, and concludes with “We’ll be Back.”
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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