Camp BaYoCa

Worth knowing

• A 350-acre Baptist camp with a lodge for up to 80, two 36-bed bunkhouses and ten 8-bed cabins.
• Retreats from August through May are listed at $23 per person per night if you cook for yourselves.
• The lodge sleeping floor locks into two halves, each with its own bathrooms.
• Hosts church and school retreats, youth events, family camps and custom summer camps.

What the operator states

Sleeps

Lodge holds groups of up to 80 (78 beds upstairs). Two bunkhouses sleep up to 36 each (72 beds), and 10 cabins sleep up to 8 each in bunk beds. No campus total is stated.

Largest single building

Sleeps 80

Sleeping setup

Bunks

Kitchen

The lodge has a full kitchen; groups can cook for themselves.

Meals and dining

Food service can be added. Bunkhouse groups can use the dining hall for meals and meetings.

Meeting space

Lodge main floor has a dining or meeting area; the dining hall doubles as meeting space.

Outdoors

350-acre camp; rustic campsite with 6 covered platforms and fire pits; most activities included with a retreat

Accessibility

The lodge has a handicap-accessible room and bathroom.

Group rules

Owned and run by the Knox County Association of Baptists. The lodge upstairs has a lockable middle door to split guys and girls, each side with its own bathroom.

Price

Retreats August through May: $23 per person per night (self-catering); rustic camping $14 per person per night (no date on the page; confirm before you rely on it)

Ask before you book

Built from what the operator's page left open when we checked.

1. Is your stated capacity the permitted occupancy, or a count of every bed and sofa?
2. Can a church bus or coach reach the building, and how many cars fit?
3. Are pets allowed?
4. Is alcohol allowed on the property?
5. What is the minimum stay?

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