Camp Dixie

Name

Camp Dixie

Legal name

Camp Dixie, LLC

Website

https://campdixie.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Summer Camp

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA), Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA)

Keywords

• Traditional summer camp
• Residential youth camp
• Outdoor education programs
• Character development retreats
• Family retreat weekends

Headquarters

HQ city

Clayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Summer Camp Tuition: Session-based tuition covering all camp programs and instructional activities. Tuition included one required uniform shirt and one camp t-shirt. No extra charges for craft supplies, riflery, weekly laundry, trips, or canteen visits. A 5% sibling discount was offered for two or more children from the same household.
2. Babes in the Woods: Women's retreat weekend program at $265 per person, including 2 nights lodging, 5 meals, snacks, t-shirt and activities. Spa services offered at additional cost.
3. Father-Son Weekend: Weekend program at $130 for adults and $90 per child, including 2 nights, 5 meals, and all activities.
4. Day Camp: Day camp program at $190 per week, including activities, lunch, snack and T-shirt.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Camp Dixie was a traditional residential summer camp for boys and girls ages 6 to 15, offering overnight sessions ranging from 1 week (Fun Week) to 8 weeks (Full Season), plus Junior Camp (2 weeks) and Senior Camp (4 weeks), along with a Day Camp program, women's retreat weekends (Babes in the Woods), and Father-Son Weekends. Located on 350 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia with a private spring-fed lake, the program emphasized character development through a Christian-based curriculum with a 4:1 staff-to-camper ratio, capped at about 70 campers per session to preserve a family atmosphere.

Product overview

Camp Dixie operated as a traditional residential summer camp founded in 1914, offering a portfolio of programs for children and families. The core offerings included overnight summer camp for boys and girls (ages 6-15) with varying session lengths, a day camp program for younger children, and specialty weekend programs including Babes in the Woods (women's retreats) and Father-Son Weekends. Additional programs included a Counselor-in-Training leadership program, the Silver Lining Outdoor Environmental Program for school groups, and an international camper program. The company also published commemorative merchandise including the 'Pals Goodnight' centennial memory book. Camp Dixie ceased operations in 2021 due to COVID-19 challenges and the property is now for sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Camp Dixie Residential Summer Camp
• Camp Dixie Day Camp
• Babes in the Woods

Quantifiable outcome

• Survived and operated for over 100 years through multiple historical challenges including WWI, Great Depression, WWII, and the 1965 dining hall fire.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Silver Lining Outdoor Environmental ProgramminorOthersA non-profit environmental education program sponsored by Camp Dixie. Designed to complement classroom lessons in grades 1-8 using an outdoor setting as a learning laboratory. Offers multi-disciplinary curriculum including environmental programs, recreational activities, and low element challenge course. Programs offered September through May with exclusive use of Camp Dixie facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Camp Twin Lakes: Year-round camp near Atlanta, Georgia serving children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other challenges; operates residential and environmental programming on a multi-use site. Comparable as a Georgia-based residential camp operator with environmental programming and non-profit structure, though serving a different primary population.

Others

• American Camp Association: National membership and accreditation body for camps in the United States, of which Camp Dixie was a participating camp via founder Pop J's role in helping establish the organization. Included as an industry/ecosystem peer that defines and accredits comparable traditional residential camp operators.

Direct peers

• Camp Merrie-Woode: Historic traditional girls' residential camp founded in 1919 in Sapphire, NC, similar founding era and emphasis on character development and traditional outdoor programming. Direct peer as a long-standing, small-enrollment, traditional overnight camp in the Southeast mountain region.
• Camp Pinnacle: Traditional residential coed summer camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina offering multi-activity programming for children of similar ages. Comparable to Camp Dixie in rustic setting, traditional camp philosophy, and direct-to-consumer family enrollment model.
• Camp Yonahlossee: Historic traditional girls' residential summer camp near Boone, NC founded in 1922, sharing a comparable Southeast mountain setting, traditional activity mix, and small-enrollment philosophy. Direct peer in the historic-traditional overnight camp segment.
• Camp Woodmont: Traditional coed overnight summer camp on Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia serving similar age groups with a rustic, nature-focused curriculum. Direct peer on geography (northwest Georgia), small traditional enrollment model, and emphasis on character building.
• Camp Juliette Low: Girls' residential summer camp in Cloudland, Georgia on Lookout Mountain, founded in 1922 and known for small enrollment and traditional programming. Comparable to Camp Dixie on Southeast rural geography, historic founding, and emphasis on small-camp character development.
• Camp Cheerio: Traditional residential summer camp in Roaring Gap, North Carolina, serving ages 6-15 with overnight, day, and weekend programming in a Blue Ridge Mountain setting. Directly comparable on program breadth, target age range, and traditional camp ethos.
• Camp Bobbin (Bob Marion's Camp Bobbin for Boys): Traditional residential summer camp in Cleveland, Georgia operating in the Blue Ridge Mountain region, with a similar small-camp character and traditional outdoor programming. Direct Southeast peer in the same traditional overnight camp market.
• Camp Westminster: Long-running traditional coed overnight summer camp in northeast Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains, occupying a comparable mountain-lake setting and serving children of similar ages with traditional programming. Direct peer given geographic proximity, coed residential model, and overlapping activity mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/campdixie
• Facebookfacebook.com/100022769245730
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camp-dixie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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