BigStuf Camps
Private
BigStuf runs a five-day Christian beach camp for church youth groups at the Boardwalk Beach Convention Center in Panama City Beach, Florida, taking over the property for each week. Students from rising 7th graders through recent high-school graduates attend with their youth ministry, and the week combines speaker sessions, beach worship, beach volleyball tournaments and late-night parties; adult leaders attend a parallel leadership conference. The organization has run camps for more than 35 years. Enrollment is by youth group, not by individual family.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact BigStuf Camps directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Patrick LanmanI have attended and brought students to Bigstuf Camp for over 25 years. It has not only transformed our church, but our entire community. Civic and school schedules are set based on the week of our Bigstuf trip; sports camps are adjusted; community organizations donate money to help with transportation costs as well as student scholarships. Our alumni are still actively involved in supporting and promoting Bigstuf to current students. We now take the children of former campers, so we’re generational! I believe with all my heart that there isn’t a better camp for students anywhere, and we are blessed to continue our relationship in 2026. — Pat Lanman Olive Branch Baptist Church Indiana
★★★★★Kendra DaltonWe've been attending Bigstuf for over 20 years. We take a school bus with no AC all the way from Indiana... that should tell you how phenomenal the camp is! One of our favorite things is kids seeing the ocean for the first time and watching them as they learn about the God who made it! Camp staff incredible and great to work with!
★★★★★Jerry GilI came here ALL THE WAY with my church from Scranton, Pennsylvania and this place is like an escape from the world and the environment of young people imaginable welcomes you and encourages you to follow God. BEYOND positivity here and I don't why didn't write a review sooner since I've been here 2018 and 2019. One of my favorite summer places in the world.
★★★★★Tyrrell ArnoldI am a Youth Pastor with Ponte Vedra Presbyterian Church, Florida and i have just returned from a life changing camp. Not only did i have the privilege of leading one of our students to the Lord on this trip but I also witnessed countless other students engaging in a new way. I watched as the week unfolded and the students let go of their insecurities and allowed God to pull them close to Him and start a life change within them. I know of teenagers that decided to take a stand for Jesus and not let their faith lie dormant within them any longer. This generation rising up is facing a world that is screaming (LOUDER THAN EVER BEFORE) for them to conform to a life of mediocrity, for them to get on board with a life without the healing and restoring power of Jesus, a life that says they can be whoever they want to be and a "you do you" mentality that has no room for Christ in it. However, i believe that the very same generation have a chance like never before to stand up for their faith in the midst of all the nonsense swirling and circulating around their heads at ever turn, on every Netflix show, on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter and this message of Christ and Hope and a future was strongly spoken at camp. SO, if you are thinking of booking a camp here then i wholeheartedly recommend it.
★★★★★Isabella McMillanIncredible experience can't wait till next year