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Getting Ready for Camp


 

As you are preparing your camper for the summer, you have many details to manage and papers to keep up with. To assist you, we have provided information below that you may find useful.

COMPLETING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS:

Below you will find the enrollment forms needed to complete the registration process. Click on the program listed be that your child is participating in, print the forms, complete, and mail to:

Talisman Programs
64 Gap Creek Rd
Zirconia, NC 28790

Please note that materials for all summer programs must be received by May 15th. After May 15th, full tuition will be due upon acceptance, and all paperwork will be due within 2 weeks of signing up, and must be in before the camper arrives.

Parents of enrolled campers click here to complete paperwork, or to access
pictures and email through CampMinder
GEAR LISTS

Below you will find gear lists that pertain to your child’s program. Please note that these gear lists may also have activities waivers that will need to be signed.

Click here for our gear recommendations and websites to help find appropriate gear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check here for package deals to buy your camp gear all at once!

PARENT HANDBOOK

Our Parent Handbook is packed with useful information about opening and closing days, homesickness, food policies, laundry, schedules and more. Feel free to print it and use as a reference.

PLANNING A TRIP TO CAMP

If your child is traveling unaccompanied, please see the Parent Handbook for information about how to arrange transportation.

If you are planning a trip to camp:

Click Here  for a map and directions to our North Carolina campus.

For information on hotels and bed and breakfasts,  please call us.

PARENT SEMINARS

Talisman offers several Parent Seminars at the end of our camp sessions. If you are interested in attending a session registration is available through our online application. If you have already signed up for camp and are interested in attending, you can call in to sign up or to ask for more information. Click here for directions.

 

 

 

LOCAL HOTELS

Holiday Inn Express
Conveniently located off exit 53 on I-26th
828-698-8899, toll free 800-holiday www.hiexpress.com/hendersonville

Mountain Inn & Suites
Conveniently located off of highway 25- locally owned with focus on customer service
828-692-7772 http://www.mountaininnlodge.com/

Highland Lake Inn, located in Flat Rock
A wide variety of guest options and lots of activities in a beautiful country retreat setting
828.693.6812, toll free 800.635.5101, please browse their website www.hlinn.com

Killarney House Inn, located in Hendersonville
6 rooms and suites in a cozy, lovingly restored guest house
828.696.9602, toll free 888.696.9602, please browse their website www.killarneyhouseinn.com

Comfort Inn, located in Hendersonville
828.693.8800, toll free 866.254.0637
Offering the Corporate rate for all rooms

Renaissance Asheville Hotel Asheville
828.252.8211 www.renaissancehotels.com/AVLBR
Offering the Corporate rate for all rooms.

You may also try the following four-star hotels and inns:

The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa, Asheville
800.438.5800 www.groveparkinn.com

Inn at Biltmore, Asheville
800.624.1575 www.biltmore.com

Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville
800.228.2522 www.haywoodpark.com

Richmond Hill Inn, Asheville
888.742.4536 www.richmondhillinn.com

REFUND POLICY

Please note that deposits are nonrefundable once the camper is accepted. Full tuition is due by May 15th to retain the spot (or if applying after May 15th, full tuition is due at time of acceptance). If you must cancel for verifiable illness or emergency, we will split the tuition loss with you. If we discharge a camper early for medical or behavioral reasons in the first half of the session, half tuition will be refunded; in the second half, there is no refund.

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