About the Whitewater Whirl Weekend

  • Registration

    We encourage you to pre-register, but we’ll welcome you enthusiastically if you just show up with your dancing shoes. We typically have 100-120 dancers at the Whirl, but the hall can take up to 150. If you can only make it for one of the evening dances and/or some workshops, that’s fine—we’ll accommodate you (see Admission page for fees).

    Children who are experienced dancers are welcome on the dance floor. Children who are non-dancers are welcome at the camp. Childcare is not provided, and we do not have any scheduled activities for non-dancing youth.

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  • Volunteer Policy

    See our Registration Page

    Registration

  • Check-in

    At the dance hall (follow signs at entrance to park). Check-in starts at 5 pm on Friday, May 5. At check-in you will:

    • Receive information about the weekend.Be able to choose a cabin [first-come-first-served] or find a suitable camping area.

    • Choose a day and time to bring your snack item to the dance snack table.

    • Create a custom button (or bring your favorite button from another dance weekend).

    If you arrive before 5 pm, you can select a cabin space or tent space. If you arrive after 5 pm, please check in before proceeding to a cabin or a camp site.

  • Cabins

    We offer free accommodation in log cabins with bunk beds (and fairly new mattresses). Each cabin has several electrical outlets. There is no heating or air conditioning but at this elevation it’s never been hot enough in early May to need it.

    We do not assign cabin spaces. It’s first-come-first-served.

    Fayette County 4H Camp rules prohibit moving beds and removing mattresses from beds. We have never heard of dancers moving the furniture around, but we’ve been asked to inform you.

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  • Bathhouses

    The bathhouse uphill from the dance hall near cabins near cabins 5 and 6 has separate men's and women's facilities. The one near the camping area is co-ed. You can use the separate bathhouses (where there’s more space in the shower stalls) no matter where you’re staying.

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  • Camping

    No charge for camping. There's plenty of level, grassy ground for camping in your car, tent, or RV.

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  • Offsite Lodging and Food

    There are many lodging and dining options available within a 10-15 minute drive from the camp.

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  • What to bring

    • Flash light. The camp will be dark at night. There’s not much outdoor lighting.

    • Warm clothing for cool evenings.

    • Cool clothing for warm days.

    • Sturdy shoes [rough ground, a rough stone stairway between dance hall and dining hall.]

    • Your dance snack contribution [if you did not make a $5 contribution.]

    If you are staying in a cabin or camping

    • Sheets

    • Pillow

    • Warm blankets or sleeping bag. Cabins are unheated.

    • Towel, wash cloth, soap, shampoo

    • Shower shoes or flip flops. Bathhouse floors tend to accumulate water.

  • General Information

    POWER OUTLETS

    The dance hall and dining hall have outlets that can be used for charging mobile phones. There are fewer outlets in the cabins and they are not suitable for electric blankets or portable heaters.

    MOBILE PHONE SERVICE / WI-FI

    Cell phone service from most providers is available. WiFi is not available.

    PETS

    Pets are not permitted in either the park or the camp. If you bring your pet, please do not bring him/her onto the site as it will jeopardize our future use of the camp. 

    ALCOHOL

    Alcohol is prohibited in the park and camp area. The facility is owned by Fayette County, and alcohol is prohibited on this county property. If you know of anyone who has brought alcohol to the camp, please encourage them to remove all bottles and cans when they leave, and not put them in the trash cans.

    WEATHER

    For local weather, check the forecast for Fayetteville, WV. Expect warm days and cool evenings. The camp is at a higher elevation that some other areas of West Virginia.

Meal Plan Menu

The meal plan consists of Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch. Menu will be posted in March. Friday dinner is a potluck.