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                                                    Activities @ Mingus Mountain Camp

                                                    There's a lot to do at Mingus Mountain Camp & Retreat Center:
                                                    Get Active Outdoors!
                                                    • Hiking/Walking on several trails on camp property, with access to many national forest trails, with hikes ranging from easy to strenuous.
                                                    • Nine-hole Disc (Frisbee) Golf Course through 20 acres of the camp’s forest.
                                                    • In addition to recreation supplies and balls, the Camp Activity Cabin features orienteering supplies, field guides, a parachute, a tug-of-war rope, and more!
                                                    • Large meadow for recreation activities
                                                    • Fishing at the nearby lake
                                                    • Tetherball
                                                    • Ping Pong
                                                    • Horseshoes
                                                    • Volleyball & Basketball courts
                                                    • There's even a much-loved swingset!

                                                    Camp Style Opportunities!
                                                    • Fire Circle with comfortable benches
                                                    • Large Assembly Hall for indoor activities
                                                    • Craft activities in the Craft Cabin
                                                    • Special Nature Crafts @ the Nature Cabin

                                                    Quieter, Contemplative Options
                                                    • Stone Labyrinth in the Ponderosa pine forest for prayer and contemplation
                                                    • Open-Air Chapel uphill from the cabins, situated in the camp’s forest