Golden Bell Camp & Conference Center

★★★★Josiah Brazil (Joebreezy)

Great camp I just got back from the Summer camp with my church, I go to the Connections Church Of The Nazarene. Everything was great except for that there were no working outlets in the High Chaparral Cabins, the rooms were not maintained good, the shower heads aimed at the wall even if I tried to adjust it, the showers were also dirty, the chicken and rolls they had at lunch on Saturday tasted like warmed up hospital food, the workers didn’t tell me to take my bandana off and it ended up getting stuck in the zip line when they lowered me down to get off at the end, the bed springs Bed frames and beds need to be updated and they also sold me a Red Bull on Friday but they would not let me buy a Red Bull any of the other days. Other than that the speaker, and all the events and activities were good.

★★★★★Erin Kelly

We camped here with our four kids in our trailer for a family vacation after it was recommended to us. We absolutely loved the setting of being in the woods! My kids loved being next to tetherball and the horseshoes area. All of the staff were very friendly and visited with us and our kids. The mini golf and large indoor pool were huge highlights as well. It is well maintained and knowing we were at a Christian business was wonderful too. We appreciated the no alcohol rule, as well. Have recommended it to friends and would love to come back sometime!

★★★★★comet1996

We come here often and stay in the campground. We dont come here with a group or a company although we see large groups enjoying all the activities the center has to offer. The campground has nice sites with lots of trees, bathrooms are very clean. We enjoy hikes and visiting the ponds. The putt-putt golf is fun and the indoor pool is great.

★★★★★Katie Fiola Jones

We stayed here for a youth group retreat in September and practically had the place to ourselves. We stayed in the cabins which were a prefect size and had private access to an event center which was nice. Their gym is huge and there is a fun activity room with some games. We enjoyed the mini golf course, gaga ball, and the indoor pool.

★Nicole Stewart

Oof. I was here as a cabin counselor for a week. To start with the positive, it was in a beautiful area in the mountains. On to the negative - the golden bell staff was shockingly rude and difficult to work with. The staff at the activities (when they actually showed up) were rude to the kids, moved slowly, and were extremely disorganized. At one point the woman running the climbing wall/zip line made a joke about being high to our 10 year old campers, which is extremely concerning as she was belaying our little campers on the rock wall. The lifeguards made all of the staff nervous, they didn’t seem to be paying attention. The kitchen staff tried to deny my one celiac camper gluten free food multiple times. The kitchen also forgot to pack gluten free food for campers on an offsite trip, so the celiac kids didn’t get to eat all day. Golden Bell added about 10 last minute requirements for all of our staff that made getting ready for camp nearly impossible. They required second and third background checks, fingerprinting, and medical checks. The facilities were fine, just very low budget activity wise (I.e. slip n slide made of tarps and lacking enough water flow to get down it on a tube, “courtyard games” on a hot black asphalt court with no basketball hoop, just a few yard games like corn hole, etc). There was a zip line and rock wall, but most of the kids didn’t get to do it after being turned away due to time constraints (sometimes at the fault of the golden bell staff) and summer weather conditions. The cabins were very very small and rugged, which is fine if that’s what you’re looking for. We were also sharing the camp ground with another group, which was odd and made it feel like less of a safe space. Overall, the staff made everything incredibly difficult all week. We fought to make the best of it, but will definitely not be returning.