Golden Bell Camp & Conference Center

Oof. I was here as med staff and 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. 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.

Off the beaten path, super quiet, lots of trees and the cleanest campsite bathrooms I've ever seen.VERY reasonable rates - we paid $25 on a Friday night during the summer for a site with full hook ups. Showers are free, but they ask that you keep them short so that other campers will have hot water too... seems reasonable.The site is owned and run by the Church of the Nazarene, so they don't allow alcohol or drugs. No beer is a bit of a bummer, so I probably wouldn't stay long term, but it was great for a Friday night stop over when we were late getting out of town. Each campsite had a fire ring, and there was a pool somewhere but I didn't see it. There's a group pavilion for events. When we were there, theres was a church group of about 75 people. Still, the place wasn't noisy at all - in fact, we overslept because it was so quiet.It's not really set up for RV's. We have a 25 foot class A -- pulled into the first site off the street, which was 31 feet, but we would have had trouble getting further in. Better for trailers, campers and tents. Great experience though, and otherwise unadvertised as far as I could tell.

My family and I stayed here 3 days during the 2nd week of July in our pop up. We were in this part of Colorado camping on a last minute decision to visit the area and I reserved our camp spot not knowing much about the place. I'm glad I chose this campground. The showers, bathroom, and grounds are all clean and well maintained. The area is pretty and quiet and not too far away if needing supplies. Staying here gave us a nice base to explore Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak area. I missed being there after leaving.

My kids attended Golden Bell Camp and they loved it. This is their second year and they gave it a 10/10. My daughter stayed at the cabins, she loved the food options and the comfort of her cabin. My son did the Itch-ee camp and even tho he is a picky eater, he said the food was very good. Golden Bell counselors are amazing and the staff is very responsive to emails. Highly recommended!

I tried to cancel a reservation 60 days in advance and they refused to refund my deposit. Be sure you can go if you pay a deposit!