Blue Mountain Ranch Summer Camp
Blue Mountain Ranch Summer Camp
Camp Description
Blue Mountain Ranch is doing now what they've been doing for the last 80 years - preparing for another fun filled summer at their exceptional camp located just west of Pike Peak. An anomaly in today's world, BMR remains small, private coeducational summer camp attrackting some of the finest families in American and throughout the world. Though some aspects of camp life remain much as they were years ago, exciting innovations have brought the program into the future. A reworked challenge course, technical climbing, a gymnasium and special event each summer combine with horseback riding and hiking in the Pike National Forest, swimming and sports to make this one of the most comprehensive programs in camping.
Located just 35 miles south west of Colorado Spring, CO, Blue Mountain Ranch is situated in an ideal setting for summer camping. Nestled in the foothill of Pike Peaks, surrounded by Pike National Forest, the camp is in a beautiful valley with a mountain stream that leads to a fishing and canoeing private lake. Large open areas are used for sports fields, tennis courts, outdoor volleyball, and other activities. Staff member are carefully chosen for their enthusiasm, ability to work with children and their leadership capabilities. Those who work with horses, swimming, canoeing , challenge course and rappelling either have special training when they arrive or are trained by our staff during orientation.
A summer at Blue Mountain Rach takes you back to an easier time; a time when kids could be kids doing what they do best - being active all day while playing outdoors until dusk. On the first day of camp, each camper chooses 5 activities to participate in for the first week. There are five activity periods a day. At the end of that, they man remain in those classes or switch to something else. They can even make a change in the middle of the week. There are also fun evening and weekend activities, including 4th of July festival. The campers are busy doing what they enjoy doing - and most kids really like that.
Quieter activities include arts and crafts, nature crafts,and drama during which campers write and produce their own play. Raining day activities include board games, floor hockey, 9 square in the air and basketball.
Come share with us the warmth and spirit of a summer at Blue Mountain Ranch where children of all ages participate in new and traditional activities and where they are led by a family and staff who have their best interests at heart. BMR is a fun safe place for kids to be kids while disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with childhood in the great Colorado outdoors! We are the summer camp you have been looking for!
Located just 35 miles south west of Colorado Spring, CO, Blue Mountain Ranch is situated in an ideal setting for summer camping. Nestled in the foothill of Pike Peaks, surrounded by Pike National Forest, the camp is in a beautiful valley with a mountain stream that leads to a fishing and canoeing private lake. Large open areas are used for sports fields, tennis courts, outdoor volleyball, and other activities. Staff member are carefully chosen for their enthusiasm, ability to work with children and their leadership capabilities. Those who work with horses, swimming, canoeing , challenge course and rappelling either have special training when they arrive or are trained by our staff during orientation.
A summer at Blue Mountain Rach takes you back to an easier time; a time when kids could be kids doing what they do best - being active all day while playing outdoors until dusk. On the first day of camp, each camper chooses 5 activities to participate in for the first week. There are five activity periods a day. At the end of that, they man remain in those classes or switch to something else. They can even make a change in the middle of the week. There are also fun evening and weekend activities, including 4th of July festival. The campers are busy doing what they enjoy doing - and most kids really like that.
Quieter activities include arts and crafts, nature crafts,and drama during which campers write and produce their own play. Raining day activities include board games, floor hockey, 9 square in the air and basketball.
Come share with us the warmth and spirit of a summer at Blue Mountain Ranch where children of all ages participate in new and traditional activities and where they are led by a family and staff who have their best interests at heart. BMR is a fun safe place for kids to be kids while disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with childhood in the great Colorado outdoors! We are the summer camp you have been looking for!
Parent Reviews
Whitney Baughman Harper
Dec 20 2023
Blue Mountain Ranch is the greatest place on earth! I was a camper in the '80s and can still remember the crisp morning air as we lined up to say the Pledge of Allegiance before entering the Mess Hall for breakfast. The days were filled with amazing activities including horseback riding, hiking, rappelling, archery, arts and crafts, canoeing, fishing, tennis, low and high ropes course, and many more. My children have also attended BMR for ten years and counting. My oldest son has been a counselor for the past two years. We are from Texas and there is nothing better than spending your summer in beautiful Colorado. BMR has been a blessing to our family and it could be to yours too! Since it is family owned and operated, you have direct contact with the family and staff. Sign your kids up now, you won't regret it! It's the best!
Colin Parker
Jan 19 2024
My name is Colin Parker, I am a former camper and counselor at Blue Mountain Ranch (BMR) of 15 years, and I think you should take a chance with this summer camp because it could be a positive, life changing experience for your child as it was for me. BMR will not be the largest you’ll see or the one with the most modern amenities. There’s no A/C, no cellphones, and most importantly no internet. Instead of coming from REI, the bunks that the kids sleep on were meticulously handcrafted by Camp Director Tim Graf. The very buildings that kids slept in half a century ago, the foundations of the camp itself, were built by former campers, and are still dotted around with each telling a story of their own. No, the camp is not made for Hollywood, and perhaps it actually all sounds quite simple; but in a world where the simplest things are often the most difficult, Blue Mountain Ranch manages to get it all right. It’s a place where kids can have fun without the pressures and expectations of the modern world and social media. It is a place where they will learn life lessons that they will carry forever, such as the invaluable opportunity to learn the basics of how to live and operate independently at a young age. It is a place full of love like a familys’: fellow campers, counselors and administrators that are on the ground and really do care about the wellbeing and happiness of the kids (many of the counselors are former campers who know how much BMR is something to cherish!). And, it is an important chance for self-discovery for anyone who may feel lost, whether it’s a campfire story or a moment of reflection after some adversity or just being lost in a moment of competition on the athletic field. For me personally, I have met some of my best friends to this day, enjoyed some of my highest highs, overcome my lowest lows, and picked up a love of the outdoors and a sky full of all the stars that I carry everywhere I go. It has well and truly made me a better, more complete person. Blue Mountain Ranch is one of the special treasures I have been blessed with in my life, and I hope you and your child give it a chance.
Camp Information
06/07/26 to 06/22/26
06/25/26 to 07/16/26
07/19/26 to 08/03/26
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun
Overnight
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
7 to 16 years
1st to 11th
:
Co-ed
Full Price: $3,700.00
Other Price: $4,950.00
Other Price: $3,950.00
Other Price: $4,950.00
Other Price: $3,950.00
Yes
We provide an educators, first responder, military discounts and sibling discounts.
Yes
Three nutritious meals are made from scratch each day by our chef. No-one leaves meal time hungry.
Opens: 10/01/2025
Closes: 07/15/2024
Tim
Graf
, Director
Location