Youth Camp and Pastoral Retreat:

The area surrounding the Youth Camp and Retreat is rich in history. At the nearby site of Massacre Grounds, one of the last successful campaigns by the local Indians ended the Spanish mining interest in the territory.

Behind the camp is the site of the famous Bulldog mine, whose samples are maintained at the Smithsonian Institute as the purest gold in the territory. Some people believe it to be the Dutchman's Lost Mine.

To the east of the camp is the latest ore strike. The owner of the land hit a pocket of ore worth over $1,000,000 and is still working the claim.

Three old claims that have been tied up in litigation for generations are coming available and campers from The Church at the Mount Youth Camp may be some of the first people to prospect the area since the old prospectors started the legal battles over the claims.

Our camp will be a small, old time mining camp, complete with old time miners tents for accommodations and a mess tent for cooking and eating in the rare times of inclement weather. The main activities will be learning to prospect and listening to accurate tales rich in local history from highly respected local prospectors and history lessons on the influence of God in our great nation. There are many hiking trails nearby and a livery stable is available at Goldfield for organized trail rides.

Campers will rise to see the sun coming over the incredible Superstition Mountains and watch its glow stretch across the desert around them.

Goldfield is a popular tourist attraction. Campers will be a part of the attractions when the fully loaded train with visitors from around the world passes by their camp.

The Youth Camp and Retreat is provided by the ministry of the church. The mess tent will be provided with the necessary equipment for the preparation and storage of food and provisions in a "mining camp" atmosphere. Goldfield will graciously provide the use of public restrooms and showers. For the price of participation on the educational and historic train ride and mine tour, campers will enjoy the revelry of the same view, lifestyle and location that the miners and prospectors of Goldfield enjoyed over 100 years ago.