Pines Springs Ranch
Pine Springs Ranch or PSR is a Christian camp and retreat center owned by the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. PSR is located on 481 acres (1.95 km2) in Mountain Center, CA, in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Facilities
PSR has several buildings on site. The main Lodge contains two floors of hotel like rooms, and two meeting rooms on the bottom floor. There is also a large lobby and loft in the center of the Lodge. Next door to the Lodge is the camp's Cafeteria which is PSR's largest meeting location. The third indoor meeting location is the Multi-Purpose Building which is split into two meeting rooms. PSR has two sets of cabins, North and South Village. These Cabins are used for Summer Camp, and other retreats. The Villages each have a central bathhouse. Other buildings on site include The Nature Center, The Pool, Town Hall, The Store, The Horse Barn, and several staff homes. There are three year round outdoor meeting areas and three that are available during summer camp. The three year round meeting areas include Church Bowl, Campfire Bowl, and The Fort. The Three locations available during the summer are The Wagons, TeePees, and The Mine.
Leadership
Pine Springs Ranch is owned and operated by The Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Pastor Carmen Ibanez is the Executive Director of PSR and has two Assistant Directors. David Machado is the Assistant Director of the Retreat Center and, Jeremy Cruz is the Assistant Director of Summer Camp.
Summer camp
During the summer, June till August, PSR runs a full time summer program for kids between 8 and 17 years old.
There are 6 weeks of camp, plus a week of staff training.
- Pathfinder/Adventurer Family Camp (Open to Families of all ages)
- Discovery Week (Age 8-10)
- Junior Week 1 (Age 10-12)
- Junior Week 2 (Age 10-12)
- Tween Week (Age 12-15)
- Teen Week 1 (Age 13-17)
Activities
The activities at PSR include:
- Archery / Marksmanship
- Arts and Crafts
- Drama
- Go-Carts
- Kitchen Science
- Ropes Course
- Board Sports (Skateboarding)
- Mountain Biking
- Nature
- Skateboarding
- Sports
- Swimming
- Rock Climbing
- Hiking
Trip/Extreme Camps
- Wakeboard Lessons
- Wakeboard/Tubing
Specialty Camps
- Basketball
- Drama & Theater
- Gymnastics
- Indian Camp
- Junior Chef
- Photography
- Self Defense
- Short Film
- Soccer
- Swimming Lessons
Certification and accreditation
PSR Summer Camp has several certifications and accreditations.
- American Camp Association is the national accrediting body for camp programs. ACA accredited camps meet over 300 standards for health, safety, staff, and program quality. A complete ACA recertification is completed every three summers.
- PSR is part of the Association of Adventist Camping Professionals, that sets requirements for all Adventist camps.
- The horse program at PSR is led under the direction of CHA certified instructor Kim Riggins.
- All Ropes Corse instructors must pass a training and certification process by the Association of Challenge Course Technology.
- The Cafeteria has passed with an A rating from the Health Department.
Wildfires
In mid-July, 2013, the Mountain Fire burned through Pine Springs Ranch. Initial reports stated that while a number of buildings were destroyed, most of the camp structures were still intact.[1]
References
- ↑ http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3516/ Accessioned 7/16/2013, 20:00 PDT. Incidents > California > San Bernardino National Forest > Mountain