Work Crew & Summer Staff Village
(Original Drawings for Summer Staff and Work Crew Housing, 1971)
A Space for those who Serve
Every summer Trail West welcomes hundreds of volunteer high school and college-aged volunteers. These volunteers pay their own way to get here and spend a 3-4 week commitment serving Trail West guests and each other. From serving in the dining room, working on the ropes course or serving in housekeeping.
A Space for New Guests
Outside of the Young Life summer camping season, Trail West hosts thousands of guests from nonprofits, Young Life-lead events and church retreats. The current Work Crew/Summer Staff housing, located in the lodge, will be repurposed as flexible meeting space that will accommodate kid’s activities during the summer and provide the opportunity to meet the demand for additional meeting space for retreat season groups.
Pricing
4 individual structures
Each unit accommodates 20 Guests (10 per Unit)
Approximately $615,000 per individual structure
See our progress:
- Two of four cabins are being built!
- Our construction teams are moving toward building out the interiors.
Camp Development Principles
After construction is complete, Young Life camps are financially self-sufficient. All operational expenses, maintenance, administrative costs and funded depreciation are paid from camp revenue generated by the camper fee. Only major capital projects require fundraising after the initial purchase or construction. We only grow as thoughtful and generous gifts allow.
Young Life camps have a long-standing policy to first raise the funds and then to develop new projects, facilities and amenities. This is so the camp fee that summer and school season guests pay is minimized to reflect true operating costs. This practice also allows us to develop new projects to a standard of excellence.
If you are interested in being a part of improving and ensuring the experience of Trail West Lodge for future families, please consider partnering with us by calling our office at 719-395-2477 or by giving now by clicking the link below.
