Fort Bluff Camp

Worth knowing

• A large church and school camp on top of Dayton Mountain with several hundred bunk beds across five lodge and dorm buildings.
• Brown Deer Lodge alone has 256 beds in 16 rooms, each with its own restroom, so co-ed groups can share it.
• Camp kitchen staff can cook for groups; activities need booking two weeks ahead.
• Smaller families can rent lakeside cabins or the Bluff House instead.

What the operator states

Sleeps

Largest building: Brown Deer Lodge, 256 guest beds in 16 rooms (each 7 two-high twin bunks plus 2 queens, private restroom). Also Black Bear Ridge 180 bunk spots, Red Fox Den 156, Eagle's Nest just over 150, six Quail Run cabins with 10 two-high twin bunks each (males only), 13 gym guest rooms, the Bluff House (3 bedrooms), the Bluff Cabin and six Lake Haven cabins (6-8 each). No campus total is stated.

Largest single building

Sleeps 256

Bathrooms

Brown Deer Lodge: a private restroom in each of 16 rooms; dorms share large bathrooms

Sleeping setup

Beds and bunks

Kitchen

Kitchen use by groups that skip meal service must be cleared with the registration coordinator.

Meals and dining

Camp food-service staff can provide meals from a dining hall menu.

Meeting space

Chapel with projector, screen and microphones; other worship and meeting spaces are on a separate page not read.

Outdoors

On top of Dayton Mountain with a lake, waterslide, mini-golf, gaga ball, swimming, outdoor basketball and a bluff overlook.

Group rules

Activities must be requested at least 2 weeks before arrival. Twin bunks come without sheets; queen beds have sheets. Co-ed groups use Brown Deer Lodge or Black Bear Ridge, which have separate bathrooms.

Ask before you book

Built from what the operator's page left open when we checked.

1. Is your stated capacity the permitted occupancy, or a count of every bed and sofa?
2. Can a church bus or coach reach the building, and how many cars fit?
3. Which rooms and bathrooms work for a wheelchair or walker?
4. Are pets allowed?
5. Is alcohol allowed on the property?
6. What is the minimum stay?
7. What is the full price, with cleaning fees and taxes?

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