This place is amazing! I always wondered how we have a Gator and Reptile Park in Colorado and…read moreunderstanding that it is because the geothermal well provides 87F water year-round. Upon entering, we were greeted by Matt who welcomed us with the biggest smile and asked us to share our experience that we had in the Crocodile Rescue in Zambia. Matt and the other employees are so passionate about all the rescued animals at the Park. We were greeted by another employee who explained that all the animals have either been confiscated by law enforcement, given up by their owners, or simply found (the giant iguana was found sitting in a tree by a man walking a neighborhood). All the animals have pasts that aren't the best but they get to live the rest of their lives in a sanctuary getting the proper care they deserve. The Park is vast and there are plans to make it even larger. What I thought would take only 30 minutes took well over 2 hours. I am a kid at heart and also love photography so this was best way to spend our early afternoon. I absolutely adore the staff!! They are amazing and are passionate, which shows in their personalities and how they light up talking about all the different animals.

This is a definite must see if you are going to be at the sand dunes for a few days and have kids…read more Lots to do and see! My kiddos loved feeding the tortoises, holding the baby gator, doing the zipline, feeding the emus, playing on the playground, and petting the cats in the gift shop. We spent more time there than we expected because the kids were having a grand old time. I would say because it's a working farm, there are some areas that are a bit messy / you need to keep an eye on your children around. The playground could use some updates / there are some parts that are broken or in need of fixing. The cats that live in the gift shop obviously use the area under the climbing wall as a litter box, and I saw several kids follow them in there. But everyone who worked there was really nice and informative.

Excellent staff! Excellent facility! Top notch rodeo instruction along with the very best Bible…read moreteaching/devotion/ministering for the younger generation! 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking for a safe place for their kiddo to grow! Best camp by FAR!

I was encouraged to send my son here and enthusiastic about doing so. Getting him out of his…read moreelement and introducing him to a different crowd seemed like a great idea and he hasn't been at a horse camp in a few years. I also thought a Bible based camp would be great for him and the ethics would be instrumental for his learning about Godly principles. Unfortunately, he reached out to me soon after arriving reporting being mistreated by other kids there. I reached out to the director who took 14 hours to get back to me. While on the phone with him one evening I heard a kid tell him not to look at him. For a Christian camp, this is extremely disappointing as I was hoping to introduce him to Christian fellowship , not bullies. Furthermore he was totally ignored by the other members otherwise unless spoken to and when he replied they would repeat everything he said in order to mock him and further isolate him. I didn't find this part out until I brought him home however. Until then he tried to put in a confident front and tough it out. He spoke to one friendly kid and the other kids told him not to. He didn't listen. After 2 nights there I decided to pick him up early and I'm glad I did. It was worse than I thought. I asked for him to be ready at noon but he wasn't. I helped him pack his tent to discover urine on it and under it. Even when signing him out, no paperwork or ID was required. When I checked him out and brought this to the attention of the director, she immediately began speaking to my son instead of me and said it was water, that it couldn't be urine. I told her she needed to speak with me. I had urine all over my hands. I am very clear on what urine is and smells like. I felt as though she preferred to talk to him because he would be easier to get to say what she wanted to and be non confrontational even if that meant not being honest about his experience. He had done this there before. He was really embarrassed about how he was treated. Even when he was asked why he was leaving he was made to feel like it was his fault because he was "letting his emotions control him". I was told the "club kids would never" do something like that. So apparently I or my kid must be lying? What would I or he get out if that? I didn't ask for anything but I did pay for camp and he didn't finish it. All kids do dumb things and make mistakes. Adults do too. To suggest one group doesn't because they're associated with your organization is ridiculous. I am extremely dishearten and discouraged by my sons and my experience here. I help market locally and have for camps that are associated with this one. I will be doing research to make sure I no longer doing so for and camps that are going to this location or affiliated with the director Shelby whom I dealt with. I'm not comfortable sending kids there. Not if there's a chance any kids go through what mine did. Even if kids are taught it's ok to treat others this way. I'd be livid if I found out my child was involved in treating someone this way and the camp covered it up instead of holding them accountable. It's seriously the absolute opposite reason we send our kids there. According to Shelby, the boys said they missed my son and they didn't do it. As far as I'm concerned my son has learned a good lesson on how it feels to be treated badly and why it's so important to truly treat everyone well always and what loving your neighbor really is about.