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- John 13:34-35 (NASB)
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In the shadow of Mount Rainier, Camp Arnold is surrounded by natural beauty -- 650 acres of evergreens, meadows, wetlands and the peaceful waters of our private lake. Camp Arnold is about an hour and a half drive south of Seattle, forty five minutes from Tacoma and Olympia and thirty minutes from Puyallup, located in rural Pierce County making us an ideal retreat setting. Whether you are planning a series of intense meetings, a time for relaxation and some outdoor fun, a Team Building course or an Outdoor Education experience Camp Arnold can be an ideal setting for you.
Even though major amenities are only a few minutes away, the camps grounds offer an atmosphere of seclusion -- a get away from the daily routine and distractions. Whether your needs are for a work retreat during the week, or a service club or church group retreat on the weekend, Camp Arnold is the place for you. We can accommodate groups ranging in size from 35 people up to 350 people for overnight lodging, offer quality food services, and can prepare recreation, team building, and outdoor education experiences.
We have a quality staff to host your retreat or conference, and provide assistance in retreat planning.
Contact Guest Services - We're here to serve you!
(253) 847 - 2511 or fill out our information request form:
How to book
If you call to book your group here are several things we will be looking for:
Dates - Let us know what dates you are interested in and we'll let you know if they are available.
Lodging - Please look at our facilities page to find the lodging that suits your groups needs.
Meals - We have a great kitchen staff who want to cook for you, let us know how many meals you need.
Number of Guests - that you anticipate attending.
Type of Group - So we can determine the type of meeting space you might need.
Once you have booked your group please follow this timeline.
| 1-3 Months Prior to your Retreat | 2 Weeks prior to your Retreat | 7 Days prior to your Retreat |
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• Carefully review contract and information packet. • Provide Camp Arnold with Certificate of Liability Insurance and deposit. • Communicate all policies and rules to guests PRIOR to your arrival (for example the no pet policy, outdoor noise curfews, etc…). |
• Call Camp Arnold with a tentative count for your group. • Provide for us your meeting room needs (tables, chairs, audio/ visual, etc..). • Return "We want to be ready for you" form or complete it online. • Special dietary needs (please note: not all dietary needs can be met). For meal questions please call John, our Food Service Administrator. |
• Call Camp Arnold with your FINAL count. • Confirm meeting room set-up • Remind all guests prior to departing for camp that each is responsible for providing their own bedding (sleeping bags, linens, etc…), towels, pillows and any other toiletries or personal comforts. Arrangements can be made for a linen set including a towel set and pillow for an additional fee. The availability is limited. Please call for more information. |
Facilities
Facilities
We can meet a variety of needs at Camp Arnold. We offer a variety of meeting rooms, which can accomidate anywhere from 30 to 400 people, and several different types of lodging. Whether you want the comfort of hotel type accommodations or the rustic feel of an A-Frame Cabin, we have what you need. Listed below are the spaces that can be made available, to help you choose what will best suit your group's needs.
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Timberlake Center Indoor Basketball court, bathrooms, and meeting spaces for 80, 185, and 400 with portable stage.
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The Chapel Two meeting spaces, one for 250 and the other 80. Equipped with sound system and stage.
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Craft House This is the place to get messy. Accommodates 80 with drop down tables made for crafts.
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Cascade Nature Center Primarily used for Outdoor Education. Can seat 25 with tables.
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Amphitheater Holds well over 600 with a stage, fire pit, and bathrooms in the back.
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Lake and Boat House Canoes may be rented and lifeguards may be provided for use on our beautiful lake.
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Dining Hall Seats up to 300 and can be partitioned to provide an extra meeting space in the back.
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Nurses Station Used as an aid station with a room above for a nurse and beds inside for the sick.
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Lodging
Our lodging will house up to 350 people (minimum 35) with accommodations ranging from rustic cabins to hotel style lodges. For more details on the lodging specified below please see Lodging Details above.
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Guest Lodges |
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Cedar Lodges Hotel style lodging with multiple rooms and bathrooms for added privacy.
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Bruns Duplex style hotel lodging with queen and single beds. Shared indoor bathroom.
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Rainier Lodge Upper and Lower sections with indoor bathrooms and private rooms, hotel style lodging.
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Mountain View Apartment with queen size bed, bathroom, sitting area and kitchenette. Great for a guest speaker.
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Cabins |
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Firgrove A small village in the woods, equipped with indoor bathrooms. Two story units.
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A-Frames Rustic lodging, bathrooms in a separate bath house. Cabins are grouped into pods of three.
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Meeting Space Info
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Building |
Meeting Rooms |
Capacity |
Description |
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Cedar |
185 |
Large open meeting areas with audio visual equipment, tables and chairs provided. |
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Alder |
80 |
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Game Room |
40 |
This room is a game room, if not used as a meeting area. |
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Gym as a large meeting area |
405 |
Indoor gymnasium ideal for large meetings. |
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Chapel |
250 |
Sound, audio visual equipment, piano, table and chairs provided. No food or drink in this area, please. |
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82 |
Smaller meeting with doors opening to the main meeting area. |
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Main Meeting Area |
83 |
Open meeting area with cement floor. Tables and chairs provided. |
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Dining Hall |
Main Dining Area |
216 |
PA system available. |
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Back of Dining Hall |
68 |
Restrooms attached. |
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600 |
Campfire area, large stage, sound equipment, 2 restrooms. |
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Located in Rainier Lodge |
25 |
Cozy meeting room with fireplace, sofas and chairs. |
Lodging Details
Guest Lodges - (Linens provided)
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Lodge |
Description of Lodge |
Bedrooms |
Restrooms |
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Speaker Suite, kitchenette, one queen |
Private |
Private |
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Kitchen, laundry and 5 bedrooms, living room |
Sleeps 2/ room |
3 Restrooms and showers |
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Same as above |
Same as above |
Same as above |
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Sitting area, 2 bedrooms |
Sleeps 2/room |
Restroom/Shower |
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4 Bedrooms |
Two rooms w/3 twin beds, two single rooms w/1 twin bed |
Two restrooms and two showers |
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4 Bedrooms total with shared bathroom between the 2 rooms |
Each bedrooms has 1 twin and 1 double with upper twin |
2 Rooms share a bathroom and a sink in each room |
Cabins - (Linens not provided)
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Cabins |
Number of Cabins |
People per Cabin |
Restrooms |
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12 Cabins |
11 - 13 (bunk beds) |
Outside block style bathroom per every three cabins |
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Firgrove* |
5 Two Story Cabins |
Shower & restroom on each floor |
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Maplewood |
One upper floor |
10 on upper floor |
2 Showers and restrooms |
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*Each cabin has a private counselor room. |
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Recreational Vehicle Park Available from late spring to early fall
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16 hookups, with water/power/sewer 12 hookups, with water/power Two restrooms/Showers 25 tent sites |
Rental Rates
Packages include:
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A-Frame Cabins |
Firgrove Cabins |
Guest Lodging |
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One Night/Three Meals |
$42.00 |
$47.00 |
$54.00 |
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One Night/Four Meals |
$50.00 |
$55.00 |
$62.00 |
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Two Nights/Five Meals |
$72.00 |
$81.00 |
$95.00 |
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Two Nights/Six Meals |
$80.00 |
$89.00 |
$103.00 |
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Three Nights/Eight Meals |
$108.00 |
$120.00 |
$141.00 |
All prices are subject to change without notice.
These rates are per adult person. Children (4-10 yrs) receive 20% off adult rates. Children 3 and under are free.
Additional meals are $8/person/meal
Additional meeting space avaliable upon request and subjest to charge, please call for more details.
Groups of 150+ are eligible for exclusive use of camp and all its meeting rooms, please call for more details.
Rates for R.V. and tent sites and additional nights and/or meals are available upon request. Please contact the guest services coordinator.
Information
Recreation
There are many options for your group at Camp Arnold. They include:
Timberlake Center
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Timber Lake
Old Pump House Espresso
Gazebo, Lanai and Large Fields
Challenge Course Options
Team Building
Team Building consists of our facilitators taking your team through various initiatives and low elements that provide unique challenges for your group. Facilitators guide the group in a way that teaches safety, communication, problem solving and teamwork in a group setting.
Rock Wall
Our Rock Wall is 25’ high and has two separate climbs, both of which are marked with routes to give an extra challenge to the participant if desired. A facilitator works with the climbers in a way that teaches safety and basic climbing skills.
Giant Jump
After a participant is harnessed and clipped into belay rope they climb 25’ up to a platform in a tree and jump out to a bell suspended in front of them. The participant may move the bell closer or further away to allow them to choose their challenge. They are belayed by a group of their peers and a facilitator from the ground.
Giant Swing
A participant is harnessed and clipped into a steal cable and then hoisted into the air by the pulling power of their group. The participant may choose to go as high as they desire, up to 30’, and then tell the group on the ground to stop pulling. The participant then pulls a release lever and goes for a Giant Swing.
Zip Line
This element sits at about 25’ high and about 300’ long. One participant at a time gets clipped onto the zip line by a trained facilitator while the rest watch and cheer them on as they go sliding down the cable.
Off Camp Activity Ideas
Visit Mount Rainier National Park - Just 45 minutes away Mt. Rainier National Park is a great place to go on a day hike, see the sights and enjoy Gods creation. Please visit these sites for more information. http://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm www.visitrainier.com
Mt Rainier Scebuc Railroad (MRSR) - The longest continuously operating steam train railroad in the Pacific Northwest, the MRSR is the result of one man’s passion to preserve a colorful slice of America’s heritage. As a young man Tom Murray, Jr. first heard the unforgettable sound of geared locomotives working on the steep wooded hillsides of his father’s timber holdings. Mr. Murray was a hands-on witness to the closing days of steam locomotive logging in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. He resolved to do whatever he could to save for posterity some of the relics of that unique and colorful experience. Visit: ttp://www.mrsr.com
Pioneer Farm - An hour and a half tour of Pioneer Farm Museum. Your tour includes visiting two homestead cabins built in the 1880’s and learn about the families who built and lived in them. Do the chores that pioneer children would have done in our log activity cabin such as: grinding grains, churning cream, scrubbing laundry, and carding wool. You may dress up like pioneers, get you hair curled with a old curling iron and shave with a dulled straight razor. Visit: http://www.pioneerfarmmuseum.org
Eatonville Chamber of Commerce - Check out what the city of Eatonville has to offer. http://www.eatonvillechamber.com
| Shopping | Local Golf Courses | Youth Activities |
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South Hill Mall 3500 S Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98373
Phone: (253) 840-2828
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Tanwx Greens Golf Course 36510 Mountain Highway East, Eatonville, WA 98328
Phone: (360) 832-8400
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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park 11610 Trek Drive East, Eatonville, WA 98328
Phone: (360) 832-6117
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Lipoma Firs Golf Course 10410 187th Street East, Puyallup, WA 98374
Phone: (253) 841-4396
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Daffodil Bowl Entertainment Center 1624 E Main, Puyallup, WA 98372
Phone: (253) 845-9166
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High Cedars Golf Club 14604 149 Street Court, Orting, WA 98360
Phone: (360) 893-3171
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Operation Paintball 20819 Jansky Road East, Graham, WA 98338
Phone: (360) 893-3440
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In no way does Camp Arnold expressly endorse these business', they are merely a sample of the activities in the area.
We are also happy to give you and your group a tour of our grounds and facilities just give us a call to schedule an appointment. ~253-847-2511~