Sonlight Camp is a youth camp at heart.
We welcome retreat groups who wish to embrace a setting designed for youth. We understand the needs of groups, space for ministry, connection and time set apart.
Our retreat setting will support the work you are doing. Cabin space promotes camaraderie. Our meeting room is designed for group connection. Good food brings people together, we know that dining is about more than just a meal. It’s about building community, enjoying fresh flavors, and gathering around the table with old friends and new.
Rates include everything at Sonlight Camp during your stay. Coffee bar always available, snacks, all recreation equipment, wifi, hot tubs .... there are no additional fees.
Minimum group charge is for 25 people. (You may come with less, but the minimum charge is for 25 people. Every group guaranteed exclusive use of the facility.)
Rates are based on a full weekend @ $178/person. A charge for additional nights and meals will be added based on your reservation.
Availability is limited to fall, winter and spring. (September - end of March). Each group has exclusive use of the facility, as we only rent to one group at a time. At the time of a reservation, each group has the opportunity to secure the same date for the upcoming year. Most of our groups return year after year.
Extended stays are required for holiday weekends (Presidents Day weekend, Martin Luther King weekend, Christmas, New Years)
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Coffee Bar
Hot drinks are always available
Choices include coffee, hot chocolate, and teas
We are proud to serve Pura Vida coffee, a fair trade, organic, shade grown coffee. The mission of Pura Vida is to Create Good by using business to empower producers, motivate consumers, inspire business leaders, and ultimately, serve the poor. We serve great coffee and support their mission.
Designed for youth, our sleeping is dorm style. Bring your own sleeping bag or bedding, and enjoy the camaraderie of a Sonlight cabin. All facilities are winterized, with private restrooms in each cabin. Cabins hold 10-14 people in bunkbeds.
Winchester Cathedral is our fellowship hall and is designed for program use and free time. A large carpeted room with ping pong, foosball table, pool table, WIFI, HD overhead digital projector, projector screen, and sound system.
It's a great space for worship or free time.
25 person minimum required
64 person capacity
Sonlight rents our facility to only one group at a time, so each group is guaranteed exclusive use of the facility. We are happy to adapt our schedule for meals to fit your group's needs.
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CONTACT INFO
1536 Sonlight Place
PO Box 536 (USPS)
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Be With kids. Show Them God.
Caretaker
Thom’s Sonlight connection began in 1990 when he brought youth from the Phoenix area to ski; that trip continued for the next 18 years every March. He then participated in a handful of adult backpacking trips before extending an offer to volunteer in the off season. After almost a decade of spending chunks of May volunteering he now calls Sonlight home year round serving “wherever is needed”.
Thom holds a BS in Communications from the University of Puget Sound as well as a MDiv from Luther Seminary, which led to his 35 years as a Lutheran Pastor. The initial driving factor of finding the best way to be in service to others was evident in his ministerial work and has translated significantly to his contributions at Sonlight in retirement.
When not fixing things or working on new projects Thom enjoys golfing, cheering on San Francisco sports teams, and playing the guitar. He has three grown children and two grandchildren.
Co-founding Sonlight in 1979 with his wife, Mary, the calling that began simply as a “small, summer only backpacking program” that turned into what so many call home today can be accredited in part to the faithfulness of Winston. His passion to creatively solve problems and find solutions is evident in all parts of camp. An avid backpacker himself, he also enjoys bike touring and has logged over 14,000 on his touring bike. Nowadays, he serves as Board Treasurer and Camps ultimate human resource, providing insight to all things property and Sonlight history.
Winston earned his BS degree in Social Psychology from Colorado State University. He began working for Presbyterian Highlands Camp before deciding to start his own program, with a lot in between it's probably just easiest to say “and the rest is history”!
In his free time Winston enjoys traveling, spending time in the backcountry, and befriending as many furry friends as possible. You’ll find him around camp with a cup of coffee and Truman by his side.
Camp Director
From her middle school years as a Sonlight camper to spending her college summers on Summer Staff to then joining the full-time team as Program Director, Claire can’t imagine any other way to spend her summers! Now, as Camp Director, she continues to bring Sonlight’s vision of creating a community of well-being to life through her gifts of strategic planning, creativity, and intentionality.
Claire holds a BS in Psychology from Regis University, where she spent much of her time involved in University Ministry. She served as a Peer Minister to first-year students and coordinated opportunities for fellow students to discover how they were being called to use their gifts in service to others.
When she’s not immersed in the camp world, Claire enjoys reading, just about any outdoor activity, and spending time with her three-year-old kitten, Frankie.
