Pingree Park, Colorado
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1910 |
| Director | Pat Rastall |
| Location | Colorado State University Mountain Campus, Colorado, United States |
| Campus | Mountain |
| Website | www.mountaincampus.colostate.edu |
Colorado State University Mountain Campus (also referred to as CSU Mountain Campus and the Mountain Campus), formerly Pingree Park, is Fort Collins, Colorado-based Colorado State University's mountain campus. CSU Mountain Campus is situated in Pingree Valley in the Mummy Range at 9,053 ft (2,759 m) approximately 24 miles (39 km) from the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.
During the summer it is home to a variety of conferences from around the country ranging from CSU students enrolled in Natural Resource and Forestry classes to corporate groups using its ropes course and finally Elderhostel groups organized through the Pingree office. The geographic area of Pingree Park, is still known as "Pingree Park." CSU renamed the park around controversial accusations of George Pingree being involved in the Sand Creek Massacre.
Challenge Ropes Course
A popular program at CSU Mountain Campus is the Challenge Ropes Course. Many groups use the facilities including students from both Colorado State University and Poudre School District. Additionally many recreational and corporate groups include a stop at the Ropes Course for use in team building exercises. The course consists of several low and high elements built in 1989 with a large climbing wall and adjoining "Giant Swing" built in 2005. There are also multiple walk wires. In the Hourglass Fire of 1994 the course was damaged severely but was rebuilt in the following years.
Academics
Since 1915 CSU Mountain Campus has hosted summer sessions for students. Students stay in four person cabins on campus grounds with heat provided by wood burning stoves. NR-220 is a required four-week field camp for undergraduate students in the College of Natural Resources. The Forestry program, F-230, is a one-week program for Forestry majors, required in addition to the NR-220 program.
Road Scholar Programs
Throughout the summer various Road Scholar groups make their way up to Pingree Park. Pingree trips began in 1983 and now include Intergenerational, Watercolor, Musical programs and intensive Hiking trips.
Conferences
6 Bedroom conference cabins constructed in 1995 after the old structures burnt in the 1994 fire. They can house various private organizations that go to Pingree Park for retreats, workshops and meetings.
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