• The Colorado Lions Camp and Conference center was founded in 1969 and they serve 350 campers every summer.• Colorado Lions Camp and Conference Center is a project of the Lions Clubs from the state of Colorado. • There are 15 other camps around the country.• The camp is a year round facility providing summer programs for those with special needs and winter programs available for larger and small groups. • The camp is nestled at 8,500 feet in the mountains of Pike National Forest just west of Colorado Springs and four miles north of Woodland Park on Highway 67N.• In 1964 Lion Dr. ML Crawford offered his cabin in Steamboat Springs to be used for the very first camp session. There were five girls that attended that summer; each girl was visually impaired. I• In 1966 several Lions signed personal notes to purchase the present location of the Colorado Lions Camp. • At the 1968 State Convention, the Lions of Colorado voted to build a permanent camp. Forty acres where purchased from the Brethren in Pike National Forest just north of Woodland Park. • The camp accommodates 50 campers at a time.• Their camps are specifically designed for special needs children: Ages 8 through Senior Adult who are: Visually Impaired*Hearing Impaired*Down Syndrome*Developmentally Delayed*Autism*Aspergers Syndrome*ADD/ADHD*Mentally and Physically ChallengedFor More Information: http://www.coloradolionscamp.org/