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Trail Guide
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CAMP USAGE
GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS
Welcome to
Murphys Christian Camp!
The Murphys Christian Camp management welcomes you to
Murphys Camp for your camp or retreat. We pray that God
will grant you a blessed and restful time while you are
here enjoying the beauty of His creation. To make your
stay safe, enjoyable and efficient, we ask you
to read and observe the following
guidelines:
EMERGENCIES:
 | In case of a fire or other emergency,
contact a camp staff member immediately. If you
cannot locate one, proceed immediately to the
dining hall. Locate the emergency alert horn
in the box on the wall just inside the front door
of the dining hall. Take the horn outdoors and
sound 3 short blasts. All campers are to proceed
immediately to the GAZEBO for emergency or
evacuation instructions. |
| Report all accidents or injuries to camp
staff. First aid stations are located in the
kitchen. Your injury will be treated as
appropriate and logged in our camp medical log
book, as required by county health regulations.
Campers who become ill should be isolated. The
room designed "Sarah" in the Lodge
should be used as an infirmary for sick campers. |
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
| No smoking, drugs or alcohol are allowed
anywhere in the camp. If you must smoke, contact
camp staff for a designated area. Please be
careful with matches. Children found with matches
or other fire-causing devices will be dismissed
from camp. |
| Please be alert for poison oak in the
wooded areas of the camp. If you need help in
identifying poison oak or treatment upon contact,
see a staff member. |
| No campfires may be lit without permission
and supervision by camp staff. Please keep
campfire area clean and orderly. |
| Please stay out of camp work yards or storage
areas, as these areas may contain hazards. |
| You may visit the gold mine. It has been
inspected and is safe. Children must have
supervision. |
| Children and youth should not enter wooded areas
of the camp alone. Take one or two buddies
and inform your leaders of your plans and
whereabouts. |
| The camp is habitat or potential habitat for a
variety of wildlife: rattlesnakes,
bobcats, mountain lions, fox, skunks, deer,
quail, etc. Some of these pose dangers. Please be
alert! |
SPORTS EQUIPMENT:
| Sports equipment is located in a barrel on or
near the basketball court, in a cabinet on the
southeast corner of the dining hall, at the
miniature golf course and horseshoe pits. Other
game and exercise equipment is located in the
Upper Room and rest rooms. Mountain bicycles are
available at the dining hall for adults and
experienced, responsible youth. All riders
must wear helmets. See camp staff
before checking out a bicycle. Archery
equipment is available upon request with adult
supervision only. All sports equipment
must be returned to its original location after
use. Neglect of this rule will result in
removal of the equipment for the duration of your
camp or retreat! Please inform a staff member is
any equipment is broken or damaged during use. |
DINING HALL:
| Meal times: meals are generally served at
the following times: breakfast 8:00 a.m.; lunch
12 noon; dinner 6:00 p.m. Other times may be set
up by special arrangement with the kitchen staff
and camp management. |
| All diners are requested to scrape plates
into the receptacle provided and to place dirty
dishes in the trays on the bus carts in the
dining hall. Please place cups and drinking
glasses on the second shelf of the bus carts,
including cups and glasses with excess liquids. |
| Due to state health regulations, no one is
allowed in the kitchen area except personnel
involved in food preparation. |
| Do not remove dishes or cups from the dining hall.
Ask kitchen staff for disposables. |
LODGE:
| We ask that you keep your rooms and other areas
of the Lodge clean and orderly. Please
leave the lodge in as good a condition as you
found it. Be sure to check carefully for personal
belongings in rooms or rest rooms before you
leave. |
| Please use rest-room fans while in the
rest rooms. |
| Do not remove or move furnishings without
permission. |
| Showers: please make sure shower
curtain is inside shower and hang bath mat
on curtain rod after your shower! |
| Inform camp staff if any supplies need
replenishing. |
| Switches for air coolers and outdoor
lights are located in the janitorial closet
opposite the women's rest-room door. Consult your
leader or camp staff for assistance. Children may
not operate these controls! |
| Upper Room: Please return furniture to
original settings when you finish your retreat.
Place empty soda cans in the proper
receptacle. Do not leave open food or used
dishes in this room, due to potential ant
problems. Ask staff for any needed help with
equipment. Switch for air cooler is
located inside the closet near the piano (single
orange door). Contact staff for assistance with
heating system thermostat. |
PHONE CALLS:
| Most cellular phone systems do not function well
in the camp area, due to our isolated location.
The camp provides a standard pay phone for camper
use. This phone accepts coins, calling cards and
credit cards. If you do not have these means
available, direct-dial toll calls may be made on
the camp business line for 25 cents per minute,
paid to the camp staff immediately after making
the call. |
PRINT THIS PAGE FOR
DISTRIBUTION TO CAMPERS AND FOR YOUR REFERENCE DURING
CAMP SESSIONS
Have a safe
and wonderful time!
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