Imagine taking your family on vacation to the pristine Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Montana. But instead of chopping wood, setting up tents and planning and preparing meals, you move into a cabin of your own for a week and gather for home-cooked meals that are provided for you with no cleanup expected afterwards. A family hike to picturesque waterfalls could prove both breathtaking and educational. Riding horses or relaxing in a heated pool might add that extra vacation touch. We work hard to provide you the ultimate vacation experience. Where mom never needs to worry about preparing a meal and dad can enjoy the great outdoors. Kids ought not to feel left out because Clydehurst runs a youth centered program where kids have fun and parents can have some time to themselves. If this sounds enticing to you, then make Clydehurst your family vacation destination.

At Clydehurst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clydehurst rests in the rugged Boulder River Valley surrounded by the pristine Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness. The green lawns stretch toward the beautiful Boulder River and are filled with activities like horseback riding, basketball, volleyball, and swimming.

The scenery around camp is picture perfect and opportunities are provided to enjoy the scenic creation. You may choose to take a hike to the falls, take a trail ride on horseback, go fishing, or just sit and relax.

There is always plenty of excellent food and staff to help make meal times a pleasure for the entire family. You’ll enjoy our cookouts and steak fry, and as our guest, leave the cleanup and dishes to us.

You’ll look forward to chapel time, where we diligently search to find quality speakers with inspiring and fresh Bible teaching accompanied with great music and worship. Your children have their own chapel to attend, conducted by our well-trained college age staff, with lots of singing, drama, puppets, and great Bible stories.

Our program is set up with the entire family in mind. There are all kinds of activities for every age. You can take a dip in the heated pool, enjoy a moonlit hayrack ride, take a romantic walk, explore the mountain side, participate in one of the many tournaments, or just plain relax. Childcare is available at almost any time, so you and your spouse can enjoy some special time alone or with your friends.

Our staff is carefully selected to provide you with the service you thought was a thing of the past, to provide you with the vacation that will build memories you won’t ever want to forget.

Your family will make new friends as well as walk away refreshed. Clydehurst is a great place for the whole family, and a true vacation for everyone. Come to Clydehurst and make it a summer to remember.

Accommodations

Real log cabins and buildings contribute to Clydehurst Christian Ranch’s rustic charm and include a centrally located lodge with foosball and ping-pong tables, and a cozy chapel near the river. Both have stone fireplaces. The lodge also houses our shirt and snack shop, craft room, and “The Front Porch” – our popular coffee shop.

Our modern kitchen/dining hall provides three daily meals, including sack lunches by request if needed for special hikes or family outings.

The camp laundromat provides coin-operated machines for your convenience. For trailers or motor homes, 50 amp full hookups are available.

Each cabin is equipped with a queen-sized bed and a set of single bunks (more can be added if needed). Bedding is not provided. All cabins have hot and cold running water, bathing and toilet facilities under the same roof. Many cabins have private baths, though some are duplexes and have shared baths. Additional restroom and shower facilities are located in the dining hall and in a separate shower house.

 

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe the Scriptures are verbally inspired by God: inerrant, and infallible, sufficient, and authoritative. God is the one Sovereign, living, True, and Triune God and Jesus Christ is his only begotten son – fully God and fully man. Man is spiritually lost and without hope apart from salvation in Christ. Jesus Christ died in our place, revealing God’s perfect mercy and justice, removing sin’s guilt, and satisfying sin’s penalty. He was resurrected bodily from the grave and ascended into heaven. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone and is wholly a work of God. Jesus Christ will one day return visibly, physically, and gloriously.

• THE SCRIPTURES of the Old and New Testaments, included in the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament, are God’s written revelation to man. The Scriptures are verbally inspired by God in every word and are free of error in the original documents, being infallible, sufficient, and authoritative. As the only essential and infallible record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind, the Bible leads us to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:16-21)
• GOD is the one Sovereign, Living, True, and Triune God. He is an infinite, all-knowing Spirit, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each Person is co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal with the other Persons in the godhead. Each Person is equally deserving of worship and obedience. (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 1:9-11)
• JESUS CHRIST is the only begotten Son of God, the eternal Word made flesh, supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. Being fully God and fully man, He was without sin — perfect in nature, in teaching, and in obedience. He was always with God and is God. (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:17-25; Colossians 2:8-10; Philippians 2:6-11)
• MAN IS SPIRITUALLY LOST. God made man, both male and female, in His own image, for His own glory. When tempted by Satan, man chose to rebel (to sin) against God, ignoring his responsibility to Him. That rebellion brought upon Adam and his descendants both physical and spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God. Therefore, unregenerate man lives under the dominion of Satan in a state of sin. As an enemy of God, man is hostile toward God and hateful of God. Apart from salvation in Christ granted by the grace of God, fallen, sinful man is lost and without hope, irrespective of his quality of character or his achievements. (Romans 5:12-14; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3)
• THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST. The Lord Jesus Christ died on the Cross as the substitutionary (atoning) sacrifice, paying the penalty for sin. By His death in our place, He revealed God’s divine love and upheld God’s justice, removing sin’s guilt and satisfying sin’s penalty. (Isaiah 53; Romans 5:6-11; 1 Peter 3:18)
• THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. Having completed His atoning work, the third day He rose bodily from the grave, victorious over death and the powers of darkness. He ascended into heaven where, at God’s right hand, He intercedes for His people and rules as Lord over all. (1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 20-28; Acts 1:9-10; 1 John 2:1)
• SALVATION is the free gift of God. The salvation of man, who is sinful and lost, is instantaneous and accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God when the repentant sinner — enabled by the Holy Spirit — responds in faith. Salvation is provided by grace alone (sola gratia), through faith alone (sola fide), because of Christ alone (solo Christo), for the glory of God alone (soli Deo Gloria). This salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5)
  THE CONSUMMATION of all things includes the visible, physical, and glorious return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the translation of those alive in Christ, the judgment of the just and the unjust, and the ultimate fulfillment of Christ’s kingdom. (Acts 1:6-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:11-16)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

• When does the bus leave on Sunday for youth camp at Clydehurst? The bus leaves both Billings and Bozeman from the K-Mart parking lot at 2:15pm on Sunday.
• When does the bus leave and return on Saturday morning? The bus leaves Clydehurst at 9am and returns to the K-Mart parking lot at 11:15am in Bozeman and 11:30am in Billings.
• What time do I pick up my child at Clydehurst Saturday morning if he/she is not riding the bus? You need to pick your child up at camp no later than 9am.
• Can I mail letters or packages to my child while at camp? Yes, you are more than welcome to send letters and care packages. Please follow the instructions listed on page 3.
• How do I get lost items returned from camp? If we can find your child’s lost item, we will return the item at a charge of $7.50 for shipping and handling. Please follow the instructions within the Youth Camp page.
• When does registration start on Sunday? Registration for both Youth and Family Camp is from 3 to 5pm. Please contact us if you know that you will be arriving late.
• Do I have to pay a deposit for youth camp? Yes, the deposit for Youth Camp is $50 and is required with the submitted registration form. Deduct this amount from the total camp fees.
• Do I have to pay a deposit for Family Camp? Yes, the deposit for Family Camp is $250 and is required with the submitted registration form. Deduct this amount from the total camp fees.
• Can I send medication to camp along with my child? Yes, your child can bring his/her medication. Be sure to follow the instructions on the Health and Liability release form.
• Can I pay with a credit card? No. At this time we only accept cash, checks or money orders. (U.S. funds only)
• Can I register online? No. At this time, registrations and payments need to be mailed to the Clydehurst office in Billings, MT.
• What do I need to bring for camp? Please see the list “Things to Bring” within the Youth and Family Camp pages.
• Can I register for youth camp after June 1st? Yes. Most likely there will be youth camp openings after June 1st. Call ahead to check for openings.
• How much do horse rides cost? Horse rides cost $20/hr., (shorter rides available).
• How much spending money should I send with my child? $40-80 should be adequate for snacks, a shirt and a horse ride.