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About Camp Friendship
Camp
Friendship
Surrounded by the natural splendors of central Minnesota, Camp Friendship
is located on Clearwater Lake near Annandale, 60 miles northwest of Minneapolis/St.
Paul. Each year, more than 2,700 people with disabilities participate
in programs at Camp Friendship. Please note: Some of the facilities, services
and activities described in the sections below may not be available to
groups renting Camp Friendship for meetings, conferences and retreats.
Please contact Friendship Ventures for more
information.
History
Facilities
Activities
Directions
History
Camp Friendship was founded in 1964 by a group of concerned parents who
wanted their children with mental retardation to experience the outdoors.
Working through Arc of Minnesota, they purchased an 18th century resort
and converted it to a residential camp. Camp Friendship, now operated
by Friendship Ventures, has been expanded and improved in the years since,
it remains a quiet, rustic, lakeside retreat.
Facilities
With 115 acres of natural woodland, Camp Friendship provides the ideal
setting for an enjoyable, relaxing camp and vacation experience, conference
or retreat. The new 15,000-square-foot Program Center, includes a gymnasium,
an indoor swimming pool, and activity rooms for games, music and exercise.
The Program Center also serves as an emergency storm shelter. The 65-acre
Uncle Fogy Nature Area includes farm animal barns, an accessible pathway
for walking and hayrides, a tree house, challenge courses, and three outdoor
camping and picnic sites. Camp Friendship has · a network of sidewalks
for easy access to cabins and buildings · accessible modern cabins and
resort-style cabins · an arts and crafts center · indoor and outdoor recreations
areas and a game room · a large beach and waterfront area · a spacious
dining hall, a laundry facility and a health services center
Activities
Camp Friendship offers a variety of recreational opportunities. During
the winter months you can enjoy broomball, cross-country skiing, sledding
and downhill skiing at nearby ski areas. During the spring, summer and
fall, Camp Friendship offers boating and canoeing, fishing, volleyball,
basketball, hiking, campfires and golf at nearby courses.
Directions
Take I-94 to Highway 24 South towards Annandale (Clearwater/Annandale
Exit). Go 7.5 miles, turn right onto Camp Friendship Road at Lake Center
Bait and Tackle and continue 0.7 miles to the camp entrance. Or, take
Highway 55 to County Road 6. Go north on County Road 6 for 2.6 miles to
the stop sign. Turn right on Highway 24 and go 2.3 miles. Turn left onto
Camp Friendship Road at Lake Center Bait and Tackle and continue 0.7 miles
to the camp entrance. View a map to Camp Friendship