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Pingree Park, Colorado is the mountain campus for Fort Collins, Colorado-based Colorado State University. Pingree Park is situated in the mountains of the Mummy Range at It is located northwest of the city of Fort Collins, up Highway 14 in the Poudre Canyon and then another on the dirt Pingree Park access road in Larimer County. 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. ==Programs == Challenge Ropes Course A popular program at Pingree Park is the Challenge Ropes Course operated on the campus. 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. In the Hourglass Fire of 1994 the course was damaged severely but was rebuilt in the following years. Academics at Pingree Park Since 1915 the Pingree Park campus has hosted summer sessions for students with programs in the mountains. Students stay in four person cabins on the campus grounds with heat provided by a wood burning stove. 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pingree Park, Colorado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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