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Lake Aurora Christian Camp and Retreat Center
Lake Aurora Christian Camp and Retreat Center is a Christian camp on a sinkhole lake in Lake Wales, Florida, serving central Florida since 1947. Its Lakeside and Hillside campuses together sleep up to about 292 guests, and it hosts churches, schools, homeschool groups, and family retreats outside of its own summer camp season.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
Getting there
- 1 h 20 min from Orlando
- 1 h 30 min from Tampa
- 2 h 35 min from Fort Myers
237 Golden Bough Road, Lake Wales, FL 33898 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
The facts
| Lodging | Dorm rooms (200 beds) · Cabins (92 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | School groups · Homeschool groups · Families |
| Affiliation | Christian Church/Church of Christ (independent congregations, Restoration Movement) |
| Established | 1947 |
| Phone | (863) 696-1102 |
Founded in 1947 as the first cooperative venture undertaken by the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ in Florida, on what was then a sandspur-filled clearing beside a sinkhole lake.
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