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CRISTA Camps
CRISTA Camps operates Miracle Ranch, a Christian camp and retreat center on 70 acres by Horseshoe Lake in Port Orchard, Washington. It hosts outside groups of 10 to 300 people for youth, adult, school, and pastors' retreats alongside its own summer camp programs. The property offers cabins, dining and meeting rooms, horseback riding, a ropes course, and lake activities.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
Getting there
- 30 min from Tacoma
- 1 h from Olympia
- 1 h 10 min from Seattle
15999 Sidney Road SW, Port Orchard, WA 98367 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
The facts
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families · Men's retreats · Women's retreats · School groups · Church leadership |
| Property | 70 acres |
| Established | 1960 |
| Phone | (253) 851-4410 |
CRISTA Camps began in the summer of 1960 with the purchase of 70 forested acres on Horseshoe Lake to create Miracle Ranch, which by 1966 served over 600 campers a summer and today serves over 12,000 campers each summer.