Recreation
& Activities
Some of the things that make Leoni Meadows so special are all the great, fun, learning, growing, challenging, and inspiring things you can do here. As a location for retreats and conferences, we offer an unparalleled opportunity for your group to not only learn together but also play together while building relationships, camaraderie, and team spirit. We have a variety of No-cost and Staffed options.
Note: Staffed activities must be scheduled in advance. Some options are not available during Sabbath hours.
Staffed Activities
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Try your hand at hitting a bull’s eye. We have bows, compound bows, arrows, and targets ready for you. Even if you’ve never held a bow before our staff can show you how.
Number of Targets: 8
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday, weather permitting
Annual availability: Year-round. Call to confirm.
Cost: $100/hour
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Some elements will push your group members toward a higher level of personal confidence. Other are designed to encourage teamwork, interpersonal trust, creative problem-solving and thinking outside the box. All of them are screaming, good fun. After reviewing the list (and you can talk with our staff in more detail) you can choose which elements (or all of them) will best help you reach your goals.
Flexibility: You can choose which elements your group will use
Staff: Guided only by our trained staff
Equipment: We supply all equipment, including safety gear
Weekly availability: Depends on element, call for more information
Annual availability: Year-round (the elements are installed year-round but in some weather conditions may be unavailable for safety reasons). Call to confirm.
Cost: $200 minimum (this will typically cover 20 people doing two elements over about two hours), call to tailor this program to your needs.
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If you’re looking for pure fun, our go-karts are just the ticket! Our state-of-the-art track and karts will give you the sensation of high speed, and challenge the driving abilities of both young and old.
Equipment: We supply all equipment, including safety helmets
Weekly availability: Saturday (after sundown) through Friday
Annual availability: May be unavailable in some seasons, due to weather. The number of operational go-karts can also vary. Call to confirm.
Cost: $5/ride (20 person minimum), $250/hour for unlimited riding with 7 karts—each kart holds 2
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Dogtown Creek offers great opportunities for experiencing your own bit of California history. We can supply you with all the equipment you’ll need. Then you can take our maps and head out on your own, or we can send along a guide if you prefer.
Equipment: Gold pans, shovels, maps to get there, and vials for your gold (if you find a nugget too big to fit in the vial- you’re on your own) can be checked out from the office
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday
Annual availability: The creek may be difficult to hike to in some conditions. Call to confirm.
Cost: Free, if you go on your own; $40/hour if we come with you
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We can take up to 25 people at a time in the wagon behind our team of beautiful, black Percheron horses, Prince & Pete. Let us know if there are specific destinations or times you’d like.
Capacity: 25 people per ride
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday
Annual availability: In some weather, the roads are too slick for the wagon. Call to confirm.
Cost: $100 per hour
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Our staff can organize and lead various indoor or outdoor games for getting your meeting or conference off to a great start or keep the energy going throughout your time here. Call us for more details.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday
Annual availability: Year-round
Cost: $25 for set-up, $40/hour
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Canoeing • Swimming • Waterslide • Rope Swing
Our one-acre pond has a variety of activities to keep both kids and adults busy and happy. The equipment for these activities is dismantled and stored during the winter.
Staff: A Red Cross certified lifeguard must be on duty at any time that the pond is being used. Each lifeguard can be responsible for no more than 25 participants.
Equipment: Lifejackets (must be worn during canoeing, on the blob, waterslide, and rope swing), canoes & paddles.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday
Annual availability: Available in spring and fall based on weather and set-up for the summer. Call to confirm.
Cost: $50/hour, with a two-hour minimum. $50/hour for second or subsequent lifeguards, if more than 25 people using the pond.
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Six people can bounce along in our “Leoni Meadows Overland” stagecoach. Prince & Pete pull the stage on rides around the campus. Let us know if there are specific destinations or times you want.
Limit per ride: 6
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday
Annual availability: In some weather, the roads are too slick for the stagecoach. Call to confirm.
Cost: $100 per hour
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION DUE TO FIRE - NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
Our swimming pool has passive solar heating only and so can be a bit brisk in the spring and fall. But with two diving boards perfect for cannonballs as well as 25-meter lengths for lap swimming it is perfect for both kids playing and adults exercising.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday
Annual availability: Late spring to mid-June. Call to confirm. Mid-August to early September.
Cost for pool use: $100 for pool opening, $25 for each additional time it is used by that group.
Cost for Lifeguarding (if we supply the Lifeguards): $50/hour, with a two-hour minimum. $50/hour for second or subsequent lifeguards, if more than 25 people using the pool.
Lifeguarding: We can supply a lifeguard(s)—if arranged when you make the reservation—or you can bring your own. Pool use policy requires 1 Lifeguard for every 25 people using the pool.
Qualified lifeguards must:
-Show a current Red Cross Lifeguarding certification to the Leoni Meadows manager on duty.
-Be briefed on pool facilities and policies.
No-Cost Activities
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Our outdoor, lighted basketball court is located next to the third-row cabin road in Base Camp. Balls can be checked out from the office.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday, Saturday night
Annual availability: Year-round. Call to confirm.
Cost: Free
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Small children can play for hours in our playhouse (a two-story replica of the Leoni House that is also wheelchair accessible), swings, and sandbox. It is located across the road from the Meadow View Inn.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday
Annual availability: Year-round (may be a bit brisk in the winter, but always available)
Cost: Free
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The grass playing field can be used for baseball or soccer. You can check out equipment from the office: balls and cones for soccer; balls, bats, and bases for baseball.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday
Annual availability: Year-round (may be snowy in winter, but always available)
Cost: Free
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Two horseshoe pits are located on Lassen Loop, just below the parking lot. Horseshoes can be checked out from the office.
Equipment: Horseshoes, can be checked out from the office
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday
Annual availability: Year-round, although you may be standing in snow. Call to confirm.
Cost: Free
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The Leoni House is the restored 1887 house of the Leoni family, the original homesteaders at Leoni Meadows. It is furnished with memorabilia and furniture from the period of its use as well as some pieces original to the house. The restoration project received the Governor’s Citation for Historic Preservation in 1996.
Hours: Typically open 2-4 on Saturday afternoons. Can be open at other times with prior arrangements.
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday
Annual availability: Year-round
Cost: Free
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We have an outdoor ping pong table on the deck outside our dining hall. Paddles and balls are available at the office.
Location: Dining Hall Deck
Weekly availability: Sunday through Friday, Saturday night
Annual availability: Year-round
Cost: Free
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Our very own G & R Railroad has a 1/3 scale model train, and offers rides along more than 1 mile of track. From the station near the Leoni House, the track goes around our meadow to the pond, and back.
Capacity per ride: 56 people
Weekly availability: Sunday through Saturday. The train typically runs on Saturday afternoons, but can also run at other times with prior arrangements.
Annual availability: In some weather, the tracks are too slick or have too much snow on them. Call to confirm.
Cost: Free