Planning for Youth Groups

Food can make or break a youth conference. Planning it out ahead of time will make all of the difference. The kitchen at Timp Lodge is equipped with the following:

• A 60" Forno Gas Range with 10 burners and two 4.32 cu. ft. ovens
• A 49 cu. ft. fridge
• A 10 cu. ft. freezer
• Three 22 in. countertop grills
• A vast array of cooking utensils

Here are some ways we've commonly seen it done:

• Leaders cooks their specialty for each meal
• Food is provided by a BYU-approved caterer
• A leader is the cook that plans and organizes the meals, with help from everyone else.
• Takeout food from restaurants in the valley

Here are some meals that we've seen work really well:

• Hamburgers and hotdogs on the outside barbeque. The charcoal grills outside have lots of room and can cook many very quickly.
• Pancakes and bacon on the countertop grills. The countertop grills can cook lots of pancakes and bacon at once.
• Pulled pork, soup, and other slow cooker meals that can be cooking while you are enjoying time and activities with family. There is an outlet strip on the serving counter that could accomodate many at the same time. We don't have slow cookers at the lodge, you would need to bring your own.

One of the great features of Timp Lodge is it's large capacity. There are 62 twin beds arranged barracks style in the three upstairs bedroom. The beds have a fitted sheet, pillow, and pillowcase provided, each person will need to bring their own blanket and toiletries. A diagram of the upstairs arrangments can be found here. On the main floor, there are two twin beds in the ADA bedroom. Additionally, sleeping pads or mattresses can be used on the main floor and tents can be set up on the upper lawn. Here are some common ways that it's set up:

• Boys and male leaders take one side, and girls and female leaders take the other (middle bedroom can be empty or opened if there are more boys than girls or vice versa)
• Girls on one side of the upstairs, boys on the other, one gender of leaders in the middle and the other on the floor downstairs
• One gender takes the upstairs, and the other sleeps on pads in the downstairs
• One gender sleeps in the lodge, and the other sleeps in tents outside

We want you to arrive safe and sound at Timp Lodge. The parking lot has 33 spaces, so it would be good to arrange to carpool if you think there might be too many vehicles otherwise.

In the winter, Alpine Loop Road is a Class II Tractions Segment that requires 4WD or traction devices such as snow chainsduring snowy or icy road conditions. For more information on the requirements, please visit the UDOT website here. If snow accumulation is in the weather forecast, our snow removal team will do all they can to keep the road and parking lot clear.

Please be aware that posting directional or informational signs along the roads is prohibited by state law, so it's best to make sure ahead of time that people know where they are going.

If you are planning on having a youth conference in June or July, it is best to make a reservation a year in advance. Reservations can be requested 12 months in advance, beginning on the first of that month. For example, if you wanted to make a reservation for the last week of June of next year, sending in a reservation on the 1st of June this year would give you the best chance of receiving the dates you requested.

August and May tend to fill up slower than June and July, reservations during those months are more likely to be available later. September through April is much more open, especially weekdays.