Overnight Summer Camps in the Sierra Mountains

Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camp offers activities such as archery, arts and crafts, camp fire and evening programs, performing arts, hip hop, and volleyball. Campers take part in outdoor activities including swimming in a pool and lake, hiking,...

Rock Creek Pack Station Wilderness Trips offers a range of horseback and hiking experiences in the wilderness. The program includes Supported Hiking Adventures, multiple-day Trail Rides, Spot Trips, Dunnage Trips, and fully outfitted Base Camps....

Junior Guides Raft Camp is a 3-day family program that includes whitewater rafting, overnight camping, and camp-wide festivities. Kids take part in activities such as a scavenger hunt and skit night, and 4th graders can join History Tours of the...

Sly Park Environmental Education Center offers students the chance to hike through lush forests, conduct hands-on experiments in bubbling streams, and gaze at the star-filled night sky. The program also includes a Photo Tour slide show and access to...

Sierra Nevada Journeys offers one-day field science expeditions, an Overnight Outdoor Learning program, Family STEM Nights, and camps for people with disabilities. The program also runs leadership development, group programs, and conference programs...

Shaffer's High Sierra Camp offers activities such as archery, arts and crafts, camp fire and evening programs, performing arts, hip hop, swimming in a pool and lake, and volleyball. Campers can also take part in backpacking, hiking, a challenge...

Rock-N-Water Christian Camps offers overnight summer camps, weekend retreats, special events, school field trips, and outdoor learning opportunities. Participants can take part in 49er Fun trips, Living History trips, California Living History Field...

Redwood Adventure Camp includes activities such as archery, swimming, backpacking, camping, group games, hiking, horseback riding, crafts, daily morning prayers, singing grace before each meal, and an all-camp campfire. Campers sleep on the ground...

Madera County 4-H Camp at Camp Keola is part of the 4-H Youth Development program. It uses learn by doing activities, youth-adult partnerships, and research-based education programs to help young people enhance their leadership abilities and develop...

Berkeley Echo Lake Camp offers youth camps, family camps, Counselor-in-Training (CIT) programs, 50 and better programming, and backpacking programs. Campers and families have access to a performing arts stage, an archery range, a basketball court, a...

Camp Whitsett is a Scout Camp owned by the Scouting America Western Los Angeles County Council. It serves nearly 2,500 scouts every summer and houses a nationally accredited high adventure base. Founded in 1947, Camp Whitsett continues to operate in...

Camp Ronald McDonald at Eagle Lake offers drama, arts and crafts, outdoor education, nutrition education, sports, and waterfront activities. Camp programs are adapted to meet the individual needs of each participant, and the accessible site removes...

Camp Green Meadows Outdoor School combines science education with outdoor adventure for students. Approximately 3,300 fifth and sixth grade students attend the program every year. All nine student cabins at Camp Green Meadows Outdoor School have...

Berkeley Echo Lake Camp offers activities such as archery, basketball, badminton, and canoeing. Campers use facilities that include a heated swimming pool, a performing arts stage, an observation deck, an archery range, a basketball court, a...

Camp Erin offers day programs, overnight programs, and online grief camps where campers take part in fun camp activities such as arts and crafts, hikes, tile smashing, drumming, and other interactive activities. Camp Erin Online offers online...

Camp Jack Hazard offers traditional summer camp activities such as campfires, skits, songs, games, theme days, and camp dances. The program also includes Adventure programs, Arts and Crafts, a High and Low Challenge Course, Nature programs, and...

Sly Park Environmental Education Center offers students the chance to hike through lush forests, conduct hands-on experiments in bubbling streams, and gaze at the star-filled night sky. The program also includes a Photo Tour slide show, time for...

Champ Camp is a week-long residential camp that takes place from June 7, 2025, to June 14, 2025. It is described as a life-changing experience for youth, where kids learn new skills, build confidence, and enjoy recreational activities in a safe,...

Sugarloaf Fine Arts Camp offers activities in dance, music, music production and recording, photography, textile arts, theater arts, video arts, visual arts, and vocal arts. Campers focus on a major discipline and also explore an elective, along...

Bear Valley YMCA Resident Camp offers hiking, swimming, playing games, practicing outdoor skills, and evening activities such as team building, campfire, all camp activities, and cabin time. A typical day includes breakfast and inspiration followed...