Overnight Summer Camps in the Sierra Mountains

Mountain Meadow Ranch Summer Camp is a third generation family owned and operated camp that has been providing the Magic of Summer Camp since 1956. The camp keeps enrollment small at around 120 campers and emphasizes an unplugged, mindful experience...

Gold Arrow Camp offers activities such as wake boarding, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Campers live in rustic conditions and take part in these activities at this traditional summer camp. • Ages: 6–14 years old Gold Arrow Camp has been a...

Camp Wawona is a program that focuses on summer camp for kids, outdoor education, conference convocations, church retreats, family reunions, and personal quiet getaways in nature. It encourages young people to connect with their natural surroundings...

Camp Krem Yosemite Summer Camp offers a Main Camp program where campers share cabins with their counselors and sleep in bunk beds. Campers take part in a wide range of fun and engaging activities. The Travel Camp program offers the experience of...

Discovery ChalleNGe Academy (Discovery Youth ChalleNGe Program) is a 22-week residential, quasi-military style alternative education program where students, called Cadets, take part in workshops and skills training in areas such as coping...

Shady Creek Outdoor School and Event Center is a residential environmental science camp where students take part in creek ecology, forest ecology, geology, avian ecology, and native cultures activities. The program also includes sensory awareness...

Camp Gold Hollow Programs include swimming, archery, canoeing, and campfires. The programs include Overnight Summer Camp, Day Camp, a Counselor-in-Training program, Family Camps, WoHeLo Family Camp, and Alumni Events. Overnight Summer Camp includes...

Sierra Outdoor School is part of the Clovis Unified School District. The homepage for Sierra Outdoor School includes the phrase “Get Out and Learn! Welcome to the Sierra Outdoor School!” which introduces the program’s focus. The Clovis Unified...

Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children offers a fun-filled camp experience where deaf children learn outdoor skills. The program includes time in nature so campers can enjoy the wonder and beauty of the outdoors to the fullest extent. • Ages: 7–15...

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...

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...