Camp Chrysalis

Camp Chrysalis, Mendocino Coastal Tidepool Session

Fort Bragg State Park, Drop off: 2434 McKinley Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703

  • Outdoors
  • Ecology
mapFort Bragg State Park, Drop off: 2434 McKinley Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703

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Camp Chrysalis offers a variety of activities for children, including hikes, swimming, chess, volleyball, whittling, woodworking, and leaf-painting on T-shirts. Campers can also participate in jewelry making, craft projects, skits, stories, and songs. The camp is set in beautiful locations such as the Big Sur redwoods, Mendocino coastal tide pools, and the Sierra Nevada mountains.

• Location: Big Sur redwoods, Mendocino coastal tide pools, Sierra Nevada mountains

Founded in 1982, Camp Chrysalis aims to explore and learn, as well as to play and enjoy. The camp is known for its mentoring of young people and has a strong knit and caring community of learners. It is a welcoming community for non-binary campers and maintains a camper-to-staff ratio of better than 4:1. Campers bring their own sleeping bags, tents (optional), and personal gear, and they help with meal preparation and camp maintenance.

Last updated December 4, 2025.

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