Sleepaway Camps at Sequoia Lake

Sleepaway Camps at Sequoia Lake offers campers a week at the lake with activities such as hiking, swimming, canoeing, rock climbing, fishing, paddle boarding, and recreational water activities. Campers also take part in crafts, arts and crafts, sports, campfires, roasting marshmallows by the campfire, reading and relaxing, and the YMCA Rag Program. The program includes morning kid’s camps as part of its offerings.

• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Campers spend a week at the lake.
• Price: Price includes six nights lodging, meals, morning kid’s camps, arts and crafts, campfires, YMCA Rag Program, and more.

The Channel Islands YMCA, which runs Sleepaway Camps at Sequoia Lake, has been listening and responding to communities’ social needs since 1887. The YMCA in Santa Barbara and Ventura was formed in 1887, and construction on the first official Y building in Santa Barbara began in 1910 and opened in 1912. The organization states that it is a charitable organization providing programs based on Christian principles to people of all ages, races, religious beliefs, and economic status to promote Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility.

The Channel Islands YMCA reports that it is committed to strengthening communities across San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, with volunteers, donors, leaders, and partners involved in its work. The YMCA is described as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization, and the Channel Islands YMCA is described as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The camp also offers a Counselor in Training Program in which teens learn job skills necessary to be a counselor and employee, assist counselors with younger campers, and gain first-hand experience working with campers; CITs are selected through an application and interview process, and space in this program is limited to 10 participants.

Last updated March 10, 2026.