Gold Arrow Camp

Gold Arrow Camp serves boys and girls ages 6 to 14. The daily schedule includes optional early morning activities, breakfast, cabin clean-up, showers, camp store time, assembly, morning activities, lunch, rest time, afternoon activities, dinner, evening activities, campfires, and lights out at set times for different grade groups.

Programs

• Gold Arrow Camp — Boys and girls ages 6-14

At a glance

• Ages: 6–14 years old
• General schedule: Daily schedule: 6:00 optional early morning activities; 7:30-8:30 breakfast; 8:30 cabin clean-up, showers, camp store open; 9:00 assembly; 9:30-12:00 morning activities; 12:00-1:00 lunch; 1:15-2:00 rest time; 2:15-4:45 afternoon activities; 5:00 dinner; 6:15-7:45 evening activities; 8:00 campfires; 9:00 lights out for Bears (completed grades K-3); 9:30 lights out for Tigers (completed grades 4); 10:00 lights out for Lions & Eagles (completed grades 5-9).

About the provider

Gold Arrow Camp has been a summer home to thousands of happy children since 1933. It is operated under a Special Use Permit from the USDA Forest Service on the Sierra National Forest, California.

Priority registration for returning GAC families starts August 1 and ends on September 15. For summer 2026 and summer 2027, the cancellation policy is the Tuition Payment and Cancellation Policy. After submitting an online enrollment application, campers may be accepted for a selected session or placed on a waiting list. If a child is on a waiting list, no deposit will be processed.

Last updated September 6, 2026.