The Salvation Army Del Oro Summer Camp

The Salvation Army Del Oro Summer Camp offers activities such as swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, chapel, camp-wide games and competitions, free time, campfires, archery, hikes, and rock wall climbing. Campers also have access to the vertical playground and the zipline as part of the program.

• Ages: 7–16 years old
• Price: It costs approximately $600 per camper to run camp, but only $350 per camper is charged; scholarships are always available.

The Salvation Army Del Oro Summer Camp runs two programs each week in the summertime: a main camp for children ages 7–12 and a teen camp for teenagers ages 13–16. Main camp has 6 girl cabins and 7 boy cabins broken up by age, and each main camp cabin has 1 counselor and at least 1 support staff member. Teen camp has 2 girl cabins and 2 boy cabins, each with 1 counselor. Registration is completed through a local Salvation Army Corps.

According to its mission statement, Salvation Army camps serve the total personal and spiritual needs of campers through a creative, healthful experience in an outdoor setting, and The Salvation Army is described as an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church whose message is based on the Bible and whose ministry is motivated by the love of God. The mission statement also says that its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The camp describes the spiritual aspect as an integral part of all activities and part of the total environment and atmosphere, and it describes the spiritual emphasis and the positive environment as being at the heart of what they do. The camp is described as a tranquil space for groups to re-group, and it is described as being in the tranquil Sierra Foothills near Nevada City.

The camp notes that the price or cost of camp should never be a reason a child misses out on a week at camp, and scholarships are always available. It is stated that most of the children that attend the camp are sponsored in some way, and that low-income children get the opportunity to experience nature through the summer camp program. The conference season revenue from group stays at the conference center allows operation of the summer programs and helps cut the cost for each child’s attendance, and proceeds from group stays at the conference center go toward funding the summer camp program. The camp also states that each group that comes through the gates is prayed for.

Last updated June 20, 2026.