About
Camp Augusta offers a resident camp program and a shorter Mini Camp session. The resident camp can be one or two weeks long, and the Mini Camp runs for 3 days and 2 nights. Camp Augusta supports over 150 different program areas and offers more than 150 activities during its sessions.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Resident Camp (1 or 2 weeks); Mini Camp (3 days, 2 nights)
Camp Augusta’s resident camp program is for boys and girls between the ages of 8–16, with campers placed in cabin groups according to age, gender, and parental requests, and a staff-to-camper ratio of 1:2. The Mini Camp is intended as a first camp experience for young children ages 6–8, with a ratio of one staff member per two campers. Camp Augusta also offers the CIRCLE program for teens aged 16–17, which focuses on leadership and communication skills and has a mission to inspire appreciation for and understanding of the complexities of working closely with children, and to empower teens with leadership and communication skills for independence, responsibility, and compassion. Campers experience camp without television, video games, cell or smart phones, the internet, canned games, or social pressure.
Camp Augusta is managed by a non-profit organization and has been managed by a non-profit for over 80 years. It was donated to the girls of Piedmont in 1931 by Edwin William Ehmann and Charlotte Ehmann and now provides a variety of programs for children, families, schools, youth groups, clubs, and business groups from around the country and the world. Camp Augusta is described as a small, tight, true community set in natural splendor where campers develop self-confidence, independence, social skills, creativity, activity skills, environmental awareness and appreciation, friendships, and healthy living skills. Camp Augusta supports over 150 different program areas over approximately 80–90 acres and has waiting lists for camp every summer, along with massive capital improvements throughout its site.
The Director has a Ph.D. in developmental, social, and organizational psychology and over 25 years of camp experience. The leadership team includes the Director, Barbara, who is a former Kitchen Director and Program Director, and Asa, who is the Program Director and a former kitchen team member. Camp Augusta states that it has the longest staff training in the U.S.A.
Camp Augusta provides staffed, round-trip transportation from the Bay Area via charter bus from the Piedmont Community Center. The camp’s kitchen strives to provide meals that are at least 92% organic, with the vast majority of food freshly prepared from scratch and few “heat and serve” products used. Every lunch and dinner includes a full salad bar with fresh fruits, vegetables, protein options, and house-made dressings, and fresh fruit is available to campers and staff throughout the day along with daily snacks. Camp Augusta does not serve candy, iceberg lettuce, tater tots, or other high fat, low nutrition, or high sugar foods, and a dessert is served daily after dinner.
Camp Augusta offers alternative food options for vegetarian, allergen-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets upon request at registration and practices allergen awareness with attention to food safety practices throughout the season. The kitchen does not have a fryer, does not heat anything up in plastic, and uses oils and sweeteners described as the highest standard available. The menu is designed to be simple and camper friendly while including a healthy balance of nutrition, with cooked, prepared vegetarian options always available and vegan options by request, and whole grains used with gluten-free options for those requesting them. Weekly feedback is taken from campers about meals, and some meals are discontinued or revamped based on this feedback. Camp Augusta composts food scraps, notes food waste, recycles everything it can, and uses bulk containers whenever possible.
Last updated June 8, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Resident Camp (1 or 2 weeks); Mini Camp (3 days, 2 nights)
Camp Augusta’s resident camp program is for boys and girls between the ages of 8–16, with campers placed in cabin groups according to age, gender, and parental requests, and a staff-to-camper ratio of 1:2. The Mini Camp is intended as a first camp experience for young children ages 6–8, with a ratio of one staff member per two campers. Camp Augusta also offers the CIRCLE program for teens aged 16–17, which focuses on leadership and communication skills and has a mission to inspire appreciation for and understanding of the complexities of working closely with children, and to empower teens with leadership and communication skills for independence, responsibility, and compassion. Campers experience camp without television, video games, cell or smart phones, the internet, canned games, or social pressure.
Camp Augusta is managed by a non-profit organization and has been managed by a non-profit for over 80 years. It was donated to the girls of Piedmont in 1931 by Edwin William Ehmann and Charlotte Ehmann and now provides a variety of programs for children, families, schools, youth groups, clubs, and business groups from around the country and the world. Camp Augusta is described as a small, tight, true community set in natural splendor where campers develop self-confidence, independence, social skills, creativity, activity skills, environmental awareness and appreciation, friendships, and healthy living skills. Camp Augusta supports over 150 different program areas over approximately 80–90 acres and has waiting lists for camp every summer, along with massive capital improvements throughout its site.
The Director has a Ph.D. in developmental, social, and organizational psychology and over 25 years of camp experience. The leadership team includes the Director, Barbara, who is a former Kitchen Director and Program Director, and Asa, who is the Program Director and a former kitchen team member. Camp Augusta states that it has the longest staff training in the U.S.A.
Camp Augusta provides staffed, round-trip transportation from the Bay Area via charter bus from the Piedmont Community Center. The camp’s kitchen strives to provide meals that are at least 92% organic, with the vast majority of food freshly prepared from scratch and few “heat and serve” products used. Every lunch and dinner includes a full salad bar with fresh fruits, vegetables, protein options, and house-made dressings, and fresh fruit is available to campers and staff throughout the day along with daily snacks. Camp Augusta does not serve candy, iceberg lettuce, tater tots, or other high fat, low nutrition, or high sugar foods, and a dessert is served daily after dinner.
Camp Augusta offers alternative food options for vegetarian, allergen-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan diets upon request at registration and practices allergen awareness with attention to food safety practices throughout the season. The kitchen does not have a fryer, does not heat anything up in plastic, and uses oils and sweeteners described as the highest standard available. The menu is designed to be simple and camper friendly while including a healthy balance of nutrition, with cooked, prepared vegetarian options always available and vegan options by request, and whole grains used with gluten-free options for those requesting them. Weekly feedback is taken from campers about meals, and some meals are discontinued or revamped based on this feedback. Camp Augusta composts food scraps, notes food waste, recycles everything it can, and uses bulk containers whenever possible.
Last updated June 8, 2026.
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