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Big Rock Creek Camp
Website: http://bigrockcreekcamp.com/ (Youth camp on 145 acres in the San GabrielI Mountains with cabins, tipi's, dorms, & a vintage motor home. Capacity 142 or more.Tent camping also available. 1.5 hours north of Los Angeles. Meals provided. Outdoor Science programs, high & low ropes team building, rappelling, zip line, night programs, swimming, basketball, volleyball, tennis, soccer, football, hiking, Bar-B-Q, fire rings, and stage. Pay per catch in private stocked trout ponds needs no license.) Boy Scouts of America Camp Emerald Bay
Website: http://www.bsa-la.org/camping/eb/emerald_bay.html (Open to youth groups. Cabins & tent on platform camping on Catalina Island's Emerald Bay. Cots with mattresses, dining fly, table, and "kybo" pit toilet. Trading Post, conference room, marine center, & dining hall. Swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, cliff jumping, body boarding, boating, hiking, field sports, handicraft, nature kayaking, rock climbing, & mountain biking. Majestic Indian Rock sits in the middle of the bay which has emerald green water due to the sandy bottom. Camp features 200-year-old Blue Gum Eucalyptus tree. Native American Chumash once lived at Emerald Bay, with many beads and fishing hooks found over time. Owned by the Western Los Angeles County Council (WLACC), Boy Scouts of America.) Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area
Website: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/parks/buena-vista.asp (111-tent-camping site on manmade Lake Webb & Lake Evans. Hookup & non-hookup, trailer dump. 25 miles southwest of Bakersfield near Taft. Restrooms/showers,2 concession buildings, three covered pavillions. Boating & ramp, fishing, jet skiing, bike path, playground.) Camp Arbolado (see YMCA Camp Arbolado) Camp Cedar Crest
Website: http://www.campcedarcrest.org/ (A Christian camp with 480 beds in dormitory cabins located in the San Bernadino Mountains. sanctuary, dining hall, snack bar, gift shop. Swimming Pool, low rope course, hayrides, volleyball, basketball,auditorium with fireplace, Nearby: snow skiing, fishing, boating, biking, horseback riding, mountain biking.) Camp de Benneville Pines
Website: http://www.debenneville.org (Christian camp located at 6800 feet elevation, in the San Bernardino National Forest amidst pines, cedars, and oaks. 120 person capacity in 6 cabins ranging from semi-private to mini-dorm rooms with bathrooms/showers, and a housekeeping cabin with a complete kitchen. Dining lodge, coffee hose, meeting rooms, heated swimming pool, hot tub, playground, archery, ping pong, volleyball, hiking, snowshoeing, sledding,. Fishing and canoeing nearby. Owned by the Pacific Southwest District of the Unitarian-Universalist Association.) Camp Emerald Bay (see Boy Scouts of America Camp Emerald Bay) Camp Fox (a.k.a. H. S. Camp Fox)
Website: http://catalinacampfox.com/home.html (Former YMCA camp on Button Shell Beach, an eastern shore of Catalina Island on Long Point. Fifteen 12-person beachfront villa cabins, eleven 12-person hillside & canyon cabins, 48-person lodge. Dining hall, 200 foot pier, touch fish tank. Archery, row boating, kayaking, tubing, snorkeling, fishing, volleyball, field games, rope course, campfire, hiking, small store. Owned by Guided Discoveries.) Camp High Sierra (see YMCA Camp High Sierra) Campland by the Bay
Website: http://www.campland.com/ (RV park and primitive camping located on Mission Bay right across the water from Sea World. Full hookup, bathroom/showers, 60-game arcade room, restaurant/store, wifi, laundry room, swimming pool, 124-slip marina, boat launch. Rentals include pedal boats, kayaks, wind surfers, catamarans, pontoon boats, wave runners, aqua cycles, ski boat, videos, roller blades, quadracycles, and bicycle-chariots (it's half bike / half skateboard). Park overlooks the Kendall Frost Wildlife Preserve which homes Egrets, Black Crowned Night Heron, endangered Clapper Rail and Least Tern.) Camp Marston YMCA
Website: http://www.camp.ymca.org/camp-marston.html (Mountain retreat with 240 person capacity. Lodges on 230-acre-pine/oak forest in mountain district of Julian. Campfire ring, swimming pool, Lake Jessop, soccer, volleyball, basketball, archery, air-rifle ranges, outdoor crafts area, hiking trails, rock climbing tower, mini-golf. Owned by YMCA of San Diego County. Camp Oakes (see YMCA Camp Oakes) Camp Okihi
Website: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/parks/okihi.asp (Tent camping reserved for youth groups only of up to 200. 8 miles NE of Bakersfield overlooking Kern River. Crafts Building, restrooms, telephone. Hart Memorial Park along the Kern River. Paddleboats, canoes and kayaks on Hart Lake; two group picnic reservation areas with volleyball poles, ball field backstops, steak grills, electrical outlets and deep pits; campground with 50 campsites that include tables, fire rings and showers; Lake Ming with two boat launching ramps, water skiing and picnic areas.) Camp Round Meadow (see YMCA Camp Round Meadow) Camp Whittle (see YMCA Camp Whittle) Camp Wrightwood
Website: http://www.campwrightwood.com/ (Heated cabins & lodges accommodate 261 people, tent cabins, meeting rooms with fireplaces, amphitheatre with fire ring, outdoor chapel, camp store, dining hall, provided meals or self-cook kitchen option, heated pool, volleyball ping pong, horseshoes, basketball, archery, tetherball, hiking. Restaurants, stores, tobogganing, and Mountain High Ski Resort nearby.) El Capitan State Beach
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=601 Reservation Website: http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/usa/ca/elca/newindex.html (Tent/group camping on beach 17 miles west of Santa Barbara; 140 sites with rest rooms/showers, laundry tubs, seasonal convenience store, telephone, fire rings; swimming, fishing, surfing, nature trails, rocky tidepools, and stands of sycamore and oaks along El Capitán Creek. Bike trail connects the park with Refugio State Beach, 2.5 miles away) H.S. Camp Fox (see Camp Fox) |
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Idyllwild Campground
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=636 Reservation Website: http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Mt_San_Jacinto_Sp/r/campgroundDetails .do?page=details&contractCode=CA&parkId=120062&topTabIndex=CampingSpot (Tent camping at 5405 ft elevation in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Groups? (conflicting info - state say limited to 15, reservation site says none!) Two separate campgrounds 6 miles apart: one state operated (Idyllwild) / one county (Stone Creek). State campground has 33 sites, restrooms with flush toilets, pay showers, wifi, tables, fire pits,food boxes. Nature trails. Laundry & fishing nearby. 24' trailers max. County campground has 90 sites.) Irvine Lake
Website: http://www.irvinelake.net/ (Tent, trailer, & RV camping on a weekly-stocked, 700-acre lake. Surrounded by mountains and near the main freeways of Orange County. Bait shop, restrooms/showers, cafe, water outlets. No-license-required fishing, 5 Acre Kid's Lagoon, boat rentals: rowboats, motorboats, & pontoons.) Joshua Tree National Park
Website: http://www.nps.gov/jotr/ Reservation Website: http://www.recreation.gov (Primitive camping near Palm Springs in two deserts of differing elevations: the dryer, eastern Colorado Desert (below 3,000 feet) and the cooler, moister, higher, western Mojave Desert . The western park also includes a Joshua tree forest and interesting geologic displays. Five fan palm oases also dot the park, where water occurs naturally and wildlife abounds. Group camping from 10-60 people. The park has 10 campgrounds, but only Black Rock and Cottonwood have water, flush toilets, & dump station available. Backpacking, bird watching, auto touring, biking, rock climbing, hiking, horseback riding and nature walks in designated areas. Nature & visitor centers are available.) Leo Carrillo State Park
Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=616 Reservation Website: http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Leo_Carrillo_Sb/r/campgroundDetails .do?page=details&contractCode=CA&parkId=120047&topTabIndex=CampingSpot (Tent camping on 1.5 miles of beach near Malibu; 103 sites with pay showers, wifi. Fishing, hiking & nature trails, swimming, surfing & wind surfing; Tide pools, coastal caves and reefs for exploring; Giant sycamores shade the main campgrounds.) O'Neill Regional Park
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/oneillpark/ (Orange County park located 25 miles southwest of Santa Ana in Trabuco and Live Oak Canyons with tent & RV camping. Barbecues, horseshoe pits, playground, equestrian campground with 18 miles of riding trails. Group reservations for 17 or more. Adult supervision needed because of mountain lions and rattlesnakes.) Ortega Oaks Campground
Website: http://www.ortegaoaks.com/ (Tent, trailer, & motorhome camping in the Cleveland National Forest. A total of 75 sites with fire rings & picnic tables, 33 with full hookup & satellite connections. 1-bedroom trailer home rentals with A/C & patio. Candy store,recreation center with pool table, wifi, laundry facility, swimming pool, hot showers, volleyball, hiking & equestrian trails, ancient oak trees.) Pinecrest Conference Center
Website: http://www.pinecrest-ccc.com/ (A Christian camp in the San Bernadino mountains, near Lake Arrowhead. Capacity of 480 in 4 lodges & a bunkhouse. Additional capacity of 64 "adults only" in hotel-style conference suites. Lodges have two floors of individual carpeted, heated rooms with one queen bed, two bunk beds, and sink. There are two bathrooms with showers on each floor of the lodge. Chapels ,3 dining halls, gift house, gymnasium, & skateboard park.) Rawhide Ranch
(A 37-acre camp for horse lovers with sleeping accommodations in a western fort, cowboy bunkhouse, covered wagon, or tipi. Old west town replica, horseback riding, horse vaulting, riding lessons, western crafts, archery, drama, pool, climbing tower, rodeo introduction, country dancing, riflery (BB guns for the younger kids), animal & horse science classrooms. Classes in outdoor cooking, creative writing, & horse harnessing. Campers or "ranch hands" are assigned to one of the animal care areas (horses or farm animals) as their personal responsibility.) San Clemente State Beach
Reservation Website: http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/usa/ca/sanc/newindex.html (Tent camping on beach located three miles south of San Clemente. Restrooms/showers, dump station, emergency services. Beach is popular with surfers on the north end of the one-mile beach. Other popular activities are skin diving for abalone and lobster, fishing, swimming, or hiking along the trails on the bluffs. The beach has a landscaped blufftop with picnic areas and trails leading down to the beach.) San Mateo Campground (see San Onofre State Beach) San Onofre State Beach
Reservation Website: http://www.reserveamerica.com/jsp/commonpage.jsp?goto=/usa/ca/sano/newindex.html Information website: http://gorp.com/gorp/publishers/foghorn/cam_sca3.htm (A state beach near San Clemente with two campgrounds: San Mateo Campground and San Onofre Bluff. The San Mateo section is inland about 1.5 miles. It has 100 RV/tent sites with electric & water hookup but no sewer. San Onofre Bluff section has 104 sites near pavement with no hookups. It also has 22 tent camping sites under nearby Echo Arch, a low coastal bluff just a few yards from the beach. Its walls form the amphitheater that gives Echo Arch its name and is set off from the rest of the state beach. Restrooms/showers, telepone, dump station, fire rings droup camping. The three-mile-long beach is north neighbor to Camp Pendelton. Swimming, skin diving, surfing, fisihing, & hiking.) SDYC Buffalo Beach Facility - Whites Landing Camp
Website: http://www.sdyc.org/buffalobeach/index.htm (Tent camping on privately-owned Buffalo Beach; For members of the San Diego Yacht Club and their guests only; Platform tents, galley, 2 toilets/1 shower, ice machine, kayaks,& windsurfer boards. Laundry facility nearby. Special YMCA arrangements; One YMCA mooring. Buffalo roam freely on beach and in surrounding area, horseback riding.) San Mateo Campground (see San Onofre State Beach) Stone Creek Campground (see Idyllwild Campground) |
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Thousand Trails Inc. Resort Services - Idyllwild
Website: http://www.1000trails.com/getaways/california/idyllwild.asp (A 200-acre, membership-resort, franchise chain with tent, Cottage, cabin, & RV camping in the San Bernardino Mountains. 235 summertime sites, 40 winter sites, 4 rental trailers, 4 cabins, 7 luxury cabins. Lodge, cafe, trading post,laundry, adult center, RV storage, basketball, hiking, horseshoes, shuffleboard, pool, Volleyball, stocked trout pond, & wading pools.) Thousand Trails Inc. Resort Services - Oakzanita Springs
Website: http://www.1000trails.com/getaways/california/oakzanita.asp (A membership-resort, franchise chain with tent, Cottage, cabin, & RV camping at 4000' elevation near San Diego. 87 full hookups, 54 power and water only, 24 tent sites with overflow sites, 2 cabins, 1 luxury cabins. Trading post, laundry, family center, RV storage, wifi, basketball, horseshoes, spa, pool, Volleyball, mini golf, pickelball, RC track, dinosaur digs, & wading pool.) Thousand Trails Inc. Resort Services - Rancho Oso
Website: http://www.1000trails.com/getaways/california/ranchooso.asp (A membership-resort, franchise chain with tent, Cottage, cabin, & RV camping in the mountains near Santa Barbara. 108 full hookups, 25 water & elec, 30 wooded tent sites with overflow sites, 60 rental trailers, 14 cabins, 8 luxury cabins, 10 covered wagons. Horse camping with corrals. Lodge, country store, chapel, dialup/wifi internet, satellite TV, laundry, dump station, pavillion, adult & family centers, RV storage, basketball, hiking, horseback, stables, horseshoes, mini golf, playground, pool, spa, Volleyball, tennis, pool table, & ping pong.) Thousand Trails Inc. Resort Services - Yosemite Lakes
Website: http://www.1000trails.com/getaways/california/yosemitelakes.asp (A 400-acre, membership-resort, franchise chain with tent, Cottage, cabin, & RV camping 5 miles from the west gate of Yosemite National Park. 254 full hookups, 130 tent sites, 20 cabins, 4 luxury cabins, 22 yurts. Country store, laundry, adult & family center, wifi, TV room, basketball, hiking, horseshoes, shuffleboard, lake/beach, fish cleaning station, Volleyball, mini golf, ping pong, pool table, & playground.) Two Harbors Campgrounds
Website: http://www.scico.com/camping/camp_two_harbors.html (Tent, tent-cabin, and cabin camping located on a bluff overlooking the ocean at Catalina's Isthmus, one quarter from Two Harbors. Rinse-off showers, fresh water, chemical toilets. 42 sites and 3 group-camping areas have picnic table, fire pit, and BBQ. Tent cabins sleep 4-6 and Includes cots, camp stove, lantern. Cabins sleep two in either bunk or double beds and contain a small refrigerator, heater and closet. Bring your own linens & cooking utensils. An outdoor community kitchen with gas burners and barbecues, and restrooms with token operated showers are located nearby. Catering, & 11-room meeting lodge available. Camping equipment & recreational rentals. Kayaking, hiking, fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, volleyball, tennis, Humvee High Adventure tours, boat rides. Close to Two Harbors amenities: General store, snack bar, Harbor Reef Restaurant, Two Harbors Dive and Recreation Center. Rangers sell firewood, propane, butane, and charcoal. Campground check-in at the pier's Two Harbors Visitors Services. Gear-hauls are available to the campground.) Whites Landing Camp (see SDYC Buffalo Beach Facility) YMCA Camp Arbolado
Website: http://www.ymcawhittier.org/Kids-Camp/Camp-Brochure/default.aspx (YMCA resident camping on 15.9 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest at approx. 6600' elevation. San Gorgonio Wilderness and Jenks Lake at its back door. 225 person capacity in 12 cabins with centralized bathrooms/showers and 2 dormitory lodges with indoor bathrooms. Dining, meeting, nature, & medical lodges. Chapel, Native American center, campfire arena, swimming pool, rope course, archery, arts & crafts, ball field, basketball, mountain biking, and canoeing. Owned by the East Whittier YMCA.) YMCA Camp High Sierra
Website: http://www.ymcala.org/camp-high-sierra Additional website: http://www.ymcacampsandretreats.com/Content/FirstSite/FirstSite.asp (Y teen/adult camp on 28 aces near Mammoth Lakes. Tent camping and adventure programming for up to 250 teens and families. 24 persons in 3 heated cabins, 1 dorm holds 15, both with central restrooms. Dining hall, hiking, astronomy, archery, backpacking, biking, rock climbing, team building. ) YMCA Camp Marston (see Camp Marston YMCA) YMCA Camp Oakes
Website: http://www.campoakes.org/ (Camp for up to 408 people, 12 miles from Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. Eight Adirondack style cabins, 8 heated dorms with indoor bathroom/shower, 2 upscale dormitory. lodges. Conference center, horseback riding, paint ball, archery, riflery, high & low rope courses, wall & rock climbing, horseshoes, swimming pool, hiking, canoeing, fishing, volleyball, arts & crafts, ping pong. Owned by the YMCA of Greater Long Beach.) YMCA Camp Round Meadow
Website: http://www.ymcala.org/camp-round-meadow Additional website: http://www.ymcacampsandretreats.com/Content/FirstSite/FirstSite.asp (Y camp on 28 aces in the Barton Flats/Big Bear Lake area of the San Bernardino National Forest. 212-bed capacity with a 20 person minimum in heated cabins with central restrooms. 3 lodges, 15 cabins, dining hall, camp fire arena. Hiking, initiative games, group challenges, high and low challenge courses,outpost camps (optional), group art, astronomy, earth science, life science, and age appropriate environmental science activities. ) YMCA Camp Surf
Website: http://www.camp.ymca.org/camp-surf.html (Cabin, bungalow, pitch tent, platform tent, & cabent camping for up to 300 people on a 1/2 mile stretch of San Diego ocean beach. Centralized bathrooms, dining deck, Polynesian-theme cabins and bathhouses around sand dunes. Ocean sports, surfing, body boarding, kayaking, beach volleyball, swimming, hiking, archery range, climbing tower, bouldering, arts & crafts, sand sculpturing, horseshoes, basketball, box hockey, fishing with ocean pier, and nearby wetlands. 4 miles of undeveloped beach to the north. Owned by the YMCA of San Diego County.) YMCA Camp Whittle (a.k.a. YMCA Camp Harold F. Whittle)
Website: http://www.ymcala.org/camp-whittle Additional website: http://www.ymcacampsandretreats.com/Content/FirstSite/FirstSite.asp (Y camp on 125 acres near Big Bear Lake. 240 people in heated cabins (each sleeps 12) with central restrooms. 108 beds in lodges. Equestrian center, outdoor adventure center, nature/outdoor living center, swimming pool (May-Sept), hiking, crafts lodge and activity center, sledding, cross-country skiing, boating (May-Sept) Big Bear Lake, fishing.) |
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