Camp Concord Programs
Just a few hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, you will find Camp Concord, nestled high in the Sierras between Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake. Camp's spectacular scenery is situated on 29 acres of the El Dorado National Forest, and we take advantage of this pristine environment to provide family and youth campers with exciting adventures and laid back activities.
Youth Camp
One-week sessions from June 26 to July 31, 2010
(Ages 8 to 14 or entering 3rd-9th grades)
A week at Camp Concord offers a full day of activities designed to give campers a true outdoor experience. Youth campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities such as archery, arts & crafts, hiking, environmental games, swimming, and camp fires. Through these activities and more, counselors will facilitate cabin unity and teamwork while ensuring camper safety, acceptance, achievement, adventure, growth and friendship. At the end of each day, campers will reflect on the day's events with their cabin group before bedding down for the High Sierra night.
Pre-Teen Camp
One-week sessions from June 26 to July 31, 2010
(Ages 11 to 14 or entering 6th-8th grades)
Responding to parent and camper requests for a new camp experience, Camp Concord is pleaased to offer a week-long camp experience for middle school aged campers. This camp program will capture all the traditional fun of our youth camp with the addition of some age-appropriate Teen Camp Activities. Interactive workshops will focus on increasing personal responsibility and accountability, building positive self-esteem and healthy relationships and decision making skills. All of this while having fun and exploring the great outdoors.
Leader In Training (LIT) Program
Session 1: June 26-July 10, 2010
Session 2: July 17-July 31, 2010
(Ages 14 & 15 or entering 9th-10th grade )
This new program is geared for teens who love camp and want to spend two full weeks experiencing traditional camp activities while developing and improving their leadership skills. Participants will attend interactive workshops with peers and supportive staff in addition to venturing off-site for a one or two-night camping adventure. LITs will also take responsibility to develop and organize some camp activities. And the biggest responsibility LITs will have is being placed with a cabin of younger campers for 24 hours assisting counselors and putting their new leadership skills to work.
Counselor In Training (CIT) Program
July 4 through 18, 2009
(Ages 16 and 17)
Colleges, work environments, clubs and social groups require effective leadership to succeed. Our CIT program is designed to provide valuable experience for mature teens. Through interactive trainings, open discussions, and hands-on experience CITs will have the opportunity to learn about being a camp counselor. These experiences will include a week of interactive workshops dealing with risk management, leading games, conflict management, child behavior, professionalism, etc. After completing these workshops, our CITs will depart on a two or three-night camping adventure. When they return, CITs will be placed with their own cabin group for a full week under the supervision of a Counselor and the Youth Camp Coordinator. CITs serve as role model, help mentor campers, and lead basic camp activities.
"I wish I were a kid again so I could do it too!"- Ornella Gallagher, mother of CIT Gabe Cornish
Family Programs
June 14 to August 1, 2009
(All Ages)
Family Camp is an experience that allows parents and children to play together in a fun and supportive environment while mingling with other families in the heart of the Sierra Mountains. This program offers an affordable Lake Tahoe getaway for the entire family and is the perfect setting for a relaxing and/or adventurous vacation.
With something of interest for every age group, your family can experience the outdoors from Camp Concord's daily calendar of events or explore the Tahoe Basin on your own. Highlights of the Family Camp schedule include campfires, hiking, crawdad fishing, canoeing, sports, rafting, and many more. If you elect to take a break from the Family Camp schedule, off-site activities such as golf, horseback riding, water sports, and bicycle trails are easily accessible.
Families are accommodated in one of our 18 rustic cabins with convenient access to restrooms, hot showers, laundry facilities, and the main lodge. All cabins have electricity and will sleep 5 to eight individuals. Families provide their own bedding and pillows, and limited wheelchair accessibility is available.
During your stay you may want to take advantage of our special features. Aside from traditional camp activities, families have complete use of our Green Room Lounge offering a quiet escape for reading and games on cozy couches. A big screen TV/VCR is also available for kids' movies. In the evenings, Camp Concord Staff supply affordable babysitting for parents who want to explore the South Lake Tahoe night life or escape for a quiet evening alone. For the kids, everyday, staff construct specialized activities for children age 4 to 12 during Kid's Hour.
Basketball Skills Camp
One week session from July 3-July 10, 2010.
(Ages 8 - 14 or entering 3rd – 9th grade)
Camp Concord's Basketball Skills Camp is not your average Basketball camp. Our program is a unique and exciting blend of basketball instruction, healthy competition, team building, mentoring, and traditional outdoor camping activities.
A typical day at camp will begin with breakfast in our Dining Hall, followed by basketball instruction and team competition. Campers will be placed in groups of similar ages and abilities, with instruction focused on the development of fundamental basketball skills. Afternoons or alternate days are spent enjoying Lake Tahoe, the beaches, hiking, archery, canoeing, and a variety of team building activates. Evenings at Camp Concord are fun-filled, with delicious dinners, campfires and more, followed by lights out.