Family Camps

Outdoor Travel

Family camps have always been popular and are becoming more so. Like a resort minus some of the amenities, family camps offer a wide range of activites and usually a dining hall where meals are eaten.

The camps are usually found in areas rich in beauty and are well-equiped for family fun. As most family camps provide meals and activities, planning and packing may be kept to a minimium, maximizing your vacation time. Family camps can be one of the most economical vacations and one of the most relaxing for everybody as there are many activities typically offered. Some families coordinate their vacation times to go to family camps with other family friends or relatives doubling the fun.

Many traditional children's summer camps are offering camping on designated weeks or weekends. Be sure to check. This type of vacatio offers a great opportunity to spend time togehter as a family with very few hassles to deal with all in a beautiful setting. The following is a partial list of family camps around the country. There are many, many others. If you would like to visit an area with no camp mentioned here, contact the state tourist board, they'll be able to help you.

HILINE LAKE WILDERNESS CAMP
PO Box 90611
Anchorage, AK 99509-0611
(907) 733-BUSH
camp@hilinelake.com

LAIR OF THE GOLDEN BEAR
Lair Reservations
Alumni House
Berkeley, California 94720
(510) 642-0221

CAMP CONCORD
(925) 671-3273
(530) 541-1203

SAN JOSE FAMILY CAMP
Office: 11401 Cherry Oil Road
Groveland, California 95321
(209) 962-7277

Camp: Star Route Box 200
Groveland, California 95321
(408) 277-4666

TUOLUMNE FAMILY CAMP
2180 Milvia St., 3rd Floor
Berkeley 94704
(510) 644-6520

MONTECITO-SEQUOIA LODGE
1485 Redwood Drive
Los Altos, California 94024
(800-227-9900
(415) 967-8612

FEATHER RIVER CAMP--Oakland
1520 Lakeside Dr.
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 238-3791 or (530) 283-2290

CAMP SACRAMENTO
Sacramento, CA 95819

CAMP MATHER
San Francisco Parks & Recreation
(415) 831-2715

FAMILY VACATION CENTER
UCSB Alumni Association
Santa Barbara, California 93106
(805) 893-3123

EMANDAL FARM
16500 Hearst Post Office Road
Willits, California 95490
(800) 262-9597
(707) 459-5439

SKYLAKE YOSEMITE CAMP
37976 Road 222, #25G
Wishon, California 93669
(209) 642-3720

THE TRAILS END RANCH FAMILY CAMP
P.O. Box 1170
Estes Park, Colorado 80517
(303) 377-3616

SHAW-WAW-NAS-SEE 4-H CAMP
Northern Illinois 4-H Camp Association
6641 North 64000 West Road
Manteno, Illinois 60950
(815) 933-3011
(800)207-SHAW

ATTEAN LAKE LODGE
Jackman, Maine 04945
(207) 668-3792 (summer)

ALDEN CAMPS
3 Alden Camps Cove
Oakland, Maine 04963
(207) 465-7703

MIGIS LODGE
P.O. Box 40
South Casco, Maine 04077
(207) 655-4524

AL-GON-QUIAN FUN & FITNESS FAMILY CAMP
Ann Arbor Y
350 Fifth Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
(313) 663-0536

YMCA STORER CAMPS
7260 South Stoney Lake Road
Jackson, Michigan 49201
(800) 536-8607
(517) 536-8607

CAMP OJIKETA FAMILY CAMP
27500 Kirby
Chicago City, Minnesota 55013
(651) 257-0600

CAMP LINCOLN/CAMP LAKE HUBERT FAMILY CAMP
5201 Eden Circle, Suite 202
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55436
(800) 242-1909
(612) 922-2545

CAMP MERROWVISTA
147 Canaan Road
Ossipee, NH 03864
Camp (603) 539-6607

PURITY SPRING RESORT
HC 63, Box 40, Route 153
East Madison, New Hampshire 03849
(603) 367-8896
(800) 373-3754

ROCKYWOLD-DEEPHAVEN CAMPS
P.O. Box B
Holderness, New Hampshire 03245
(603) 968-3313

LOCK LYME LODGE
Route 10
Lyme, New Hampshire 03768
(603) 795-2141

TWIN LAKE VILLAGE
21 Twin Lake Villa Road
New London, New Hampshire 03257
(603) 526-6460

HEMLOCK HALL
PO Box 110
Blue Mountain Lake, New York 12812
(518) 352-7706 (summer)
(518) 359-9065 (winter)

WEONA FAMILY CAMP
280 Cayuga Road
Buffalo, New York 14225
(716) 565-6008

CANOE ISLAND LODGE
P.O. Box 144
Diamond Point, New York 12824
(518) 668-5592

DOROTHY P. FLINT NASSAU COUNTY 4-H CAMP
1425 Old Country Road, Building J
Plainview, New York 11803
(631)727-9719 (Summer)
(516)454-0900 (Winter)

TIMBERLOCK
P.O. Box 1052
Sabael, New York 12864
(518) 648-5494
Winter: (802) 453-2540

CAMP CHINGACHGOOK
Capital District YMCA
1872 Pilot Knob Road
Kattskill Bay, NY 12844
(518) 656-9462

SEAFARER FAMILY CAMP
2744 Seafarer Road
Arapahoe, North Carolina 28510
(252) 249-1212

CAMP CHRISTOPHER FAMILY CAMP
812 Biruta St.
Akron, Ohio 44307
(330) 376-2267
(800) 296-2267

CLEVELAND AREA YMCA FAMILY CAMPS
Camps Division
8558 Crackel Road
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
(216) 543-8184

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS INSTITUTE AT TREMONT
9275 Tremont Rd.
Townsend, TN 37882
(865) 448-6709

QUIMBY COUNTRY LODGE & COTTAGES
PO Box 20, Forest Lake Road
Averill, Vermont 05901
(802) 822-5533

THE TYLER PLACE
Box 1 Old Dock Road
Highgate Springs, Vermont 05460
(802) 868-4000

CAMP FRIENDSHIP
P.O. Box 145
Palmyra, Virginia 22963
(800) 873-3223
(804) 589-8950

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