California Summer Camps - Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps
What would you attempt, if you knew you couldn't fail? Would you rappel down a cliff? Climb to the top of a mountain? Raft through whitewater rapids? Bike down a world-class mountain biking course? Or something that appeals to your creative side, like art, dance, improv, or singing?
At Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps, you'll try things this summer you never thought you'd try, and you'll do it while having fun and making new friends! You'll never be pushed into doing anything you don't want to, but you'll get lots of support and encouragement from what we believe is the best camp staff you'll find anywhere. And while lots of new, fun activities and friends may be enough for you, your parents will appreciate an ACA accredited summer camp that highly values not only your physical safety but your emotional safety as well. And by the end of camp, we're sure your parents will notice a new-found confidence in you!
Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps operates overnight summer camp sessions from one to eight weeks in length. The summer camps are for kids 8 to 17 years old and feature a summer camp program with an emphasis on noncompetitive, largely team-based wilderness adventure activities.
What distinguishes Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps from other summer camps in California?
Size.
With just 70 or fewer campers per session, we're big enough that there will be kids your age but small enough that you can meet just about everyone and make friends that will last a lifetime. No one gets lost in a crowd here!Location.
Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps is located in California's famed Tahoe National Forest, nestled on the peaceful headwaters of the North Yuba River among pine and 200' fir trees. It's a short 10 minute ride to the Lakes Basin Recreation Area, with 70+ pristine mountain lakes and miles and miles of hiking, biking, and horse trails. The spectacular Sierra Buttes frame beautiful lakes and provide a perch from which you can see up to 150 miles. The natural beauty is incomparable, the variety of destinations hard to beat. Not limited to the camp property or just one lake, you won't get bored however long you stay! (See more about our summer camps location.)Activities.
Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps offers many activities, including:Our focus on noncompetitive, team-based activities frees you to have fun, gain skills, and build self-confidence without worrying about being "good enough" or the pressures that accompany competitive sports!
Fun Guarantee.
Summer camp presents a unique opportunity for children to not only have fun, but to stretch and learn new things. And while we're confident we do a great job, we realize that no one summer camp is a perfect fit for every child. So we offer you our "Fun Guarantee" to give you peace of mind. Our "Fun Guarantee" means that we guarantee your camper will have fun or we will refund your child's tuition! We don't know a better way to demonstrate the confidence we have in our program than by putting our money where our mouth is. If it turns out we're not the best fit for your child for some reason, we want you to take your tuition back and find a camp that is. We value the summer camp experience so highly that we want your child to have it, even if it is with someone else. To obtain a refund under our Fun Guarantee, all you have to do is send us a written request within 7 days of your child's last day at camp stating that he/she did not have fun and that you would like a refund. It's that simple. Fun. Guaranteed! (The refund applies only to tuition; it does not cover camp store purchases or optional activities. Also, the fun guarantee does not apply to any child who is expelled for inappropriate behavior.)
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(*All monies paid before May 15th are fully refundable up to May 15th, but not after. See our Refund Policy.)
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Operated under a Special-Use Permit on land under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. We provide services, accommodations, and privileges regardless of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or regardless of any perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics, or regardless of any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. Persons are employed on an equal basis to operate, maintain, or construct facilities for public use. (Rev. 4/30/2008)
