California Summer Camps - Shaffer's High Sierra Summer Camps
Transportation
There are two main options to get to and from camp.
Car.
If you would like to drive to Camp, it's an easy 3-1/2 to 4 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area, 2 to 2-1/2 hours from Sacramento, 1:15 from Reno, and 45 minutes from Truckee. Click here for a map and driving directions.Plane.
We'll pick up and drop off your camper free of charge from the Reno/Tahoe International Airport in Reno. (We do, however, need to know your camper's time of arrival, airline, and flight number beforehand. Please see your Registration Information Pack for scheduling arrival and departure times.) If we pick up your camper from the airport, we'll meet your camper at the gate and call you when he or she arrives safely. We'll wait for your camper even if the plane is delayed in arriving. If we drop off your camper at the airport for the trip home, we'll also wait with your camper at the departure gate until he or she boards the plane and then call you to let you know your camper got on the plane.Reserve Your Space RISK-FREE Today!
Because we're small with just 70 campers allowed to enroll at any one time, we do fill. So make your reservation risk-free today! If your plans change before May 15th, you can get a full refund. And if you enroll after May 15th, you may still cancel and receive a refund if you notify the Camp within 7 days of your enrollment, or the start of camp for your child, whichever comes first. And you are always covered by our Fun Guarantee!
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(Rev. 4/14/2010)
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.


