Experience
Days built
around daylight
Join a guided outing or borrow the gear and go on your own. Every experience below starts at camp — most are free with your stay.
Guided · Saturdays 8 AM
Kestrel Ridge Hike
A naturalist-led climb from camp to the ridge lookout, 6 miles round trip with 1,400 feet of gain. Raptors, wildflowers and a summit lunch spot included. Free with any stay — bring boots and a liter of water.
Reserve a Spot
Rental · Daily after sunrise
Morning Paddle on Bowl Creek
Glass water, empty coves and mist burning off the banks. Solo kayaks rent from the camp dock with paddle, vest, dry bag and a map of the quiet corners. Half-day rental, $35.
Rent a Kayak
Guided · Fridays 9 PM
Dark-Sky Stargazing
Some of the darkest skies in California, two telescopes, and a guide who knows every constellation by story. Hot cocoa included. $25 per person, clear skies only.
Join the Night
Guided · Weekends 10 AM
Meadow Horseback Ride
Ninety minutes through wildflower meadows on gentle, kid-safe horses with a wrangler guide. Helmets provided, ages 7 and up. Book at the camp store — rides fill by Friday most weeks.
Book a Ride
Nightly · Amphitheater
Campfire Nights
Stories, songs and s'mores kits from the camp store every night the burn status is green. Rangers host the big fire Saturdays; the rest of the week your own ring is the venue.
Stock the Fire