Resources for Parents
Here are helpful resources, ranging from articles on how to prepare the first time camper for a successful experience, to accommodations where parents can stay when dropping off their campers. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Useful articles for parents of first-time campers
If you're a parent of a first-time camper, we offer the following articles, which we think will help make your child's first summer camp a successful one.
- How Summer Camp Can Help Your Child
- How to Tell if Your Child is Ready for Camp
- How to Pick the Right Summer Camp
- Six Things You Can do to Ensure Your Child has a Successful First Summer at Camp
Things to Do in Sierra County/Sierra Buttes
There are a great number of things to see and do around our summer camp:
- Exploring historic and charming Downieville
- Perusing Sierra City
- Hiking in the Lakes Basin and the greater Tahoe National Forest
- Mountain Biking Trails in the Tahoe National Forest
- Horseback Riding in the Lakes Basin and Graeagle
- Golfing at one of four 18-hole or two 9-hole world-class courses in Graeagle
- Fishing
- Visiting Historical Sites and Museums In Sierra County
- Visiting other historical points of interest
- Camping in the Tahoe Basin
Camping in the north Lake Tahoe National Forest - Exploring the Tahoe National Forest
- Visiting Truckee/Donner Lake, Lake Tahoe, or Reno
- See a calendar of events for Graeagle
- See a calendar of events for Tahoe
- See a calendar of events for Reno
Great general information on the Sierras for the outdoor enthusiast.
- High Sierra Topix
- Hiking and Backpacking
- California Mountaineering Club
- GravityDex - The GravityFed Sports Directory has over 1000 categories and 7000 links for your favorite adventure sports.