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"My daughter said she had the best time EVER and wants to return to Sugar Pine again next summer!"
-Sugar Pine parent, 2009
Girl Scouts of Northern California is committed to providing exciting and enriching outdoor experiences for all girls. Join us in this commitment and give your daughter the gift of a lifetime- SUMMER CAMP!
Registration for 2010 will open on February 1st! All program listings are current, so you don't need to wait for the brochure to check out everything happening in 2010!
| Session | Days | Dates |
| Session 1 | 7 | Jun 25 to Jul 1 | ||||
| Session 2 | 7 | Jul 6 to Jul 12 | ||||
| Session 3 | 4 | Jul 12 to Jul 15 | ||||
| Session 4 | 7 | Jul 19 to Jul 25 | ||||
| Family Camp* | 6 | Jul 27 to Aug 1 | ||||
| C.I.T./W.I.T** | 14 | Session 1 to Session 2 | ||||
| Advanced C.I.T/W.I.T** | 17 | Session 1 to Session 3 | ||||
| Apprentice C.I.T./W.I.T.** | 24 | Session 1 to Session 4 | ||||
* Participants can stay 2-6 nights (min stay is 2 nights). Cost is per-person per-night
** Program spans multiple sessions. Participants return home between sessions, except for sessions 2 & 3 where applicable.
Spa Sugar Pine
| Grades 6-9 | Sessions 1, 2 | Fee $530 |
Pamper yourself in the pines! Marvel at the breathtaking mountain peaks on your trip over gorgeous Ebbett’s Pass as you head to Grover Hot Springs State Park. Relax in the park’s warm natural spring-fed pool, make your own aromatherapy candles and spoil yourself with natural facial masks you create. Back at camp take a leisurely ride through the forest on horseback too. Ah…it’s all about the spa!
Sierra Splashdown
| Grades 4-6 | Sessions 1, 2, 4 | Fee $485 |
Splish, splash we’re havin’ a blast! Swim in our sparkling pool everyday, have pool parties, plan a Hawaiian Luau, go creek stomping and join the polar bear swim club if you choose! Come to our “dive in movie night” and watch a fun show while floating in the pool. Travel to a nearby alpine lake for a day of more swimming fun and have a horse back ride too!
Sugar Pine Shindig!: County Fair
| Grades 4-6 | Session 3 | Fee $295 |
It’s a summer bonanza of fun and adventure! In this special four-day program, try a variety of things Sugar Pine has to offer and get a real taste of camp life. Ride a horse, climb the Adventure Tower, swim, create a special art project, cook tasty treats over a campfire, try archery, stargaze with new friends and so much more! Campers will live in units with other girls similar in age. Don’t miss out - Spice up your summer days and join us at the Sugar Pine Shindig. Campers will ride once on a trail ride or arena ride depending on ability. Just choose your age group and let the fun begin!
Mountain Do!
| Grades 4-6 | Sessions 1, 4 | Fee $485 |
All the fun of Sugar Pine is waiting for you – and you get to DO it twice! Enjoy two trips to the Adventure Tower, two horseback rides, extra time at the archery range, the pool, and the Art Barn. Take a special trip to Mercer Caverns and wander through an amazing cave to see beautiful crystal stalactites too. It’s everything you like to DO and more!
Sugar Pine Shindig!: Country Carnival
| Grades 6-8 | Session 3 | Fee $295 |
It’s a summer bonanza of fun and adventure! In this special four-day program, try a variety of things Sugar Pine has to offer and get a real taste of camp life. Ride a horse, climb the Adventure Tower, swim, create a special art project, cook tasty treats over a campfire, try archery, stargaze with new friends and so much more! Campers will live in units with other girls similar in age. Don’t miss out - Spice up your summer days and join us at the Sugar Pine Shindig. Campers will ride once on a trail ride or arena ride depending on ability. Just choose your age group and let the fun begin!
Sugar Pine Shindig!: Square Dance
| Grades 2-4 | Session 3 | Fee $295 |
It’s a summer bonanza of fun and adventure! In this special four-day program, try a variety of things Sugar Pine has to offer and get a real taste of camp life. Ride a horse, climb the Adventure Tower, swim, create a special art project, cook tasty treats over a campfire, try archery, stargaze with new friends and so much more! Campers will live in units with other girls similar in age. Don’t miss out - Spice up your summer days and join us at the Sugar Pine Shindig. Campers will ride once on a trail ride or arena ride depending on ability. Just choose your age group and let the fun begin!
Night Owls
| Grades 4-6 | Sessions 1, 2 | Fee $485 |
Go nocturnal! Stay up late every night, sleep under the stars in hammocks, challenge yourself on night hikes, and get crazy with glow-in-the-dark activities at the Art Barn. Take a trip up the mountain for a spectacular panoramic view of the night sky, gaze through a telescope for close-up views of constellations and planets, and have an all-night slumber party. There’s even a horseback ride if you like.
Fletchers
| Grades 5-7 | Session 4 | Fee $485 |
Ready your bows, take aim, and shoot some summer fun! Spend extra time at the archery range, make your own targets, and learn about fletching as you prepare for the Great Tri-Archery challenge! In this three-part friendly competition, you’ll shoot at floating targets in the pool, show your archery skills in range challenges, and participate in a special field archery event. With new friends and a horseback ride too, you’re sure to hit a bullseye of fun and adventure.
Starletts
| Grades 6-9 | Session 4 | Fee $610 |
Be a show stopper and get a taste of the silver screen! Spend a day on the set of an old western movie. Pick your costumes, practice a skit and create a western movie of your own. Receive a professionally recorded DVD of your movie too. Back at camp, take a horse ride and cook up a chuck wagon style dinner at the stables. You’ll even put on a talent show for the whole camp. Take a bow and hear the applause!
Alpine Adventure
| Grades 7-12 | Sessions 2, 4 | Fee $560 |
Let the adventure begin! Challenge yourself with extra time on our high ropes Adventure Tower. Experience the fun and challenge of the vertical playpen, the climbing wall or the horizontal ladder and soar through the air on the zip line. Take your Alpine Adventure to another level by flying across a canyon on a duel 1,500 zipline at Moaning Caverns. With your group choose two day trips such as swimming in an underground cave at Natural Bridges or swimming to the islands at Lake Uttica. There’s even a horseback ride waiting for you. Awesome!
Cave Dwellers
| Grades 7-12 | Sessions 1, 2 | Fee $635 |
Adventure awaits you underground! Rappel 16 stories down into a cave at Moaning Caverns and crawl through tunnels on a spelunking tour. Journey through a beautiful crystal-filled cave at Mercer Caverns and see amazing stalactites, then take a swim in an underground cave at Natural Bridges. Round out your adventure with a horseback ride too! Note: Campers must be 12 years old to participate.
Cowgirl Up!
| Grades 4-6 | Sessions 1, 4 | Fee $640 |
You CAN ride and we’ll show you how. Build confidence and skills in this introduction to Western riding. During daily riding lessons, learn the correct sitting position at the halt and the walk and progress to controlling your horse at the walk and the jog. Learn to groom and have fun in arena lessons and ground school.
Special Instructions: This camp is "beginning riding" which means that campers need no previous experience.
Hoof Prints
| Grades 5-7 | Session 2 | Fee $585 |
For the creative Cowgirl! Take your love of art and bring it to the stables. Learn basic riding or improve your skills and show your creative side too. Discover the fun of competition grooming and create a signature look for your horse with braids, bows and beads. Work with your group to create a giant mural at the stables, have a cookout and serenade the horses too. Then create a storyline, hop in the saddle and put on a Wild West show for the whole camp! Campers ride three times.
Special Instructions: This camp is "beginning riding" which means that campers need no previous experience.
Bits’n Reins
| Grades 6-9 | Sessions 2, 4 | Fee $640 |
Take a little “Bit” of riding and a whole lot of “Reining” and you’ve got a bonanza of summer fun! During daily riding lessons, learn the fundamentals of Western riding including a proper sitting position and how to control your horse at the walk and jog. Participate in arena lessons and assist at the stables with grooming and tacking. When your group is ready, take a trail ride through the beautiful pines.
Special Instructions: This camp is "beginning riding" which means that campers need no previous experience.
Galloping Gourmet
| Grades 4-6 | Sessions 1, 4 | Fee $585 |
From saddles to saucepans, this program has it all! Learn to ride a horse and get creative with outdoor cooking too. At the stables, focus on mounting, dismounting, turning, and controlling your horse at a walk, then hit the trail to practice your skills. After the ride, it’s time for some cookin’ fun! Have a breakfast cookout, get creative with tin can or dutch oven meals, make dinner in a box oven, or whip up chocolate fondue over the campfire. Finish the day with gourmet s’mores! Campers ride three times.
Special Instructions: This camp is "beginning riding" which means that campers need no previous experience.
Trail Mix
| Grades 4-6 | Session 2 | Fee $660 |
A Western favorite! Participate in daily reining classes to gain skills for controlling and steering a horse at the walk and jog. Then hit the trail for extended rides through the Sugar Pine forest. Mix it up when you learn trail etiquette, how to saddle, breed selection and horse care while you help groom and feed your horse.
Special Instructions: This camp is considered "Advanced Beginning Riding." Campers need to be comfortable around horses and have some experience. They must be able to ride in an arena without a lead line, mount and dismount without assistance, halt and turn a horse at the walk and have had at least 5 previous riding lessons.
Trail Blazers
| Grades 6-9 | Session 1 | Fee $660 |
Take your horse adventure to the next level! In daily reining classes, improve your position and riding skills, and then move to trail classes to learn how to maneuver a horse through obstacles. Team up for a unique trail experience and participate in a cross-camp mystery ride. With your group, use orienteering, solve clues and navigate through trail challenges to reach your goal. Take a sunrise trail ride or pack your food for a midday lunch ride too.
Special Instructions: This camp is considered "Advanced Beginning Riding." Campers need to be comfortable around horses and have some experience. They must be able to ride in an arena without a lead line, mount and dismount without assistance, halt and turn a horse at the walk and have had at least 5 previous riding lessons.
Counselor-In-Training (C.I.T.)
| Be at least 15 years old and entering the 10th Grade | C.I.T./W.I.T | Fee $595 |
Improve your leadership skills and learn about the needs of children in the camp setting. Explore the basics of developing and delivering camp program and camp operations. Spend some time working with younger children.
Advanced Counselor-In-Training (C.I.T.)
| Be at least 16 years old and entering the 11th Grade | Advanced C.I.T/W.I.T | Fee $650 |
Focus on camp management and gain practical experience in various areas of the camp operation. Practice your leadership and program skills while working with younger campers. Must have completed C.I.T. or its equivalent.
Special Instructions: This program is by application only. Please visit the registration page to complete the online application and references for this program.
Apprentice Counselor-In-Training (C.I.T.)
| Be at least 17 years old and entering the 12th Grade | Apprentice C.I.T./W.I.T. | Fee $550 |
Find your place in camp. Use your leadership and program skills as you work under the supervision of camp staff, in units, or at your favorite specialty area. Carry out an individual project and learn more about camp management. Must have completed C.I.T. or its equivalent.
Special Instructions: This program is by application only. Please visit the registration page to complete the online application and references for this program.
Wrangler-In-Training
| Be at least 15 years old and entering the 10th Grade | C.I.T./W.I.T | Fee $595 |
Discover your leadership and horsemanship potential. Explore the basics of offering a riding program at a summer camp. Assist the Riding Staff at the stables and horse areas. Must have horseback riding experience.
Special Instructions: This program is by application only. Please visit the registration page to complete the online application and references for this program.
Advanced Wrangler-In-Training (W.I.T)
| Be at least 16 years old and entering the 11th Grade | Advanced C.I.T/W.I.T | Fee $650 |
Improve your leadership skills and learn the basics of horse care and teaching ground lessons. Explore the essentials of delivering a riding program, assist with lessons, theory, and program operations.
Special Instructions: This program is by application only. Please visit the registration page to complete the online application and references for this program.
Apprentice Wrangler-In-Training (W.I.T)
| Be at least 17 years old and entering the 12th Grade | Apprentice C.I.T./W.I.T. | Fee $550 |
Under the supervision of the Riding Staff, assist with beginning riding lessons and learn more about horseback riding program operations and management. At Skylark Ranch, help plan and present the advanced horse shows.
Special Instructions: This program is by application only. Please visit the registration page to complete the online application and references for this program.
Sugar Pine Round-Up Family Camp
| Girls and Adults - Own Tent (price is per person per night) |
Session - Family Camp | Fee $49 | ||
| Girls and Adults - Camp Housing (price is per person per night) |
Session - Family Camp | Fee $59 | ||
| Children 4 and under (either accomodation type) | Session - Family Camp | Fee $0 |
Jul. 27th - Aug 1, 2010
Choose to stay from 2 to all 6 nights. Price is per person per night.
Howdy Partners! Time to saddle up and hit the old west for an amazing western-style family adventure in the Sierra Foothills. Join the fun when Camp Sugar Pine becomes our very own family dude ranch! Come for a few days or spend the whole week. Enjoy a variety of camp activities such as horseback riding, the Adventure Tower, swimming, archery, arts and crafts, horseshoes, gold panning, day hikes or just relax at poolside or in the Great Hall. Each day holds a special event for families, from hoedown and talent nights to the annual family chili cook-off!
Use Sugar Pine as a base camp for your own family day excursions around Calaveras County or enjoy special excursions led by camp staff, such as a trip to Moaning Caverns to experience a 1,500’ dual zip line, an afternoon of kayaking at beautiful Lake Alpine or a visit to a nearby Old Western Mining town. (Additional fees may apply). And of course, end the day with songs around the campfire, s’mores and good times with friends and loved ones. It’s fun for the whole family. Yee Haw!
Note: Transportation to camp is not provided for this program. If you have questions please email happycamper@girlscoutsnorcal.org.
Special Instructions: Please use this special Sugar Pine Round-Up Family Camp registration form. Please do not use the regular camp registration form.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
