Weaverville Summer Day Camp is designed for children aged 6 – 12 years. Campers are assigned to groups by age and will stay together during camp to participate in age-appropriate activities. Each week-long session is filled with fun and engaging outdoor activities, including arts and crafts, games, water play, music, sports, mindfulness, swimming at the pool, hiking, community serviced, and free time for campers to play with their friends or engage in whatever particular interests they may have.

Sessions and Registration Fees
Early Bird Registration Discount: May 1st-31st
Regular Registration: June 1st-30th
Prices vary depending on the selected session. Additionally, both partial and full scholarships are available, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder participation.
All payments must be submitted by June 30th to reserve your child’s spot at camp!

For more details and to register, please click on the registration packet below, or you can visit the Trinity County RCD office, located at 30 Horseshoe Lane in Weaverville. Secure your child's spot in this remarkable summer experience today!

Please direct questions to Duncan McIntosh (530) 623-6004 ext 222 or dmcintosh@tcrcd.net.

2023 Weaverville Summer Day Camp Registration Packet

2023 Weaverville Summer Day Camp Scholarship Application

Additional 2023 Weaverville Summer Camp Mandatory Liability Release Forms

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Session 1 Farming for Conservation: July 3rd, 5th-7th
$80 Regular Registration/$60 Early Bird Price
This week, our campers will have the opportunity to visit a local alpaca farm and explore the world of fiber crafts. In addition to this exciting excursion, they will also learn about the importance of protecting the soil food web and get their hands dirty by sowing seeds in the Young Family Ranch vegetable garden and planting seedlings in the pollinator garden. With these hands-on experiences, our campers will gain a deeper understanding of sustainability and the natural world around them. No camp on the 4th of July.

Session 2 - Friends of the Forest: July 10th-14th
$100 Regular Registration/$75 Early Bird Price
This week, our campers will embark on a captivating journey of discovery as they learn about and explore the vibrant wildlife, plants, and natural wonders that surround us locally. Engaging crafts, activities, and games will be designed with a special focus on fostering an understanding of and a commitment to protecting our precious local ecosystems. Together, we can all become steadfast friends of the forest!

Session 3 - Go with the Flow: July 17th-21nd
$100 Regular Registration/$75 Early Bird Price
During the hottest days of summer, we can all truly appreciate water! Campers will play water games this week, explore water ecosystems and processes, and learn about water conservation.

Camp staff will provide a weekly schedule depending on what sessions your child is registered for. Staff will make every effort to have this information to parents two weeks before Camp starts. Occasionally, the schedule will be amended due to unforeseen circumstances. A revised copy will be available.

Trinity County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is accepting applications for temporary Summer Day Camp Counselors. The Camp Counselor works under the supervision of the Weaverville Summer Day Camp Coordinator. The Camp Counselor is responsible for supervising children and ensuring the camp environment is safe and fun. The position will be Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week, an average of 8 hours a day, for four weeks and a day between June 26 and July 24, 2023. This is a part-time position without paid leave or medical benefits. This position requires working as a team player.

Weaverville Summer Day Camp Counselor Application

Donations make this important outdoor experience possible for Trinity County youth!

Your support for Weaverville Summer Day Camp will help kids enjoy safe, supportive, and fun outdoor summer experiences!

To Donate, please contact Duncan McIntosh at (530) 623-6004 x222 or email: dmcintosh@tcrcd.net
Or donate via PayPal below. Choose the “Summer Day Camp” option on the donation page, you can also choose to donate to the Young Family Ranch in the drop down menu as well.

2022

Session 1 - Friends of the Forest: July 5th-8th; $80 Regular Registration/$60 Early Bird Price

This week campers will learn about and explore our local wildlife, plants, and the nature all around us! Crafts, activities, and games will focus on learning about and protecting the local ecosystems. We can all be friends of the forest!

Session 2 - Adventure Seekers: July 11th-15th; $100 Regular Registration/$75 Early Bird Price

Adventure is out there and this week campers will build skills to become experts in the outdoors! Activities will be centered around outdoor and survival skills such as orienteering, shelter building, growing your own food, and nature expeditions!

Session 3 - Go with the Flow: July 18th-22nd; $100 Regular Registration/$75 Early Bird Price

During the hottest days of summer, we can all truly appreciate water! This week campers will play water games, explore water ecosystems and processes, and learn about water conservation!

2021

60 kids participated in Weaverville Summer Day Camp in 2021! Campers learned about salmon, prescribed fire, gardening, composting, shelter building, Nor Rel Muk Wintu culture, wildlife, community and more! Older campers had the opportunity to explore Canyon Creek, the Weaverville Community Forest, and took a rafting trip down the Trinity River.
Camp would not have been possible without the support of volunteers, community donations, and partnering agencies. The Trinity County RCD would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to Trinity River Community Partners, Bureau of Land Management, Friends of Trinity County Resource Conservation District, Schmidbauer Lumber, Ivan the Pack Mule and all of our individual donors for their generous contributions.

Session 1 - Friends of the Forest: July 5th-9th

This week campers learned about and explored our local wildlife, plants, and the nature all around us! Crafts, activities, and games focused on learning about and protecting the local ecosystems. We can all be friends of the forest!

Session 2 - Adventure Seekers: July 12th-16th

Adventure is out there and this week campers built skills to become experts in the outdoors! Activities were centered around outdoor and survival skills such as orienteering, shelter building, growing your own food, and nature expeditions!

Session 3 - Go with the Flow: July 19th-23rd

During the hottest days of summer we can all truly appreciate water! This week campers played water games, explored water ecosystems and processes, took a rafting trip down the Trinity River, and learned about water conservation!

AND MUCH MORE!

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A special thank you to Pat Frost and Carol Fall for their countless hours of dedication to developing and maintaining the Youth Garden at the Young Family Ranch.

In 2005 Trinity County RCD began the popular Weaverville Summer Day Camp, which is held at the Young Family Ranch. Each year we hire local high school and college students as counselors, giving many the opportunity to work at a “real” job for the first time.