Weaverville Summer Day Camp
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 service, 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 8st-31st
Regular Registration: June 1st-30th
All payments must be submitted by June 30th to reserve your child’s spot at camp!
Session 1 Farming for Conservation: July 8th-12th
$100 Regular Registration/ $75 Early Bird Price
Our campers will visit a local alpaca farm this week and explore fiber crafts. In addition to this exciting excursion, they will 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. Through these hands-on experiences, our campers will better understand sustainability and the natural world around them.
Session 2 - Friends of the Forest: July 15th-19th
$100 Regular Registration/ $75 Early Bird Price
Campers will learn about and explore our local wildlife, plants, and nature this week! Crafts, activities, and games will focus on learning about and protecting the local ecosystems. Let's all become friends of the forest!
Session 3 - Go with the Flow: July 22nd-26th
$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, raft the Trinity River, 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 made available.
Registration fees are per session for one camper. Sign up AND pay by May 31st to receive an Early Bird discount on your registration! All payments MUST be submitted by June 30th. A limited amount of full or partial scholarships are available for any family that the cost of camp would financially burden. Please contact Duncan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (530)-623-6004 x222 to learn more.
Make checks payable to: Trinity County RCD
Complete registration packets and fees can be mailed to:
Trinity County RCD Or dropped off at:
Attn: Summer Day Camp 30 Horseshoe Lane, Weaverville
PO Box 1450 (1/4 mile north of Weaverville Elementary on Hwy. 3)
Weaverville, CA 96093
Drop-off and Pick-up
Summer Day Camp at the Young Family Ranch, located at 260 Oregon Street in Weaverville, CA, operates weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop-off time is from 8 to 9 a.m., and pick-up begins at 2 p.m. We can accommodate aftercare until 4 p.m. on a limited basis. Please note that the schedule may vary slightly on field trip days for specific age groups.
Food
Lunches will NOT be provided. Please send your camper with lunch and a reusable water bottle every day of camp. We’d like to keep disposable water bottles to a minimum. Healthy snacks are provided at mid-morning.
Emergency Information
Counselors are certified with First Aid and CPR training. Your child’s safety is our top concern, and all emergency information must be provided to ensure staff can act effectively in case of an emergency. If your camper is taking regular medications or has conditions the counselors need to be aware of, please indicate this on the emergency information form. This information will be kept confidential, but it is essential in case of an emergency. Employees are only trained to administer first aid and cannot provide medication. If your child requires daily medication, please ensure they are taken before or after camp. Our counselors are typically college students and are NOT trained to deal with extreme cases of behavioral conditions. Please consider this before enrolling your child. If you have questions or concerns, please call Duncan from Trinity County RCD at 530-623-6004 ext. 222 to discuss your individual situation.
Swimming
Campers will swim at Lowden Park Pool one day during each weekly session. Parents/guardians MUST pick up their child(ren) at Lowden Park Pool at 2:00 pm or after at the Young Family Ranch between 3 and 4 pm. There is no charge for campers to swim. Completed copies of the Lowden Park Pool Rules, Release of Liability, and TCRCD swim permission form are REQUIRED for the child to participate in swimming. Your camper will need a swimsuit, towel, and sunscreen on these days. Many campers also bring goggles; however, no other toys are allowed.
Field Trips
Field trips are an important component of Camp and offer a diverse and explorative learning experience. For campers of all ages, there will be weekly field trips to the community swimming pool. Campers ages 8 through 12 may have the opportunity to participate in additional field trips throughout camp. Field trips will be finalized as camp gets closer, and parents can expect to receive updated field trip details by the start of camp.
Field trips for Trout and King Salmon may include:
- Rafting on the Trinity River with Six Rivers Rafting
- Swimming at Canyon Creek in Junction City
- Swimming at the Helena swimming hole on North Fork Trinity River
- Hiking to and around Lake Eleanor in the Trinity Alps
- Hiking and exploring trails in the Weaver Basin
- Visiting One Thing Ranch, llama, and alpaca ranch in Lewiston
- Visiting the US Forest Service Pack Mules in Weaverville
Occasionally, campers will need to be picked up later than 2pm on field trip days. These days will be identified well in advance. Campers and parents will be informed what clothing and gear to bring on field trip days.
We look forward to meeting your kids and spending the summer making memories!
Sincerely,
Duncan McIntosh
Weaverville Summer Day Camp Coordinator
Education and Outreach Program Coordinator, Trinity County Resource Conservation District
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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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.
2023 Weaverville Summer Day Camp
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.
2022 Weaverville Summer Day Camp
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 Weaverville Summer Day Camp
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.
2021 camp themes and focus were:
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!
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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.
