Deer Crossing Wilderness Camp

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Deer Crossing Wilderness Camp Deer Crossing Wilderness Camp is an overnight summer camp in California for 8-17 year olds. Have fun with old and new friends.

Deer Crossing Camp is an outdoor adventure for 8-17 year olds on beautiful Loon Lake in Eldorado National Forest near Lake Tahoe. Founded in 1983, Deer Crossing stands out from other summer camps due to our emphasis on skill building and wilderness safety, our focus on developing resilient youth, and our no-road-access, off-the-grid location (where campers hike in and gear is boated in). Our talented staff teach beginner through advanced activities, at the level each camper is ready for. A wilderness adventure plus traditional camp activities: Learn to sail on an azure lake, climb vertical rock faces, canoe like a pro, paddle white water rapids, hot-dog on a windsurfer, catch the biggest trout, scale 100' trees, and backpack into the mountains. Play guitar, roast s'mores and perform around a campfire, make jewelry and tie-dye teeshirts. Deer Crossing Camp combines fun, excitement, challenge, friendship, and caring counselor-instructors who give campers the sense that 'I can do this.'

Everyone made it up, so everyone gets the view. Summer 2027 dates coming soon! ⛰️
10/20/2026

Everyone made it up, so everyone gets the view. Summer 2027 dates coming soon! ⛰️

Packs loaded and ready to walk out. Who's ready for next year's backpacking trips? 🎒
10/16/2026

Packs loaded and ready to walk out. Who's ready for next year's backpacking trips? 🎒

Feet off the ground and nothing but blue above. 🌲
10/13/2026

Feet off the ground and nothing but blue above. 🌲

Nothing beats a canoe trip! 🛶
10/09/2026

Nothing beats a canoe trip! 🛶

Steady hands, quiet range, one arrow at a time. 🎯
10/06/2026

Steady hands, quiet range, one arrow at a time. 🎯

Snow on the ridge and the lake up ahead. Some of the best hiking days come early in the season. 🥾
10/02/2026

Snow on the ridge and the lake up ahead. Some of the best hiking days come early in the season. 🥾

Next summer is closer than it feels. 🌲
09/29/2026

Next summer is closer than it feels. 🌲

Granite, water, and a rope. Not a bad classroom. 🧗
09/26/2026

Granite, water, and a rope. Not a bad classroom. 🧗

We're all smiles at Deer Crossing!
09/23/2026

We're all smiles at Deer Crossing!

Fifty feet up a Jeffrey Pine is a pretty good place to spend an afternoon. 🌲
09/19/2026

Fifty feet up a Jeffrey Pine is a pretty good place to spend an afternoon. 🌲

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Pollock Pines, CA

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+16503694382

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