History
Legendary Stanford University coach Chuck Taylor founded Mountain Camp in 1966. For twenty years the camp operated on its original site located in the Santa Cruz Mountains before relocating to its current site on Ice House Lake in the El Dorado National Forrest, just 15 miles from Lake Tahoe. Over the years, what was once a small, modest, extremely rustic program has grown into one of the finest private resident camps in the western United States serving more than 1300 campers each summer. Our 26 acre lakefront facility now contains the historic main lodge, more than 22 newly renovated kids cabins, 3 large shower houses, full-sized sand volleyball and basketball courts, sports field, challenge ropes course, private waterfront area, covered dining patio, camp store, infirmary, campfire stage, archery range and much more.
Specialties
Summer Camp. Mountain Camp is a traditional, coed, private resident camp for children ages 7 to 16. We are located 3.5 hours from San Francisco on beautiful Ice House Lake in the El Dorado National Forest (near Lake Tahoe). Our year round office is located in San Francisco. We were founded in 1966 and we are accredited by the American Camp Association. We offer one to four week sessions and our activities include sailing, water skiing, wake boarding, ropes course, mountain biking, arts and crafts, archery, kayaking, performing arts, outdoor living skills, guitar, video productions, and much more.