Douglas Ranch Camp is an 80+-year old, family owned, traditional coed camp for children ages 7-14, located on 120 acres in Carmel Valley, CA. Its unique 4 to 1 ratio of campers to staff provides individualized attention for each child in a structured program of classes in Western riding, swimming, tennis, archery, riflery and crafts. Counselors from across the US and around the world are chosen for their experience working with children, coaching sports, and having values that make them excellent role models. They help campers build self-confidence and social skills to last a lifetime, while encouraging them to try new experiences in a nurturing environment. Different evening activities from barn dancing to costume parties, luaus and overnight camp-outs, round out the fun! Douglas also offers a long-weekend Family Camp.

Staying committed to our core values

At Douglas Ranch Camps, we have been fortunate to enjoy more than a 80 year tradition, under one family ownership, as a top tier private resident and day camp for boys and girls ages 7 through 14. But as you will see, we are also a whole lot more.

Our day-to-day philosophy is built upon three main core values which were instilled by our founder Grace Douglas and are deeply ingrained in our program. By committing ourselves to these values, we strive to provide each camper with:

1. A safe and healthy environment for all our campers, both physically and emotionally, while helping them develop a strong sense of independence, self reliance and strong values.
2. An amazingly fun and positive experience, steeped in structure and emphasized with tradition and camp spirit with a one-to-four ratio of counselor to campers
3. Quality instruction in a structured environment for each age group and ability level where applicable.

Our Mission and Vision Statement

Douglas Ranch Camps provides campers and staff a combination of fun, friendship and development in a relaxed, friendly and caring environment.

We challenge ourselves to bring out the best in everyone and set goals for each camper to leave feeling better about themselves than when they arrived. Douglas Ranch Camps offers an extraordinary opportunity to enrich the lives of our camp community. We foster and develop teamwork, encourage confidence, healthy self-esteem, personal growth and life skills through our many varied activities, traditions and structure. We also help to create an early foundation for each camper’s future.

Residential Camp

2 Week Sessions
A:  Sunday, June 29  - Saturday, July 12
*overlaps with the 3 week session                       $2850  +  $150

B:  Sunday, July 13 - Saturday, July 26                $2850  +  $150

C:  Sunday, July 27 - Saturday, August 9             $2850  +  $150 

3 Week Session
Sunday, June 22  - Saturday, July 12                   $3850  +  $150   

4 Week Sessions
choose any two consecutive two-week sessions

A+B:  Sunday, June 29 - Saturday, July 26          $4450  +  $150

B+C:  Sunday, July 13 - Saturday, August 9        $4450  +  $150                                                            

Day Camp

Day Camp
Day campers must be between 5 & 12 years old. We have three 1-week sessions to choose from. Each Session is $425 per week. Choosing 2 weeks is $825 while all three day camp sessions costs $1,200. Enrolling in Douglas day camp requires a $250 deposit.

Hill Session
Monday, July 28 - Friday, August 1

Valley Session
Monday, August 4 - Friday, August 8

Creek Session*
Monday, August 11 - Thursday, August 14
*This session ends on Thursday.

Friends & Family Weekend
Thursday, August 14 - Sunday, August 17

For more information on payments and our cancellation policy, please visit our website!

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