Sugar Bowl Kids Camp
Summer Address:
Program Overview
Gateway Mountain Center programs balance field science instruction, hiking, and reflection. We emphasize active learning that is cooperative, fun, and provocative. Destinations are chosen by our staff to illustrate themes and concepts and to provide a meaningful outdoor experience. Group safety; trail conditions, group cooperation and fitness levels are taken into account in determining a day’s activities. Days on the trail will include natural history learning activities and games, team building exercises, and journaling and reflection time.
Camp Type:
 Day
Year Established: 2009 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 4 to 14 years old Cost/Week: $351.00-$500.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): Sugar Bowl
Camp Director(s): Peter Mayfield
Nearest Large City: Truckee Off Season Rental: |
Camp Focus:
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Science Adventure Camps: Hiking Adventure Camps: Rock Climbing Adventure Camps: Wilderness |
- Arts and Crafts
- Drawing and Painting
Sports Activities:
- Swimming
Adventure Activities:
- Assorted Adventures
- Environmental
- Hiking
Academic Activities:
- Creative Writing
- History
- Science
Miscellaneous Activities:
- International Exchange
Ages: 7-10
Cost per child: $430
- Week 1 is from Monday July 19th to Friday July 23rd.
- Week 2 is from Monday July 26th to Friday July 30th.
Lodging not included in camps. Please contact the Lodge at Sugar Bowl for reservations.
Program Overview
Gateway Mountain Center programs balance field science instruction, hiking, and reflection. We emphasize active learning that is cooperative, fun, and provocative. Destinations are chosen by our staff to illustrate themes and concepts and to provide a meaningful outdoor experience. Group safety; trail conditions, group cooperation and fitness levels are taken into account in determining a day’s activities. Days on the trail will include natural history learning activities and games, team building exercises, and journaling and reflection time. The core activities are rounded out with nature games, art, sensitizing and reflection activities, and journaling.
| Monday: | 5 Senses in Nature |
| 9:00am | Meet at Sugar Bears Clubhouse |
| Morning | On the trail- Nature games include: Sound Map, Human Camera 7 Blindfold Trail |
| Afternoon: | Stories, Sun Prints, Lake Mary Beach & Swimming |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Sugar Bowl Lodge for parent pick up. |
| Tuesday: | Forest Animals and Adaptation |
| 9:00am | Meet at Sugar Bears Clubhouse |
| Morning | On the trail - Nature games include: Predator/Prey, Eagle Eye & Eco-locate. |
| Afternoon | Watercolor, Lake Mary Beach, Swimming & Stories |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Sugar Bowl Lodge for parent pick up. |
| Wednesday: | Wetlands & Bugs |
| 9:00am | Meet at Sugar Bowl Main Lodge |
| Morning | On the trail- Van Norden Meadow. Search for bugs, toads and special wetland plants. |
| Afternoon | Donner Lake, West End Beach for Swimming |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Sugar Bowl Lodge for parent pick up. |
| Thursday: | Adventures Movement |
| 9:00am | Meet at Sugar Bears Clubhouse |
| Morning | Yoga, movement & music On the trail - Very Easy intro to rock climbing at School Rock |
| Afternoon | Watercolor, Lake Mary Beach, Swimming & Stories |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Sugar Bowl Lodge for parent pick up. |
| 7PM | Campfire at Lake Mary, families of campers welcome, skits, stories and S'mores. |
| Friday: | Kayaking & Train Tunnels |
| 9:00am | Meet at Sugar Main Lodge |
| Morning | Flat water kayaking at East End Donner Lake Hike back in time: from the petroglyphs to the China Wall and through the railroad tunnels. |
| Afternoon | Final Camp Party at Sugar Bowl Village Lodge |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Sugar Bowl Main Lodge for parent pick up. |
