Camp Tour: Adventures Beyond Camp
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Throughout the summer Mountain Meadow Ranch offers a variety of fun and adventurous out-trips for the kids. There are exciting over-night and day trips offered to explore the beauty and fascinating wilds of Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park & Burney Falls. We offer fishing trips to explore and fish some of the areas bountiful streams and lakes. Campers enjoy several optional desert trips where they can explore ancient pectroglyphs, native American encampments and caves, hunt for arrowheads, fossils and catch lizards.
For campers ages 13 and older, there's a full-fledged backpack trip into the pristine wilds surrounding Mountain Meadow Ranch.
RAFTING
Provided by the U.C. Davis Outdoor Adventure program and lead by their experienced guides, this is a fun-filled, two-day trip down the South Fork American River. The first day begins with a 12-mile span beginning at Camp Lotus and ending at Folsom Lake, east of Sacramento. The first half of the trip takes campers through a brief introduction on proper paddling technique, basic commands, and a chance to test their new skills on class II rapids. After a short lunch campers will enter the Gorge and face the class III rapids of Satan's Cesspool, Hospital Bar and many others. The day ends with a 35-minute ride back to Camp Lotus and a hearty dinner. The second day begins with a ride up to the Nugget put-in where campers will begin immediately testing their skills on class III rapids such as Meat grinder, Racehorse Bend, and many others. After concluding the rapids with the well known Troublemaker, campers eat lunch at Marshall Gold Discovery Park and then paddle down to take-out at Camp Lotus. The group returns to Mountain Meadow Ranch for dinner that night, with many stories to be told and memories of a great adventure by all participants. Campers must be 13 years or older to participate in the rafting trip, which is offered during our 19-day sessions. An additional fee applies (please refer to Dates & Prices for current rates).
Campers must be 13 years or older to participate in the rafting trip, which is offered during our 19-day sessions. An additional fee applies (please refer to Dates & Prices for current rates). Enroll NOW for Summer 2010
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