When it comes to California summer camps for kids,
Skylake Yosemite Summer Camp is tops

In 2010 Skylake is celebrating its 66th season. We are located in the California Sierra National Forest on Bass Lake in Wishon, CA, just a few miles from the south gates of Yosemite National Park. Skylake offers kids the opportunity to become part of a three-generation camp tradition of "Skylake Magic." Our summer camp provides kids with a "sense of family and place" … a place where campers build life-long friendships, a camp kids look forward to returning to year after year.

We are a co-ed "sleepaway camp” for ages 7 and up, accommodating 210 campers each session. Session lengths are one week, two-weeks, and four-weeks. Skylake summer camp features a 6500 square foot lodge with dining room, recreation room and large lakeside deck. Campers are housed in either "Boys Camp" or "Girls Camp" in one of 37 screened log cabins with separate but adjacent shower houses and bathrooms. Each cabin sleeps 7 campers and their camp counselor. We have a support staff of 85, including trained, enthusiastic camp counselors who are college students and graduates.

A summer camp kids love

Skylake Yosemite is the kind of summer camp kids love. Our large, private dock on Bass Lake offers a variety of fun-packed waterfront activities, including warm-water swimming, waterskiing and tubing, and canoes and kayaks. The pine forest surrounding camp offers plenty of beautiful open land to accommodate horseback riding, a challenging ropes course, sand volleyball court, tennis courts, softball diamond, arts and crafts building and much more. Day trips and backpack trips into Yosemite National Park are scheduled almost daily. Tremendous emphasis is also placed on camp meals, with an abundance of creatively varied menus and always with fresh ingredients.

Skylake summer camp is accredited by the American Camping Association and is a founding member of the Western Association of Independent Camps. We offer great supervision with a "Safety First" operating standard. A registered nurse lives on site in our Health Center and all staff members are CPR/First Aid Certified and have Water Safety Certifications.

Getting to camp is easy. We offer charter bus service from Northern and Southern California and provide complimentary pick up at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, located only one hour from camp.

If you are looking for a summer camp your kids will love, we invite you to consider Skylake. We welcome your questions; please don't hesitate to call or email. Be sure, too, to check out our family camp weekemds and week-long vacations for everyone in your family!

Jeffrey Portnoy, Owner/Director