About the Camp

Camp Tamarack's rustic location, 7000 feet up in the California Sierras, 80 miles east of Fresno, provides a beautiful wilderness setting for the camp. Shaver and Huntington Lakes are respectively 15 and 6 miles from Tamarack, affording water recreation, while streams and hiking trails are readily accessible around the campsite. Campers reside in platform tents near centrally located rest rooms with hot showers. A small lodge with a fireplace and adjoining kitchen provides the additional facilities for our community events and activities. Because of the altitude, there is no poison oak. Warm days and very chilly nights are common.

CAMP SCHEDULE
Camp begins at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 28th, 2009. Campers should arrive between 3:00 and 4:30 in the afternoon; please, no early or late arrivals. The first meal will be dinner. The Camp will close at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009. The last meal will be breakfast. Campers must be picked up by 11:00 a.m.

MAIL
Receiving mail is very important to camp morale. However, we ask that no edible items be sent to camp. Our kitchen assumes the responsibility of providing a well balanced diet, including a reasonable amount of snacks and desserts. Address your mail to:

- camper's name -
Camp Tamarack
Box 128
Shaver Lake, CA 93664

There is no phone on site. Emergency messages can be relayed via the United Christian Camps &
Retreats (UCCR) office in San Rafael.
Emergency only: 415-456-5102.

TRANSPORTATION
All costs and travel arrangements to and from Camp are your responsibility. To assist in arranging car pools, the names and phone numbers of all campers will be sent to you by June 1st. Overnight accommodations are available one mile from camp at Tamarack Lodge (559-893-3244), or at nearby Huntington Lake or Shaver Lake.

THE COST OF THE CAMP
This year's fee is $950.00 per camper. Please apply early. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Tuition reduction is very limited and must be applied for in writing.

APPLICATION FOR THE CAMP
CAMPERS: Please download and print out the two-page application on this website and mail to Sabine Ehrenfeld, our camp administrator. Please use our PayPal link on this site to make a non-refundable deposit of $150.- when you mail your application, or you may include a check, payable to "The Christian Community Summer Camp" with your camper's form. All balances are due by June 15th. To apply for any other positions for this summer, please download the Staff Application Form on this website and mail to Reverend Sanford Miller.

All balances are due by June 15th

SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Our staff is largely volunteers and, being nonprofit, we try to keep our expenses as low as possible for the children we wish to serve. All scholarship money goes directly to those in need of aid. Tax-deductible checks, ear-marked 'Scholarship Fund', should be made payable to Camp Tamarack. Thank you!