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Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp
Stanislaus National Forest, California
Located just outside Yosemite National Park and operated by the city of Berkeley since 1922, the camp is open to all comers, though Berkeley residents get reduced rates and a first crack at reservations.
Activities: Volleyball, basketball, badminton, horseshoes, Ping-Pong, archery, hiking, swimming, fishing, and arts and crafts.
Accommodations: 78 platform tents with decks; communal bathhouses.
Dates: June 24-August 27
Rates: Nonresident rate for adults $86 per night, kids 11 to 15 $62, seven to 10 $57, two to six $44; 510/981-5140; www.berkeleycamps.com.
Montecito-Sequoia Summer Family Camp
Giant Sequoia National Forest, 65 miles east of Fresno, CA
While kids join daylong programs (for two- to six-year-olds, seven- to 17-year-olds, and 18-plus), parents attend their own adult camp. But all offerings are optional: there are no forced marches.
Activities: Horseback riding both English and Western f is the main draw, with 20 horses, two riding arenas, and several trails, one of which leads to the Great Divide. There's also waterskiing, canoeing, paddleboating, sailing, fishing, swimming, riflery, archery, tennis, rock climbing, mountain biking, and arts and crafts (for adults, too).
Accommodations: 13 lake- or mountain-view cabins that sleep three to eight, plus 36 lodge rooms. Note that lodge rooms have private bathrooms; cabins don't.
Dates: June 19-September 4
Rates: Adults from $545 for four nights, teens $515, children two to 12 $475, infants $75; 510/981-5140; www.berkeleycamps.com.
Quimby Country
Averill, VT
Built in 1894, Quimby was a men's fishing camp before
becoming a family resort. When it was put up for sale in 1965, guests banded together to buy
it, thus preserving such traditions as the Friday-night lobster cookout on the lake.
Activities: Tennis, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, square dancing, and
talent shows. Supervised activities such as hikes, softball, and volleyball. Weekly sleepovers
for kids.
Accommodations: 20 cottages border Forest Lake; each has a woodstove
and a rocking chair equipped porch.
Dates: May-October.
Rates: Adults $169 per night, kids nine to 16 $108, three to eight $80 during the peak summer season, July
9-August 26; 802/822-5533; www.quimbycountry.com.
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