Agency Details:

Camp Jones Gulch provides high-quality camping and outdoor education experiences in an attractive natural environment and enriches people's lives through character development.

Description:
Our facility sleeps 400 participants and is busy throughout the year. Participants will enjoy well-balanced meals, heated cabins and a wide variety of programs including climbing tower, hiking, canoes, zip line and archery. During the summer we also include swimming and horseback riding.

Financial assistance is available to participants who qualify.

We utilize volunteers in a variety of capacities including office assistance, maintenance, gardening, painting, assisting with horses (summer only), and as volunteer trip leaders on Yosemite backpacking trips.

History:
The YMCA of San Francisco started offering resident camping for youth in the Bay Area in 1897. In 1934, the current site was selected. Partnerships with the San Mateo and San Joaquin County Offices of Education have resulted in nearly 10,000 5th and 6th graders annually attending science camp for 40 and 50 years respectively.

Contact people:

Jennifer Clink, Branch Manager, (phone), (email) Sarah Schneider, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Daniel Sarno, (phone), (email)

Address:

11000 Pescadero Rd La Honda, CA 94020 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.campjonesgulch.org

Directions:

From the Peninsula, East Bay, Silicon Valley and alternate from San Francisco: From Redwood City/Woodside/I-280; take Hwy 84 (Woodside Rd) exit heading West. Continue on Hwy 84 (Woodside Rd) driving past the town of Woodside, the Hwy 35 (Skyline Rd) intersection,. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

Besides English, which languages are spoken at your agency?
	Spanish
What is the minimum age for volunteers at your agency?
	17
Is your agency wheelchair accessible?
	No
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 10?
	Yes
Does your agency have the capacity to host groups of more than 20?
	Yes

Last updated on March 8, 2010