Christian Adventure Camps in California

The following are Christian camps in California that have a strong focus on using the outdoors and adventures in the outdoors to help participants experience God's love through creation.

Featured Camp:

Summit Adventure - Adventure that changes lives
	Description: Summit is a 35-year old ministry focused on building the Kingdom through adventure education. We primarily work in mountainous environs, but also on college campuses and wherever else we can set up outdoor adventure.
	Location: Bass Lake, California - One hour north of Fresno near Yosemite

Kidder Creek - Changing lives through a Christ-centered camping ministry
	Description: Adventure Camps for Jr. High and up, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, high ropes challenge course. Ranch Camps teach horsemanship and horse care, arena instruction and trail rides. Adult camps offer fly-fishing, horse packing, biking, and hunting. (Traditional Christian kids' camps for grades 2-6)
	Location: 30 miles south west of Yreka, California
Rock-N-Water - Realizing God through adventures in His Creation
	Description: Rock-N-Water is a Christian adventure camp in California for church youth groups, individuals, families, and Christian summer camps. Helping youth grow closer to God and each other through fun and challenging outdoor adventures like whitewater rafting, rock climbing, backpacking, and hiking.
	Location: About 1 hour east of Sacramento
Sea and Summit Expeditions - Meet God in wild places
	Description: Youth With A Mission of Bishop, California, presents the life transforming outdoor adventure program: Sea & Summit Expeditions. For over 35 years, we have safely and effectively utilized a wide variety of wilderness related sports, combined these challenges with biblical truths and values
	Location: The wilderness around Bishop, California
Sequoia Brigade Camp - Dicipleship, Evangelism, Christian Maturity
	Description: We don't own property, we run camps! Intro to adventure backpacking, sailing, canoeing & mtn biking. Beginner to advanced Scuba and surfing, Aviation camps with hands-on flying, associated with Christian Service Brigade. Serving men and youth since 1961.
	Location: Various locations throughout California
Summit Adventure - Adventure that changes lives
	Description: Summit is a 35-year old ministry focused on building the Kingdom through adventure education. We primarily work in mountainous environs, but also on college campuses and wherever else we can set up outdoor adventure.
	Location: One hour north of Fresno near Yosemite
Palomar's Outdoor Adventure Camp* - The right direction for young men
	Description: The ideal place for a great adventure. Give your son a gift he'll remember-outdoor adventure camp at Palomar Christian Conference Center with a week of sleeping outdoors, backpacking, archery, riflery, shelter-building, fishing and many other activities.

 

* Traditional Camps: While this camp offers outdoor adventures, the outdoors does not appear to be the primary focus of the camp. We have tried to link directly to their outdoor programs, but you may need to navigate within their site to find programs that include outdoor adventures.