Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch is the oldest accredited co-educational summer camp in California. Since 1930, the Gates family has welcomed children ages 8 to 16 to live, work, and play on 450 acres of pristine wilderness as part of our large ranch family. Today, the pioneer traditions of cooperation, resourcefulness, and respect for the land are the foundation for wholesome summers filled with fun and friendship, rewarding new experiences, and a deep connection with nature.
Latest Summer Camp and Ranch News
2024: Year In Review
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alumni, and Friends, 2024 has been a busy year! In addition to eight great weeks of Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch and a week of Family Camp, we hosted two work weekends, two weddings, a Trinity County elementary school environmental camp, a prescribed fire burn and training, and our…
Help Us Make Summer Magic: Support the Campership Fund
In 2024, we received more applications for financial support through the Campership Program than ever before. We were thrilled to offer more than $110,000 in Campership awards to support 34 families in sending a child to Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch. This year, our requests for Campership support caught up with–and exceeded–our reserves. We continued to offer Camperships even…
Voces del Fuego (Voices of Fire) Documentary
The Bar 717 Ranch exists in a fire adapted ecosystem. What that means is that the forest and landscapes we all enjoy at Camp Trinity have been shaped by fire over thousands of years. As stewards of a very small part of the vast forests here in the American West, our thinking about fire and…