We are excited to invite friends of Camp to join us for our Fall Work Weekend November 9-12. Work Weekends are a great opportunity to visit the ranch, reconnect with new and old Camp friends, and help out with important … Read More
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alumni, and Friends, 2022 marked the 93rd year of Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch. Between four sessions of kids’ camp, a week of Family Camp, alumni weekend, volunteer work weekends, and four weddings, it was … Read More
Help make camp available to any child who wants to spend a session on the ranch. As the year comes to an end, we are reminded how grateful we are for our camp families and for all the memories of … Read More
This is a guest post written by Emma Bradish, longtime family camper, camper, and member of the 2022 counseling staff. At the beginning of 4th session, I wrote a letter to my mom in my journal. Nearing the end of … Read More
Several years ago, we organized our first backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps for returning Bar 717 campers who had just finished their 11th grade year and were too old to attend regular camp, but wanted a way to connect with … Read More
A longtime member of the Camp Trinity community, Marlys Smith passed away during the summer of 2021. She was 98. If you were a camper, counselor, or visited Camp Trinity between 1960 and 2010, then you enjoyed the good … Read More
On Friday, July 30th, a series of thunderstorms passed through Trinity County, igniting several wildfires. The Monument Fire, which started to the north of Camp, has burned more than 223,000 acres as of mid-October. For much of this time, Camp … Read More
57 years ago, the 38,000 acres just north of camp was considered for inclusion in the original Wilderness Act of 1964. It didn’t happen then, but after much work and advocacy over the years, it is looking very likely that … Read More
Things are looking good with regards to the Monument Fire near camp. Our evacuation order was downgraded to a warning a few days ago, then lifted altogether today. The westward progress of the fire was stopped about a mile to the … Read More
A recent winter storm covered the ranch in a few inches of snow. There was even enough for a few great trips down Barn Hill on the sled! Here are a few photos of scenes from around the wintry ranch.
