Shared by Emma Bundy, Staff Director, Former Camper & Counselor Looking across the valley, I can see Gates Mountain shrouded in smoke. Behind that veil of thick smoke I know that fire has begun to creep down the hill. I’ve … Read More
Shared by Dave Polkinhorne, Camper/Counselor Parent and Family Camper: My wife, Alison re-discovered camp back in about 1999 while looking through a copy of Sunset magazine. Her excitement was palpable once she realized that this was the same Bar 717 … Read More
The Bar 717 Campership Fund provides support to deserving children and teens who need financial assistance to attend a Camp session this summer. All of us in the Camp community know that even a few weeks at the Bar 717 … Read More
During the summer of 2014, Bar 717 Ranch took part in a study led by Audrey Monke, Director of Gold Arrow Camp. Audrey’s research was aimed at discovering what impact summer camp has on child happiness and social skill development. … Read More
A few years ago, we organized our first backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps for 17 year old campers who were too old to attend regular camp, but wanted a way to connect with the camp community over the summer. … Read More
Summer 2014 was my favorite season at Camp Trinity by far! Well, it was also my first, so I’m sure next summer will find many ways to top this one. For those of us who have yet to meet, my … Read More
We are excited to announce that this summer, we will be offering our first-ever Music Camp at the Bar 717 Ranch! Camp has a long tradition of music and singing, and we are thrilled to welcome musicians to camp this summer … Read More
Last year, we organized our first backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps for 17 year old campers who were too old to attend regular camp, but wanted a way to connect with the camp community over the summer. The trip … Read More
What are you doing this coming April 4th-7th? Why, because we will be hosting a volunteer work weekend at the Bar 717 Ranch! All are welcome. No skill necessary. Come join the extended Camp Trinity community and help us with … Read More
We are excited to introduce a new blog to our website and hope it will make it easier to post updates, stories and announcements for you to read. Keep checking back as we will be posting new entries all the … Read More
