Campers are divided into groups with youth staff members as leaders. The groups meet every day to plan skits, play sports, have craft time, and have fun. Being in a group allows campers to meet new youth and make life-long friendships!
Activities vary each day, and include:
Games and adventures
Canoeing
Songs and skits
Archery
Arts and crafts
Stargazing
Campfires
Play sports
Week-long overnight camp.
Teen staff guide campers throughout camp activities.
Adult chaperones supervise health & safety of campers.
The food at camp is prepared by experienced cooks and there is a nurse on-site at all times.
General items that can be brought to camp include a sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight, toiletries, daily change of clothes, reusable water bottle, and towels.
Camp Gold Hollow is an overnight camp located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Nevada City, California - the heart of gold country. Camp Gold Hollow on Lake Vera is approximately 90 minutes from Sacramento. Founded in 1944, it is owned and operated by the Golden Empire Council of Camp Fire. Nestled in a pine forest, Camp Gold Hollow is on the edge of a private lake fed by two mountain streams. This camp site offers warm days and cool evenings.
Pricing:
Early Bird Registration (March 1 - March 31)
Active 4-H Members: $450
Non-Members: $530 ($450 plus $80 4-H membership fee paid separately)
Regular Registration (April 1 - May 27)
Active 4-H Members: $500
Non-Members: $580 ($500 plus $80 4-H membership fee paid separately)
NEED TO ENROLL IN 4-H? GO TO:
If you are new to 4-H, you will need to create a Household, then add your youth member to the household.
If you have enrolled in 4-H before, login with your email and re-enroll your youth member for the 2024-25 program year.
If 4-H Resident Camp is the only program your youth is participating in, you will select "Sacramento 4-H Resident Camp" as your Unit and "Overnight Camping" as the project.
PAYMENT METHODS
Check: Make checks payable to Sacramento 4-H and mail to:
UCCE Sacramento 4-H
4-H Resident Camp
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
Credit Card: Only the $80 4-H Enrollment Fee can by paid with credit card if camper is a new 4-H member
Click here to pay the 4-H enrollment fee.
4-H Enrollment Fee Waiver Request
In-Person: Cash or check payments can be accepted at the Sacramento 4-H Office (4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA) Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.
UC 4-H is not requiring proof of vaccination for the events we host, manage and control. In compliance with CDPH guidelines, masks are recommended for indoor settings, but are not required. Our program will take place exclusively outdoors. Do not participate in any in-person 4-H activities if you are sick or have COVID-19 symptoms or if you or someone you have been in contact with has been diagnosed with COVID-19.