Session Dates & Fees – Summer 2008

Tuition for all sessions includes meals, tent sleeping accommodations, instruction, and equipment. Campers bring sleeping bag and personal items.

Application Form

To Enroll:

• To view and download the enrollment application, you need Adobe Reader. If you don't have Adobe Reader, get a free copy by clicking:

• Download and print the Enrollment Application. You can also request that an application be mailed or faxed.
• Read the conditions of enrollment, complete the enrollment application, and sign.
• Mail the enrollment application along with the appropriate deposit or full payment to the camp's Sierra Foothills office.

Deer Crossing Camp
1919 Ridge Road
Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245

When we receive your application and payment, your camper's place will be reserved and a receipt will be mailed to you.

Our Conditions of Enrollment are typical among camps and are designed to establish an understanding between you and Deer Crossing Camp. Your signature on the Conditions of Enrollment page indicates that you have read the Conditions of Enrollment, you understand them, and you agree to abide by them. Thank you.

For more information, contact the office.

Tuition Insurance

We strongly recommend tuition insurance. In the case of an unforeseen event that prevents your child from attending Deer Crossing, protect your investment. Two companies that provide tuition insurance are:

TravMark.com

InsureTuition.com

Health Form

Please read carefully:

A completed green Health Form signed by a physician is required for enrollment. It must be at the camp office no later than two weeks before your camper's session begins.

Read the instructions below before completing the form:

After enrolling you will receive a Camper/Parent Information Package. It is sent in early May, or after confirmation of enrollment, whichever is later. This package contains a green Health Form (it is green so it stands out).This form is essential for appropriate care of your child, and is required by the State of California and the American Camping Association.

Use only our green Health Form. No substitutes, please. The parent fills out the first three pages, and the physician fills out the last page. If your camper has had an exam within the past two years, another exam is not necessary. But your physician must still fill out the last page and sign the form. Returning campers must submit a new form each year.

Please print in dark ink or type. It must be clearly legible and not a problem to duplicate. Do not use metallic or fluorescent ink pens, or pencil.

We will return the form to you if it does not meet the above guidelines.

• Immunization Information: Do not attach separate immunization records. Doing so complicates copying and record keeping for the camp and increases the chance that the record will become misplaced. Instead, transfer the information from your record to the immunization section on Page 3 of the health form.

• Due Date: Do not plan to bring the health form to the bus stop or to camp. The completed and signed health form must be in the camp office no later than two weeks before your child's session begins. We must have time to review the form, triplicate it, and assemble it with other camp business that is packaged and sent to camp before each session begins.

• If we receive a health form late, or it is incomplete, we may not be able to admit your child to camp.

• Do not fax the health form. We need originals only.

• Mail the health form to the camp's Sierra Foothills office:

Deer Crossing Camp
1919 Ridge Road
Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245

Driving Directions to camp

Directions to Loon Lake From Sacramento:

• Take Highway 50 east past Placerville and Pollock Pines.
• Just after Highway 50 narrows to two lanes and crosses a bridge over the American River, turn left onto Ice House Road. A sign indicates that you are entering Crystal Basin Recreation Area.
• Stay on Ice House Road for 24 miles and watch for
  a right turn with a sign that says “Loon Lake.” It is
  shortly after passing a small diversion dam on the left.
• About 4 miles up the road, turn right at the sign that
  says, “Loon Lake Forest Service Campground.” The lake
  is not visible at this point.
• Drive 1/4 mile to the Boat Ramp Parking Lot. It is a
  large, circular area with restrooms and paved boat ramp. If you are facing the boat ramp, you will see picnic tables to your right next to the lake.

Landmarks on Ice House Road:
(Approximate distances from Highway 50)
9 miles - Ice House Resort (gas, store, phone).
12 miles - Crystal Basin Information Chalet (phone).
21 miles - Robb’s Resort (small store).
24 miles - Ice House Road/Wentworth Springs Road junction.
28 miles - Loon Lake Boat Ramp turnoff, then 1/4 mile
to meeting place for bus, staff, and campers.

Click here for PHOTO driving directions

Click here for printable directions & map

Bus Information

The trip to and from camp is part of the fun. Campers ride a comfortable chartered bus accompanied by camp personnel. It starts from Cupertino in Silicon Valley and makes stops in Concord and Sacramento before passing through the historic gold town of Placerville on its way to the High Sierra and Loon Lake. The trip takes approximately five hours from Cupertino, and gives campers the opportunity to relax, make new friends, find tent mates, and talk about their upcoming adventure together. When campers arrive at Loon Lake, they are met by staff and guided to camp on the Loon Lake trail. All gear is transported by camp boats.

Return bus service is available at the end of each two-week session. One-week campers must arrange their own return transportation.

Parents may also provide their own transportation to Loon Lake, but campers benefit by sharing the bus experience with those whom they'll be spending the next few weeks. Still thinking about driving to the lake yourself? Consider what our bus service offers:

• Air conditioning; comfortable, plush, reclining seats; restroom; movie (usually, but not guaranteed); lunch stop with fellow campers
• An opportunity to meet old-timers and friendly counselors, to talk with other newcomers, to find a tent mate, to feel like a member of the camp community before arriving at camp.
• Avoid arriving late, avoid waiting for staff to return for your child and gear.
• Going to camp on the bus provides a gradual transition for your child from a familiar place and faces (home, parents) to an unfamiliar place (camp and new friends).

This year I’m a new timer. The very best part was that when I came, I knew nobody on the bus. In no time, I knew everyone’s names and personalities thanks to the variety of activities at DCC.

Sean Caprenter

To reserve your seat, check the transportation boxes on your enrollment application.

Tuition Discount

Your camper could go to Deer Crossing for FREE! You can get a tuition discount of 20% to 100% through our Host Program. Download the following three forms to get started:

• Host Program explanation and discount schedule
• Host Program attendance sheet
• Deer Crossing flyer