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Camp Chrysalis Welcome to the *Official* Camp Chrysalis page! We camp in splendid natural locales as a family of learners together.

For 40 years, our program has developed a distinctive approach to environmental education, offering children rich experiences that combine recreation, learning, and personal growth. Our purpose is to explore and learn, as well as to play and enjoy. Around camp and on side-trips, we focus often on active study of the environment and wildlife, to develop natural science skills as well as appreciation; and on basic camping and wilderness skills. Our campers extend themselves in hikes, and then loaf around the swimming hole. Back at camp, they play chess and Capture-the-Flag, learn to whittle and sharpen knives, braid lanyards, and just hang out together.

Visit our new website at https://www.campchrysalis.com/ and enroll in our summer and spring break sessions. Pinnacles Tu...
03/14/2026

Visit our new website at https://www.campchrysalis.com/ and enroll in our summer and spring break sessions.
Pinnacles Tuesday, April 7 – Sunday, April 12 $1000
Big Sur Tuesday, June 16 - Tuesday June 23 $1900
Mendocino Sunday, June 28 – Tuesday, July 7 $2100
Sierra Sunday, July 12 - Thursday, July 23 $2300
Backpacking Monday, July 27 - Monday, August 3 $1900

Summer outdoor overnight camps for youth 9-17 in the Bay Area, Mendocino, Sierra and Big Sur, California. Nature camps promoting community, education and exploration. Backpacking, camping and outdoor education for kids in Berkeley and Oakland, CA. Active study of the local ecology and helping the ca...

Some Highlights of Mendocino 2023. We still have spots open for Mendocino 2024! come get a hug from an Abalone, jump off...
04/01/2024

Some Highlights of Mendocino 2023. We still have spots open for Mendocino 2024! come get a hug from an Abalone, jump off a dune, stand under a freezing waterfall, canoe up a river, swing in to it, and do so much more!
http://www.campchrysalis.com/enroll/index.html

some pictures from our snow session this year
03/21/2024

some pictures from our snow session this year

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This year we would like to offer a Snow Session! Visit our site to see more details!
10/19/2023

This year we would like to offer a Snow Session! Visit our site to see more details!

We are very excited about offering a snow session again this year for skiers and snowboarders of all levels and hope your children can join us. This session is more recreational than natural sciences, and is a great opportunity for campers to develop their skiing or/and snowboarding skills.

01/14/2022

We had a very successful summer in 2021 and were able to run all of our sessions using our Covid protocols to keep campers and staff safe. We expect to run all of our sessions again this year and are moving forward despite the current Omicron surge. Here are the details of summer 2022:
Mendocino is our first session this year with the best tide pooling of the summer. This session is from Monday, June 13 - Wednesday, June 22. We will see very low tides and spectacular sea plants and animals that are usually under water. We will be staying in a large group site at MacKerricher State Park for ten days with trips on the Big River, hiking terraces to a pygmy forest and another to a waterfall. With the wonderful rain this winter, we expect plentiful berries and happy plants everywhere!
Big Sur is our second session and is ideal for first time campers as well as veterans. This session is from Sunday, June 26 – Sunday, July 3. We will be staying in nine contiguous sites at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and will spend lots of time learning about the riparian plants of the redwood and chaparral environment. We’ll explore the Big Sur River, hike to Andrew Molares Beach to swim in a lagoon, learn about and hunt crawdad’s along the river and immerse ourselves in a rich redwood experience.
Our third session is at our Sierra site near the Sierra Buttes with hikes and swimming in twelve bodies of water including nearby lakes and creeks. This session is from Thursday, July 7 – Monday, July 18. Geology and botany are key areas of study and campers see the effects of glaciation as we hike each day and learn the different wild flowers and trees that live in these rich environments. We also offer archery instruction in this more secluded group site. We’ll end this session with a backpacking trip to Deer Lake where we’ll spend two nights sleeping under the stars.
Our backpacking session is our fourth session and smallest session with twelve campers and three staff. This session is from Thursday, July 21 – Thursday, July 29. This year, we are looking at two possible destinations one into the Ansel Adams Wilderness and the other to the Rae Lakes of Kings Canyon National Park. Both will have ample opportunities to gaze at mountain peaks and climb over some, spend time along beautiful mountain lakes and creeks and perhaps see some bears. This session is for our high school campers with some prior backpacking experience.
Our website has been updated and registration is now open. We hope to see your child this summer at one or more of our sessions. Please register early since sessions often fill up by April. For more information, visit our website at campchrysalis.com or contact me at [email protected].

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2434 McKinley Avenue
Berkeley, CA
94703

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+15108436157

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