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Cal for All: Advancing Sustainable and Equitable Futures

Creating lasting change requires collaboration across industries, communities, and generations. Dr. Yvette Gullatt ’88, M.A. ’94, Ph.D. ’05  will discuss ways innovation, sustainability, and equity can drive a better future.

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Welcome to the Lair of the Golden Bear

Now booking our year-round Oski cabins for cozy fall and winter weekend stays at the Lair.

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Lair Pregame Family Zone at Cal Women's Basketball

Join us at noon on Sunday, December 15 at Alumni House in Berkeley!

Let’s have some fun before we cheer on Cal Women’s Basketball!

We’ll have snacks, drinks, prizes, face painting, games, and other family-friendly fun. This free event is a great way to connect with familiar faces, meet new friends, and support Cal Women’s Basketball.

Like at the Lair, we welcome all!

More About the Pregame Zone
Cal Women's Basketball team standing with kids for a photo on the basketball court at the Lair of the Bear

Work at the Lair

Lair staff applications for summer 2025 will open in November 2024! Working at the Lair, staffers have the opportunity to impact kids and families, and by extension make an impact on the world. In addition, staffers will make lifelong friends and have opportunities to network with our amazing campers.

Work at the Lair
Lair staff on stage Photo by Kevin Kitsuda

New Campers, Start Planning for Summer 2025 Now!

Discover what Lair campers have known for generations: this is a magical place where you will connect and recharge under tall pine trees and gorgeous blue skies. Your whole family will have the time of your lives and make mountains of memories. We are happy to answer your questions and share more information.

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five smiling children having fun in the swimming pool Photo by Kevin Kitsuda

Oski Year-Round Cabins

The Lair has fifteen heated cabins for year-round use at Camp Oski. Each cabin sleeps up to six guests with a queen bed, bunk bed, and two single beds in the loft. Cabins have their own private bathroom, coffee maker, a mini-fridge, and more. Meals are included! Join us for one of our fall or winter weekends, and enjoy a cozy stay!

Check out the Oski cabins
Oski guests enjoying an afternoon, sitting around a firepit.

Summer Family Camp

With a backyard of incomparable beauty and stellar staff-led programming for campers of all ages, the Lair of the Golden Bear is the perfect place to make family memories. By the time departure day arrives, you will have fallen in love with our special corner of the Sierra Nevada—and you will be counting down the days until you return next summer.

More on Family Camp
A multi-generational family dressed in Cal garb and blue and gold posing for a family portrait in front of the wooden Bear statue in camp. Photo by Suz McFadden

Adult Sessions

Relax and reconnect with friends during the Women’s Wellness Weekend, Sports & Recreation Camp, or the Lair Food & Wine Experience.

See Our Specialty Camps
Group of women pose at a vista at the peak of a hike Photo by Nancy Rubin

Oski Science Camp

The Lair’s 4-day, 3-night immersive sleep-away camp for 5th and 6th grade classes teaches the science, nature, and history of our land.

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science campers wearing goggles and gloves prepare for an outdoor science activity

College Prep Camp

Designed for students who will be high school seniors in the fall, our program focuses on the application process and essay writing—with some Lair fun, too!

Prep for College
Lair College Prep Camp class at Lair 2017; teacher with students Lair College Prep Camp

Bear Music Fest

Ready to experience a unique, all-inclusive, immersive and soulful weekend of music, nature, and community at the Lair? We are ready for you!

Learn more about Bear Music Fest
Lair - BMF Lodge music, 3 sisters, from 2022
Photo by Kevin Kitsuda

Camp Calendar

Start planning now to join us in the summer!

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