Fresh Air, Sunshine, Lifelong Connections

The Lair of the Golden Bear offers more than just a traditional summer camp experience. While our family camp sessions bring generations together in the beauty of the Sierra Nevada, our specialty camps create unique, tailored experiences for a variety of interests and communities. From the active, social energy of Club Lair to the restorative focus of Women’s Wellness Weekend and beyond, these sessions offer new ways to experience the Lair—each with its own rhythm, programming, and sense of connection. However you choose to join us, we can’t wait to welcome you to the Lair.

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Our Camps and Experiences

We offer summer camp, family camps, adult camps, and year-round specialty sessions. Find the stay that’s right for you, right here in beautiful Pinecrest, California.

Club Lair: Sports, Wine, and Recreation Retreat

Featuring professional tennis, pickleball, and golf instruction along with hiking, social mixers, dancing, cooking classes, photography instruction, evening entertainment, wine tastings, and plenty of relaxation, Club Lair is the perfect combination of programmed activities and freedom for active adults, all set in our beautiful corner of the Sierra Nevada. Club Lair is a blend of our former Sports and Rec week and Food & Wine Experience session.

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Pickleball players playing in the forest under a blue sky

Image by Shoey Sindel

Women’s Wellness Weekend

Round up your mother, sisters, aunts, cousins, girlfriends—or come solo and meet new people—for an all-inclusive weekend of rejuvenation. Think yoga classes, kayaking, hiking, arts and crafts, and good food.

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A group of women all smiling wearing brightly colored tie dye.

Photo by Nancy Rubin

College Prep Camp

Rising seniors, get a head start! Join us at the Lair for expert guidance on college applications, essays, and personal statements—plus one-on-one support from admissions professionals. Between sessions, enjoy swimming, fun activities, and relaxing with new friends in the mountains.

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Family Camp

During week-long summer camp sessions, we promise s’mores and a whole lot more! Our enthusiastic staff leads campers of all ages in fun activities, from creek walks and scavenger hunts to art projects and boating. Fill your days with hikes, pool time, and tie-dying or ceramics. Come dusk, evening entertainment includes campfire shows, guest speakers, talent shows, and more.

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A group of kids sitting on the edge of a stage, crowded around a staffer who is sitting holding a guitar, singing with a blue curtain backdrop behind them.

Photo by Suz McFadden

Winter Oski Cabin Stays

Enjoy a cozy cabin escape at the Lair this winter. Our warm and comfy winterized cabins sleep up to six, and we’ll keep you fueled with hearty meals throughout your stay. Bring family and friends for winter hikes, skiing, sledding, s’mores, and more!

Winter Oski Stays

Bear Music Fest performances happen throughout the Lair, even at the swimming pool. / Bear Music Fest

Bear Music Fest

Bear Music Fest is a family-friendly, immersive music experience with a unique and exciting combination of great bands and artists; small, comfortable performance spaces; the smell of the pines and starlit nights this getaway weekend will inspire real music fans and friends of the mountains alike.

In typical Lair style, this is an ALL INCLUSIVE weekend so your ticket includes the music plus all your meals, lodging and even some activities to keep your kids busy while you are enjoying the tunes.

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