Farm Camp offers a traditional summer camp experience on a real working farm. We work to create a fun and safe environment that encourages independence while nurturing lasting friendships. At a time when children are increasingly surrounded by smart phones, computers, television, our goal is to get campers outside, actively creating, playing and learning.
Your child will be a hands-on, active participant in our farm community, with the freedom to choose their own activities every day. Our camp is located on 500 lush acres of redwood trees, creeks, lakes, and rolling coastal foothills, 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We are nestled in beautiful Sonoma County, providing many opportunities to explore and appreciate the land.
Your child will be a hands-on, active participant in our farm community, with the freedom to choose their own activities every day. Our camp is located on 500 lush acres of redwood trees, creeks, lakes, and rolling coastal foothills, 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean. We are nestled in beautiful Sonoma County, providing many opportunities to explore and appreciate the land.
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Every day at camp we create a program that blends farm and ranch involvement with traditional summer camp activities. Though we keep a very consistent daily schedule, the program that we offer is always filled with variety. Campers and staff play a role in helping design the program each day and are always encouraged to give input to directors.
Along with many of the traditional arts and crafts activities, Farm Camp offers unique crafts that are in keeping with our sustainable program model. We will teach campers how to make bath and beauty products from organic natural ingredients, as well as creating dolls, dreamcatchers, arts and crafts, using the natural resources that surround us.
Units are made up of 8 to 14 campers and are each supervised by three counselors. Each unit is provided their own sink, blue box (composting pit toilets), shower (4 wall private shower with an open roof), fire circle, picnic table, food prep table, and cooking supplies. Though we have the majority of our meals on our dining patio, each unit will cook a breakfast and dinner over their campfire once a week.
Our 30 acre property is made up of wide meadows surrounded by dense old growth redwood forests. To the west we are boarded by Salt Point State Park, and to the east our good friend and neighbor, Ed Tunheim lends his 500 acres of forests, trails, and lakes to us to allow staff and campers to explore.
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Helen F.
Sep 12, 2021
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Holly K.
Dec 28, 2018
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I came to this camp a few years ago with friends who had suggested it. I stayed for two weeks in the oldest girls unit, which was a steep hike up a hill to get to. While I do admit that plantation made me more comfortable being and living in nature, the experience itself was not very enjoyable. We slept in small canvas tents with wooden bases, which I normally would've been ok with. However, the tent I stayed in couldn't close all the way, letting light (and cold) in very early. We could only shower every other day for three minutes at a time in cold water. I understand that this conserves
David M.
Mar 15, 2018
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Gita C.
Feb 07, 2018
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My three boys ages 14 and 10-year-old twins attended Farm Camp for the first time last year. They spent two weeks completely unplugged from technology and social media, and it did them a world of good. The camp location is breathtaking, and the counselors were stellar. Our children have attended some camps, and farm camp is superior especially as it relates to the camper ratio and training and experience of the staff. My boys enjoyed the food though they are picky eaters and demonstrated increased responsibility when they arrived home even volunteering to do the dishes. It was such a great
Alexa I.
Oct 06, 2016
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This farm camp just isn't for me or any people out there who have never been camping, don't enjoy freeeeeeeezzzziiiiinnnngggg weather, hate Mosquitos, or anything like that. If I could, I would have given this review 0 stars, but since I can't do that, I won't. I went to Plantation Farm Camp a few years ago and every day it makes my eyes tear up when thinking about it. Before I went, my family read almost every single review there was on this summer camp, and almost every single one gave it 5 stars, but not me. The counsellors get homesick just like campers, And I REALLY learned
Kory O.
Sep 12, 2016
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Written by my daughter, age 10:
We drove down the windy dirt road to camp. I knew we were getting close when I saw a school sign. I had counted down the days for months and I was finally at Plantation Farm Camp. Our time at Family Camp was a sort of trial to see if it was a good fit for my first sleep away camp. The three days that I spent at Plantation were the best three days of my life. Plantation is the place that I feel most at home in the whole world. Everything just makes sense and falls into place there. I learn more there in a day than I would in a week of school. Walking away from camp
We drove down the windy dirt road to camp. I knew we were getting close when I saw a school sign. I had counted down the days for months and I was finally at Plantation Farm Camp. Our time at Family Camp was a sort of trial to see if it was a good fit for my first sleep away camp. The three days that I spent at Plantation were the best three days of my life. Plantation is the place that I feel most at home in the whole world. Everything just makes sense and falls into place there. I learn more there in a day than I would in a week of school. Walking away from camp
M. M.
Jul 09, 2016
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This would be a great camp for a perfect child. But my wonderful well intentioned child with behavior challenges did not do well here. This surprised me because they have a lot of staff and charge a huge amount of money. I was a camp counselor for many years, and we were able to handle children who were much tougher than my son, but Plantation is not willing to do so.
Paige L.
May 28, 2011
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We had just moved from Sydney Australia and were unprepared for summer. A friend of ours suggested Plantation Camp. She was a camper and then became a counselor. I called and had an extensive conversation with John and Kelly. They were helpful and very generous with their time (even offering to fly down and met us).
Anyway to make a long story short, we enrolled the kids and let me say, it was by far one of the best experiences my kids have EVER had. The location, the friends, living in tents, caring for animals, hikes, making things. The beauty of the place is that rather than your kids
Anyway to make a long story short, we enrolled the kids and let me say, it was by far one of the best experiences my kids have EVER had. The location, the friends, living in tents, caring for animals, hikes, making things. The beauty of the place is that rather than your kids
