Stanford Sierra Camp is a Stanford alumni family camp just outside South Lake Tahoe, nestled between the southern shore of Fallen Leaf Lake and the beautiful peaks of Desolation Wilderness. Each week for 13 weeks, 60 creative, diverse, and enthusiastic students work to ensure 60 Stanford families have the best 7 days of their year.

What is Stanford Sierra Camp? Stanford Sierra Camp is a family camp located on Fallen Leaf Lake near Desolation Wilderness in the Lake Tahoe Basin. During the summer, Stanford alumni and their families come up to Camp for one of 12 week-long sessions.

Wanting to work a Fall or Spring Conference Season at Stanford Sierra Camp? Check out https://stanfordsierra.com/employment-opportunities/ for the application and more information about our conference season teams!

Stanford Sierra Camp is located on the southern shore of beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake, about a four-hour drive from Stanford. A small strip of land separates Fallen Leaf Lake from southwest Lake Tahoe. Desolation Wilderness, a 100-square-mile federally-protected wilderness area with spectacular granite peaks and over 100 lakes, sits just beyond Camp.

There you'll find a downloadable application, calendar, rates, and more! Feel free to contact the Stanford Sierra Camp office at (530)-541-1244 with any questions. For another perspective on the Camp experience, check out http://whatzappening.com, our guest-oriented site!

Selling out since 1988 (and with a waitlist of over 300 families, each waiting about 4 years for a spot), Camp serves over 3,000 Stanford alumni, faculty, staff, their families and friends each summer. In 1998, the Stanford Alumni Association Board of Directors voted to merge with Stanford University.

Staffers also spend time taking care of Camp working All-Purpose Shifts! Finally, Camp is a job after all, so everyone has weekly time off and gets paid! Check it out! Here is a list of jobs we offer at Camp, plus room for you to create your own!

The Sierra Camp Community celebrates the diversity of identity, background, skills, experiences, and values that each of our community members (both Staffers and guests alike) bring! We are committed to create spaces for all of our community members to …

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Your day-and-a-half off is the perfect opportunity for adventures wherever you want to go. Many staffers take time to explore the beautiful peaks, lakes, and trails of Desolation Wilderness, the pristine national wilderness area literally in Sierra Camp's backyard.