Camp Mountain Chai is a sleep-away camp in the Angelus Oaks area of San Bernadino County in Southern California. Campers range from grades three through 11, and recent high school graduates and college students -- and especially camp alumni -- are eligible for summer positions at the camp. Campers attend camp for periods that range from one week to up to six weeks. Camp Mountain Chai provides the usual camp activities such as swimming, sailing and crafts, combined with Israeli folk dancing, Jewish meals and Hebrew lessons. This camp, opened in 2005, is 90 miles from LAX, the Los Angeles airport.
Camp Ramah in Ojai, California, is approximately 90 miles from LAX. It offers traditional camp activities along with Hebrew lessons and Jewish cultural experiences. Camps are available in two-week and four-week sessions. The camp is available for families during school holidays. The availability of short periods for overnight camping is often ideal for younger children experiencing camp for the first time.
Camp Alonim is in Simi Valley, California, 42 miles from LAX. This camp offers both overnight and day camps for children and teens with hiking, swimming, sailing, Hebrew lessons, observation of Jewish traditions and holidays, and Israeli folk dancing. Most kids at camp are from grades four through 10. Counselor-in-training programs are available for high school juniors and seniors. This camp is a partner with the American Jewish University and the Brandels Barden Institute, organizations that work to preserve Jewish education and culture.
