Stanford Sierra Camp

Stanford Sierra Camp is a summer camp at Fallen Leaf Lake, California.cite news | url=http://ssc.stanford.edu/location.html | title=Stanford Sierra Camp: Location | publisher= Stanford University] The camp consists of a 20 acre lakefront mountain property owned and operated by the Stanford Alumni Association.

=History

The Fallen Leaf Lodge, built in 1896 by Stanford alumnus William Wightman Price, was purchased from the Price descendents in 1968 by the Stanford University Alumni Association to become the Stanford Sierra Camp. Now private, preference is given to both the families of alumni and families that have used the camp in the past. More than 75% of the camp's residents are repeat visitors." [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9C0CE2DE163CF930A35755C0A966958260 Summer Camp For the Whole Family: Stanford alumni's Sierra center] ", Suzie Boss, the New York Times, published June 3, 1990, accessed January 3, 2007.]

2007 fire

The 2007 angora fire destroyed a large area of the nearby wilderness on the other side of Angora ridge. The camp itself was not harmed, and in fact from the camp, evidence of the fire is barely detectable. Unfortunately, on the other side of the ridge, many homes as well as forest were devastated by the fire. Several staff members were present at the camp to ensure that the camp would survive, with plans to evacuate via motorboat if needed.

References

External links

* [http://ssc.stanford.edu/intro.html Stanford Sierra Camp Intro]
* [http://ssc.stanford.edu/work.html Work at Stanford Sierra Camp]
* [http://ssc.stanford.edu/life.html Camp Life]
* [http://ssc.stanford.edu/gallery.html Stanford Sierra Camp Pictures]
* [http://ssc.stanford.edu/ More Stanford Sierra Camp Pictures]
* [http://www.stanfordalumni.org/learningtravel/sierra/sierra-camps/home.html Information for those interesting in coming]
* [http://www.stanfordalumni.org/ Stanford Alumni Association]