Help save something fabulous for Sacramento families!

As we have all read and heard a million times, times are rough and services are being cut. Many things make up a great city and it's hard to choose one that is worth saving. But I hope that you'll think about your family vacation plans for the summer and consider a great, inexpensive alternative to your normal plans!

Camp Sacramento is an affordable, fun and adventurous family vacation for everyone! We were first timers last year and had taken a few other vacations over the past three years. Camp Sacramento, BY FAR, was the most relaxing, fun and low stress vacation we've done! I cannot recommend it enough for any stressed out family with kids between 4 and 14! Even teenagers with a little cash in their pockets and a little freedom will have an amazing time.

Moms and dads take note- your kids will have fun activities all day run by the City Parks and Rec people. They'll be occupied while you read on the porch, take a nap, drink a glass of wine or participate in an art class. They'll be learning archery while you are hiking, fishing, playing board games with other adults or just doing nothing. Literally nothing! You don't have to cook, clean or plan anything if you don't want to.

Best of all, Camp Sacramento is totally affordable. Look at this cost comparison and you'll see that you'll save $1000 by taking a Camp Sacramento trip instead of Disneyland. I can promise you'll come home more rested and recharged after a week in the hands of the Camp Sac staff!

Parks and Rec is shooting for 95% occupancy rate this summer. Make some lifelong memories. We'll see you at Camp Sac!

A reason to love Sacramento--

My family just returned from my new favorite thing about living here- Camp Sacramento! If you've never been you're missing out on what I believe is the best thing the city has ever done for its residents. The best family vacation we've ever had and that's saying a lot!

Have you ever been to sleep-away camp? Well imagine that concept but for your whole family! We slept in little cabins, ate meals in a big dining hall, played fuseball in a lodge, sat around a campfire and sang silly songs and shared group bathrooms. Add to that archery for everyone, morning hikes, a trip to Lake Tahoe and snake catching in the creek and you have Camp Sacramento.

Because it's run by the city, the cost is affordable for most families and very reasonably within reach of your summer vacation budget. They provide recreation leaders for children's activities from ages 3 to teens. Adults have recreation activities too but I preferred to sit on the patio reading a book and soaking up the nice 80 degree sunshine.

Reservations open for next summer to the general public in September. Hope to see you there!