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As you may have noticed, the webmasters involved in creating and maintaining this site have since ceased their involvement in Camp Hi-Sierra, for a variety of reasons. Several other laudable (though technologically inferior) Camp-related websites have since appeared, but we feel that this site still has a lot to offer in terms of quality design and solid back-end programming. We also note that the Santa Clara Council has yet to develop a quality website promoting Camp Hi-Sierra (one of our original goals). This site took quite a bit of work to create, and we'd love to see it be used to a greater portion of its potential.

A common misspelling of Camp Hi-Sierra.

A common misspelling of Camp Hi-Sierra.

A common misspelling of Camp Hi-Sierra. (It should have a dash between the second and third words).

A common misspelling of Camp Hi-Sierra.

The name of the progenitor of this site. See History.

On the way back from a trip to the Emigrant Wilderness, I visited Camp on Tuesday to see some surprising and wonderful improvements to Camp for this year. Read on to learn about the new shower building, new merit badge sign-up process, returning staff heroes, the return of the sailing program, our site updates, and even the beginning of the end for latrines!

Shower Building

The new shower building is completed and operational! This $250,000 project updated the old camper shower building (between Miwok and Chippewa campsites) with a new facility featuring individual shower stalls - no more waiting for the correct hours or finding the correct side of the building for your age/sex! Pictures should be coming soon.

Merit Badge Sign-up Process

The merit badge sign-up process has also changed dramatically - most Scouts are now signed up for merit badges online using a system based on Camp Chawanakee's popular online sign-up system. This has eliminated the need for a Sunday evening Program Midway (the end of a VERY long run for that program event) and helped make Sunday afternoon check-in much more relaxed: Troops now visit only the "essential" check-in spots during the afternoon tour (Health Lodge, Dining Hall, Waterfront, Rifle Range, etc.) and then get settled in. After dinner, program tours are conducted to show troops the main program areas in the Camp valley.

Returning Staff

Many returning staff continue to make Camp an enthusiastic and zany place -