Camp Mendocino is an outdoor education and environmental awareness program focused entirely on the character and leadership development of kids from disadvantaged circumstances. For nearly 80 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco has been providing this creative, fun and supportive camping experience for youth ages eight to 18.

Located in a 2,000-acre beautiful redwood forest three and half hours north of San Francisco, Camp Mendocino offers programs that are clearly unique to those offered at our nine Clubhouses in San Francisco.

As with all of our programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, kids learn respect for others and themselves and are given opportunities to learn, grow and succeed. Through our outdoor education programs, like nature, gardening and environmental education, children are taught respect and appreciation for the natural environment.

Campers leave Camp Mendocino with high self-esteem, the result of mastering new skills and overcoming challenges. Campers return home with the confidence that they can meet new challenges, build new skills, and make new friends. But most importantly, Camp Mendocino is a place where kids can be kids again!

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Transportation Information

To increase camper safety we have moved bus departure and arrivals to our Treasure Island Clubhouse.

All other locations have been discontinued. No Buses will leave from Richmond or Ocean Beach.

For public transportation information, please visit the SF MUNI website.

For directions by car click here.

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Operation Purple

In 2011 Camp Mendocino hosted the National Military Family Association’s Operation Purple Camp as a way to support America’s military children and families. We provide a safe, fun, and therapeutic environment where youth are able to form healthy relationships with other individuals that are familiar with the pride and dignity, as well as the unique challenges, of serving as part of a military family. For information on the Operation Purple program, eligibility requirements, and to apply, please visit www.MilitaryFamily.org. These camps are free to all participants that qualify. Registration for 2012 is pending, updates will be posted as available.