I will stay offsite.  Must I still pay a "day-use" fee if I don't sleep in the camp?

In return for our private use of this magnificent faclility and 64 acres of ancient Redwood Forest, each person donates $20 per day.  100% of proceeds go directly to the Camp Ravencliff Scholarship Fund to help children - who couldn't otherwise afford it - attend summer camp. It's a donation, and it is a prerequisite to attending.   

If I take a bunk in one of the cabins, what should I bring?  

The YMCA furnishes a clean cabin.  The beds come with a mattress, and that is it.   We recommend that you bring a sleeping bag and a pillow, or sheets, blankets and a pillow. 

If I opt for a bunk in a cabin,
how many "roommates" will I have?  

Each cabin has eight bunk beds. Each guest is responsible for leaving it as clean or cleaner than they found it. Many trackers are opting to tent camp in the redwoods, so we feel cabin occupancy should not exceed 3 - 4 individuals per cabin,  thereby providing each occupant with a bunk for sleeping and a bunk for storage.  

Cabin Choices 

There will be cabins set aside exclusively for the following groups: (1) women, (2) men, (3) couples, (4) co-ed, (5) LGBTQ+

Should you opt for a bunk cabin, please let us know if you have a preference.  Contact Us. 

What Shall I Bring?

• Sleeping bag or bedding & pillow
• Bath towel and washcloth
• Ingredients for meals and snacks - please label items if storing in one of the refrigerators
• Water bottle
• Toiletries and medications
• Hiking shoes or boots
• Flashlights, headlamp, battery lighting (no electric in the cabins)
• No fires or flame anywhere except in approved fire rings in the campsites or approved smoking areas
• Personal first-aid kit
• Raingear

Tent Camping

Camp Ravencliff has 12 designated camping spots with fire rings and picnic tables that will accommodate at least 24 tents (see camp map below showing those locations).    Prefer absolute quiet?  Camping is allowed on the entire 64-acre grounds of Camp Ravencliff.  Find your own spot in the ancient Redwood Forest. 

Tent Camping 

The parking lot is quite near the campsites with fire rings, all within a short walk with your gear.  If you don't need or want a fire,  you may camp anywhere on the 64 acres.  

Parking & Car/Trailer Camping

There are 3 small parking areas for vehicles:   two grassy flat areas for car parking and a third lot nearby that will accommodate campers & small trailers. Folks sleeping in their vehicles are welcome in this area.  It is all in the trees. It is not paved.

Scroll down to see a map of Camp Ravencliff and how the parking areas correspond to the camping areas.

Pets

The YMCA doesn't allow pets at Camp Ravencliff.

What is furnished in the
bathrooms and showers?   

Your hosts will purchase toilet paper and paper towel sufficient for our needs.  Bring your own towels, shampoo and soap. 

Showers

Is there a central bathroom house?  How many showers are available? There is a central bath house with restrooms and sinks. There are 6 showers in each side, for a total of 12. There are 8 toilets total, 4 on each side. When it's operated as a kids' camp, they separate the kids to the "boys" side of camp and the "girls" side of camp. Our group is free to do whatever works best for us. 

Chairs

Do cabins have chairs? The cabins have a central picnic table with benches. There are folding chairs in the lodge that one can take anywhere in camp. 

LAUNDRY?  

Any laundry options? Yes, there is a washer and dryer in the "Parthenon" building. (All buildings at camp have a name.) 

LIABILITY WAIVER
& GATE CODE

https://shorturl.at/hzu49

Finally.... after a year of planning, we're getting closer to the Tracker Gathering kick-off date.  The link above will bring you to an online Participant Agreement, Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Acknowledgement of Risk  (“The Waiver”) which must be completed by all participants no later than August 26, 2026.  It's a pretty cool electronic waiver, so there's no printing, signing, photocopying, scanning, mailing or remembering. Just do it now, click Send, and you're done.  

All participants who have completed The Waiver will receive the gate combination, access and arrival instructions on the evening of August 31.  

Note that gate access and combination instructions for Camp Ravencliff will only be sent to those who have completed The Waiver.   Please understand that per the requirements of YMCA Camp Ravencliff we may not grant entry to the grounds without this documentation on file—the gate is locked, and obtaining the access code is contingent on your submission.

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