Family Camp Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
March 13th, 2025
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Shannon Heimer, Division Manager
Troy Trede, Parks Manager for Sports and Family Camp
Amber Stegner, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Supervisor
FAMILY CAMP AT
YOSEMITE
2 Family Camp at Yosemite Mission
FAMILY FUN CONNECTION TO
NATURE
To provide and preserve a quality, family-oriented forest camping experience, at a reasonable rate for family memories to be made, and to expose campers to the forest environment located within the Stanislaus National Forest 3 Highlights
• 3,624 guests received a meaningful
camping experience
• 2,967 regular season campers,
67% were San Jose residents
• 657 private rentals campers,
98% were San Jose residents
• Hosted Fish Camp, Volunteer
Weekend, and Smokey Bear’s 80th
Birthday special event
4 Outdoor Equity
Grant
• Grant funded program provides free nature
education and natural area trips for the Poco Way
and Guadalupe Washington neighborhoods
• 263 residents attended 4 trips to Family Camp
including transportation, meals, a 2-night stay
and a visit to Yosemite National Park
• 190 residents participated in12 nature activities in
San José
• 102 residents participated in day trips to Alum
Rock Park and Natural Bridges State Beach
5 Outdoor Equity Family Experiences
6 Family Camp Equity
and Access
Family Camp served 82 residents in 2024
C AM P E R S H I P AN D P R O J E C T H O P E
109 residents from Project Hope communities
not reached by the Outdoor Equity Grant were
provided a free weekend at Family Camp
C AM P E R S H I P P R O G R AM
7 Outdoor Equity Family Experiences
8 Challenges
• Staffing:
• Hiring stipend staff for a short summer
season impacts camp’s ability to have
full occupancy
• Winter Storm Damage:
• 17 tents offline due to structure
damage
• Summer 2025 regular season closure for
essential repairs to:
• Retaining walls in river channel
• Play area renovation
• ADA upgrades
9 Fort Tuolumne Retaining
Wall
Rock Wall at the Pool Fort Tuolumne
Playground
2017 Winter Storm Remediation
2025 Family Camp Construction
Facility and program
improvement projects
planned during
construction:
Native plant beautification project
Fire fuel reduction projects
Tent improvements
Revamped recreation programs development
Swim & water play program redevelopment
Dining Hall siding replacement
Deck repairs
Winterization efficiency improvements
Wastewater treatment pond & spray field improvements
10 Marketing Plans
• Expanded social media presence
• Family Camp has just under 3,000
followers on Facebook
• Tabled at San José public events
• Collaborated with San José communitybased organizations to increase awareness of Family Camp
• Partnered with PRNS’s Project Hope and
Youth Intervention Services to table at
events
11 Partnerships
•Friends of San José Family Camp
•United States Forest Service
•PRNS Capital Improvement Team
•Youth Intervention Services
•Resilience Corps (San José)
•San José Conservation Corps
•Project Hope
•Yosemite National Park
•Yosemite Conservancy
•Motherlode Made Shop, 22 Local Artisans to stock camp store 12 Family Camp Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
March 13th, 2025
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Shannon Heimer, Division Manager
Troy Trede, Parks Manager for Sports and Family Camp
Amber Stegner, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Supervisor