Community Living

Living at camp is an intense community experience. You live, work, play, eat, and sleep with all of the same people, all of the time. Strangers the first few days of staff training will soon become your best friends, and you will laugh, cry and share adventure after adventure with them as the year goes on. Come to camp expecting a room full of people that not only have the same interests as you, but are ready to give as much as you, both to the program and to the friendships you all will form. You can expect to share a room with one other person, who is generally on the opposite shift as you. So although the rooms are not the biggest in the world, you are usually the only one in there. There are a limited number of single rooms, usually grabbed quickly by returning staff. If you are working both fall and spring seasons, you've got the place for a month between sessions, rent free.

Our sites run the exact same program, and we interchange staff between sites frequently. Though we do have different sites, please don't get your heart set on working at a specific one...this will be a group decision halfway through staff training.

Our Edwards Site is near the Nawakwa Site, and is in the middle of the San Bernardino National Forest. Nearest small town is 15 minutes away, and the nearest city with amenities 30 minutes away (Big Bear).  Staff live off site in houses in Big Bear City and Sugarloaf, where they must drive 20-30 minutes to work every day. Houses are generally 3-7 people, with shared rooms being the norm. Each house has a kitchen, communal areas, and entertainment area. Though staff enjoy living in these houses, each house has its own maintenance and upkeep which must be done. Staff like this site because the site has a nice, homey feel to it and they live in town, close to amenities on the weekends.

 Our Nawakwa Site is in the middle of the national forest, with the nearest small town 15 minutes away and the nearest city with amenities 30 minutes away (Big Bear). Staff live on site and walk to work every day.  Most staff live with a roommate in cabins that have electricity and heat, but no plumbing; the showerhouse is 50-100 yards away. There is a communal staff lounge with a full kitchen, couches, tables, and entertainment area. Staff like this site because it is out in the woods, they don't have to drive much during the week, and the community tends to be pretty tight knitted.
 

 

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