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The Bar 717 Ranch, Camp Trinity offers children ages 8-16 an opportunity to spend the summer on a beautiful mountain ranch. Through Ranch activities, the camp program emphasizes taking responsibility for oneself and others in a non-competitive, supportive environment. Campers may choose freely from activities including horseback riding, backpacking, gardening, animal care, river swimming, arts and crafts, photography, music, drama, archery blacksmithing, ceramics and much more.

06/16/2026

Session 1 platform photos are in! We always love to see the ideas each platform comes up with — it’s a great way to get to know one another and bond as a group ☀️

06/15/2026

Session 1 has officially begun! We welcomed our first group of campers yesterday afternoon, and we’re so excited to have the ranch in full swing once again. Everyone met their counselors, unpacked and settled in, shared their first camp meal with their platform group, and spent the evening with their age groups playing introduction games.

We have a full (and fun!) day planned today — a tour of the ranch as well as program area and swimming orientations. We’ll finish off the evening with our first program night, where campers can begin to explore all our different activities.

Welcome, Session 1 — we’re so glad you’re here!

06/12/2026

Our Orientation Week is almost wrapped up! We’ve had a lot of fun getting to know all our summer staff, learning about the ranch, working on some final pre-summer projects (like cleaning the water ditch above main camp), spending time on program prep, enjoying campfires and evening activities organized by our training team, and exploring some of the Bar 717’s most well-loved hikes. With First Session beginning in just two days, we’re feeling so excited to welcome our first group of campers to the ranch.

For the rest of the summer, we’ll be posting updates throughout the week on camp events, activities, and all the fun happenings of summer sessions. Stay tuned and follow along here for a glimpse of life at Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch!

06/10/2026

Our pre-season prep flew by, but we had a blast (and got a lot done). Our pre-season counselor crew helped prep platforms for summer, set up program areas, harvest early-season cherries, and make sure everything is in order for the start of camp. Our ranch & barn crew re-installed the car bridge over Hayfork Creek, brought our horse herd back from across the ranch, moved hay, and spent time cleaning tack and organizing our barn. We’ve also enjoyed some chillier days, home-cooked meals, and cozy nights by the campfire together before the heat of summer.

Thanks to our pre-season counselor & ranch crew for your hard work; we couldn’t have done it without you! Now, after completing our Lifeguard & Wilderness First Aid trainings, we’re in the midst of Orientation Week with our full staff — and we’re getting so excited to kick off our summer sessions in just a few days.

Stay tuned for more updates this week!

06/08/2026

Campers at the Bar 717 have freedom of choice when it comes to our program, and they’re able to explore their own interests in a non-competitive way — but we still enjoy plenty of sports and play at the ranch! Whether it’s our counselors setting up a slack line at the Amphitheater, a game of water tag at Inspiration Point, a morning spent rock climbing at the Barn Hill boulder, or an afternoon demonstrating your silliest jumps off the jumping board at the swim hole, there’s always a fun way to stay active at camp.

Watch this short video for a glimpse into what “sport & play” looks like at the Bar 717!

06/05/2026

Campers & staff of Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 Ranch, in the very early years of camp 🎞️

06/03/2026

From the Small Animals Barn to the Horse Barn to our big summer garden, daily ranch life & chores are at the center of the Camp Trinity program. Campers can help feed chickens, goats, and horses, collect eggs, gather produce from our garden beds, or spend time in the Gates Gables kitchen turning that produce into fresh salads for lunch and baking bread to share with the rest of camp. The Bar 717 is a working ranch year-round, and we’re incredibly lucky to be able to enjoy fresh food that we grow and make right here at home. Tending to the plants and animals that feed us helps us stay connected to the land we live on and to our ranch community, and involving campers in that experience is really at the heart of our “live, work, play” philosophy.

In this short video, get to know our “farm & garden” program areas and activities…and then we’ll meet you in the garden (or the barn, or the kitchen) this summer!

06/01/2026

This past weekend, we hosted our 2026 Alumni Weekend — it was a fantastic group and a wonderful way to kick off our summer season.

We enjoyed some delicious meals together, shared favorite camp memories, played music under the apple trees and around the campfire, made beautiful silkscreened shirts, spent time at the river, and held both a Vespers and a camp dance. Some of our alumni also helped out with ranch projects: moving hay in the barn as well as cleaning and organizing tack (thank you all!).

Alumni Weekend is a really special opportunity for folks from different camp eras to connect through a shared love of the ranch. This year our group consisted of campers from the 1960s-70s and as recently as 2022; we also had many staff members from across the decades. We loved hearing everyone’s stories and reflections on how their experiences here have continued to impact their life beyond camp; it made us feel incredibly grateful for the strength and longevity of this community.

If you’re an alum wanting to stay connected to the Bar 717, start with our online alumni page: bar717.com/alumni. We’d love to hear from you!

05/29/2026

Hiking, backpacking, and camping are core features of the Camp Trinity experience, from short overnights on the ranch to multi-day backpacking trips in the Trinity Alps. Backpacking allows campers to be truly immersed in the outdoors, sleeping under the stars, cooking outside, and watching the sun rise and set each day. These shared experiences build new skills and form strong bonds between campers — and we think it’s just plain good fun!

In this short video, get a glimpse into what a backpacking trip at camp is like, from a short hike across the suspension bridge to the clear lakes and alpine peaks of the Trinity Alps.

See you on the trail this summer!

05/27/2026

Meet the final member of our leadership team: our Assistant Director of Community & Connection, Sierra Macdonald! Sierra joined the team in 2025 after several years spent working in agriculture, hospitality, and outdoor education.

In Sierra’s words: “I was lucky enough to grow up spending a lot of time outdoors in the mountains of Northern California, so there’s a lot about Camp that reminds me of my childhood: searching for interesting rocks at the creek, the smell of sunscreen on a hot day, watching the stars come out at night, or listening to the sound of the wind in the pines at Inspiration Point. But I think I feel closest to my childhood self when I’m at the barn. I was a horse-crazy kid and never grew out of it; it’s been my most enduring passion in life since before I can remember! Spending time with the horses — even just grooming them or helping with morning chores — is when I feel the most peaceful, and the most like myself. Getting to teach campers about horses during lessons or on trail rides is one of the best parts of my job, and I always hope they find as much joy in it as I do.”

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17197 Hyampom Road
Hayfork, CA
CA

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+15306285992

Website

http://bar717.com/

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