Camp Smokey - CA State Fair

07/28/2025

Thank you for another great year at Camp Smokey! Can’t wait to see you next year!

07/27/2025

Last Day to Visit Camp Smokey!

Don’t miss your chance! Make plans now and enjoy one more day of fire prevention fun!

07/26/2025

Puppet fun at Camp Smokey! 🚨

Kids got crafty this week making their own firefighters, Smokey Bear puppets, and even putting their own creative spin on wildfire safety. 🧑‍🚒🐻✨

There’s still time to join the fun—swing by Camp Smokey at the California State Fair before it wraps up!

07/26/2025

Visiting Camp Smokey at the California State Fair is fun for all ages. Yesterday, long time volunteer Pat Stanley made a new friend when he assisted her in repairing her puppet Iris. Camp Smokey is more than just an exhibit about fire safety. It is about connecting with our community and educating all that attend. .s.forestservice

07/25/2025

🔥 Camp Smokey’s Last Weekend of 2025!🔥

Don’t miss out—come join us for one final round of fun, adventure, and memories! 🎉🌲

Bring your friends, your smiles, and your fire safety questions!

07/24/2025

CAL FIRE’s Jesse Torres and Eddie Aguilar took a break from Camp Smokey for a bit to help judge the HERO Act Chili Cookoff at Save Mart California’s Kitchen in Building B at the fair.
Jesse and Eddie tasted five tasty chili entries from fire stations across Sacramento. The winner of the cookoff wins a Golden Bear trophy! Don’t worry, they brought a cup of chili back for Smokey too.

07/23/2025

Camp Smokey was honored to host the recognition ceremony for this year’s national grand prize winner of the 2025 Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Poster Contest last week!

Adaleen Cho, a second grader from the Sacramento area is the first national grand prize winner to come from California. Her poster features kids planting trees while Woodsy Owl hikes on a trail with the conservation message ‘Lend a Hand, Care for the Land.’ Adaleen's artwork captured the essence of Woodsy Owl as a symbol of guardianship over our forests and served as a reminder to protect and cherish our natural world.

Adaleen and her family were greeted by Acting Regional Forester for Region 5 of the USDA Forest Service Jason Kuiken, as well as Acting Deputy Regional Foresters Ted McArthur and Jim Bacon, Sparky the Fire Dog, Captain Cal, and Smokey Bear himself! Adaleen also received a trophy, a certificate, and a framed print of her poster.

An annual event since 1961, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Garden Clubs, Inc., worked together to develop an annual poster contest to reach and engage elementary school children throughout the country to promote fire prevention and conservation and emphasize everyone’s role and responsibility in caring for the environment. Nearly 6,000 posters were entered in this year’s contest.

Congratulations, Adaleen!

07/23/2025

On behalf of Camp Smokey, Sparky the Fire Dog and Captain Cal joined Poppy and friends on the PG&E Center Stage today to celebrate Poppy‘s birthday! Poppy is the adorable golden bear mascot for the California State fair. Turns out Poppy is a pretty good dancer too!
Thanks for inviting us to your birthday, Poppy! We wish you the best birthday ever!!!

07/22/2025

Sparky and Smokey Bear are long time friends and both are on the same page when it comes to fire safety. Have you stopped by Camp Smokey - CA State Fair this year to learn some safety tips?

Planning to go to the California State Fair this week? Make sure to stop by Camp Smokey!

We're proud to lead Sparky’s Fire House, where families can learn the importance of working smoke alarms, how to make a fire escape plan, and safely exit in case of an emergency. You might even catch a visit from Sparky himself!

Visit all 6 safety stations Camp Smokey - CA State Fair, play games, climb aboard a fire engine, and collect your Camp Smokey bandana after completing your passport!

We’ll be here through the end of the fair — come say hi!

07/22/2025

Another Happy Camp Smokey Visitor!

07/20/2025

This past Friday, Good Day Sacramento visited Camp Smokey at the California State Fair! There is only one more week left of the 2025 Camp Smokey so come on down and learn some fire safety tips and earn your annual bandana!

https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/video/learning-about-fire-safety-and-protecting-our-forests-at-camp-smokey/

Bureau of Land Management - California Smokey Bear Firefighters Burn Institute Your Pacific Southwest Forests CAL FIRE U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Sparky The Fire Dog CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal

Good Day's Dina Kupfer is at Camp Smokey at the State Fair. It's the perfect fun and educational activity for kids to learn about wildfires and our forestland.

07/16/2025

Camp Smokey is in the House!