History of Camp Concord
In 1967, when camp opened, not much about the establishment was recorded. It took at least 40 civic groups, private businesses, schools and individuals to establish our Camp. Most of their names are posted in the "Green Room".
Camp Concord celebrated 40 years of service in 2007. In operation since 1967, it is fully accredited by the American Camp Association.
Camp Concord is nestled high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, between the majestic shores of Lake Tahoe and the calming beauty of Fallen Leaf Lake. Campers enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Lake Tahoe basin while experiencing the camaraderie of camp. Campers enjoy archery, rafting, swimming, canoeing, horseback riding, campfires, arts & crafts, and more.
During the summer, three camps run simultaneously:
- Family Camp offers parents a chance to get away with their children to a private cabin for as many days as they would like. Family members can choose to participate in planned camp activities or strike out on their own.
- Youth Camp is for youngsters between the ages of 8 and 14. While at camp, the children stay in cabins with up to ten other campers their own age. Camp is a place where kids can be kids, enhance their self confidence, make new friends and/or rekindle friendships made in past years.
- Teen Camp is for teens, ages 14-17. Teens are challenged to take their camp experience to a new level. These programs are held in a two-week format and are designed to develop leadership potential, teach basic job skills, and to have fun in a safe environment.
- Camp Concord is also available for rental from May through October, exclusive of the summer season.
Camp Concord is dedicated to the philosophy that its buildings, programs and participants will be compatible with the surrounding environment. Camp will ensure that all elements of Camp Concord remain in harmony with the environment by maintaining a minimal impact and working toward a waste free environment.
LAKE TAHOE FACTS
Amazing Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is the highest lake of its size in the United States and the largest alpine lake in North America. - Lake Tahoe is as long as the English Channel is wide with the width of Tahoe being half again as wide as San Francisco Bay.
- With one dispersion of Lake Tahoe's water, the State of California would be completely covered to a depth of 14.5 inches.
- The Panama Canal (700 feet in width and 50 feet in depth) could be filled by Lake Tahoe's water and extend completely around the earth at the equator, with enough remaining in the lake to fill another channel of the same width and depth running from San Francisco to New York.
- An average 1,400,000 tons of water evaporates from the surface of Lake Tahoe every 24 hours, yet this drops the lake level only one-tenth of an inch.
- If the water that evaporates from the lake every 24 hours could be recovered, it would supply the daily requirements of a population of 3,500,000 people.
- Lake Tahoe's water is 99.9% pure. The water is so clear that a 10 inch white dinner plate would be visible at 75 feet below the surface.
- There are 63 tributaries draining into Lake Tahoe with only one outlet at the Truckee River.
- Lake Tahoe never freezes due to the constant mass movement of water from the bottom to the surface. In February 1989, Emerald Bay froze over for the first time since 1952.
Lake Facts & Statistics
Maximum Elevation: 6,229 feet- Length: 22 miles
- Width: 12 miles
- Maximum Depth: 1,645 feet
- Average Depth: 989 feet
- Shoreline: 72 miles
- Surface Area: 193 sq. mi. or 122,200 acres
- Volume: 39 trillion gallons or 122 million acre feet of water
- Surface Water Temperatures: Maximum - 68 degrees F, Minimum - 41 degrees F
- Temperatures at 200 feet: Maximum - 47 degrees F, Minimum - 41 degrees F