Work hard over the course of 12 weeks, meet incredible alumni who want to build lifelong connections (both personally and for your career), make lasting friendships, and frolic among the mountains of the High Sierra.
Stanford Sierra Camp is a Stanford alumni family camp just outside South Lake Tahoe, nestled between the southern shore of Fallen Leaf Lake and the beautiful peaks of Desolation Wilderness. Each week for 13 weeks, 60 creative, diverse, and enthusiastic students work to ensure 60 Stanford families have the best 7 days of their year.
A summer at Sierra Camp entails both hard work and play, unrivaled friendship and a deep sense of community. Developing programs for kids, conversing with adults, bussing tables, writing skits and making beds -- you're there giving everything you've got. If you are looking for a challenging environment where you can make meaningful connections with passionate people, then you are likely to thrive at Sierra Camp. There is no "ideal" staffer; we have no mold to fit. The unique contributions from each individual staff member make the magic of Sierra Camp.
We're looking for Stanford students who love to educate children, inspire adults, serve meals, and teach waterskiing, wakeboarding, tennis, volleyball, sailing, dance, art, and a cappella. We want photographers, hike leaders, musicians, comedians, cooks, scholars, naturalists, rock climbers, engineers, actors, office organization experts, and more. Stanford Sierra Camp is a job, a community, and an experience you'll never forget. We look forward to reading your application!
We work.
We are 60 Stanford Undergraduates who put on some of our best rally, glitter, and tunes to scrub toilets, wash dishes, and smile all the while! Whether we’re kids counselors, individual instructors, in the lodge squad, or in the office, we know how to work.
We live.
Stanford Sierra Camp is located in South Lake Tahoe. In our backyard we have access to hundreds of miles of trails in Desolation Wilderness, we have waterfront access to Fallen Leaf Lake, and we are 20 minutes from the burgeoning city of South Lake Tahoe — a great place to live for 12 weeks!
We play.
As a staffer, you learn to make work fun! You might be playing with your kids group, playing dress up in the kitchen, or playing music on a guitar (or your phone) - at any rate, you’ll be playing! Amidst our hard work, we do know how to have fun!
Learn about what makes Sierra Camp, Sierra Camp in this quick video!
You’ll learn about our shifts, get to see some of our favorite views, and see Camp in action. Of course, you won’t know everything until you get here and we can’t wait to see your applications!
Have fun and happy watching!
In this video, past Sierra Camp staffers will tell you about their time at Sierra Camp. After three summers working at camp, these alumni reflect on how applying changed their Stanford experience, what opportunities it has opened up for them in their professional careers, why they're glad they applied, and why you should too!
