Camping Unlimited: Camp Krem
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Camping Unlimited is the organization that runs Camp Krem, a camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains that caters to disabled adults and children.[1] Camp Krem provides year-round programs nearly every weekend and summer camp sessions ranging from 7 to 12 days long. In the summer, Camp Krem has a main camp, an Outdoor Adventure Camp, and a Travel Camp that travels throughout California and the country.[2] The camp is located in Boulder Creek, California.
History[edit]
Camping Unlimited is a foundation started by Alex Krem in 1961. Krem, originally a chemist, became a special education teacher and took some of his kids camping in his backyard. Because of the success of these trips, he expanded his program and bought 45 acres of land in 1965. [3]
Camp Krem Boulder Creek: After 60 years in the Santa Cruz Mountains, its flagship facility, Camp Krem, was lost in the CZU Lighting Complex wildfires of August 2020. Most of Camp Krem was destroyed. Rebuilding is supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[4]
Camp Krem Yosemite: As a result of the loss in Boulder Creek, Camping Unlimited purchased a property in Ahwahnee, CA between Oakhurst and Mariposa on State Highway 49, near Yosemite.[5]
Camp activities[edit]
At Camp Krem, campers participate in a variety of programs and activities. According to the American Camp Association, some of these programs activities include: [6]
- Summer Camp
- Travel Camp
- Year-Round Respite Programs
- Day Trips
- Virtual Camp
- Acting
- Aerobics
- Arts and crafts
- Backpacking
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Camping skills/outdoor living
- Cheerleading
- Culinary/cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Drawing and painting
- Farming/gardening
- Fitness
- Hiking
- Music - instrumental
- Music - vocal
- Nature exposure
- Orienteering
- Rafting
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Wilderness survival
- Wilderness trips
Vision, mission, and values[edit]
Camp Krem aims to provide a caring, outdoor environment where children and adults of all developmental disabilities can feel comfortable, safe, and able to try new things.[7] Camp Krem also provides respite for the caretakers of their campers. Some of the disabilities include, but are not limited to, Asperger's, autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, mobility limitations, and Prader-Willi Syndrome.[8]
One of the goals of Camp Krem is to provide "planned permissiveness." This means that campers who do not want to participate in a certain activity do not have to because they are on vacation.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Camp Krem". Camping Unlimited. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Summer camp overview". Camping Unlimited. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Jacob, Astrid. "Mission & History". Camp Krem - Camping Unlimited. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Gomez, Phil (2022-07-09). "Boulder Creek camp destroyed by CZU fire faces major rebuilding challenges". KSBW. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Jacob, Astrid (2021-11-03). "We Purchased Camp Pacifica in Ahwahnee, CA". Camp Krem - Camping Unlimited. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Camp Krem - Camping Unlimited - Camp Krem Summer Camp | Find a Camp". find.acacamps.org. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Mission and history". Camping unlimited. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Camp krem- camping unlimited- camp krem summer camp". American Camp Association. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Jacob, Astrid. "Mission & History". Camp Krem - Camping Unlimited. Retrieved 2024-04-07.