The following is a status update for Camp Mather and the Ferguson Fire, dated July 31, 2018 from the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department website:
Due to poor air quality conditions, the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department is closing Camp Mather for the remainder of the week for the health and safety of our campers and staff. We expect to re-open the camp Sunday, Aug. 5, conditions permitting.

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FoCM's May 2nd meeting had a visit from Shawn Mott and Susan Pennell of Chaparral Ranch who will be operating the Corral concession at Camp Mather this summer.

Shawn said that they plan to bring about 30 horses and ponies (yea ponies!) up to Camp with an anticipated crew of about seven.

​A big welcome to the Chaparral Ranch folks, and we look forward to meeting them all up and around Camp.

For more details on Chaparral Ranch and their services outside of Camp, visit their website as http://www.chaparralcorporation.com

Come on in and check out our new inventory.
And while you're at it, check out our new staff members... (back row, left to right) Forrest, Isaac, Guillermo, Cole (front row, left to right) Mike, Claudia, Kyle

• The General Store Lake Snack Shack will be open on Monday this summer.
• New "On Sale" rack in front of the store on the deck....additional things on Saturday morning.

Participate in our Free Drawing for a beautiful work of art... create a piece of your own... a poem, story, drawing, etc. about why you love Camp Mather. See the store staff for more information.

We hope to see you in the store and we wish you the most fantastic memorable vacation ever!

Remember, all proceeds from the General Store go directly back to Camp!

​Curiosity Stream's Deep Look Series on PBS has a great video showing how these rice-sized little critters are taking advantage of drought conditions to overwhelm the Ponderosa pines in California. — guaranteed to not be 'boring!' ​

https://youtu.be/wR5O48zsbnc