VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO SELL RAFFLE TICKETS and FoCM T-SHIRTS + MERCHANDISEDURING SUMMER. It's a fun way to talk to almost everyone in Camp! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING PLEASE SIGN UP WHEN YOU GET TO CAMP.
We are seeking history, digitized pictures and all kinds of useful info to add to this site. Send photos via email to friendsofmather@gmail.com or get in touch with or Robin Sherrer 415.333.1794
Monday - Thursday evenings sell raffle tickets and t-shirts to campers in the dinner line
Friday night at the dance - last chance sales for t-shirts + totes a+ raffle tickets AND VOLUNTEER AT THE GENERAL STORE! Volunteers should introduce themselves to the Manager, Lill, or the Assistant Manager, Ron
Summer Volunteer Leaders- WHO WENT ABOVE + BEYOND!!
- click here to see the Swan Family's online Camp Mather photos from '04 + 05 + '06
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Mather needs a truck to pick up and haul recycling from camp -half ton or three quarter ton - to donate contact FoCM
Ornaments, bumper stickers, toddler and infant sizes,sweatshirts, women's spaghetti strap tops, mather bears, hats, mugs, all the things that we can only offer online. See the Froggy design donated by Jenny Kennedy that is only offered thru the online store. Every order is a contribution.
ADA Accessibility: Camp Mather paved several roads through camp many years ago for ADA accessibility. We have 6 cabins which are designated Accessible as they have ramps and paved path to the door. 3 of the 6 bathhouses are accessible: Bath House B, Bath house C and the Pool Bath house. There is a 4th bath house which can be opened upon request, as it has in the past, to be used by someone living in the campsites out by the ball field. When registering, notice that there is a place on the form to request an accessible cabin. If at any time assistance is needed while at camp, just let staff know at the office and they will do their best to assist. If you have further questions about camp, you can contact Claudia Reinhart, Camp Manager, at email address: mathermanager@hotmail.com
FOR INFORMATION ON SENIOR WEEKS Call Peter 415.666.7079
ages 55 and over - the weeks before and after the regular 10-week season
Interested individuals may visit the city's Camp Mather web site, call the Mather desk of the San Francisco Park and Recreation Department at 831-2715 or 831-6800 or visit McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan, in Golden Gate Park on the corner of Fell and Stanyan Streets. APPLICATIONONLINE, available until deadline. Proof of residence requires updating annually.
If you miss the application deadline for Summer ~
After the notification date you may call the Mather Desk, 831-2715, to see if there are any openings. You may also call 1 or 2 weeks before the week you want to go to see if there have been cancellations. The waiting list is only for those who applied by the February deadline, but did not get a reservation.
Call Camp Mather directly, 209-379-2284, Thursday nights to see if there are any last minute vacancies for the following week. Mather Manager, Claudia Reinhart, offers available reservations from last minute cancellations on a first come first served basis at camp.
Open 10 full weeks June 12 through August 21, 2010 for families and groups. Cabins, tent sites, meals, horse stables, lake, pool, tennis, badminton court, ping pong tables, softball-soccer field, volleyball courts. Organized programs, campers choose events or relax at camp. Programs and activities for every age group every day: crafts, fishing, archery, hikes, mountain biking, special teen activities, tournaments, talent shows, bingo, dances, movies, swimming.
Cost for San Francisco residents for a week, 2 adults and 2 children in a 4 person cabin, is on the SFR+P website; higher rates for non-SF-residents. Short Fall Weeks, when offered, are prorated. Fees are increased yearly that reflect the cost of living. More information HERE.
The mission of Friends of Camp Mather is to promote, enhance, and support the recreational, social, environmental and aesthetic aspects of Camp Mather. Friends of Camp Mather is not involved with the San Francisco Park and Recreation reservation process for Camp Mather. For information call the SF Park + Rec Camp Mather desk at 831-2715 or email. Map of camp + application here. To reach the office at Camp Mather phone: 209-379-2284 / fax: 209-379-9326
SEND MAIL FOR FRIENDS OF CAMP MATHER TO: 422 Russia Avenue, San Francisco 94112 PHONE: 415.333.1794
*Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life."
~John Muir
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Friends of Camp Mather is not involved with the San Francisco Park and Recreation reservation process for Camp Mather. For information call the SF Park + Rec Camp Mather desk at 831-2715, or go to McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan, SF 94117.
Let the Supervisors, the Mayor, and everyone at City Hall know what Camp Mather means to San Francisco. There are safety issues with the foundation of the historic Jack Spring Dining Hall.
Will the new Board of Supervisors support this San Franciscan treasure?
Information on what was included in the 2008 voter approved General Obligation Rec + Park Bond (not Camp Mather) can be found here.
NEW SFPUC VISITORS CENTER IN CAMP? SFPUC will reach out to campers to involve us in the process. Thanks, SFPUC - especially Michael Carlin and Laura Spanjian.
FRIENDS of CAMP MATHER IS NOW RUNNING THE MATHER GENERAL STORE - all profits to be used on improvements for Camp Mather. If you would like to volunteer at the store
