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Shuttles provided from Santa Rosa, Kenwood,  Rohnert Park, & Petaluma!

McDonald Ranch is a non-profit organization which incorporates rescue animals from our sanctuary into summer camp programs. Fun camp activities include swimming, archery, horseback riding, lapidary (rock polishing), carpentry, ropes courses, boat regatta, “Puppy & Kitten Love”, hiking, nature studies, journalism, field trips, and so much more! The camp site is held at beautiful Morton’s Warm Springs (shuttles from Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, & Petaluma). Horse rides are at Jack London State Park and Sonoma Regional Park. Kids that participate in our unique camp program get the best of everything! Our program encourages growth and new interests, which in turn builds confidence.

Fun activities are integrated with the objective of teaching safety, responsibility and skill building. This approach gives youth purpose, understanding and incentive to do their best and try new things. Such an approach also helps to build self- esteem and accomplishment as well as learn to interact with others as a team and with practiced social skills.

Each activity at McDonald Ranch is viewed as an opportunity for enrichment. Scrapbooking is expanded into journalism; art classes produce an end piece that can be proudly worn or used in some other way; hikes and trail rides are integrated with nature studies, and cooking classes are lessons in self-sufficiency. With such an objective outlook on teaching youth, McDonald Ranch becomes A University for Children; and, offering love and shelter for animals in need on 15-acres provides a beautiful Sanctuary for Animals.

Video courtesy of Thank you from McDonald Ranch.