Ponderosa is a high-energy camp filled with exciting recreation competition, outdoor adventures, and an abundance of activities that keep the fun going all week long (camp is fun!). But beyond the fun, Ponderosa offers something deeper- a chance to escape the distractions of everyday life and dive into intentional, Christ-centered community. Through Biblically rich themes, Gospel-focused teaching, small group discussions, and powerful worship, you’ll be challenged to grow in your relationship with God and be equipped to live out your faith with grace and boldness.
Ponderosa truly is the best of both worlds where you can escape the regular routines of life while rediscovering the richness and depth that a life in Christ provides.
Why choose Ponderosa?
The gospel isn’t merely one ingredient in our programming mix. It’s the reason for everything we do.
Summer 2025 Registration Is Open!
2025 Ponderosa Pricing
Need Financial Help?
There are scholarships available for every camper that needs them. We call it Camperships!
Campers and parents can apply for a Campership during the registration process online.
2025 Camp Dates
Please download this schedule of deposit and payment dates for your reference.
Detailed Instructions to Make Payment
- Go to our website: Login Page
- Sign in using your email address and password
- Select Registrations
- Select Make Payment
- The deposit amount will be shown at the bottom where it says Payment Amount on the due date.
Checks can be sent to:
Hume Lake Christian Camps
Attention: Registration
64144 Hume Lake Road
Hume, CA 93628
If you do pay with a check, please scan a copy and email it to [email protected] so we know it is coming!
Online Roster
Required: YES.
Due: 5 weeks before camp.
Follow these instructions for the greatest success.
▸ LOG-IN To Your Account
Final Count Form
Required: YES.
Due: 4 weeks before camp.
Login to your account to complete the final count form.
Insurance Certificate Form
Required: YES.
Due: 4 weeks before camp.
Login to your account to view and download the Hume Insurance Certificate Form.
** If submitted after the deadline, a $50 charge will be assessed.**
Campership Application
Required: Only if the student in need is wanting to submit a request.
Due: 2 weeks before camp
Parents are able to complete a Campership application for their student(s) during their online registration process. As the group administrator, you can see who applied and how much was awarded through your online account.
Health Screening Form
Required: YES.
Important: Must be completed within 24 hours of arriving at camp. Please designate one (1) licensed professional (Doctor, Nurse, PA, or NP) to ask screening questions, take temperature and sign each form.
Due: At check-in upon arrival.
▸ DOWNLOAD Health Screening Form
Final Balance
To pay by Visa/MasterCard, log into your Online Account to complete this process. Please note that using this form of payment will result in an additional charge of 3% of your paid amount. If you plan to pay by check, you may mail payment to the Hume office. To find your remaining balance, log into your Online Account and click “View All Statements.”
Winter Camp Deposit & Cancellation Policy
- A non-refundable deposit in the amount of $35/person must be received in order to confirm your registration.
- The second non-refundable deposit of $100/person (totaling $135/person) is due 60 days prior to the event check-in day.
- The remaining balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the event check-in day.
- If the registration is cancelled or changed for any reason after initial signup or any deposit is made, the attendee agrees that the full deposit per person will be forfeited.
Camper Medication at Arrival
You can locate your church’s Medication Administration Record (MAR) from your Online Account. This is a list of medications you should expect to collect. Please collect ALL medications, vitamins and supplements, except epi-pens, rescue inhalers & diabetic supplies. (Don’t worry if it’s not listed on the MAR, we can add it at camp!) All medication needs to be in its original container & in a Ziploc bag. Write your church name & each student’s name in Sharpie on the bag. You’ll turn medications into our health center staff at check-in when you arrive, so please collect medications before campers load up into vehicles.
Camper Medication at Departure
Your group’s medications will need to be picked up by a group admin at the medication station at breakfast on the last day. We are not able to mail medication left behind to the churches or individuals. If any medications are left behind, the Health Center will call the group leader to arrange for them to be picked up.
Sick Camper Policy
Campers who feel ill while at camp, and are brought to the health center by their youth leader, will be evaluated for a fever and other contagious symptoms. If a camper is found to have a fever in excess of 100.4 and have potentially contagious symptoms, they will be isolated at the health center until the fever is gone for 24 hours without any anti-fever medication in their system, and their symptoms are improved. If symptoms persist or temperature goes above 102, then arrangements will need to be made to have the camper picked up from camp by a parent or guardian in the shortest time frame possible. If the 24 hour isolation period would exceed the time remaining in camp, a parent or guardian will be responsible for the pick up of the camper in the shortest time frame possible.
Sick Camper Transportation
It is imperative that parents are aware of this policy and are ready to pick up their camper in the case where they become sick and potentially contagious. Hume does not recommend transporting sick campers home in the same bus or vehicle that is being used to transport healthy students. In the event of serious injury or a life-threatening emergency, Hume will assist with the transportation of campers, but we strongly urge all churches to have an additional vehicle on site for the medical transportation of campers in non-emergency situations or due to illness.
Check-In at Hume
This is for church administrators, pastors, or leaders who will have the required paperwork, medications, and payment for the church.
When you arrive, follow the signs for Check-in.
Check-in Location: The Welcome Center
Check-in Begins: 4:00 PM
Winter Driving & Snow Chains
When driving in the mountains with any icy or snowy conditions, you are required to carry chains or cables in your vehicle at all times. There are several ways up to Hume SoCal which means snow chains may be required to be installed on one highway and not the other, so you should always carry chains in your vehicle during the winter months, even if your car has snow tires. You may be subject to a ticket and can be denied passage without chains in your vehicle.
R1 Chain Control Sign
State law requires ALL vehicles (including 4WD and AWD) to carry tire chains or cables when entering chain-control zones. All vehicles must have chains or cables that fit properly and are in good repair. Signs will be posted along the road indicating the type of requirement (R1, R2, R3). Please pay attention as these indicate when you need to install the chains on your vehicle.
Caltrans provides this Winter Driving Guide to make your winter driving experience safe and pleasant. If you’ve never driven in winter weather before, be sure to check this out and share it with your drivers.
If you are chartering a bus, we highly recommend that you make them aware of these requirements and check that they have chains for their vehicles and know how to use them before you travel.
Map and Directions
When you arrive, follow signs for Church Check-In. Our staff will help direct you.
Check out our Winter Campus Map for help getting around once you’re here!
Spiritual Direction
We live in a world where troubling things happen, and at the same time, we serve a God who is good and sovereign over all. This summer, we are going to dive into the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis to answer some of life’s most puzzling questions such as, “Where is God in my affliction?” or “How can an all-powerful God allow such evil?” In Genesis 50:20, Joseph makes the definitive statement, “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” As we study the story of Joseph, we hope that students can learn to trust in God, who is not only with us in our affliction but uses it for our good and His glory. Even in the trials and difficulties of life, we can trust in the sovereignty and providence of God.
Visual Direction
Through our opener and films we will take to the sea, past fjord and mountain to a land called Habril. In this Viking inspired land, we follow the character Seph and his relationship with the God of his family, Allvaldr. In dreams where axes, drinking horns, and frozen wastelands hold the future of the people of Habril, Seph learns why Allvaldr means sovereign ruler through seasons of suffering and blessing.
Theme Verse
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
Super Spirit Day
Braids & Beards, Ballgowns & Black Tie
Unleash your inner warrior or your most refined self on a day of epic contrasts! Channel the fierce spirit of a viking, complete with a fur cloak and war paint, or step into a world of sophistication with top hats and tiaras. Will you conquer as a viking, dazzle in elegance, or will you do both?!
Team Colors
Forest Green
Maroon
FAQ
Ponderosa is a high-energy camp filled with exciting recreation competition, outdoor adventures, and an abundance of activities that keep the fun going all week long (camp is fun!). But beyond the fun, Ponderosa offers something deeper- a chance to escape the distractions of everyday life and dive into intentional, Christ-centered community. Through Biblically rich themes, Gospel-focused teaching, small group discussions, and powerful worship, you’ll be challenged to grow in your relationship with God and be equipped to live out your faith with grace and boldness.
Ponderosa truly is the best of both worlds where you can escape the regular routines of life while rediscovering the richness and depth that a life in Christ provides.
IMPORTANT
Some older mapping services will suggest you take the 245. It is a curvy, winding road that will take you at least an additional hour. DO NOT take 245!
What to Bring
- Bible
- notebook
- pencil/pen
- flashlight
- sleeping bag
- pillow
- toiletries
- warm and cool clothes
- jacket
- modest one-piece swimsuit (no tankinis)
- a towel for swimming and showering
- a water bottle
- $60 recommended spending money
- If your child is bringing medication or supplements, please send them in their original containers.*
What NOT to Bring
- Drugs (unless prescribed by a doctor*)
- alcohol
- tobacco
- fireworks
- firearms
- electronic devices
*Prescribed Medications, Vitamins & Supplements:
These will be collected and dispensed by the camp health center. We consider any vitamin, supplement, or over-the-counter therapy that is taken to treat a condition or maintain health to be a “medication”. We are not able to give a medication that we cannot identify and dose from the original container. Sending medication in anything other than the original container may result in the camper not receiving it.
Yes!
Here’s how you’ll need to address your letter/package:
Ponderosa – (Camp Dates)
(Camper Name) – (Church registered with)
64144 Hume Lake Rd
Hume, CA 93628
For example:
Ponderosa – June 15-21
Johnny Smith – ABC123 Church
64144 Hume Lake Rd
Hume, CA 93628
IMPORTANT: Please send ten days prior to desired delivery date!
At Hume we care about providing the highest level of healthcare to our campers and staff. Check out this important info for everything you need to know about health and safety while at camp.
For each week of camp, check-in begins Sunday at 2:00 PM for churches and individuals.
Sunday afternoon is a great time to get your swim test done. Dinner begins at 5:30 PM and the counselor meeting begins at 6:00 PM (in Memorial Chapel).
Camp ends Saturday morning after breakfast.
IMPORTANT: Individual campers must be picked up by 9:00 AM.
To get a good idea of what to expect for summer:
Download the Ponderosa Camp Schedule
We want camp to be accessible to everyone! To help make this possible, Hume can accommodate gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and vegetarian diets. Because of the high cost of providing for special dietary needs, there is an extra surcharge for these special diets. Please refer to our Special Diet Policy for more information.
Creative Theme
Recreation
Gospel-Centered Worship
Activities
Local Ministry
Amazing Location
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