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Gold Arrow campers and staff enjoy three meals per day in our open-air dining porch overlooking Big Creek and the beautiful Sierras. We provide campers and staff with delicious, well-balanced meals and offer a variety of options at each meal. We believe great food is an important part of our camp experience.

Campers dine family-style while sitting with their cabin group and counselors. Kitchen Patrol (KP) gives campers an opportunity to help with the set up and clean up of their cabin’s table during meals. Counselors encourage good table manners and monitor that campers are eating well-balanced meals. Camp Moms check campers’ hands upon entering the dining porch to help ensure the health of our camp community.

Menu

Menu items are selected to provide nutritional meals that appeal to campers. A sample menu has been provided below. When feeding many people, we understand that it’s important to provide choices. Although we do not provide different entrees or special meals for vegetarians, many choices are available at each meal. Some of the daily options, in addition to our regular menu items, include:

 


Breakfast

At every breakfast we offer:

  • Juice
  • Granola
  • Cold Cereal
  • Milk (Skim, 2%, and Soy)
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Toast and Bagels
  • Hot Cereal
  • Hot Chocolate
  • Yogurt

Hot breakfast selections vary daily. Selections may include:

  • Pancakes
  • Waffles
  • Scrambled Eggs with Bacon or Sausage
  • Egg McMuffin Sandwiches
  • French Toast Sticks
  • Breakfast Potatoes

Lunch

At every lunch we offer:

  • Juice
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly
  • Salad Bar
  • Milk (Skim, 2%, and Soy)
  • Pasta or Potato Salad
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Soup
  • Cottage Cheese
  • Tuna or Egg Salad

Our main course varies daily. Selections may include:

  • Grilled Cheese
  • Hot Pastrami Sandwiches
  • Chicken Wraps
  • Chicken Strips
  • Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches
  • Tacos
  • Macaroni & Cheese
  • Tostadas
  • Deli Sandwiches
  • Meatball Sandwiches
  • Pizza
  • Quesadillas

Dinner

At every dinner we offer:

  • Juice
  • Pasta Bar with Red or White Sauce
  • Milk (Skim, 2%, and Soy)
  • Fresh Fruit
  • Salad Bar
  • Dessert

Our main course varies daily. Selections may include:

  • Pizza Squares
  • Chicken Fajitas
  • Calzones
  • Teriyaki Chicken
  • Hamburgers
  • Enchiladas
  • Spaghetti
  • Manicotti
  • Stir Fry
  • Pot Roast
  • Orange Chicken

Above options are subject to change.

In addition to our regular menu, at the end of each session, campers and staff enjoy a special banquet. The dining porch and menu are transformed to match the theme of the banquet. The dining porch and menu are transformed to match the theme of the banquet.

Snacks are not provided throughout the day, however, campers enjoy marshmallows or popcorn at their nightly campfires. Campers requiring snacks between meals for medical reasons will be accommodated.

Birthdays

Birthdays are celebrated at Gold Arrow Camp! If your child’s birthday falls during their camp session, a decorated birthday cake is made in their honor and is shared with their cabin group. The camper is seated on a chair and lifted up by counselors as everyone on the dining porch sings Happy Birthday. A picture documents the special occasion and is posted in the on-line photo gallery.

Food Allergies

If your child has a food allergy and you have questions regarding our accommodations for that particular allergy, please call our camp office at (800) 554-2267. We inform our kitchen staff, nurses, and counselors of camper allergies.