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Photos: storm damage, PG&E outage map | Historic Asian American bookshop closing | Remembering Lillia Bartlow

Echo Lake Camp

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Under threat from climate change, Berkeley’s family camps adapt to survive

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 22, 2022, 8:00 a.m.August 4, 2022

As Berkeley Tuolumne Camp reopens, the city’s cherished rustic retreats are facing growing threats from wildfires and landslides.

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Echo Lake Camp: ‘No threat’ and no damage as defense from Caldor Fire winds down

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Sept. 01, 2021, 4:30 p.m.August 4, 2022

One firefighter was injured during operations Tuesday but is recovering. Crews are planning to return to Berkeley soon.

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There have been fires before at Berkeley’s Echo Lake Camp

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Aug. 31, 2021, 4:44 p.m.October 4, 2022

Buildings have burned and been crushed by snow but there has never been a threat as large as the Caldor Fire.

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Video: Echo Lake Camp buildings survive Caldor Fire

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Aug. 31, 2021, 10:09 a.m.September 1, 2021

Berkeley fire crews are still working to protect the facility as the Caldor Fire burns nearby and sends spot fires onto the property, Scott Ferris said late Tuesday.

group lined up between trees
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Berkeley residents have enjoyed city’s 3 family camps for almost 100 years

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel June 26, 2019, 2:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Mara Melandry’s book, ‘Our Paradise: Berkeley’s Fabulous Family Camps,’ tells the history of the city’s three camps.

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Berkeley allocates $3.3M to rebuild beloved Tuolumne Camp

Avatar photo by Natalie Orenstein April 07, 2017, 1:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

The city will contribute $3.3 million to the $54 million it will cost to rebuild the popular family camp.

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Berkeley Tuolumne Camp plans show several changes; public process has launched

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso April 13, 2015, 2:03 p.m.October 4, 2022

Camp, as proposed. The city will be seeking feedback during a series of community meetings over the next few months. Note: Sun City will be off-limits under the current understanding with the forest service. New parking areas (in green crosshatch) appear next to areas A (staff and maintenance areas) and B (camper tent cabins). (View a […]

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City almost ready for input on Berkeley Tuolumne Camp

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso April 06, 2015, 9:30 a.m.October 4, 2022

Tuolumne Camp. Photo: City of Berkeley April may be the biggest month in quite some time for those interested in the fate of the popular Berkeley Tuolumne Camp. A public process focused on how Berkeley may one day rebuild its Tuolumne Family Camp is expected to kick off in the next few weeks, according to city staff. There’s […]

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Tuolumne Camp vs Echo Lake camp: veterans compare

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff July 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m.October 4, 2022

The view from Echo Lake camp. Photo: Mary Flaherty After the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp was destroyed in the August 2013 Rim Fire, the city created a “new” family camp at its Echo Lake camp. Families who had spent summers up near Yosemite have had to adjust to the new camp high in the Sierra Nevada […]

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