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Sierra Nevada · Dardanelle, CA

Camp Peaceful Pines

Camp Peaceful Pines is a Church of the Brethren camp and retreat center in the Stanislaus National Forest near Dardanelle, California, operating since 1948. Its dining hall seats 185, groups cook their own meals, and it hosts junior/senior-high, family and women's camps as well as outside rentals.

Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11

185
Dines

Getting there

  • 2 h 25 min from Modesto
  • 3 h from Reno, NV
  • 3 h 35 min from Sacramento

#3 Clark Fork Road, Dardanelle, CA 95314 · drive times are typical, not rush hour

On the property

Campfire areasHiking trailsFishingSports fields

The facts

LodgingCabins
MealsSelf-catering kitchens
HostsYouth groups · Families · Women's retreats
AffiliationChurch of the Brethren
Established1948

The camp's amphitheater campfire area includes a labyrinth marked off with stones, located southeast of the dining hall.

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