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SAMBICA
SAMBICA is a non-denominational Christian camp on Lake Sammamish in Bellevue, Washington, in operation since 1919. It runs day camp, overnight camp, and high school camp programs for youth, and also rents its facilities to churches and other groups for retreats, with lodging across five buildings totaling about 184 beds.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
Getting there
- 20 min from Seattle
- 50 min from Tacoma
- 1 h 25 min from Olympia
4114 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Bellevue, WA 98008 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
The facts
| Lodging | Cabins (54 beds) · Lodge rooms (58 beds) · Cabins (40 beds) · Cabins (8 beds) · Lodge rooms (24 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Hosts | Youth groups |
| Affiliation | non-denominational Christian camp |
| Property | 10 acres |
| Established | 1919 |
| Phone | (425) 746-9110 |
SAMBICA's property, originally purchased in the early 1900s on a proposition from Reverend Paul Rood of the Swedish Tabernacle Church, was reduced from about 20 to 10 acres when the State of Washington took land for I-90 construction in the 1970s.