WGL News

The Sierra Buttes, Mt. Elwell, Eureka Peak, Smith Peak and Beckwourth Peak are just a few of the excellent day hikes within a 45 minutes drive from Walton's Grizzly Lodge that our campers have hiked over the years. We are also fortunate to have [...]

During the summer of 2017, Walton's camper Owen Kay let us know that he had a suggestion for camp. His suggestion; "we should have a Suggestion Box." We thought it was a great idea. The next day, Owen presented the Suggestion Box he made [...]

Look who is coming back to Walton's for another summer. That's right, it is none other than Jack Stockwell. Jack is not sure how many summers he has been at camp, but we can tell you that he started in 2010 as a counselor. [...]

On many days we hear from former campers. Occasionally we hear from a former camper who was with us back in the 1940's. Mason Clingan was a camper at Walton's Grizzly Lodge during the mid to late 1940's. Today he is 84 years old [...]

Today marks the first official day of spring. It also means we are in the midst of Spring Break season. Typically, students flock to sunny warm locations for their Spring Break, but not always. Walton's counselors Jake Kahn and Georgia Walton decided to leave [...]

We have more exciting news to announce. Andy Pegg and Cortney Kreowski are now engaged. Andy and Cortney met at Walton's during the summer of 2013 and spent many summers working at camp together. Andy used his "Special Events" skills to devise a Scavenger [...]

Our hiring season is well underway and we are excited to introduce the next group of Walton's Staff members who will be working with us during the Summer of 2019. Click here to see who will be at camp this summer. In April, we [...]

Wow! February brought record or near record amounts of snow for the month throughout the Sierra's and California summer camps, including here at Walton's. At camp we began the new year with a bit of snow on the ground, had a fair amount accumulate [...]

Walton's campers who were with us last summer received their camp yearbooks in the mail during February. Last weekend many of our staff members from the Summer of 2018 gathered in Chico, California for our annual staff reunion and yearbook party. Camp is full [...]

Wow, look what we found in the Portola Reporter from over 70 summers ago. The story was written and the photo was taken during the summer of 1948 when we were a boys camp. Today, Walton's Grizzly Lodge is one of the oldest California [...]