Upcoming events.
Catalyst Camp
Join us for an amazing week of adventure in the cool mountain ski resort town of Wrightwood, CA. Go to www.urbanyouthcamp.org to register.
Catalyst Camp - Condensed Week
Join us for a mini-week of Summer Camp in the beautiful mountain air at the foothills of Mt. Pinos. This camp is an amazing introduction to the summer camp experience. Go to www.urbanyouthcamp.org to register.
2024 Fall Banquet and Celebration
For now, just mark your calendar for another amazing event! We will be in the Santa Clarita, CA area again this year.
Spark Retreat I 2025
Join us for another amazing Spark Retreat! Early bird pricing Ends January 1, 2025.
Spark Retreat II 2025
Join us for winter camp in 2025! Cost is $110/person until January 1, 2025. Grades 6-12, ages 12-18. Go to sparkretreat.page for details and to register your group.
St. Patty's Pickleball Clinic and Play
Join us for fun in the sun. Support a great cause that gets urban youth out of the city and up to the mountains for Christian camp. GearBox is sponsoring the event at a private two court site with top talent for a clinic, followed by refreshments, and play.
Spark Retreat II
Join us for winter camp in 2024 up in Big Bear Lake! Cost is $110/person. Grades 6-12, ages 12-18. Go to sparkretreat.page for details and to register your group.
Spark Retreat I
Join us for winter camp in 2024 up in Big Bear Lake! Cost is $110/person. Grades 6-12, ages 12-18. Go to sparkretreat.page for details and to register your group.
Fall Banquet
"Campfire Faith"
Please be our guest 'by the campfire' for a night under the stars and lights at a private home in Santa Clarita, CA
Summer Camp - Middle School / High School Week #1
Registration opens January 15th, 2023. Price is $225/person for urban ministry partners coming as a group and providing their own counseling staff. Angel Tree Scholarship approved and qualified campers coming to us through Prison Fellowship only need to provide a $40 refundable deposit to sign up. Angel Tree takes care of the rest.
Register as an Individual Angel Tree Camper (opening soon).
Summer Camp Training Week
Our paid and volunteer summer staff will descend on camp to prepare for summer ministry! Interested in a Volunteer or Paid Summer role?
Spark 3 Retreat
Urban youth workers and students, join us for our Spark Retreat at Pine Summit. Dr. Rene Rochester speaking. Activities from Archery to Ziplines. Register your group today and reserve your spots. $110 per person.
Youth Advisory Crew Meeting
Urban youth workers uniting to collaborate with Oasis Ministry Ventures to design the best and most impactful camps for their students. This Fall Gathering will provide details on the Spark 3 retreat for those ministries attending from 9-10am, then from 10-12 we will focus on re-inventing summer camp for urban youth at Mountain Pointe Camp in 2023 as we look to continue the best of what was The Oaks, and bring fresh wind and fire to the programming.
LA Christian School Camping Trip
We are taking Los Angeles Christian School students in 7th and 8th grade for a camping adventure in Joshua Tree National Park, Indian Cove Group Campsite. Parents, please contact Grace Leong, Asst. Principal for more information and a registration link later this fall.
Open House
Join us for a country picnic in the mountains! See where we will be holding three weeklong camps in 2023 for urban youth. Enjoy a bluegrass concert, tour the camp, hear Bishop Henry Hearns (former Mayor of Lancaster, CA) share our vision along with others, and have family fun with the recreation options in the beauty of the mountains. A complimentary picnic meal of hamburgers and hot dogs will be served for those who register in advance, vegetarian option offered too.
Reconnect Retreat #2 @ Pine Summit
Enjoy snow and the beauty of Big Bear at Pine Summit. We will have amazing activities, super speakers, pumped up praise, and tons of great conversations waiting for you, not to mention the food, friends, and spontaneous fun your group will have around the table and in the cabin.
REconnect Retreat #1 @ Pine Summit
The ministry of The Oaks Winter Camps is coming back to life through a partnership of Oasis Ministry Ventures, Passion LA, Light and Life Christian Fellowship and the Urban Youth Workers Institute - new location, same great programming and passion.
Virtual Circle of Prayer
Join us as we pray for the ministry, each other and our world. 5 to 6pm PST, third Tuesday of each month. Go to our facebook Save The Oaks Camp group to RSVP and use the blue link on the event to join, or go directly to the event here.
YOUTH Advisory Committee (YAC)
Join us as we plan the revival of The Oaks West Coast Teen Retreat for Winter of 2022. Click for more information.