Sierra Mountain Music Camp
Last checked August 2026
Overnight (residential) choral and string-orchestra music camp for students from 4th grade through college. Campers spend seven days in June at the Diamond Arrow Conference Center in the Sierra foothills near Nevada City, with three daily rehearsals (about four hours total) under guest directors and a culminating concert. Recreation includes a zipline, climbing wall, pool, archery and hiking near the Yuba River; tuition (about $699) covers room and board. Run by a nonprofit.
The practical details
- Ages
- Ages 9–17 · Grades 4 and up
- Environment
- Indoor/Outdoor
- Operator
- Sierra Mountain Music Camp · Private
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★★★★★Nichole HarshbargerThis camp is unlike any other I've ever been to. My kids have been coming year after year. Not only is the concert magical, the experience is like nothing I've ever seen before. It's like a family reunion every summer. Best camp ever!
★★★★★Vicky RROur 13 year old son just came back from his first week at Sierra Mountain Music Camp. His first words when we saw him were "I had the most fun ever. I am going back next summer". The focus of the camp is music, but it is so much more. They have pool parties, dancing parties, midnight hikes, a giant slip and slide and even a zip line. But the best thing about this camp is the enthusiasm and sheer joy of the camp monitors and staff. They really put their hearts into making the week at music camp the highlight of the year. The choir and strings program is top notch. It is very inclusive- all ages (up to 20 years old) and abilities are included in the camp. They do an awesome concert in a beautiful outdoor amphitheater in the middle of the woods at the end of the camp. We highly recommend it!
★★★★★D SciarrilloHad a blast at Sierra Mountain Music Camp! Beautiful place and a very entertaining performance 🎼🎵🎶🎙🎷🎊🎹🎺🎤🥁
★★★★★Shyann GilstrapIt may seem costly to other people, and yes it is, BUT it's truly worth it! I myself, as one of the campers, am going into the senior girls choir section this year and I love the wonderful experiences I can gain from this camp!
★★★★★Heather CI've had the absolute Joy of being involved in, volunteering and working for this amazing music camp. There is something that's so special and unique about SMMC. In this current day and age having a camp that takes kids out of the excess of Technology and allows them a week to just be a kid, focus on music, and finish the week with a celebration concert of all their hard work is one of a kind. There is nothing like it!