Directions to Camp Fareta

Camp Fareta takes place at Camp Hye Sierra (The Armenian Church Camp), 45000 East Kings Canyon Road, Dunlap, CA 93621. Camp is a 4-5 hour drive from both the Bay Area and Los Angeles, about an hour east of Fresno at 4,000' elevation in the southern Sierras.

DIRECTIONS as PDF

We encourage you to get a map of the Fresno area to help you with your travels.

From the north toward Fresno:
1: Get onto I-80 E toward OAKLAND.
2: Merge onto I-580 E toward
CA-24/DOWNTOWN OAKLAND/HAYWARD-STOCKTON. (63.3 miles)
3: I-580 E becomes I-5 S. 42.9 miles. This is one of those joinings that can be tricky so watch for the sign. It is more like an exit than a merge.
4: Merge onto CA-152 E toward LOS BANOS/FRESNO. (43.1 miles)
5: Take CA-99 S. (31.8 miles) to Fresno.
6. Take exit #133B/MENDOTA/KINGS CANYON/AIRPORT onto CA-180 E toward #133B/AIRPORT/KINGS CANYON.

From the south toward Fresno:
1: Get onto US-101 N toward HOLLYWOOD FWY/HARBOR FWY.
2: Merge onto US-101 N toward HOLLYWOOD FWY/HARBOR FWY. (0.2 miles)
3: Merge onto CA-110 N toward PASADENA. (2.0 miles)
4: Take the I-5 FWY N/GOLDEN STATE FWY exit on the LEFT toward
SACRAMENTO. (0.7 miles)
5: Merge onto I-5 N. (82.4 miles)
6: Take CA-99 N toward BAKERSFIELD/FRESNO.
7. Take exit #133B/MENDOTA/KINGS CANYON/AIRPORT onto CA-180 E toward #133B/AIRPORT/KINGS CANYON.

You will be climbing into the foothills for 33 miles more or less. When you are just past the 4,000 foot elevation (31.8 miles) you will pass the Snowline Lodge (32.3 miles.) About .7 of a mile past the lodge look for a sign that reads: "McKenzie Helispot, Armenian Church Camp (this is us), Highlands Camp". It is an OFFICIAL FOREST SERVICE SIGN, BROWN WITH WHITE LETTERING. Close to there is also a black mailbox that says 45,000 on it in reflective lettering. Take a sharp left turn up the driveway and follow signs to the Armenian Church Camp, which is the location of Camp Fareta. Once you head up the driveway, it will still be another ten minutes or so before you reach camp. Just follow the "Camp Fareta" signs, and drive slowly -- the road is rough. If you come to the 5,000 foot elevation on HWY 180, you have gone too far...turn around!