Camp JCA Shalom
| Camp JCA Shalom | |
|---|---|
| Location | Malibu, California, United States |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 34°5′27″N 118°53′21″W / 34.09083°N 118.88917°W |
| Type | Drive In |
| Website | campjcashalom.com |
Camp JCA Shalom is a Jewish summer camp located in Malibu, California. The camp opened in 1951 in Barton Flats before moving to its current location in the Malibu mountains.
The camp offers many activities to campers including a climbing wall, swimming, environmental education, a zip-line, sea kayaking, Native American skills, rappelling, canoeing, pioneer living, ropes course activities, water volleyball, gardening, mountain biking, beach trips, campcraft, Maccabiah games, ceramics, archery, concerts, martial arts/Krav Maga, Ga-Ga, Israeli days, digital photography, Ultimate Frisbee, campfires, Israeli dance, soccer, overnights, drama productions, and ping-pong.
In addition to regular camp activities Camp Shalom older campers entering the 10th and 11th grades have the opportunity to enroll in the TASC (Teen Age Service Camp) program. In TASC participants build projects around the camp that helps to improve the campus. Past projects include benches, an amphitheater, and even a petting zoo.
Camp JCA Shalom is also a popular filming location. Some movies and television shows that used the Camp Shalom campus for filming include The Simple Life, American Pie 2, Dog Eat Dog, and My Name is Earl.[1]