Yuba Pass and the Sierra Valley, at 35400 Hwy 49 in Calpine, California. It is over 200 miles north of the main campus.
Established in 1949, the campus was originally named Camp Leonard after SFSU's fifth president J. Paul Leonard. It started as a training facility for recreation leaders and added a children's camp in 1951. Basic plumbing was installed in 1953. The first three-unit college course was taught there in 1961. In 1970, under William Hammerman's leadership, it transitioned from a children's camp to a college-wide field campus.
The campus is currently funded primarily through its summer workshops and programs, with additional support from a nonprofit called Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus. The existing buildings are the original structures from 1949.
The campus offers three to seven-day courses and workshops to students as well as the general public. Accredited, one-unit courses are processed by the College of Professional & Global Education. Workshops are not for credit and processed by the …
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