Local author Mara Melandry, Our Paradise: Berkeley’s Fabulous Family Camps, has crafted a history of the three family camps created and operated by the City of Berkeley; Cazadero on Austin Creek, Echo Lake south of Lake Tahoe, and Tuolumne on the south fork of the Tuolumne River. Full of anecdotes and stories from the camps, this book traces the camps’ evolution and how they have been impacted by societal and political trends over the decades. This book gives some background in the social planning that created the camps but most appealingly will provide camp fans with a chance to revisit cherished memories from these treasured places.
You can order this book using this order form, or come to the Cazadero Holiday Reunion Party at Northbrae Community Church on Saturday, December 15th between 1-3pm and meet the author and buy your own signed copy!