Salt Creek Conservation Camp #7

Visiting Salt Creek Conservation Camp #7

This is what the institution publishes, in the order you will meet it: when visits run, how to get approved, how to book, when to arrive, what you may carry in and who may come with you.

When visits run

Conservation camps offer hybrid video visiting and in-person visiting on Saturdays and Sundays. In an Open Phase, in-person sessions may run between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.; confirm before travel because crews can be activated on short notice.

Getting approved first

You have to be an approved visitor before you can book anything. Approval starts with a Visitor Questionnaire, CDCR Form 106.

How to get the form: You cannot download it and send it yourself. The incarcerated person has to send the form to you, and they must sign it first — that signature is what confirms they want you added to their visiting list.

Filling it in: Fill it in completely. The questionnaire asks for every criminal conviction AND every arrest, including arrests that never led to a charge. CDCR runs a background check and will deny approval if the check turns up something the form left out, so list everything. If you cannot recall the details of an old arrest, give the approximate date and the reason as precisely as you can.

Where to send: Mail the completed questionnaire to the Visiting Sergeant or Lieutenant at the institution where the person is housed, addressed to the attention of “Visiting”.

Warning: Most prisons use a DIFFERENT address for mail to staff than for mail to an incarcerated person. Use the staff address. A questionnaire sent to the inmate mail address does not reach Visiting.

What not to do: Do not send the questionnaire to the incarcerated person. It will not be accepted.

How long: Processing time varies by institution, depending on how many forms it receives and how many staff are cleared to review them. CDCR publishes no standard turnaround.

Booking a visit

Camp visits are not booked in VSA. Schedule an in-person visit Monday-Friday for that weekend by calling or emailing the camp; video requests are emailed from 8 a.m. Saturday through 8 a.m. Monday for the following weekend.

Non-contact and restricted-housing visits

Non-contact visiting is not a choice — it is what applies while someone is in reception (newly admitted to CDCR, or just transferred between prisons) or is segregated.

Who: Reception status, Administrative Segregation, Security Housing Units, Adjustment Centers, someone pending specific rules-violation charges, or anyone assigned to a Behavior Management Unit.

Conditions: The visit happens through a glass partition. Staff escort the incarcerated person in handcuffs, and the handcuffs come off only once they are secured on their side of the booth.

With children: If you would rather a child did not see someone in restraints, wait away from the booth until they are settled.

Limits: Three visitors, not five. Length is limited — usually one to two hours, depending on the prison and on why the visit is non-contact.

How early to arrive

Plan to arrive at least one hour before a scheduled visit. Processing waits vary and can occasionally reach two hours.

Identification

Adults need valid, current photo ID (state driver's license/ID, armed-forces ID, ICE ID, U.S. or foreign passport, or Mexican Consulate photo ID). Minors need the required certified birth certificate and, depending on the accompanying adult, guardianship proof or an annually renewed notarized consent form.

How many people may visit

In an Open Phase, no more than five approved visitors may visit one incarcerated person.

Bringing a child

A visitor under 18 must be accompanied by an approved adult. Required documents depend on whether the adult is a parent, legal guardian, or another authorized person. CDCR also allows specified baby supplies in a clear diaper bag.

What not to wear

Do not wear clothing resembling incarcerated-person, law-enforcement, or military attire. Dress conservatively: no strapless, halter, bare-midriff, sheer, overly tight clothing, or skirts/shorts more than two inches above the knee. Check local rules and bring a spare outfit.

What stays in the car

Only CDCR's limited authorized items may enter: approved cash, a small clear bag, up to two keys, ID, limited photos/documents, and specified medical, religious, disability, or baby items. Leave unlisted personal items secured outside and confirm institution-specific restrictions.

Video visits, and what a visit costs

Eligible camp participants with tablets receive one free 15-minute video call every two weeks; standard wall-phone and tablet audio calls are free.

Source: CDCR · CDCR — How to Get Approved to Visit an Incarcerated Person · CDCR — Types of Visits · CDCR · CDCR · CDCR · CDCR

Phone calls and money

Phone calls

Most incarcerated people initiate outgoing calls; all audio calls from California state prisons have been free to both sides since January 1, 2023, and calls are limited to 15 minutes.

Putting money on the books

CDCR accepts paid electronic deposits through ConnectNetwork, JPay, or Access Corrections; no-fee JPay lockbox deposits; or checks/money orders mailed to the institution under CDCR's stated instructions. Restitution and administrative deductions may apply.

Source: CDCR · CDCR

Worth knowing before you go

The remote camp is at 10655 Round Valley Road, Paskenta. Call (530) 833-5497 before travel because crews may deploy on short notice.

Source: CDCR

Inside the institution

How it is laid out

A conservation camp opened in 1987, organized around hand crews, support assignments, and an in-camp CAL FIRE reproduction print shop.

Security levels

Minimum-security conservation camp; participation is voluntary and subject to eligibility and health-clearance criteria.

Source: CDCR · CDCR

Health care, programmes and release

Health care

CDCR health-care staff must clear camp participants as physically and mentally fit for vigorous activity; the official camp materials do not describe a standalone public-facing clinic.

Education, training and work

Programs include substance-use programming, religious services, GED, and college courses.

Preparing for release

Fire, conservation, community-service, and print-shop assignments provide work experience alongside education and rehabilitation programming.

Source: CDCR · CDCR