The Bohemian Grove is a 2700-acre Redwood forest and campground located in Monte Rio, CA. It contains accommodation for 2000 people to "camp" in luxury. It is owned by the Bohemian Club, a private, all male club which is headquartered in the Bohemian building in San Francisco. The Club was formed in 1872.

The Club has evolved into an association of rich and powerful, mostly American men. The membership list has included every Republican U.S. president (as well as many cabinet officials and some Democratic presidents) since 1923, as well as CEO's of large corporations and major financial institutions.

Industries represented among the members include major military contractors, oil companies, banks (including the Federal Reserve), large utilities and national media. Many members are (or have been) on the board of directors of corporations that depend heavily on a relationship with government for their profitability.

The Grove is particularly famous for a Manhattan Project planning meeting that took place there in September of 1942, which subsequently led to the atomic bomb. Those attending this meeting included Ernest Lawrence, various military officials, the president of Harvard, and representatives of Standard Oil and General Electric.

Activities that take place at the grove

The Grove is the site of a two week retreat every July as well as other smaller get-togethers throughout the year. Because of the exclusive and secretive nature of these meetings, we have limited information of what actually takes place at these meetings.

The hidden cameras of Alex Jones infiltrated one of the Bohemian Club's "Summer Fire Festivals" in July of 2000. A pagan religious ceremony, among other things, was captured on video.