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Community Camps offered by cities, YMCAs, churches, and scouts often provide summer fun with a dose of character development and physical activity.

Character Development & Community Service
Woolman Teen Leadership Camp ~ Nevada City
Experience outdoor adventure, service work, farms, mountains and rivers. Gain leadership skills and confidence, learn about the natural world, and make incredible lasting friendships. Woolman Teen Leadership Camp is an affordable nonprofit 2-week camp for 15 & 16 yr-olds in the beautiful Sierra Nevada Foothills. Shuttle service from the Bay Area.

Abbey Road Leadership Camp - Stanford
California Take Action Academy - Atherton
Camp Kwizera Face AIDS - Stanford
Outward Bound - Bay Area
Soul Shoppe Character Camp - La Honda
Summer of Service - San Jose
Take Action Academy - Atherton
Youth Empowered Action Camp - Ben Lomond
Youth Lead Watershed ED-venture - San Francisco, Tomales Bay
Youth Community Service - Palo Alto

Church/Religious Affiliation
J-Camp at the Oshman Family JCC ~ Palo Alto
Our goal at J-Camp is to introduce children to new experiences and to create an environment where self-esteem and creativity can flourish. We offer a wide variety of camps for all ages, from 15 months to 17 years. Sports, LEGOs, magic, music, horseback riding, swimming, overnights, river rafting, Disneyland – we’ve got it all!

Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center - Los Gatos
J-Camp at the Oshman Family JCC -Palo Alto
Association of Catholic Student Councils Leadership Conference - Atherton
Camp Gan Israel - Danville
Camp Hammer - Boulder Creek
Camp Kee Tov - Berkeley
Camp Saint Andrews - Sierra Foothills
Catholic Youth Organization - Occidental
Contra Costa Jewish Community Center - Walnut Creek
First Presbyterian Summer Camp - Burlingame
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Vacation Bible Camp - San Carlos
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
Jewish Community Federation of the East Bay - Oakland
Koinonia Youth Camps - Watsonville
Los Altos Christian School - Los Altos
Marin Jewish Community Center - San Rafael
Mid-Peninsula Christian Academy - Redwood City
Mission Springs - Scotts Valley
Mount Hermon - Scotts Valley
Mt. Cross Lutheran - Felton
Peninsula Jewish Community Center Summer Camps - Foster City
Purple Lotus Wisdon School - Union City
Redwood Glen Baptist - Santa Cruz Mountains
Summer Adventure at Sunnyvale Christian School - Sunnyvale
Summer Fest Day Camp at Holy Names University - Oakland Hills
Summer Safari Camp at St. Stephens in the Field Parish - San Jose
Veritas Christian Academy - Campbell
Westminster Woods - Occidental
Zion Lutheran School Summer Enrichment - San Francisco

Boy Scout
Mount Diablo Silverado Council - East Bay
Pacific Skyline Council - San Francisco Peninsula
Santa Clara County Council - Santa Clara County
San Francisco Bay Area Council - San Francisco

Girl Scout
Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area Council - Camps Bothin, Deer Lake, Sugar Pine, and Chameleon
Camp Metro - San Jose
Hidden Falls - Soquel
Skylark Ranch - Santa Cruz

Special Needs
Art for Well Beings - Palo Alto
Camp F.U.N at Children's Health Council - Palo Alto
Camp Kesem (for children with a parent who has/had cancer) - Berkeley, Stanford
Camping Unlimited - Boulder Creek
Diabetes Camp - San Jose
Diabetes Society of Santa Clara Valley Education Camps - San Jose, Santa Cruz Mountains, Sierras
Easter Seals Camp Harmon - Boulder Creek
Enchanted Hills Camp - Napa
Raskob Institute - Oakland
Quest - San Ramon
Via West - Santa Clara

Y Camps
Berkeley/Albany YMCA - Albany, Berkeley
Buchanan YMCA - San Francisco
Camp Campbell - Boulder Creek
Camp Jones Gulch - La Honda
Camp Loma Mar - Loma Mar
Chinatown YMCA - San Francisco
YMCAs of the East Bay - Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Oakland, Richmond
Embarcadero YMCA - San Francisco
Marin YMCA - San Rafael
Mid Peninsula - East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City
Mission YMCA - San Francisco
Peninsula Family YMCA - San Mateo County
Point Bonita YMCA - Sausalito
Presidio YMCA - San Francisco
Richmond District YMCA - San Francisco
Silicon Valley YMCA - Santa Clara County
Stonestown Family YMCA - San Francisco
Sonoma County YMCA - Sonoma, Petaluma