General Summer Camps in the San Francisco Bay Area

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General Camps are what many parents experienced as children... sports, games, arts & crafts, swimming and often a weekly field trip. Fortunately, many camps still offer this type of summer fun for your children.

General Day Camps

California Adventure Camps ~ Walnut Creek
California Adventure Camps offers traditional day, skateboard, teen, tour, instructional tackle football, winter break and high adventure overnight summer camps for ages 4-18.

Camp Edmo ~ San Francisco, Marin & East Bay Locations
Get curious! Join camp voted #1 twice by Bay Area Parent! Entering K-5th graders create Arts & Science activities designed with California Academy of Sciences, Exploratorium, & MOCHA. Wacky weeks include Super Spy, Underwater Wonders, Cosmic Creations, Claytoons, Comic Strips and Toy Stories. 8 locations in SF, East Bay, and Marin.

Camp Galileo ~ 21 locations in San Francisco, Marin, East Bay, South Bay and the Peninsula
Voted "Best Camp for Kids" in Bay Area Parent and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Camp Galileo is a summer day camp serving kids in Pre-K through 5th grades. Kids enjoy art, science and outdoor programming every day, wrapped in fun camp traditions and delivered by energetic and experienced staff. Our hands-on curriculum is developed in partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation, de Young Museum and Klutz.

Galileo Summer Quest ~ Oakland, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Saratoga
At Galileo Summer Quest, entering 5th through 8th graders dive into subjects they are passionate about or want to explore. Campers design their perfect summer day, working with expert instructors on in-depth projects and choosing from a selection of inspiring Majors, such as Magazine Makers, Go-Karts and Video Game Design. Campers also participate in two Minors from a varied group of topics, including Sports, Hip-Hop Dance and Science of Explosions.

Camp Lango ~ San Francisco Bay Area
At Camp Lango, kids ages 4-9 will “travel” to South American jungles, rain forests and mountain villages & have a summertime blast while learning Spanish! Campers learn Spanish during “Solamente Español” time (Spanish immersion periods), engage in outdoor games, arts & crafts and cultural-immersion activities throughout a fast-paced, fun-filled week. Half-, full- and extended-day options are available.

Camp Roughing It ~ Lafayette (transportation provided from San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and Contra Costa County)
Celebrating our 37th year and voted "Best of the Bay," Roughing It is an all-outdoors lakefront Day Camp located in Lafayette. Instruction in horseback riding, swimming, sports, fishing, and more. Transportation and extended care provided.

Coastal Camp at Headlands Institute ~ Sausalito
Everyday at Coastal Camp is an opportunity for adventure and discovery in the outdoors. Participate in games, experiments, hikes, arts & crafts, scavenger hunts, and more in the Marin Headlands! Grades 1-9, Daily Shuttles from SF, Mill Valley, and Sausalito.

iD Tech Camps ~ Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara University, Sacramento
Summer fun at North America’s #1 Tech Camp! Over 100,000 kids and teens have created video games, websites, movies, C++ and Java programs, iPhone® and Facebook® apps, robots and 3D animations at iD Tech Camps. Ages 7-17 enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at 60 universities nationwide and Canada. This includes Stanford, Santa Clara University, UC Berkeley, Sacramento State, St. Mary’s College of CA-Moraga, UCLA, Harvard, Princeton and MIT. Check out Sports & Tech with Stanford Athletics. There are also Teen Academies. Save with code WD33.

iD Gaming Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto
Game on and learn from the pros! Teens immerse in the dynamic world of video game development and choose from one of four courses: Modeling & Animation with Maya®, Programming for Game Consoles, Level Design - Unreal® Engine 3 or Flash® Scripting for Web Games. Get ready for late-night gaming tournaments and tour a game studio. Locations include Stanford, Villanova, Emory, Lake Forest (Chicago) and UW (Seattle). Receive Continuing Education Units. Save with code WD33.

iD Visual Arts Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto and Berkeley
Filmmaking! Web Design! Photography! Teens choose one of three courses: Film Production with Apple Final Cut Studio®, Professional Photography or Professional Web Design. Graduates leave with a portfolio and the tools to excel in the rapidly changing field of visual arts. Go on fun, supervised excursions and visit nearby studios to see how the pros work. Locations include Stanford University, UC Berkeley and McGill University, Montreal. Receive Continuing Education Units. Save with code WD33.

iD Programming Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto
Code for the real world! Ages 13-18 learn from top instructors and interact with industry professionals and/or NASA researchers in this 2-week immersive Programming Academy. Teens choose from one of three courses: iPhone® App Development, Facebook® App Development or C++ Programming and Rocket Science. Here’s your chance to bridge the gap between writing code in the lab and watching functions come to life in the real world. Locations include Stanford University and MIT. Receive Continuing Education Units. Save with code WD33.

Camps at Nueva - Creative Academies ~ Hillsborough
Creative Academies serve children from kindergarten through fifth grade. Grades K–2 enjoy half- and full-day programs with the theme “Imagination”: Experience the Crocker mansion transformed into the ancient Whydah pirate ship, a fantasy House of Crocker, Ringmaster Institute for the Wacky and Wild, and Nueva’s enchanting outdoor forts. Children in grades 3–5 will choose experiences with the themes Adventure, Innovation, Immersion, and Olympic Endeavor in stimulating, full-day sessions. Special field trips, extended skill-building sessions, and wilderness camp overnights are offered.

Digital Media Academy Summer Computer Camp ~ Stanford, Berkeley
DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals.

Fusion Summer Camp ~ Oakland
FUSION is a 2-week summer day camp open to all youth ages 6.5-12 with a particular focus on children from a mixed heritage family experience. FUSION offers a fun, artistic and supportive environment where youth can share, explore, and celebrate the richness and complexity of being transracially adopted and/or of mixed heritage. July 27th- August 7th, 2009 at Oakland’s Redwood Day School.

Acteeva Day Camp ~ Lafayette
Acteeva offers a wide variety of activities in sports, crafts, games, outdoor and nature - plus specialty instruction in Basketball, Soccer and Softball. It’s a customizable program where campers choose their own activities. 1 week sessions that run throughout the summer for 1st-5th grades. Extended care provided. Owned and Operated by Roughing It Day Camp. Visit www.acteeva.com or call 925-283-5845.

JCCSF Summer Camps ~ San Francisco
JCCSF Kochav day camps for grades K – 5 are filled with fun – swimming, sports, art, music, drama, field trips and more. Kochav is a social experience where children build friendships, lasting memories, and confidence as they meet new challenges in age-appropriate activities. Children of all faiths and backgrounds welcome.

Adventure Day Camp - Walnut Creek
Angel Island Adventure Camp - Tiburon
Angel Island Discover Camp - Tiburon
Arts, Adventures & Academics - Walnut Creek
Athenian School - Danville
Bay Area Discovery Museum Camps - Sausalito
Bright Horizons - Cupertino, San Jose
Brilliant Babies Tiny Tots Camp - Menlo Park
Buena Vista Summer Camp - San Francisco
California Adventure Camps - Walnut Creek
Camp A.C.E at Peralta Hacienda (FREE) - Oakland
Camp Count-me-in - Stanford
Camp Creekside at Bridge Point Academy - San Mateo
Camp Doodles - Corte Madre, Larkspur, Mill Valley, San Rafael
Camp Edmo - San Francisco, Marin, East Bay
Camp Ere - Berkeley
Camp Fremont - Los Altos Hills
Camp Galileo - 19 Bay Area Locations
Camp Shelanu - Walnut Creek
Camp Habitot - Berkeley
Camp Roughing It - Lafayette
Camp Saklan - Moraga
Camp Unique - Portola Valley
Carden West Summer Program - Pleasanton
Children's Day School - San Francisco
Cipriani Summer Camp - Belmont
College for Kids – San Mateo, San Bruno
Crystal Springs Upland School - Hillsborough
Cubes & Crayons Toddler and Preschool Camps - Mountain View
Day Camp for Preschoolers - Redwood City
Day Camp for School Age Children - Redwood City
Eagle's Nest Back to Basics Summer Camp - Sunol
Extended Day Child Care Center - Dublin, Pleasanton
Fairyland Camp at Magical Garden Preschool - Corte Madera
Full of Life Summer - San Jose
Galileo Summer Quest - Atherton
GLO Summer Adventures - San Francisco
Hamlin Summer Camp - San Francisco
Head-Royce School - Oakland
Hillbrook School - Los Gatos
Husky House - Lafayette
iD Tech Camps - Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Morago, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
India Community Center - Milpitas, Sunnyvale
Jefunira - Mountain View, Palo Alto
Kids Care Plus - Castro Valley
Kinder Care Summer Adventures - several locations
Kennolyn - Soquel
Kids' Country - Danville, San Ramon
Marin Horizon Summer Camp - Mill Valley
Marin Primary and Middle School Summer Day Camp - Larkspur
Mt. Tam Adventure Camps Beach Camp - Mill Valley
Monkey Business - Berkeley, Oakland
Mulberry School - Los Gatos
Pacific Athletic Club - Redwood City
Pacific Coast Kids Lego Camp - Palo Alto
Palo Alto Community Child Care - Palo Alto
Park'n It Summer Day Camp - Antioch, Fremont
Peninsula Jewish Community Center Summer Camps - Foster City
Peninsula School - Menlo Park
Preschool Camp at MP&MS - Larkspur
Prime Time Kids' Camp - Burlingame
Quarry Lane School - Pleasanton
Randall Museum Summer Camp - San Francisco
Renaissance School - Oakland
Safari Run - San Mateo
San Domenico - San Anselmo
The San Francisco School - San Francisco
Saratoga Springs - Saratoga
Serendipity School - Belmont, San Mateo
Seven Hills Summer Day Camp - Walnut Creek
Steve & Kate's Camp - Berkeley, Kentfield, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Francisco
Turtle Rock Institute - Corte Madera
UCSF Discovery Camps - San Francisco
Waldorf School - Los Altos
Walnut Creek Adventure Day Camps - Walnut Creek
Windrush School Summer Camp - El Cerrito
Woodland School Summer Adventure - Portola Valley
A World of Peace Summer Camp - Berkeley

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