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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. Get Creative. Get Confident. Get DOWN! Camp Edmo (powered by Edventure More) is an innovative K-5 day camp that partners with the Exploratorium, CA Academy of Sciences, Museum of Children's Art, Zeum and the YMCA to design creative hands-on Arts & Science, Animation and Recreation projects that bring looks of awe and wonder to campers' faces every summer.

Camp Galileo ~ 19 locations in San Jose, San Francisco, Peninsula, Marin and East Bay
Camp Galileo is a summer day camp serving kids in Pre-K through 5th grades. Founded in 2002, Camp Galileo inspires kids to imagine new ideas, collaborate with peers and express themselves creatively. Kids enjoy art, science and outdoor programming every day, wrapped in fun camp traditions and delivered by highly enthusiastic staff. Our hands-on curriculum is developed in partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation, de Young Museum and Klutz.

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.

Galileo Summer Quest ~ Oakland, Palo Alto, San Mateo
Galileo Summer Quest is a new summer program for 5th through 8th graders, where students dive deeply into subjects they are passionate about or want to explore. Campers choose from a selection of inspiring Majors, such as Magazine Makers, Go-Karts and Video Game Design. They also hone their teamwork and leadership skills, while creating strong connections with peers who share their interests.

iD Tech Camps ~ Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
Summer Fun at America's #1 Summer Tech Camp! Ages 7-17 create their own video games, websites with Flash®, digital movies, C++ or Java programs, robots, graphic art and more.  Experience college life at our day and overnight summer camps at prestigious universities including Stanford, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.  Sports & Tech at Stanford and Surf & Tech at UC Santa Cruz.  Special Teen programs. Use promo 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.  

Jefunira Camp ~ Mountain View, Palo Alto
Jefunira Camp is good old-fashioned summer fun.  We provide a nurturing, safe, and fun camp experience for all children.  Our combination of an exciting, well-rounded program and a talented, creative and experience staff will provide an extraordinary summer experience for your child.

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.

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, Mill Valley
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 Iwalewa - Oakland
Camp Kochav - San Francisco
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
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
Discovery Days at DeAnza College - Cupertino
Eagle's Nest Back to Basics Summer Camp - Sunol
Explorers Club - San Francisco
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
Peninsula Jewish Community Center Summer Camps - Foster City
Peninsula School - Menlo Park
Park'n It Summer Day Camp - Antioch, Fremont
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