Welcome to the San Francisco Summer Camp Directory where you will find fun and enriching camps for children of all ages and interests. Look forward to seeing your children become more confident, independent and responsible as they make new friends and learn important skills.

Featured San Francisco Camps
Camp Edmo ~ San Francisco
Get more out of camp this summer! Camp Edmo is for kids pre-K—entering 4th grade to explore, create, have fun and grow.  Our Arts & Science and Animation activities are designed by Edventure More in partnership with the California Academy of Sciences, Children’s Creativity Museum and MOCHA. 

Camp EdTech ~ San Francisco
Make your summer, make digital media art! Camp EdTech teaches entering 5th – 9th graders how to create their own video games, digital movies, photographs, soundtracks, graphic designs, and animations. Taught by industry pros and designed by Edventure More in partnership with the Children’s Creativity Museum, the Bay Area’s premier digital arts museum!

Camp Galileo ~ San Francisco
Camp Galileo is the only Bay Area summer day camp for pre-K to rising 5th graders that encourages kids to brainstorm, create and think like innovators through the Galileo Innovation Approach. Each week-long summer camp session centers around an imaginative story or theme, which inspires art, science and outdoor projects for campers to explore. Summer 2012’s four brand-new themes include Galileo Olympics - Greek Art and Celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge – SF Art and Bridge Engineering.

Galileo Summer Quest ~ San Francisco
Designed especially for 5th to 8th graders, Galileo Summer Quest is an immersive and exciting Bay Area summer camp that lets campers dive deeply into majors they love. Fantastic mentors and small, team-oriented classes inspire campers to pursue a new craft, create new friendships and build the skills to make their ideas reality. Summer 2012 features brand-new unique curriculum especially created for 5th-8th graders. Major options include Go-Kart Makers, Fashion Design, Video Game Design and Chefology.

Ace Academics ~ San Francisco
Ace Academics mission is to develop and support excellent thinking, speaking, and writing skills to enhance academic performance by fortifying language arts, and to encourage the effective self-expression skills necessary to demonstrate mastery. Our programs are designed to demystify the art of the written and spoken word to Express Yourself! with confidence. 

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.

TechKnowHow Computer and Robotics Camps ~ San Francisco
High-quality, fun and educational classes in Game Design and 3D Modeling, Electronics, Motorized LEGO and K'NEX Projects, and NXT Robotics. For students, ages 5 -14. Many convenient locations, with classes starting at $215/week for half-day camps and $375/week for all-day sessions. Serving the Bay Area for over 18 years!

San Francisco Fencers' Club ~ San Francisco
Join us for a fun week to learn the basic strategy of fencing for beginner, as well as a wonderful exposure to the modern art of fencing. Intermediate camps also available.

Legarza Basketball Camp ~ San Francisco,
Looking for a great sports camp? Legarza Basketball Camp gives youth the knowledge & motivation they need to achieve their personal best in basketball and life. Kids thrive in a safe, professional, & encouraging environment of learning, friendship and fun. A great life experience!

JCCSF Sports Camps & Clinics ~ San Francisco
The JCCSF offers Sports Camps (grades 1 & 2) and Sport-Specific Clinics (grades 3 – 4). Sports Camps focus on two core sports but include games, recreation, swimming and field trips. Sports Clinics help advance campers’ skills in a variety of specific sports. New this year – Girls’ Soccer & Dance!

USF Soccer Academy ~ San Francisco
The USF Soccer Academy’s Summer Camps are excellent camps that feature professional instruction in the FUNdamentals of soccer. The camps cover all aspects of the game with special emphasis on dribbling, passing, shooting, good defensive habits as well as full game scrimmages, all in a FUN learning environment. Taught by the USF Men's Soccer coaching staff, top youth coaches and USF college soccer players who can show "by example" how to become a more skillful player, these camps are perfect for kids who are involved in organized soccer (or those looking to join organized soccer) and are looking to improve their skills.

JCCSF Arts & Specialty Camps ~ San Francisco
JCCSF Specialty Camps, grades K – 8, offer thrilling, in-depth exploration into Musical Theater, Visual Arts, Dance and more. With roles for beginners and veterans, Musical Theater culminates in a performance in Kanbar Hall! Visual Art campers get creative in the studio and also look for inspiration in local landscapes.

The Walt Disney Family Museum Discovery Summer Camp ~ San Francisco
Learn animation, acting, directing and illustrating this summer! The Walt Disney Family Museum Discovery Summer Camp offers six hands-on summer sessions sure to fire-up kids’ and teens’ dreams and expand their imaginations. Limited to fewer than 20 participants per session – to ensure plenty of personal instruction – campers work with industry professionals to explore acting onstage as a Jamboree Player, learn the secrets behind Special Effects, create an animated short, unwrap the magic of illusions, explore the outdoors with a video camera, or create a comic book hero. 

San Francisco Children's Art Center ~ San Francisco
Paint, draw, build, explore! Join us for Big Kid Weekly Workshops, our summer series created especially for children ages 5 to 10. With topics like Clay Time, Photography Mixed Media, Bookmaking, and Gallery Adventures, each week brings a new set of skills and ideas. Our Fort Mason Center location will provide ample inspiration, as we take advantage of the scenic Bay, public art exhibits, and our neighboring SFMOMA Artists' Gallery.

Katherine Michiels School Summer Day Camps ~ San Francisco
At KMS we believe summer should be fun! And who knows more about how to have fun than kids! That’s why campers at KMS day camps collectively plan the kind of summer that excites them most. The focus is on fun, personal choice, collaboration and learning through exploration and interaction. Camps include Spanish Language Camp, Art, Science, Drama, Film-making, Writing, Comic Book Making, Lego Building, Woodworking, Cooking, Gardening, and Outdoor Sports.

Take My Word For It! ~ San Francisco
“Take My Word For It!” is a one-of-a-kind creative writing & art summer program that tickles kids’ imaginations. We provide lots of innovative projects that encourage kids to dive into their creativity and explore their author and artist selves!  During the school year we lead kids on writing adventures in after-school programs & community settings all over the Bay area. Our campers have the opportunity to share their work at our reading/exhibit for parents and friends at the end of each camp session. 
Visit takemywordforit.net for more info and to register!

SF Quest Kids ~ San Francisco
SF Quest Kids is a mobile kids camp dedicated to exposing city youth to the natural beauty of the Bay Area and the fun of learning and playing outdoors! Exploring local Parks, Playgrounds, Beaches and Museums in our 15 passenger van!  Our goal is to teach children to love and respect nature while taking it in with all their senses!

General Camps
Camp Edmo - San Francisco
Camp Galileo - San Francisco
Katherine Michiels School Summer Day Camps - San Francisco
Stretch the Imagination - San Francisco
Steve & Kate's Camp - San Francisco
Buena Vista Summer Camp - San Francisco
Children's Day School - San Francisco
GLO Summer Adventures - San Francisco
House of Air - San Francisco
Katherine Michiels School Summer Camp - San Francisco
Nanny Camp - San Francisco
Playmates Cooperative Nursery School - San Francisco
Randall Museum Summer Camp - San Francisco
Richmond District Neighborhood Center Camps - San Francisco
The San Francisco School - San Francisco
St. James School Summer Program - San Francisco
Star of the Sea Summer Camp - San Francisco
UCSF Discovery Camps - San Francisco

Academic Camps
Camp Galileo - San Francisco
Camp Edmo - San Francisco
Katherine Michiels School Summer Day Camps - San Francisco
College for Teens at City College of San Francisco - San Francisco
Convent and Stuart Hall Summer Program - San Francisco
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts - San Francisco
Fog City Tutoring Summer Writing Workshops - San Francisco
MEEP Summer Camp - San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
Star of the Sea Summer School - San Francisco
Stratford School's Summer Programs - San Francisco
Summer Gate - San Francisco
Sunset Learning Center - San Francisco
TechKnowHow Computer and Robotics Camps - San Francisco
Town Tiger Camp - San Francisco

Language Camps
Camp Lango Spanish Immersion - San Francisco
Chinese American School - San Francisco
De Colores Spanish Immersion Camp - San Francisco
Globalanguages Language Center - San Francisco
Presidio Knolls School (Mandarin) - San Francisco
Take My Word for It - San Francisco

Science & Technology Camps
Camp Galileo - San Francisco
Camp Edmo - San Francisco
Celsius and Beyond - San Francisco
Destination Science - San Francisco
Exploratorium Summer Day Camp - San Francisco
National Computer Camp - San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
Sunset Learning Center - San Francisco
Tree Frog Treks - San Francisco
UCSF Discovery Camps - San Francisco
TechKnowHow Computer and Robotics Camps - San Francisco

Nature & Animal Camps
Art+Nature Camp - San Francisco
Crissy Field Center - San Francisco
Kids Nature Adventures - San Francisco
Randall Museum - San Francisco
Sanctuary Explorers Camp - San Francisco
San Francisco SPCA Summer Camp - San Francisco
Tree Frog Treks - San Francisco
UCSF Discovery Camps - San Francisco
Zoo Camp at San Francisco Zoo - San Francisco

Sports Camps
Gator Youth Sports Summer Camp - San Francisco
Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club - San Francisco
JCCSF Sports Camps - San Francisco
Ram Camp at City College of San Francisco - San Francisco
Richmond District Neighborhood Center Camps - San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
Skyhawks Sports Academy - Bay Area wide
U.S. Sports Camps - Bay Area wide
Nike Baseball Camps - San Francisco
University of San Francisco Baseball Camps - San Francisco
Hooked on Hoops Basketball and Athlete Development Academy - San Francisco
Legarza Basketball - San Francisco
Coastside Academy of Fencing - San Francisco
Golden Gate Fencing - San Francisco
San Francisco Fencers' Club - San Francisco
Offense-Defense Football Camp - San Francisco
American Gymnastics Club - San Francisco
House of Air - San Francisco
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Little Gym - Several Locations
One Martial Arts - San Francisco
Planet Granite - San Francisco
Touchstone Climbing - San Francisco
San Francisco Vikings - San Francisco
USF Soccer Academy - San Francisco
USF Womens' Soccer Camp - San Francisco
Dave Fromer Soccer Camps - San Francisco
Soccer Insight - San Francisco
World Cup Soccer Camps - Several Bay Area Locations
University of San Francisco Tennis Camp - San Francisco

Art Camps
Camp Galileo - San Francisco
Stretch the Imagination - San Francisco
Camp Edmo - San Francisco
4Cats Art Studio - San Francisco
Academy of Art University - San Francisco
ARTifact Studio - San Francisco
Art in the Summer at the de Young Museum - San Francisco
Art Summer - San Francisco
Art+Nature Camp - San Francisco
ArtWorks Fine Art Studio - San Francisco
California College of the Arts Young Artist Studio - San Francisco
Camp CMC - San Francisco
Color Me Mine - San Francisco
Chris Babcock Summer Art Camp - San Francisco
de Young Museum Art Camp - San Francisco
Everyday Magic - San Francisco
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts - San Francisco
JCCSF Art Camps - San Francisco
Little Lane Studios - San Francisco
Out of Site - San Francisco
Pixie Hall Studios - San Francisco
Precita Eyes - San Francisco
Richmond District Neighborhood Center Camps - San Francisco
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
San Francisco Art Institute - San Francisco
San Francisco's Children's Art Center - San Francisco
The Painting Studio - San Francisco
SFartsED Summer Camp - San Francisco
Sharon Art Studio - San Francisco
Sirron Norris Summer Camp - San Francisco
Summer Youth Studio at Root Division - San Francisco
TILT Summer Film Camp - San Francisco
Walt Disney Family Museum Discovery Summer Camp - San Francisco
Young Artist Program - San Francisco
Take My Word for It - San Francisco
TILT Summer Film Camp - San Francisco
Walt Disney Family Museum Discovery Summer Camps - San Francisco
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts - San Francisco
JCCSF Culinary Kids - San Francisco

Music Camps
Blue Bear School of Music - San Francisco
Fiddle Kids - San Francisco
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
VIBO Music - San Francisco

Dance Camps
Tutu School - San Francisco
Caliope Dance Studio - San Francisco
Community Circle Dance Camp - San Francisco
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts - San Francisco
GRRRLS Brigade Dance Camp - San Francisco
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
ODC School - San Francisco
Poon Ballet Summer Dance Camp - San Francisco
Presidio Dance Theatre - San Francisco
Ram Camp at San Francisco City College - San Francisco
Star Dance Studio - San Francisco

Theater Camps
BAT Improv Summer Camps - San Francisco
Bay Area Shakespeare Camps - San Francisco
Fei Tian Academy of the Arts - San Francisco
JCCSF Theater Camps - San Francisco
The Marsh - San Francisco
Ray of Light Theatre - San Francisco
San Francisco Opera Guild - San Francisco
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Sunset Learning Center - San Francisco
Walt Disney Family Museum Discovery Summer Camps - San Francisco
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco

Community Camps (YMCA, scout, religious, special needs, service)
Buchanan YMCA - San Francisco
Chinatown YMCA - San Francisco
Embarcadero YMCA - San Francisco
Mission YMCA - San Francisco
Presidio YMCA - San Francisco
Richmond District YMCA - San Francisco
Stonestown Family YMCA - San Francisco
Boy Scouts San Francisco Bay Area Council - San Francisco
Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area Council - Camps Bothin, Deer Lake, Sugar Pine, and Chameleon
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
St. James School Summer Program - San Francisco
Zion Lutheran School Summer Enrichment - San Francisco

City Camps
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