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Summer Camps in California
California Camp Directory & Parent Resource Guide

Camps in California • California summer camps • California youth camps • California kids camps • California children's camps

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Overnight Camps

California overnight or “resident” camps offer the classic camp experience with many program options.

Arts Camps

California arts camps allow young artists and performers to specialize in dramatic arts, dance, music, visual arts, and literary arts.

Sports Camps

California sports camps are great for young athletes who wish to develop their skills in one or more specific sports.

Day C amps

A California day camp is a great option for campers who aren’t quite ready to spend the night, or are too busy for overnight camp.

Faith-Based Camps

California religiously-affiliated, or faith-based camps include a wide selection of excellent Christian camps and Jewish camps.

Teen Trip/Travel

California trip and travel camps take small groups to many interesting and exciting places, generally without a base facility.

Academic/Science

Enhance your child’s love of learning while focusing on academics with one of California's many STEM camps, robotics camps, and more.

Girl Scout Camps

Girl Scouts of California offers many camp options, including overnight camps, day camps and girls adventure camps.

YMCA Camps

Choose from a selection of overnight camps and day camps across California that are operated by the YMCA.

Adventure Programs

Adventure camps in California focus on outdoor activities like backpacking, climbing, rafting and wilderness immersion.

Special Needs

There are many quality summer camp programs throughout California for your special child with a disability or serious illness.

ACA Camps

Find out which California summer camps are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).

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As a parent, you want the best opportunities for your child. We know that a quality California summer camp experience can have a profound, positive and lasting impact on a young person's life. Camp offers a unique opportunity to enhance a child’s development, and should be considered an essential part of a child’s education.

Great camps thrive on nurturing kids’ natural abilities. Campers are encouraged to be curious, and education driven by curiosity is a truly transformational opportunity. Camp is a place where kids can “come of age”, benefiting from new experiences that serve as a catalyst for growth. It is a place where kids can feel safe being themselves and accepted for who they are.

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“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”

- John Muir, The Mountains of California