California Camps – Northern California Summer Camps
It's easy to see why California camps attract thousands of kids and families each year. From the Sierra foothills to Pacific Coast beaches, from Sonoran valleys to the Silicon Valley, camps throughout Northern and Southern California offer unique summer experiences highlighted by the state's rich landscape and culture.
California camps focusing on outdoor adventure for children, teens or the entire family abound.
Gear up for backpacking camp in Yosemite or a grab your board for surf camp in Santa Cruz; sign up for scuba and sailing aboard a tall ship, slather on sunscreen for hiking in the golden canyons of Death Valley. Whatever the primary activity, expect any adventure camp program to build character, confidence and leadership skills as well!
A hub of the entertainment industry, Southern California is host to hundreds of camps specializing in performing and visual arts programs. Arts camps in California, like Idyllwild Arts Summer Program in the San Jacinto Mountains welcomes nearly 2000 young performers every summer, who come to expand their talent in music, dance, acting and writing. Closer to Los Angeles, find acting and theater and filmmaking camps that open the curtain on campers' hidden gifts and promote the advancement of demonstrated talent.Stay Informed. Read Summer Camp Articles!
Surf camps dot the more than thousand miles of California coastline, offering lessons not just in surfing, but also in beach ecology, lifesaving, and swimming. YMCA's Camp Surf at Imperial Beach offers both residential and day camp programs focusing on environmental science, geology, marine studies and of course, surfing!
Along Northern California's famed technological corridor, Silicon Valley is Stanford University in Palo Alto, where specialty camps of all kinds are situated. Find academic summer camps centered on engineering, science, mathematics, astronautics and digital technology; and sports camps focusing on swimming, basketball, volleyball and tennis in operation at the historic campus.
Stanford is just one of many schools hosting summer camps. Many private colleges and state university branches in both Northern and Southern California provide the setting for academic and sports specialty camps throughout the summer months.
Sports camps, particularly those that must be practiced outdoors, are big in California, thanks to a consistently comfortable climate and large population of professional-level athletes who make their home in the state. Golf camps up and down the state, from Carmel to Palm Springs, are popular for kids, teens and families of all skill levels. Swimming, tennis, beach volleyball, running – any sport you'd find in the Summer Olympics, you'll find a camp in California that specializes in it!
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