Summer Day Camps in California, a CampPage Directory

"The kids came home (reluctantly!) every day extolling the wonders of Coastal camp, their awesome counselors, the amazing friends they made and their renewed love for the [Marin] Headlands coast." -Parent of 2nd and 4th grade campers

Every day at Coastal Camp is an opportunity for adventure and discovery in the outdoors. Campers engage their curious minds and boundless energy by exploring and investigating the natural world. Coastal Camp finds the place where play and learning meet by combining marine and coastal ecology with hands-on activities, crafts, group games, and hikes exploring the Marin Headlands.

A leader in environmental education, Headlands Institute has provided safe, award-winning, outdoor learning experiences for more than 200,000 children over the last 30 years. Our diverse and skilled staff creates a safe environment in which campers develop friendships in a meaningful community, discover a strong sense of self, and create a unique connection to the world around them, while exploring the stunning coastal landscape.

Coastal Camp offers week-long sessions for students entering grades 1-9.

Join our caring professional staff in Simi Valley at the Phoenix Ranch Day Camp for an innovative summer, "full of excitement and adventure." Campers ages 5-14 will participate in this year's theme "Summer Safari" including carnivals, campfires, festivals, rodeo round-ups, and sports spectaculars.

Daily campers will enjoy swimming, archery, sports, outdoor cooking, nature, go-karts, computers, crafts, and ceramics. In addition, be challenged by our "Adventure Course" and its climbing 24 ft. climbing wall, and other elements. Optional programs include horseback riding, swimming lessons, and field trips. Call for a personal tour of our campus.

From Traditional Day Camp fun to S.F. Bay Area Exploration, Skateboard, Teen Leadership, Contact Tackle Football and High Adventure Overnight Camps, Campers will make the most of their summer adventure experience. At California Adventure Camps there's exciting summer fun for everyone. Ages 4 1/2 - 18.

Activities include sports, games, swimming, skateboarding, tackle football, archery, fishing, mountain biking, backpacking, field trips, white water rafting, caving, wilderness camping and much more!

"Of all the camps my son has attended, this is by far the best. As an educator, I'm extremely impressed with the quality of this program." -Connie Ryan

Attend the #1 tech camp, celebrating its 10th season! Provides weeklong, day & overnight, hands-on tech summer camps for ages 7-17 at 50+ prestigious universities in 23 states and Spain. Includes Stanford, Brown, Columbia, MIT, Northwestern, Georgetown, Emory, UT Austin and others.

Beginner to advanced learners use industry products to create 2D and 3D video games, design websites with Flash®, learn pro gamers strategies, model 3D character with Maya®, build robots to compete, produce movies, learn programming and more. With 1 computer per student and an average of 6 students per staff, campers take home a project at the end of the weeklong course. Students also participate in fun, well-balanced traditional outdoor camp activities as well as Guitar Hero®, DDR, gaming tournaments and more. Check out the Ultimate Gaming Weekends!

Special Teen Programs include Documentary Filmmaking in Spain, iD Film Academy and iD Gaming Academy with Camp Fatal1ty™. Visit www.internalDrive.com or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324). Mention code WD27 to save. Register early and save with special promos- check website for details.

Accredited by American Camp Association
Established in 1999

Power Chord Academy is the premiere music camp for teenage musicians! At Power Chord Academy, students play in a band, record a CD, make a 'MTV' video, play concerts, meet a professional touring band, and more! Power Chord Academy currently offers 34 Sessions in 12 US locations with teenage musicians attending from across the world. Be sure to reserve your space immediately as Session Space has Sold Out for the last 9 consecutive years!

The nation’s leading technology summer program for ages 10-17, Cybercamps Academy prepares kids for today’s tech-driven, global marketplace. In a safe, fun learning environment, we offer innovative courses in game design and modding, computer programming, robotics, Web design and much more. By teaching kids to work in teams, communicate effectively and think critically, Cybercamps Academy gives students the essential 21st century skills that help them succeed in school and their future endeavors.

Standardized curriculum - We operate each of our 50+ locations using meticulously crafted methods and research-proven courseware, and our 5:1 staff-to-student ratio is the best in the business.

True Tech Activities – We show kids real-world applications of what we’re teaching them, and we bring in top professionals in the tech industry to inspire our students.

Healthy Balance - We strive for the right mix of computer-based projects, fun team-building games, and outside physical activities in the fresh air.

DESTINATION SCIENCE "The Ultimate Camp Experience" combines fun & innovative science projects, exciting creativity challenges, outdoor games, character development and unsurpassed customer service. Our goal is for every camper to leave with inner science-confidence & outer self-confidence. All camps are taught by bright, top-notch elementary educators & college students.

Enroll in 4 exciting camps: 1) TECHNO ROBO TRANSFORMERS; build, race & battle robots, design a 3D game, explore lazer lights. 2) WILD ANIMAL PHYSICS FUN PARK; build a rollercoaster, flashing carnival games & live animals 3)ZERO G ROCKET SCIENCE; launch rockets, design a space station, explore meteors & 4) CRAZ-E-COOL ELECTRO INVENTORS; build electronic games, motorized boats & slimy inventions! Grades: K - 6th. Camp is held in over 40 prestigious California communities, see website for a complete listing. Early Bird Savings, Multi-Camp Savings, Sibling Savings!

Campers in grades 1-6 can explore science in a fun, interactive way. Our quality hands-on experiments, innovative curriculum and professional instructors bring your child's understanding of science to the next level.

Campers will compete in extreme sports challenges; build a detective kit and use cutting edge forensics science; thrill to building racers, planes and a gigantic roller coaster and launch the High Flyer rocket into the stratosphere. Each topic runs for five days. Full-day and half-day options available. Multi-topic discount if two or more Camps are purchased together. Visit www.scienceadventures.com or call 1.888.458.1812 to enroll!

Accredited by Stanford University, the Digital Media Academy is "The Summer Computer Camp for Kids and Teens". DMA is ideal for kids and teens wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in the entertainment industry and professional world. Choose from dozens of courses in video game design, filmmaking, robotics, 3D animation, just to name a few, all while gaining hands-on experience with the help of highly-accomplished professionals. Discover the DMA Difference!

DMA offers day and overnight computer camps in weekly and multi-week sessions. All courses are project-based and taught by industry experts and award-winning instructors in state-of-the-art classroom facilities. Students get plenty of individual attention as they explore, create and immerse themselves in an environment that is more like a production studio than a classroom.

DMA offers separate courses for kids, age 9-13, called Digital Media Adventures. The hallmark of Adventures is its superior instructors. They are real-world industry professionals, working in the fields of 3D animation, video production and game design who also have a passion for teaching kids. Kids can stay 1 or more weeks, combining topics for a more rounded experience or taking the same course a second or third time to explore more advanced techniques.