Specialty Summer Camps

Whether you’re looking for camps that are more inclusive, ones that cater to unique needs or care for younger children, these camps can help out.

Counselor-in-training | Childcare | Community Center | Family | Girl Scouts | Inclusive | Religious | Special Needs | Specialty | Young Child

Counselor in Training (CIT)

Camp Corte Madera

Corte Madera

In this all-encompassing experience, Corte Madera Summer Camp offers everything from indoor/outdoor games and sports to art, cooking, volunteer opportunities and even special guest visits.

Ages 5–13, 415.927.5072

JCC summer camp

Osher Marin JCC Camp Kehillah

San Rafael

Calling All Happy Campers for Camp Kehillah!

At Marin JCC’s Camp Kehillah, children enjoy a variety of activities from swimming, art, music, nature, cooking, Jewish cultural programs, field trips and more. 

Join us for summer camp from June 12 to August 18 at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael for goofy theme days, swimming, overnight adventures, and field trips. Register today! Everyone is welcome at the J! The OMJCC is located at 200 North San Pedro Road.

Ages 3–16, 415.444.8055, 415.444.8000

Marinwood summer camps

Marinwood Camp

San Rafael

Hiking, swimming, dodgeball, making new friends, scavenger hunts, dress-up days, tug-o-war, crafting, tie-dye, storytelling, creek walks, obstacle courses, sports, waterslides, barbecues, and more. Marinwood’s award-winning summer camp program offers all the outdoor adventure of a stay away camp in a convenient day.

Ages 3–12, 415.479.0775

SRD Camp Strawberry Counselor in Training

Strawberry Recreation District

At Camp Strawberry Athlete Counselor in Training Camps children learn leadership skills and explore a variety of interests with daily activities that balance creative and athletic opportunities. 

Ages 12–14, 415.383.6494

Summer Day Camp at SGV Community Center

San Geronimo

San Geronimo Valley Community Center brings back its annual camp for another summer filled with friends, sun and valley fun. Activities will maximize outside time to take advantage of the beautiful West Marin locale, featuring hikes, games and exploration of local farms, ranches, beaches and more. There are five weeklong sessions, held at the Lagunitas School campus in the LOFT and gym.

Ages 5–11, 415.488.8888×106

Childcare 

Lake Tahoe Sitters

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Sitters provides childcare by dedicated childcare professionals. 

530.545.1217

Community Center

Camp Funderblast 

Cascade Canyon School, Fairfax / HV Community Center, Scott Valley Club, Mill Valley

Camp Funderblast is a local day camp that focuses on fun with activities like dress up days, swimming, art and lots more.

Ages 4–12, 415.843.1730

Chabad Jewish Center of Novato

Novato

Camp Gan Israel is a summer program that includes field trips, swimming, sports, and crafts in Marin County and is built with innovative ideas and creative programs in a warm and vivacious environment. 

Ages 3–13, 415.878.6770

Dance Palace Camp

Point Reyes Station

Dance Palace Camp offers a diverse cultural education and helps kids develop positive relationships through hands-on activities in the natural world with this 3-week camp.

Ages 6–12, 415.663.1075

Summer Day Camp-SGV Community Center

San Geronimo

San Geronimo summer camp is a homestyle camp where kids get to make friends, relax, and go with the flow. 

Ages 5–10, 415.488.8888

— Family —

Camp Concord

South Lake Tahoe

At Camp Concord sleepaway camp, kids enjoy traditional camping activities like canoeing, kayaking, crawdad fishing, hiking, swimming, volleyball, arts and crafts, archery, camp fires under the starry night sky and more in the beautiful Lake Tahoe Outdoors. 

All ages (Family Camp), 9–14 (Youth Camp), 925.671.3006

Camp Ocean Pines

Cambria

Camp Ocean Pines’ summer program is a traditional camping experience that’s technology free and based on the three main goals for every camper: connecting, exploring and growing in the great outdoors.

Ages 7–16, 805.927.0254

Plantation Farm Camp

Cazadero

Farm camp is a coed overnight summer experience on a real farm to give campers an authentic, but still fun, experience.

Ages 8–17, 707.847.3494

Girl Scouts 

Camp Wasiu II

Sierra City

The Girl Scout Camp Wasiu II offers outdoor activities like archery, forest hikes, swimming and more while allowing girls to develop a strong sense of self and positive values, build healthy relationships, seek challenges, and have fun. 

Ages 5–17, 775.322.0642

Inclusive

Audubon Summer Adventure Camp

Tiburon

At the Audubon Summer Adventure Camp children build friendships as they explore, investigate and enjoy the great outdoors.

Ages 4–7, 415.388.2524

Branson Summer Camps

Branson Summer Session

Ross

Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.

Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612

Dance Palace Camp

Point Reyes Station

Dance Palace Camp offers a diverse cultural education and helps kids develop positive relationships through hands-on activities in the natural world with this 3-week camp.

Ages 6–12, 415.663.1075

ready set go camp

Ready Set GO Therapy

Various Outdoor Locations in Marin

Friendship Explorations offers summer camps and year-round groups with a therapeutic twist! Operated by Ready Set GO Therapy and let by an expert licensed OT or Speech Therapist plus an assistant, our groups include up to 6 children and offer a 3:1 ratio. Our goal is for every child to feel successful and to have fun!

Through a combination of teaching and unstructured play, we address a wide variety of friendship and development skills such as:

  • Sensory processing
  • Emotional regulation
  • Following directions
  • Sequencing
  • Play skills
  • Balance and strength
  • Problem solving
  • Confidence building
  • Independence”

Ages 4–16, 415-339-8800

Religious 

Camp Newman

Santa Rosa

Camp Newman offers a wide selection of activities and is rooted in Jewish values, prioritizing community, acceptance and more.

Ages 7–16, 415.392.7080

Chabad Jewish Center of Novato

Novato

Camp Gan Israel is a summer program that includes field trips, swimming, sports, and crafts in Marin County and is built with innovative ideas and creative programs in a warm and vivacious environment. 

Ages 3–13, 415.878.6770

Marin Christian Academy Summer Day Camp

Novato 

The Marin Christian Academy Summer Day camp has a blend of academic and creative activities to keep young minds sharp over the summer.

Ages 5–12, 415.892.5713

JCC summer camp

Osher Marin JCC Camp Kehillah

San Rafael

Calling All Happy Campers for Camp Kehillah!

At Marin JCC’s Camp Kehillah, children enjoy a variety of activities from swimming, art, music, nature, cooking, Jewish cultural programs, field trips and more. 

Join us for summer camp from June 12 to August 18 at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael for goofy theme days, swimming, overnight adventures, and field trips. Register today! Everyone is welcome at the J! The OMJCC is located at 200 North San Pedro Road.

Ages 3–16, 415.444.8055, 415.444.8000

Specialty 

House of Air

San Francisco

At house of air summer camp children enjoy a variety of activities from trampoline dodgeball, training zone access and instruction, outdoor sports, arts and crafts, games, and hikes in the Presidio all with the support of excellent camp counselors. 

Ages 7–12, 415.345.9675

Special Needs 

Amplify Life’s Camp Lotasfun

Lassen

Every summer, Camp Lotsafun hosts a sleepaway camp for adults with disabilities, with cabins, hikes, arts and crafts and more fun in the great outdoors.

Ages 14–22, 775.827.3866

Camp Ronald McDonald

Susanville

Camp Ronald McDonald is an accessible, residential program for kids with a variety of medical needs, economic hardship and/or physical, developmental and/or emotional disabilities. 

Ages 12–65, 916.734.4230

Mill Valley Recreation Summer Camps 

Mill Valley

The Mill Valley Recreation Summer Camp program has a slew of activities that’ll give your child options including art, theater, wellness, adaptive needs and more.

Ages 3–14, 415.383.1370

Ready Set GO Therapy

Various Outdoor Locations in Marin

Friendship Explorations summer camps and year-round groups with a therapeutic twist are operated by Ready Set GO Therapy. Led by an expert licensed OT or Speech Therapist plus an assistant, groups include up to 6 children and offer a 3:1 ratio. They strive for every child to feel successful and have fun.

Ages 4–16, 415-339-8800

Winston Preparatory School Summer Program

San Rafael/Online

With a specialized one-to-one Focus program, Winston Preparatory School is offering a summer program that will keep students learning and engaged over summer. Hands-on science labs and math classes, as well as courses in digital literacy, are tailored to empower students to become independent learners.

Young Child

ARTifact

Corte Madera, San Francisco

ARTifact summer camp uses the a cross between art and anthropology to educate and promote creativity. 

Ages 5-13, 415.335.9338

Campus Kids

Tiburon

This camp for little ones has everything to keep them entertained from sports to arts and crafts, all centered around a fun theme.

Ages 4–5, 415.435.4355×0

Children’s Cottage Co-Op

Larkspur

The Children’s Cottage Co-Op offers a range of play-based activities including arts and crafts, music, stories, dance, math, construction, and group circle times.  

Ages 2.5–5, 415.461.0822

Funtastic Preschool Adventure Camp

San Anselmo

Keep your child’s mind sharp with this summer camp offered by San Anselmo Preschool in up to nine one-week sessions.

Ages 2–5, 415.453.3181

marin primary summer camp

Marin Primary and Middle School Summer Day Camp

Larkspur

Marin Primary & Middle School’s day camp offers activities like art, singing, games, science, nature walks and more.

Ages 2–7, 415.924.2608

Ross Academy Montessori School Summer Mini-Camp

Mill Valley

A flexible mini-camp for toddlers and young kids, Ross Academy structures days with guest visits from musicians, critter handlers and folks from the fire and police departments.

Ages 2–5, 415.383.5777

Vision Tech Camps

Danville, El Cerrito

Vision Tech has a range of programs including a Minecraft camp, programming camp, video game design camp and a robotics and engineering camp where children learn new STEM skills that they can use as they grow up.

Ages 7–17, 925.699.9602

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