Presenting 510families insanely useful guide to summer camps in and around Oakland & Berkeley. We’ll be adding lots more summer camps, theater camps, sports camps, and STEM camps all season long as new info becomes available, so keep checking back as you make your plans. Scroll around, browse, or filter with search tools. Check all the camps’ websites for the most current information. See also Northern California Overnight Camps or Browse all A to Z. Please note that all camps with logos are paid sponsors.
Find the Best Summer Camps for East Bay Kids
Go Girls!
Go Girls! empowers girls & gender-expansive youth to take center stage. With the Go Girls! Culture Code; theater, expressive art, music, dance, and media, campers practice brave and bold choices in their lives and communities. Performances are driven by their voice and creativity.
Camp Hours: 9 am - 4 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:30 pm
Price: $899/session (2 weeks); Save $30 per session before 3/31/23; 25% deposit due at registration. $80/week for aftercare.
Grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Camp Season (2023): Week of June 5, Week of June 12, Week of June 19, Week of June 26, Week of July 10, Week of July 17
Camp Reel Stories
Make a movie in just two weeks! At Camp Reel Stories, girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 12-18) learn the craft of filmmaking, sharpen their media literacy skills, make industry connections, and create movies that represent themselves and inspire others.
Camp Hours: 9:30 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 09:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:30 pm
Price: $1200 for 2-week session, Early Bird Discount $1100 until 3/31/23. No campers turned away for lack of funds.
Grades: 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Camp Season (2023): Week of June 12, Week of June 19
San Francisco Girls Chorus Summer Chorus Camp
A weeklong day camp for girls and non-binary singers, ages 4-11, to experience group singing in a fun, supportive environment. No singing experience is needed. Led by SF Girls Chorus choral directors with special guest artists. In SF and East Bay!
Camp Hours: Section 1 (ages 4-6) is 10 am to 3 pm and Section 2 (ages 7-11) is 9 am to 4 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:30 pm
Price: $700 per week for Section 1; $825 per week for Section 2
Grades: preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Camp Season (2023): Week of July 17, Week of July 24
$50 early-bird discount available before March 15
Summer Music at Pacific Boychoir Academy
ONE WEEK ONLY of choral immersion and interactive music-making for boys and girls. Campers work with experienced directors on vocal technique, theory, Orff-Schulwerk (movement & instruments), and team-building activities. Day Camp on PBA campus is open to the community.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 4 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:00 pm
Price: $450 per week
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Camp Season (2023): Week of July 24
Albany-Berkeley Soccer Club (ABSC) Camp
ABSC welcomes boys and girls of all ages & skill levels to develop soccer skills while having fun. Experienced coaches lead dribbling, passing, defense, shooting, and playing with warmth & humor. Camp builds goalie skills, field sense, and conditioning.
Camp Hours: 8:45 am to 4 pm or half days 8:45am-12:30 or 1-3:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:45 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:00 pm
Price: $470 per week for full day; $350 per week for half days
Grades: preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Camp Season (2023): Week of June 5, Week of June 12, Week of June 19, Week of June 26, Week of July 3, Week of July 10, Week of July 17, Week of July 24, Week of July 31, Week of Aug. 7
Save 10% with code 24302, valid thru 8/6/23
Girls Summer Program by Julia Morgan School
The 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade camp (6/19-6/30) focuses on empowering girls to express themselves authentically through art and STEAM activities. The 7th and 8th grade camps: a 2-week Performing Arts Camp (7/3-7/14) and a 1-week Science and Nature Camp (7/10-7/14).
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:30 pm
Price: $500 for a 5-day camp; $900 for 9-day camp; $50 discount by March 31
Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Camp Season (2023): Week of June 19, Week of June 26, Week of July 3, Week of July 10
UCB Girls in Engineering Summer Camp
Girls in Engineering is an introductory STEAM camp for Bay Area middle school students.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 4 pm with optional extended care
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:00 pm
Price: $600 - GiE actively recruits students from low socio-economic backgrounds and underrepresented minority groups and offers full scholarships.
Grades: 6th, 7th, 8th
Camp Season (2023):
Warriors Basketball Camp
All girls sessions available.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm M - Th and 9 am to 12:30 pm on Fridays
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:00 pm
Price: $475 per week, sibling discounts are available. Save $25 before May 17. Fees include $100 credit toward GSW home game.
Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Camp Season (2023): Week of June 5, Week of June 12, Week of July 10, Week of July 17, Week of July 24, Week of July 31
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Adding a South Bay Summer Camp into the Mix!
Team Esface’s Summer Hoop Camp runs June through August and offers development for players at every level (https://www.teamesface.com/camp)
PRIMETIME – Grades 3-7*
For beginner and intermediate-level basketball players
* second graders eligible through application + contact us to learn more
AAU ELITE
For advanced-level basketball players who have played competitively
COLLEGE PREP
For High School players with a goal to play college basketball
The Berkeley Chess School at 2622 San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley is hosting summer camps June 5th through August 4th. Chess! Arts & Crafts! Sports! FUN! Camps are offered weekly or daily, full-day or half-day, online or in-person, through August 4th. Multiple levels of chess are taught. The spatial reasoning skill chess nurtures is the greatest predictor of attainment in STEM subjects!
Summer fun that supports academic success in the fall! More information at https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/programs/camps/