Presenting 510families’ guide to summer camps in and around Oakland & Berkeley. We’ll be adding more wonderful day camps, theater camps, sports camps, 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, make sure to check all the camps’ websites for current information and any restrictions. See also Northern California Overnight Camp Guide. Please note that all camps with logos are paid sponsors.
Find the Best Summer Camps for East Bay Kids
Monkey Business Camp
Classic day camp, 100% unplugged and outdoors. Join the 24th summer full of nature exploration, arts & crafts, field games, songs, hikes, board games, and more! Three-week session offerings, for building connections between staff and campers and the land in Tilden Park. Campers ages 5-10. Youth Leaders 11+.
Camp Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:30 pm
Price: $1,908-$2,388 sliding scale per 3-week session ($15.90-$19.90/hour)
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Black Oak Wilderness Camps at Wildcat Canyon Community School
Black Oak Wilderness Camp is a nonprofit aiming to increase access to nature education for students from historically excluded or marginalized communities. Campers have 90 acres to roam, play, explore, craft, and have fun. Themes include archery and bow making, blacksmithing, wilderness survival, bike shop, and farming.
Camp Hours: 8 am to 4 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:00 pm
Price: $550 per week with discounts available
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th
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Nature of STE(A)M & WoodWorks from East Bay School for Boys (EBSB)
Nature of STE(A)M: Rising 4-5th grade boys. Campers engage with climate science, technology, engineering, arts, & math in the great outdoors through engaging ‘maker’ education.
WoodWorks: Rising 6-9th grade boys. Camp combines industrial arts shop class and executive functioning development. Campers plan, design, & build projects together from wood, metal, and other materials.
Camp Hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:30 pm
Price: $550-$720 per week
Grades: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
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Abundant Summers
Get hyped for an unplugged summer of building community in nature. At Abundant Summers, they sparkle for justice through dancing, climbing trees, learning chants, creating art, hiking, and getting silly in the forest together.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:30 pm
Price: $400-800 per week
Grades: ages 3+, preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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Call of the Wild Camp
Inspire's Call of the Wild outdoor education camps - adventures in forests of the East Bay! Kids enjoy enrichment in biology and language arts as they hike, read, write, explore nature, journal, create and play games, make friends, and more!
Camp Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:30 pm
Price: $607.35 per week ($485.88 for 4 days, week of 7/4). Early Bird Discount: $50 off per session. Sibling Discount: $50 off per session.
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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Head Over Heels Athletic Arts Camp
Summer is the perfect time to let your kids run wild in a large and safe environment. Campers will learn body awareness through structured gymnastics activities, explore through art and nature walks, and have fun all through summer vacation! Register today as spaces fill up fast.
Camp Hours: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:30 pm
Price: $499 per week for full-day, $350 per week for half-day (only for preschoolers)
Grades: ages 3+, preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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Wild Ones Art Camp
Wild Ones Art Camp offers kids, ages 6 to 10, an outdoor environment where they can connect with art and nature in the East Bay. Easy day hikes, epic wildflowers and fun art projects from up cycled materials. Don't miss out.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:45 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:15 pm
Price: $425 weekly or $95 per day
Grades: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
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Rainbow Tree Summer Camp
Entirely outdoor, play-based program, focused on social-emotional development, for preschoolers aged 3-5. At Rainbow Tree Forest School children are empowered to lead the day, generating their own unique skills, knowledge, and identity through long-term, uninterrupted play in the outdoors.
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:00 pm
Price: $400 per week
Grades: ages 3+, preschool (ages 4+), K
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SUP Camp with Mike's Paddle
Mike's Paddle SUP camps are nonstop fun regardless of prior experience. All programs feature both water and land activities, nature lessons, games, safety, and, stand-up paddling! Camp promotes team-building, provides an environment to foster new friendships, and encourages an active lifestyle.
Camp Hours: 9am to 4pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:00 am
Price: $549
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
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Berkeley Forest School
Camp Hours: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 05:00 pm
Price: $900 per 2-week session. Some discounts available for early registration and multiple weeks.
Grades: K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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Codornices Nature Exploration Camp
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:00 pm
Price: $210 per week (Berkeley resident) | $252 per week (non-resident)
Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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Doodleton Ranch
Camp Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 03:00 pm
Price: $250 per week. Save 10% on second child.
Grades: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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Lindsay Wildlife Planet Protectors Summer Camp
Camp Hours: Half-day camp 9 am to 12:30 pm (check hours!)
Earliest Drop off: 08:30 am
Latest Pick-up: 12:30 pm
Price: $325 members/$390 non-members.
Grades: preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
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Neptune Nature Camp
Camp Hours: 9 am to 4 pm or half-days from 9 am to 12:30 or 1 pm (Ages 2.5-3.5 M, W, F half days only)
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 04:00 pm
Price: $800 per 2-week session of full days, other rates for other configurations
Grades: ages 2+, ages 3+, preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
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Outdoor Nature Camp
Camp Hours: 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Earliest Drop off: 09:00 am
Latest Pick-up: 02:30 pm
Price: $388 per week
Grades: ages 3+, preschool (ages 4+), K, 1st, 2nd
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