East Bay Camps with Longer Sessions

Celebrating 27 summers of unplugged, outdoor fun in Tilden Park, this camp offers nature exploration, arts and crafts, food projects, games, and songs. Campers build friendships in 3-week sessions, with shorter options (2 days–2 weeks) available. Ages 5.25–10; Youth Leaders 11+. Begins 6/5.

Summer Day Camp at Children’s Fairyland sparks creativity with themed camps for kids K-6. Campers explore storytelling, nature, arts, theatre, and play in a magical 10-acre park. New this year: Stop Motion camps for 9-11-year-olds, where campers bring their animated stories to life!

At The Lawrence, campers explore STEM through hands-on experiences in the Planetarium, Outdoor Nature Lab, Animal Discovery Zone, and 3D Theater. With an inquiry-based approach, they build confidence and curiosity as budding scientists, engineers, and astronomers in a dynamic learning environment.

Bay Area Discovery Museum Camp sparks curiosity through imaginative play and adventure. Children ages 3-8 explore STEAM projects, hidden grottos, and creative themes whether your kids dream of space travel, digging up ancient artifacts, or creating stories with puppets.

UC Berkeley Youth Recreation offers a wide variety of award-winning summer camps for ages 5-17: multi-activity day camps, swimming, sailing, esports, media production, martial arts, skateboarding, and rock climbing. 1- and 2-week sessions, extended care. Youth leadership starts at 12+.

iD Tech, a top-rated tech camp for 25 years, offers coding, game development, robotics, and more. Built around each student’s interests and goals, iD Tech is trusted by top universities and over a million parents as the best STEM learning experience.

PERSPECTIVES youth photography camp inspires students to photograph their world and tell stories. With close 1:1 instruction from a professional photographer, students learn manual settings and build confidence and connections through photography and adventure.

UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design offers immersive summer programs for high school students to explore architecture and design. Through hands-on projects in 2D and 3D, participants discover their creative potential and consider how design could shape their future.

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center fosters engaged learning through creative exploration and rigorous training in a welcoming community. Summer weeklong day camps for ages 5-18 offer a variety of dance styles, providing students with a supportive space to grow, create, and move.

Campers choose from a variety of activities in real-time, including sewing, coding, maker crafts, sports & more! Buy any number of days to use at any time. Unused days are automatically refunded at summer’s end. Est. 1980. Lunch, snacks & all hours (8am–6pm) included. Ages 4–12.

Middle and high schoolers can choose from 20+ programs on Branson’s Marin campus, working with expert teachers and coaches. Participants build academic, artistic, or athletic skills while connecting with peers from across the Bay Area in a supportive, engaging environment.

Students can explore enriching courses like photography, 3D printing, gardening, creative writing, Spanish, math, debate, and drama, along with sports such as basketball, football, baseball, and soccer. Held on O’Dowd’s friendly campus, open to all students.

Camp Community Arts offers creative art camp experiences for students ages 4-18. Camp offerings include Artist Studio for ages 4-14, Theater Camp, and Specialized Art Camps for all to explore. Half-day and full-day options are available.

Sees the Day is committed to helping children develop respect and appreciation for each other and the natural world. Activities include nature awareness, storytelling, improv, music, imaginative play, cooperative games, beading, fairy house/fort building, gratitude circles, and classic summertime fun! Offered 6/9-27; 7/7-8/22.

Berkeley Playhouse offers 1-, 2-, and 3-week summer day camps packed with musical theater fun. Camps include story-based sessions inspired by musicals and movies and a Triple Threat camp to develop acting, singing, and dancing skills.

Camp @ JCC East Bay provides a relaxed Jewish day camp experience featuring cultural celebrations, swimming, field trips, and specialist-led activities. Summer 2025 offerings include Traditional Day Camp, a new Art Camp, and an exciting Hebrew Immersion Camp.

ATDP offers challenging courses for highly motivated scholars. Join our community of learners in exploring academic passions. Elementary Division (3 weeks, grades K-6) is held at Washington Elementary in Point Richmond and Secondary Division (6 weeks, grades 7-11) at the UC Berkeley campus and online. Apply early!

Expect an exciting summer of Chinese language, hands-on STEM innovation labs, and trips to OMCA for California art, history and science. Affordable full-day camp, conveniently located near 12th Street BART. 7-week session.

FREE 3-week program activates young brains and bodies with Arts, nature, and community.

FREE 5-week program designed for students who have limited access to summer enrichment. This summer program ignites a love of learning and prepares students for success in middle school, high school, and beyond.

FREE 2-week music camp with singing, musicianship, dancing and games culminating in a community concert.

Drawing, painting, ceramics, field trips.

Oakland park visits with swimming lessons. Offered in 2- and 5-week blocks