Overnight Summer Camps in California

Wild Rock Children's Christian Summer Camp includes time at the pool and lake, hiking, and climbing elements. Campers also have milkshakes, fellowship, worship, and cabin time as part of the program. • Ages: 8–12 years old • Schedule: Wild Rock is a...

Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp offers activities such as a low ropes course, high ropes course, climbing wall, rock climbing, rappelling, archery, hiking, backpacking, and 3-day introductory backpack trips. Campers take part in water sports including...

Kid's Summer Camps includes activities such as team recreation, zipline, archery, BB guns, gaga ball, pickleball, hiking, swimming, crafts, tournaments, basketball, and a hike to Red Rock Falls. Campers also have access to a swimming pool, canoes in...

Gold Arrow Camp is a traditional summer camp where campers take part in activities such as wake boarding, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Campers experience rustic living with the backdrop of the Sierra National Forest and participate in both...

Sleep Away Camp includes activities such as swimming, hiking, climbing, arts & crafts, team games, and campfire traditions. The program offers week-long adventures that combine these activities into a full camp experience. • Ages: 7–17 years old •...

West Marin Fiddle Camp is an outdoor, all-acoustic camp where students spend a week learning and sharing new tunes in folk, old-time, bluegrass, country, cajun/zydeco, and roots music. The program includes classes, workshops, band classes, an...

Thousand Pines Children's Camp offers activities that include Archery, BB Guns, Ropes & Zipline, a Skate Park, an Art Shop, and a Swimming Pool. Thousand Pines' Children's Camp is specifically designed for 3rd–6th graders, offering a fun-filled...

YMCA Camp Edwards Overnight Summer Camp offers activities such as rock climbing, canoeing, swimming, archery, and a zip line. This overnight camp spans 6 days and 5 nights, giving campers multiple days to take part in these activities. • Ages: 6–15...

R.M. Pyles Boys Camp offers a multi-year wilderness camp experience for boys that is supplemented by year-round mentoring. The program includes winter follow-up, a second-year summer camp, leadership development, and college scholarship programs. •...

Rawhide Ranch Summer Overnight Camp includes western riding lessons, equestrian vaulting (gymnastics on horseback), animal and horse science classes, and animal care time. Campers also have access to a pool and water slide, a rock climbing wall,...

Jay Nolan Camp offers activities such as archery, nature walks, talent shows, campfires, swimming, outdoor theatre, wilderness safety, themed meals, hiking, and arts & crafts. The camp is an inclusive program designed for kids of all abilities, with...

AstroCamp offers hands-on science, astronomy, outdoor adventure, and classic camp activities, along with mountain adventures, creative arts, traditional camp favorites, and outdoor education. Campers can also take part in cooking and baking...

Cazadero Music Camp offers Concert Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Piano, Guitar, and an All Camp Choir, along with campfire activities. Campers rehearse and play outdoors, enjoy the creek and pool, and sleep under the stars as part of a sleep-away camp...

WOLF Backpacking Camp offers beginner and advanced backpacking treks that include backpacking, hiking, exploration, camp cooking, and team building. Participants take part in activities such as survival and safety, science, nature study, ecology,...

California Brazil Camp offers a full-immersion experience in Brazilian performance arts and culture, with activities that include music, dance, language, and cuisine. Participants can take part in pagode jam sessions, rodas de choro, Brazilian jazz,...

Camp Erin Santa Cruz offers a weekend camp experience that includes hiking, art, music, and visits from therapy animals. The program combines these activities with grief education and emotional support for youth grieving the death of a significant...

Yo! Camp is a seven-day overnight experience that brings campers together for hands-on activities in an environment free from the regular day-to-day. The program follows a carefully crafted curriculum led by an all-star staff described as the...

Youth & Government and Camps – YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles includes activities where teens debate policies, draft bills, and collaborate with peers from across the state. The program also includes camp sites that range from day camps to...

YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Youth & Government and Camps includes the California YMCA Youth & Government program, where teens learn how the government works by debating policies, drafting bills, and collaborating with peers from across the...

YMCA Camps takes place at Camp Whittle and is part of the YMCA’s broader focus on community well-being. The program is connected to the Center for Community Well-Being, which focuses on health as it relates to access to food, safe spaces, learning,...