Quality summer camp activities in Santa Cruz, CA

The Summer Camps and Junior Leader Program offers Junior Leaders I 2026 for teens 13-17 years old. It also offers Summer Day Camps, which are supported by Junior Leaders. In the summer, the program offers several summer camp and Junior Guard...

Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center Youth Program includes the Preteen Intensive, Teen Intensive, Summer Film Project, Ballet Bootcamps, and DanceArts Camp. The Preteen Intensive is for ages 10-12 and runs Monday-Saturday, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM, from...

Santa Cruz Kids in Nature offers summer camps for ages 5 to 15 and outdoor after-school programs during the academic year. Its mission statement says children spend their afternoons exploring creeks and forests, making art from the world around...

Community Music School of Santa Cruz offers Teen Band, Kid Camp, Weed’s Winter Jam Camp, Santa Cruz Harp Festival, and ongoing ensembles for musicians age seven and up. Kid Camp is a two-week day camp where children who already play an instrument...

Summer Camps & Kids Programs includes stand up paddling, kayaking, beach trips, and a marine biology adventure. It is a kids drop-in day camp with small groups by age, and campers must be able to swim. Monday-Friday sessions run 9:30am-2:30pm from...

Soundwall Rock Music Camp is for ages 12 to 17. Students, except drummers, bring their own instruments, and campers bring only their basses, guitars, and drum sticks. The camp provides all instructional materials, amps, drums, and PA systems....

Camp Tannery Arts offers small classes where students work with experienced artists to explore a wide variety of hands-on art disciplines. It is a one full-day session for ages 7 to 15, scheduled for June 15-19, 2026, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and...

Kids and Teen Clay Camps offers Kids Clay Camps and Teen Camps. Teen Camps are for students with clay experience and include learning options such as wheel throwing. Week-long camp sessions meet Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm and run most...

Nature Explorers Camp offers week-long day camps during Summer, Spring, and Winter breaks for K-6th. Campers should bring lunch and snacks, layers, clothes that can get dirty during exploration, sturdy closed-toe shoes, a water bottle, a hat or sun...

Parkour Generations Santa Cruz offers parkour classes, kids classes, adult classes, and summer camp. The program includes weekly classes, small group training, private sessions, private lessons, small group privates, and indoor and outdoor classes....

Santa Cruz County Parks Recreation Day Camps offers Recreation Day Camps for children ages 6 to 12. Santa Cruz County Parks says it provides quality summer and seasonal camps that engage youth in the community. Programs Recreation Day Camps — 6-12...

Everyone's Music School offers Summer Music Camps with hands-on piano, percussion, ukulele, vocals, music theory games, songwriting, improvisation, ensemble practice, and a final showcase performance. It also offers Group Piano 1 for kids ages 6-12,...

Radical Movement Factory offers Kids Circus/Aerial Arts, Kids Aerial Silks Level 1, Kids Aerial Silks Level 2A, Kids Silks & Rope Level 2B, and Summer Camps & Workshops. Students work on coordination, balance, strength, tumbling, juggling,...

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center offers toddler classes, preschool classes, recreational classes, Rising Stars classes, competitive teams, and adult open gym. The program also runs weekly summer camps, holiday camps, birthday parties, and includes...

Life Lab Summer Camp includes time for children to explore the outdoors, plant seeds, make farm-fresh snacks, and sing songs. The program takes place in multiple sessions across late June and July, with camp days running from 9 am to 3 pm and...

Laird’s Academy of Martial Arts offers a Martial Arts Summer Camp for Kids where participants practice Korean Martial Arts, including Ho Kuk Mu Sul. Camp activities include practicing martial arts, learning how to deal with bullies, learning to make...

Parker Hammond Golf Junior Programs includes instruction in putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, and the fundamentals of the full swing. The program also covers how and what to practice, golf etiquette, Rules of Golf, course management, SCJG...

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center Camps offer a Summer Gymnastics Camp that includes learning gymnastics and playing games. Campers take part in themed activities such as beach and ocean themed activities, swinging like a monkey, slithering like a snake,...

Santa Cruz High-Performance Tennis Academy offers tennis clinics, private tennis lessons, video analysis of strokes, and summer camps, along with programs during school vacations. The program includes 10 and Under QuickStart tennis for kids,...

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Education Programs include Summer Camp I: Courageous Creatives, Summer Camp II: Much Ado About Nothing, and Summer Camp III: Greek Classics. The program also offers Shakes on the Move touring productions, workshops of The...