Best Summer Programs for 16-Year-Olds
Looking for engaging summer programs for 16-year-olds? Discover top camps, leadership programs, internships, and adventure experiences designed for teens. Find the perfect summer opportunity to learn new skills, make friends, and explore exciting interests.
Long Beach Senior Squadron 150
3976 Constitution Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
AESA (Aerospace Education STEM Academy) is a program for Civil Air Patrol cadets. It includes hands-on learning with STEM kits, tours, and guest speakers. Programs AESA (Aerospace Education STEM Academy) — Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets · An exciting...
Westside Ballet of Santa Monica
Westside School of Ballet, 1709 Stewart Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Westside School of Ballet offers Pre-Primary for age 3, Primary Ballet for ages 4, 5, and 6, and Ballet I through Ballet VI+. Primary Ballet meets one class per week, with Primary A on Thursday 3:30-4:15 pm or Saturday 9:00-9:45 am, Primary B on...
WestCoast Volleyball Club
South Ocean Park (Lifeguard Station 26), 2600 Barnard Way, Santa Monica, CA 90405
WestCoast Beach Volleyball Club offers WestCoast BEACH Youth Training / Practices, Committed Player Packages, Practice Packs, Little Spikers, and Private & Semi Private Group Training. Little Spikers is an introduction to beach volleyball, and the...
Vernon Lee Gymnastics
Vernon Lee Gymnastics Academy, 1047 N. Allen Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104
Vernon Lee Gymnastics Academy offers Preschool, Recreational, Tumbling, Team, Private Lessons, Birthday Parties, and Kid’s Night Outs. It also offers Summer Camp for kids 4 years old and up, with games, arts and crafts, and gymnastics, and the camp...
Ventana Wildlife Society
Ventana Wildlife Society, 9699 Blue Larkspur Ln, Ste 105, Monterey, CA 93940
Natural Science Education offers Wee Ones in the Woods, Natural Science Discovery Camp, Outdoor Leaders in Training (OLT), Single Day Adventures, and free Natural Science Education with arts and craft for kids at the Farmer's Market. The program...
Valencia CF
Monterey High School, 101 Herrmann Dr, Monterey, CA 93940
Valencia CF Soccer Camps USA offers Valencia CF Soccer Camps for players ages 6 to 16. Players train on high-quality full pitches with all the equipment and materials needed, and the staff-to-player ratio never exceeds 12:1. Programs Valencia CF...
Urban Workshop
Urban Workshop, 365-A Clinton St, Suite A, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Urban Workshop Youth Programs is a hands-on STEM and industrial arts program for ages 10–16. Students start with Level 1, and the program includes project-based learning, take-home projects, youth auto shop courses, youth blacksmithing courses, and...
SoCal Elite FC
Bobby Bonds Park Sports Complex, 2030 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92507
SoCal Elite FC offers Summer Camp, Summer Academy, Little Elites, Jr Academy, and Season Tryouts. The Jr Academy is a year-round introductory soccer program for players born in 2014-2018. Summer Camp is open to boys and girls born between 2019 and...
College of the Siskiyous
College of the Siskiyous Weed Campus, 800 College Ave, Weed, CA 96094
College of the Siskiyous Summer Camps includes Basketball Camp, Summer Show Choir and Jazz Camp, Kids Fire Camp, Beach Volleyball Camp, and Indoor Volleyball Camp. Basketball Camp is a day camp with two group times. Kids Fire Camp is a free camp,...
Simi Hills Golf Course
Simi Hills Golf Course, 5031 Alamo St, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Summer Junior Camps offers 2026 Summer Junior Camps for first-time and intermediate golfers. Instruction focuses on the full swing, short game, putting, golf terms, etiquette, and safety, and games and competitions are included. Campers may be...
Pacific Flow Swim School
Siltanen Community Park, 147 Vine Hill School Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Pacific Flow Swim School offers swim lessons, adaptive instruction, open swim sessions, birthday parties, and a summer camp. Swim lessons include water safety, water adaptation, and swimming mechanics, and the program also lists infant and toddler...
Westminster Community Playhouse
Westminster Community Playhouse, 7272 Maple Street, Westminster, CA 92683
The Youth Theatre Arts Program offers youth performers ages 8–18. One listed production is "Alice in Wonderland Jr.," presented as the Summer 2026 production by the Youth Theatre Arts Program. Programs Youth Theatre Arts Program — 8-18 Alice in...
The Watersports Camp at Mission Bay Aquatic Center
Mission Bay Aquatic Center, 1001 Santa Clara Place, San Diego, CA 92109
The Watersports Camp offers School Holiday at the Bay: STEM & Sail, with marine science, STEM, and sailing activities. It also offers Afterschool Basic Sailing, Afterschool Adventure Sailing, Saturday Wakeboarding, Wakeboarding/Multisport,...
UCLA
UCLA Recreation, 221 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
UCLA Recreation Youth Programs offers Youth Camps for children in grades K-12, Little Bruins Clubhouse, Little Bruin Spirit, Youth Swim Lessons, and Bruin Swim Club. The program serves children ages 5 to 18. Programs Youth Camps — children in grades...
Tustin Hills Racquet Club
Tustin Hills Racquet Club, 11782 Simon Ranch Rd, Tustin, CA 92705
Tim Pawsat's Kids Summer Program includes the Summer 2026 Tennis Program. The program lists Beginner/Advanced Beginner, Day Camp Beginner/Advanced Beginner, and Intermediate/Advanced/Invitational tennis sessions. Programs Tim Pawsat's Kids Summer...
The Salvation Army Lawrence M. Daley Camp and Conference Center
Lawrence M. Daley Camp and Conference Center (Camp Daley, Camp Gilmore & Wilderness), 26801 Dorothy Drive, Calabasas, CA 91302
The Lawrence M. Daley Camp and Conference Center offers Camp Daley for children ages 8–12, Camp Gilmore, and Wilderness Camp for ages 13–17. The camp programs are listed for children ages 8–17. Programs Camp Daley — children ages 8-12; certain camps...
Top Level Baseball Academy
St. Monica’s High School and various permitted fields (UCLA, Loyola Marymount University, Clover Park, Marine Field, Memorial Park, PenMar, WLA LL, Cheviot Hills Rec. Park), 1030 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Top Level Baseball Academy offers travel ball teams for ages 8U-18U, open development workouts, private 1-on-1 lessons in pitching, hitting, fielding, and catching, small group clinics, summer camps, holiday advanced camps, open pitching and...
The Sea League
Dos Pueblos Ranch, 2040 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 224, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Sea League offers after-school and weekend programs with surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, sailing, tide pooling, boogie boarding, outrigger canoeing, and visits to the UCSB REEF Center and Benioff Ocean Science Lab. It also offers summer...
The Race Club
Oceanside, 3425 Hero Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056
The Race Club Swim Camps offers swim camps. Upcoming sessions include Starts & Turns Swim Camp from October 10–11, 2026, Swim Camp from November 22–25, 2026, and Swim Camp from December 27–30, 2026. Programs Swim Camps At a glance Current session:...
The Performer's Academy
The Performer’s Academy, 23721 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Musical Theater Summer Camp serves ages 6 to 17. Summer camps have 10 weeks to choose from, and each week features different material. Scripts and other materials are provided, and campers should bring a packed lunch, a water bottle, comfortable...