Camp Kee Tov

Camp Kee Tov includes specialized theme days with age-appropriate activities, age-appropriate art, drama, and music programming, and specialized chugim (small group activities) such as art, dance, and Jewish thought. Campers take part in swimming twice a week at Lake Anza, mock overnights with return home the same evening, and field trips around the Bay Area and beyond. Older campers may join white-water rafting or kayaking excursions, ropes courses, sporting events, beach trips, a three-night, four-day backpacking trip at Loch Leven Lakes, and overnights ranging from one to two nights in regional parks and the greater Bay Area, and they can select a specialty such as dance, drama, or sports to learn advanced skills.

• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: Two sessions in 2026: Session 1 runs June 15–July 10 with no camp on Friday 6/19 (Juneteenth) and Friday 7/3; Session 2 runs July 14–August 7 with no camp on Monday 7/13
• Price: Rishonim Regular Rate: $1,816, Member Rate: $1,288; Habonim Regular Rate: $2,427, Member Rate: $1,707; Giborim Regular Rate: $2,427, Member Rate: $1,707; Mapilim Regular Rate: $2,533, Member Rate: $1,780; Chalutzim Regular Rate: $2,650, Member Rate: $1,855; Gesher Regular Rate: $2,714, Member Rate: $1,892

Camp Kee Tov continues a tradition of over 50 years of excellence in day-camping with a special ruach (Kee Tov spirit) all its own, with programming and traditions for children entering Kindergarten–9th grade that have involved campers from a diverse cross-section of the community, welcoming a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, families, and faiths. Same-grade campers join together in an Edah (Unit) for larger group activities and theme days, and younger groups such as Rishonim and Habonim have three counselors for each home group of 15–18 campers. Specific overnights include a one-night overnight for Edah Bet (1st grade) and a one-night overnight in Tilden Park for Edah Gimmel (2nd grade), as well as a two-night overnight in the East Bay Regional Park District, two two-night overnights in the greater Bay Area, and a three-night, four-day backpacking trip at Loch Leven Lakes combined with a two-night overnight in the greater Bay Area.

Older campers participate in the Mapilim Performance, a talent showcase for parents, siblings, and friends, and help run the All Camp Shabbat Carnival. Campers buddy up with Rishonim, the youngest campers, and serve as role models and mentors, and some take on leadership roles in the Camp Kee Tov program as Junior CITs (Counselors-in-Training). The program includes community involvement focused on the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) through volunteering at hospitals, senior centers, or homeless projects and fundraising for community organizations, along with hands-on participation in Bay Area social action and community programs. The leadership team includes Camp Kee Tov Director Rosie Rokeach, Camp Kee Tov Assistant Director Sasha Alley, and Beth El Executive Director Rachel Rubin.

Last updated March 17, 2026.