Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp
Fitness by the Sea Santa Monica Beach Camp, 810 California 1, Santa Monica, CA 90403
About
Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp offers a wide range of daily activities, including water activities, individual sports, creative activities, and team sports. Campers have access to surf boards and boogie boards, as well as soccer and baseball. The program also includes puppet theaters, art studios, a gymnastics arena, arts and crafts, and magic shows.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Price: Weekly rates as low as $495 per week (depending on how many weeks are purchased); price includes all camp activities, supervision, instruction, and program equipment provided by the camp
Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp operates in a day camp format and offers over 40 different daily activities. Campers choose their own activities throughout the day and are presented with between 5 and 15 different options each activity period. Campers can start and stop activities as they desire and can customize their camp experience, and the camp caters to first-time campers and kids new to the ocean. No prior ocean experience is required, non-swimmers are welcome, and all activities are instructional, using state-of-the-art equipment.
Families can sign up by the week with flexible, week-by-week scheduling, with no minimum number of weeks required, and parents can add weeks whenever they want. Bus transportation and extended care are offered as add-ons, with round-trip, air-conditioned, seat-belted bus transportation available from Cheviot Hills and Mar Vista. Two Fitness by the Sea counselors ride on the buses and lead songs, trivia, and friendly contests.
Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp was founded in 2000 and has been in operation for 26 years, with over 39,000 kids attending during that time. The camp has a 100% safety record for the past 26 years and has been recognized as the “Safest Beach Camp” in southern California since 2000, as well as the safest beach camp in the Los Angeles area for 26 years. It has also been rated the best Santa Monica summer camp for 26 years. The mission statement of the program states that its emphasis is on personal growth, friendship, and fun.
The camp maintains a six-to-one camper-to-staff ratio at all locations. The average age of counselors is 23 years old, many counselors have been at the camp for five, six, or more years, and many staff members were once Fitness by the Sea campers themselves. Staff includes professional instructors, and bus transportation is provided by Professional Mission School Transportation drivers who are certified drivers.
Last updated March 15, 2026.
• Ages: 4–14 years old
• Price: Weekly rates as low as $495 per week (depending on how many weeks are purchased); price includes all camp activities, supervision, instruction, and program equipment provided by the camp
Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp operates in a day camp format and offers over 40 different daily activities. Campers choose their own activities throughout the day and are presented with between 5 and 15 different options each activity period. Campers can start and stop activities as they desire and can customize their camp experience, and the camp caters to first-time campers and kids new to the ocean. No prior ocean experience is required, non-swimmers are welcome, and all activities are instructional, using state-of-the-art equipment.
Families can sign up by the week with flexible, week-by-week scheduling, with no minimum number of weeks required, and parents can add weeks whenever they want. Bus transportation and extended care are offered as add-ons, with round-trip, air-conditioned, seat-belted bus transportation available from Cheviot Hills and Mar Vista. Two Fitness by the Sea counselors ride on the buses and lead songs, trivia, and friendly contests.
Fitness by the Sea Beach Camp was founded in 2000 and has been in operation for 26 years, with over 39,000 kids attending during that time. The camp has a 100% safety record for the past 26 years and has been recognized as the “Safest Beach Camp” in southern California since 2000, as well as the safest beach camp in the Los Angeles area for 26 years. It has also been rated the best Santa Monica summer camp for 26 years. The mission statement of the program states that its emphasis is on personal growth, friendship, and fun.
The camp maintains a six-to-one camper-to-staff ratio at all locations. The average age of counselors is 23 years old, many counselors have been at the camp for five, six, or more years, and many staff members were once Fitness by the Sea campers themselves. Staff includes professional instructors, and bus transportation is provided by Professional Mission School Transportation drivers who are certified drivers.
Last updated March 15, 2026.
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