289 camps found • Ages 1–19 • Prices from $50/week
San Francisco's summer camp market is shaped by the city's dense geography and distinct neighborhood character. Unlike sprawling South Bay cities, SF camps cluster around a handful of anchor institutions — the Presidio, Golden Gate Park, the Jewish Community Center, the YMCA, and the network of private school campuses that open their grounds to summer programs. This concentration means families can often find multiple strong programs within walking distance, but it also means competition for spots is fierce.
In the Inner Sunset and Richmond Districts, Golden Gate Park becomes a natural hub for outdoor, art, and science programs. The California Academy of Sciences runs summer programs adjacent to the park, and several providers use the park's meadows and tennis courts for sports camps. Parents in the Haight and Cole Valley have easy access to both Golden Gate Park programming and the YMCA at the Panhandle.
The Presidio is arguably the most distinctive camp location in the Bay Area. The Presidio Trust operates programming in the historic buildings, and numerous providers use the trails, meadows, and bay views as a backdrop for outdoor adventure and nature camps. Camp Galileo operates one of its highest-rated sites at the Presidio. Families in Pac Heights, Cow Hollow, and the Marina District tend to anchor their summer around Presidio-area programs.
In Noe Valley and the Castro, JCCSF (Jewish Community Center of San Francisco) runs one of the city's largest and most comprehensive camp programs — open to all families regardless of religious background. JCCSF's camp serves ages 2–15 with full-day options, extended care, and a strong specialization track system. Mission and Bernal Heights families often look to community-based programs through the Mission Neighborhood Resource Center and 826 Valencia's summer writing intensives.
San Francisco Recreation and Parks operates summer camps at facilities citywide, including Camp Mather in the High Sierra — a genuinely unique week-long residential option that's a beloved SF institution and sells out in the city's annual lottery in March.
Pricing in SF skews higher than the rest of the Bay Area, with most private programs running $500–$750/week. Financial aid is more widely available than in many suburban markets — JCCSF and the YMCA both have robust scholarship programs worth applying for by February.
Last updated: 2026-05-03
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Advanced Minecraft building and mechanics camp for students with prior experience.
395 Addison Street
Dogpatch Paddle Camps offer outdoor adventures with paddle boarding, kayaking, and beach games for kids ages 7-16 in San Francisco. Small pods ensure personal coaching and a tight crew vibe.
701 Illinois Street
Grow confidence, resilience, flexibility, focus, and balance while reducing stress with IYK® Certified instructors. Learn fun, evidence-based fitness and mental health skills to feel healthier and happier. Achieve and lead with the IYK® High5 Habits!
Grassy corner of Lombard & Ruger Streets
Grow confidence, resilience, flexibility, focus, and balance while reducing stress with IYK® Certified instructors. Learn fun, evidence-based fitness and mental health skills to feel healthier and happier. Achieve and lead with the IYK® High5 Habits!
Grassy corner of Lombard & Ruger Streets
Day camps at the JCC of San Francisco. Sports, arts, theater, outdoor adventures, and specialty camps. Open to all families.
Learn to code! Free summer programs and after-school clubs for teen girls. Explore coding in a fun and friendly environment. Find a program near you!
Art projects, storytelling, creative movement, music, cooking, gardening, woodworking, science experiments, tinkering, and design exploration
1335 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110
A fun, exciting and unique opportunity to build and be the mayor of an entire LEGO city! Kidizens inspires students to become good citizens and future leaders, one LEGO brick at a time.
2592 Folsom St
Outdoor summer cooking and nutrition camps for kids, tweens, and teens in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. We inspire healthy relationships with food through creative culinary exploration. Join us!
A play-based learning environment for young explorers focusing on new themes each week through curiosity-driven discoveries.
3200 California Street
An intensive one-week camp designed for students to explore cryptocurrency, mobile payments, and blockchain technology while designing the next generation of financial tools.
Fusion Academy - San Francisco
Utilize Minecraft as a platform for learning complex coding, architecture, and collaborative problem-solving.
San Francisco State University
Campers design 3D worlds in Roblox, adding scoreboards, traps, and power-ups while practicing engineering and programming logic.
1600 Holloway Ave
Campers learn the process of creating a successful YouTube channel, covering video editing, scriptwriting, content creation, and channel branding.
1600 Holloway Ave
First-year teen leadership camp focusing on developing skills through ropes courses, legacy projects, and classic camp activities.
11000 Pescadero Road
First-year teen leadership camp focusing on developing skills through ropes courses, legacy projects, and classic camp activities.
11000 Pescadero Road
Mandarin learning center offers afterschool tutoring, summer camp, and winter camps for students to improve their Chinese language skills in a fun and engaging environment.
344a connecticut street
Developing Youth Through PLAY Since 1989! Legarza offers a variety of programs including Basketball, All-Sports, Volleyball and S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Electronics, Art and Mathematics)
925 Chenery St
Students build motorized LEGO machines and explore the principles of physics and motion through hands-on kinetic projects.
395 Addison Street
A fun LEGO-based camp where students build Mario-themed tech projects and learn basic engineering and coding concepts.
395 Addison Street
Advanced robotics session combining LEGO hardware with Python programming for older students.
140 Balboa Street
Build and program robots using LEGO SPIKE and Mindstorm technologies.
140 Balboa Street
Campers build working models of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, including catapults, helicopters, and tanks, while exploring principles of physics and engineering.
San Francisco, CA 94102
A welcoming introduction to tennis for beginners and intermediate players, covering essential strokes, etiquette, and scoring.
Tennis lessons offered with a smaller student-to-instructor ratio for more focused learning.
FILM CAMP offers programs in storytelling, screenwriting and filmmaking, encompassing a fun, hands-on creative experience.
Landmark Building D, 3rd 2 Marina Blvd
Guided by professional scientists, students conduct real-life cancer research using qPCR and CRISPR technology.
140 Balboa Street
Maker Studio Kids is an art studio for curious creative minds located in San Francisco, Haight St area. We provide classes, camps and workshops to explore the art of storytelling, STEM and maker arts.
600a Octavia Street
Maker Studio Kids is an art studio for curious creative minds located in San Francisco, Haight St area. We provide classes, camps and workshops to explore the art of storytelling, STEM and maker arts.
600a Octavia Street
Maker Studio Kids is an art studio for curious creative minds located in San Francisco, Haight St area. We provide classes, camps and workshops to explore the art of storytelling, STEM and maker arts.
600a Octavia Street
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San Francisco summer camps typically run $450–$750/week for full-day private programs, higher than the Bay Area average. SF Rec & Parks city programs are $150–$300/week. JCCSF and YMCA offer financial aid. Budget $500/week for planning purposes and explore scholarship programs.
Camp Mather is SF Recreation and Parks' week-long family camp in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite. It's an SF institution with a loyal following. Spots are allocated by lottery each spring — register for the lottery at sfrecpark.org in March. It sells out every year.
Many are. Presidio camps are accessible via the PresidiGo shuttle. JCCSF is served by multiple Muni lines. Golden Gate Park programs are reachable via the N-Judah and 5-Fulton. Check each camp's location and Muni map before registering — SF's transit coverage makes it feasible to avoid driving.
Register by February for the most competitive programs. JCCSF, Camp Galileo Presidio, and SF Rec & Parks city camps all open in January and fill quickly. The Camp Mather lottery typically closes in March. Late registrants can often find spots at smaller providers through April and May.
The Presidio area (Pacific Heights, Marina, Cow Hollow) and Golden Gate Park corridor (Richmond, Sunset, Inner Sunset) have the highest density of programs. SOMA and Mission have strong community-based options. Most camps accept kids citywide regardless of neighborhood.
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