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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A fun and intensive online guitar class exploring pop, rock, jazz, classical, and more while developing solid fingerstyle technique and chord vocabulary.
50 Oak St
Participants study with SFCM guitar faculty and guest artists in this week-long immersive workshop.
50 Oak St
A specialized harp camp for students to hone musical skills and connect with other young harpists from the Bay Area.
50 Oak St
Explore your inner composer in this online course. Apply the principles of tonal harmony to create chord progressions, compose melodies, and drive rhythms for piano or other instruments.
50 Oak St
An online course where students learn to improvise through jazz, contemporary classical, and baroque styles while discovering their inner creative voice.
San Francisco, CA 94102
An online 9-day introductory course for students to explore their inner composer and music theory foundations.
San Francisco, CA 94102
An immersive six-day program for percussionists to explore orchestral, keyboard, and global percussion techniques with faculty from the San Francisco Symphony and Opera.
San Francisco, CA 94102
An immersive Saturday program for musicians 18 and under that integrates private lessons, musicianship courses, and ensemble experiences between August and May.
San Francisco, CA 94102
A neuroscience-based early childhood music curriculum developed with the Royal Conservatory, focusing on cognitive development through movement, song, and play.
50 Oak St
A week-long immersive program focusing on music technology, media composition, and state-of-the-art production techniques.
50 Oak St
An enriching program for high school singers to develop vocal health, technique, and performance through private lessons, staging rehearsals, and masterclasses.
50 Oak St
Skateboarding, Rollerskating, and Rollerblading lessons, classes, camps and birthday parties.
Ocean Ave & San Jose Ave
Learn to repair the body with surgery through hands-on dissections and expert anatomical instruction.
140 Balboa Street
Art, ceramics, cooking, science and STEM projects, sports, and excursions to museums, parks and beaches
1387 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110
A week-long immersive program for high school students focusing on music technology, media composition for film and games, and professional studio production techniques.
San Francisco, CA 94102
An intensive, two-week, assignment-driven programming workshop for teens covering advanced topics like machine learning, VR, and game dev.
1600 Holloway Ave
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
Focuses on the fundamentals of tennis through skill-building and friendly games, plus outdoor explorations.
1151 Gorgas Ave
Our San Francisco kids and youth tennis lessons are making tennis classes accessible to children, where they move quickly through a series of transitional stages. Children eventually move to full-court tennis and a lifelong love of the game!
State University, Lake Merced Blvd & State Dr.
Theater games, pretend play, puppet shows, crafts, dress-up, rehearsal, and end-of-week performance with park time
800 Diamond St, San Francisco, CA, 94114
Painting, drawing, sculpture, musical theater, dance, drumming, collage, and fashion design projects with working artists
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115
Mathnasium of Sunset District San Francisco, your neighborhood math-only learning center. We help kids in grades 1-12 understand math by teaching the way that makes sense to them.
2255 Judah
Investigate the astonishing world of neuroscience through hands-on activities, sheep brain dissections, and neuron electrical activity mapping. Students explore brain signals, sensory processing, and the foundations of neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's and epilepsy.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Campers learn culinary arts and explore global flavors using professional cooking equipment.
140 Balboa Street
A summer camp for TK-2nd graders featuring excursions to local parks, weekly swim lessons, arts and crafts, and STEAM activities designed for young explorers.
246 Eddy Street
A summer camp for TK-2nd graders featuring excursions to local parks, weekly swim lessons, arts and crafts, and STEAM activities designed for young explorers.
246 Eddy Street
An action-packed summer camp for 3rd-5th graders featuring field trips to museums and amusement parks, swim lessons, and STEAM challenges.
246 Eddy Street
An action-packed summer camp for 3rd-5th graders featuring field trips to museums and amusement parks, swim lessons, and STEAM challenges.
246 Eddy Street
A classic Camp Jones Gulch experience including climbing towers, archery, arts & crafts, canoeing, swimming, and exploring the redwood forest.
11000 Pescadero Road
A classic Camp Jones Gulch experience including climbing towers, archery, arts & crafts, canoeing, swimming, and exploring the redwood forest.
11000 Pescadero Road
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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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