How many ACA-accredited summer camps are in California?

This directory lists 227 ACA-accredited summer camps in California. Each page shows the camp’s town, ages, and program facts from its own public listing.

What does ACA accredited mean?

The American Camp Association accredits camps through a voluntary peer review against nearly 300 standards for health, safety, program quality and risk management, from staff screening and training to emergency plans, transportation and swimming. It can be granted on a three-year cycle, and camps are expected to keep to the standards every year. Accreditation is listed here as the camp’s own American Camp Association listing shows it.

What if sign-ups haven’t opened yet?

Set up a watch: we check the camp’s public registration page day and night and email you the moment sign-ups open — and again if a full week opens up. $25 per camp, one time — registration stays on the camp’s own site.

ACA-accredited camps in California

Camps accredited by the American Camp Association. 227 in California.

All 552 Day 194 Sleepaway 178 Girls 21 Boys 5 ACA 227 YMCA 82 Girl Scouts 18 JCC 14 Christian 47 Catholic 9 Methodist 5 Lutheran 3 Episcopal 4 Jewish 26

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Agoura

Camp Kinneret Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Agoura Hills

Camp Keystone Day campACA accredited

Altadena

Tom Sawyer Camps Day campACA accredited

Anaheim

All 4 summer camps in Anaheim →

Fairmont Summer Programs Day campACA accredited

Angelus Oaks

All 16 summer camps in Angelus Oaks →

Camp Conrad-Chinnock ACA accredited Camp Mountain Chai/Alpine Meadows Retreat OvernightACA accredited Camp Omni - SoCal OvernightACA accredited Woodcraft Rangers Camps OvernightACA accredited YMCA Camp Arbolado OvernightACA accredited

Applegate

UCCR - Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center ACA accredited

Aptos

All 3 summer camps in Aptos →

UCCR - Monte Toyon Camp ACA accredited

Arcadia

Kare Youth League and RHP OvernightACA accredited

Arnold

Camp Menzies ACA accredited Camp Sugar Pine OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Avalon

All 4 summer camps in Avalon →

Camp Del Corazon OvernightACA accredited Camp Fox OvernightACA accredited Catalina Island Camps OvernightACA accredited Catalina Sea Camp OvernightACA accredited

Banning

Camp Skyland Ranch OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Bass Lake

Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp OvernightACA accredited

Bellflower

Los Cerritos YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Berkeley

All 19 summer camps in Berkeley →

Blue Camp Day campACA accredited Explorer Camp ACA accredited SOAR for Youth Summer Academies OvernightACA accredited Summer Discovery at UC Berkeley OvernightACA accredited

Big Bear

Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa ACA accredited

Big Bear City

All 3 summer camps in Big Bear City →

Camp Oakes - YMCA Greater Long Beach OvernightACA accredited Camp4Kids OvernightACA accredited

Big Bear Lake

All 3 summer camps in Big Bear Lake →

Big Bear Lake Christian Conference Center OvernightACA accredited Pine Summit Christian Conference Center OvernightACA accredited

Blue Lake

Redwood Creek Summer Camp ACA accredited

Boulder Creek

All 3 summer camps in Boulder Creek →

Camp Harmon OvernightACA accredited YMCA of Redwoods Camp Campbell Day campACA accredited

Brandeis

Camp Alonim Day campACA accredited

Burlingame

Camp Gan Israel of North Peninsula Day campACA accredited

Calabasas

Lawrence Daley Camp OvernightACA accredited

Camarillo

Camarillo Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Cambria

Camp Ocean Pines OvernightACA accredited

Campbell

iD Tech Camps - Los Angeles Day campACA accredited

Capitola

Camp Capitola ACA accredited

Carmel Valley

Carmel Valley Tennis Camp OvernightACA accredited

Carpinteria

Cate Summer Programs Day campACA accredited

Cazadero

Farm Camp OvernightACA accredited

Chula Vista

South Bay Family YMCA Summer Camp Day campACA accredited

Corona

Corona-Norco YMCA Family Day Camp ACA accredited

Corte Madera

AndrewsCamps-Summer Camps Day campACA accredited Steve and Kate's Camp - CA Day campACA accredited

Crestline

All 3 summer camps in Crestline →

Camp Paivika OvernightACA accredited

Culver City

Culver-Palms Family YMCA ACA accredited

Cupertino

All 3 summer camps in Cupertino →

Northwest YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited Via West OvernightACA accredited

Dardanelle

Camp Jack Hazard OvernightACA accredited

Dobbins

Camp Rockin' U OvernightACA accredited

East Palo Alto

East Palo Alto YMCA Day campACA accredited

Encinitas

Magdalena Ecke YMCA Camps Day campACA accredited

Fairfax

Bothin OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Fawnskin

YMCA Camp Marcil at Round Meadow OvernightACA accredited YMCA Camp Whittle OvernightACA accredited

Foresthill

UCCR - CGC Camp ACA accredited

Fort Bragg

Camp Mendocino OvernightACA accredited

Foster City

Camp Keff - Peninsula Jewish Community Center Day campACA accredited

Frazier Park

All 3 summer camps in Frazier Park →

El Camino Pines OvernightACA accredited St Nicholas Summer Camp OvernightACA accredited

Gardena

Gardena-Carson Family YMCA Day campACA accredited

Glendale

Camp Bob Waldorf OvernightACA accredited

Glennville

Jameson Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited

Grizzly Flats

Leoni Meadows Camp OvernightACA accredited

Groveland

Camp Tawonga OvernightACA accredited

Healdsburg

The Bishop's Ranch OvernightACA accredited

Hollywood

Camp Hollywoodland OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Huntington Beach

Silver Gan Israel Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Hyampom

Camp Trinity on The Bar 717 Ranch ACA accredited

Idyllwild

All 4 summer camps in Idyllwild →

AstroCamp OvernightACA accredited Azalea Trails Girl Scout Camp OvernightGirlsACA accredited Idyllwild Pines Camp And Conference Center OvernightACA accredited

Imperial Beach

YMCA Camp Surf ACA accredited

Irvine

All 6 summer camps in Irvine →

Camp Izza Day campACA accredited JCamp Haverim Day campACA accredited

Julian

All 9 summer camps in Julian →

Camp Marston YMCA OvernightACA accredited Camp Stevens ACA accredited Camp Winacka / Camp Whispering Oaks OvernightGirlsACA accredited Raintree Ranch YMCA OvernightACA accredited

Kcnp

Bearskin Meadow Camp OvernightACA accredited

Kernville

R.M. Pyles Boys Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited

Kirkwood

Two Sentinels Girl Scout Camp OvernightGirlsACA accredited

La Canada Flintridge

Y Foothills - CCY Summer Camp ACA accredited

La Honda

YMCA Camp Jones Gulch OvernightACA accredited

La Jolla

All 3 summer camps in La Jolla →

Camp Jaycee Day campACA accredited Dan McKinney Family YMCA Day campACA accredited

La Mesa

East County YMCA Day Camp- Davis Day campACA accredited

Lafayette

Roughing It Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Lake Hughes

All 5 summer camps in Lake Hughes →

Canyon Creek Summer Camp OvernightACA accredited Happy Trails for Kids ACA accredited The Painted Turtle ACA accredited

Lakeshore

Gold Arrow Camp OvernightACA accredited

Lakewood

Lakewood YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Laytonville

Camp Winnarainbow OvernightACA accredited

Leggett

Redwood Adventure Camp OvernightACA accredited

Livermore

UCCR - Camp Arroyo ACA accredited

Lompoc

Lompoc Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Long Beach

All 6 summer camps in Long Beach →

Camp Coyote Day campACA accredited Fairfield Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited Los Altos Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Los Alamitos

Quest Therapeutic Camps of Southern California Day campACA accredited

Los Altos Hills

Hidden Villa Summer Camp Day campACA accredited

Los Angeles

All 26 summer camps in Los Angeles →

Anderson Munger Family YMCA - Charles H. Kim Elementary ACA accredited Griffith Park Boys Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited JCamp ACA accredited Ketchum Downtown YMCA Day Camps ACA accredited Summer Discovery at UCLA OvernightACA accredited Tocaloma Summer Day Camp Day campACA accredited Tumbleweed Day Camp Day campACA accredited Westchester Family YMCA ACA accredited

Los Gatos

All 4 summer camps in Los Gatos →

Camp Shalom Day campACA accredited

Malibu

All 5 summer camps in Malibu →

Aloha Beach Camp Day campACA accredited Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp OvernightACA accredited Camp JCA Shalom OvernightACA accredited

Mentone

All 3 summer camps in Mentone →

All Peoples Community Center OvernightACA accredited

Miramonte

All 5 summer camps in Miramonte →

Conejo Camp Sequoia Lake ACA accredited Sequoia Sleepaway Camp ACA accredited YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake OvernightACA accredited

Modesto

Camp Taylor OvernightACA accredited

Monrovia

Santa Anita Family YMCA ACA accredited

Montrose

Y Foothills - CVY Summer Camp ACA accredited

Morgan Hill

Mt Madonna YMCA Day campACA accredited

Mountain Center

All 5 summer camps in Mountain Center →

Apple Canyon Center OvernightACA accredited Camp Joe Scherman OvernightGirlsACA accredited Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times ACA accredited Pathfinder Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited Pine Springs Ranch Christian Youth Camp & Retreat Center OvernightACA accredited

Mountain View

El Camino YMCA Day campACA accredited

Napa

All 5 summer camps in Napa →

Connolly Ranch Day campACA accredited Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind ACA accredited

Nevada City

All 8 summer camps in Nevada City →

Camp Del Oro OvernightACA accredited Camp Omni - NorCal OvernightACA accredited

Newport Beach

Camp James Day campACA accredited Newport Sea Base Day campACA accredited

North Highlands

Camp ReCreation OvernightACA accredited

Northridge

Sunny Days Camp Day campACA accredited

Novato

Camp Okizu OvernightACA accredited

Oak Glen

Luther Glen OvernightACA accredited

Oakland

All 4 summer camps in Oakland →

Camp ANV Day campACA accredited

Oceanside

All 3 summer camps in Oceanside →

Joe and Mary Mottino Family YMCA Day campACA accredited

Ojai

All 4 summer camps in Ojai →

Amplify Sleep Away Camp Day campGirlsACA accredited Camp Ramah in California OvernightACA accredited Ojai Valley School/Summer Camp ACA accredited

Orange

All 3 summer camps in Orange →

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center OvernightACA accredited

Orinda

Camp Doodles Day campACA accredited

Pacific Palisades

All 3 summer camps in Pacific Palisades →

Palisades-Malibu YMCA - Simon Meadow Day campACA accredited

Palmdale

Brave Trails OvernightACA accredited

Palo Alto

All 7 summer camps in Palo Alto →

J-Camp at Oshman Family JCC Day campACA accredited Run for Fun Adventure Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Pasadena

All 5 summer camps in Pasadena →

Camp Laurel Foundation Summer Camp Programs OvernightACA accredited

Paso Robles

Camp Natoma ACA accredited

Philo

Camp Blackbird ACA accredited

Pinecrest

Run for Fun Overnight Camp Pinecrest Lake OvernightACA accredited

Pollock Pines

Deer Crossing Wilderness Camp OvernightACA accredited Mountain Camp OvernightACA accredited

Porter Ranch

North Valley Family YMCA Day Camps Day campACA accredited

Portola

Sierra Nevada Journeys ACA accredited Waltons Grizzly Lodge OvernightACA accredited

Portola Valley

Mountain Camp Woodside Day campACA accredited

Reseda

West Valley Family YMCA Day campACA accredited

Running Springs

Camp Reid OvernightACA accredited Pali Overnight Adventures OvernightACA accredited

San Clemente

Emerald Cove Day Camp ACA accredited

San Diego

All 27 summer camps in San Diego →

San Francisco

All 11 summer camps in San Francisco →

EFBA Summer Camps Day campACA accredited JCC San Francisco Day campACA accredited

San Jose

All 9 summer camps in San Jose →

Central YMCA Day Camps Day campACA accredited YMCA East Valley Day Camp Day campACA accredited YMCA South Valley Family Day and Sport Day campACA accredited

San Juan Capistrano

Lazy W Ranch OvernightACA accredited

San Pedro

San Pedro & Peninsula YMCA Day campACA accredited

Sanger

River Way Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited

Santa Barbara

All 14 summer camps in Santa Barbara →

Circle V Ranch OvernightACA accredited Montecito Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited Santa Barbara YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited Summer Discovery at Santa Barbara OvernightACA accredited

Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita Family YMCA Day campACA accredited

Santa Rosa

All 5 summer camps in Santa Rosa →

Cloverleaf Ranch Day campACA accredited URJ Camp Newman OvernightACA accredited

Santa Ynez

Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Santee

East County YMCA Day Camp - Cameron ACA accredited

Saratoga

Walden West ACA accredited YMCA Southwest Day Camp Day campACA accredited

Sattley

Shaffer's High Sierra Camp OvernightACA accredited

Scotts Valley

All 3 summer camps in Scotts Valley →

Redwood Glen OvernightACA accredited

Silverado

St Michaels Summer Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited

Soda Springs

Camp WAMP at Deer Lake OvernightACA accredited

Soquel

Kennolyn Camps ACA accredited

Spring Valley

East County YMCA Day Camp- McGrath ACA accredited

Stanford

All 3 summer camps in Stanford →

Jefunira Camp Day campACA accredited

Susanville

Mountain Meadow Ranch OvernightACA accredited

Tarzana

Valley Trails Summer Camp Day campACA accredited

Thousand Oaks

Camp Turtle Rock Day campACA accredited

Topanga

Cali Camp Day campACA accredited

Torrance

Torrance-South Bay YMCA ACA accredited

Tujunga

Y Foothills - VHY Summer Camp ACA accredited

Twin Bridges

Camp Sacramento ACA accredited

Valyermo

All 4 summer camps in Valyermo →

Camp Bloomfield ACA accredited Jay Nolan Camp ACA accredited Lions Camp at Teresita Pines OvernightACA accredited

Ventura

All 3 summer camps in Ventura →

Camp Arnaz OvernightGirlsACA accredited Las Posas Children's Center Inc Day campACA accredited Ventura Family YMCA Day Camp ACA accredited

Watsonville

Camp Ramah in Northern California OvernightACA accredited

Wawona

Camp Wawona OvernightACA accredited

Wishon

Skylake Yosemite Camp OvernightACA accredited

Wrightwood

All 4 summer camps in Wrightwood →

Camp Edward L Kopszywa - ELK OvernightACA accredited Camp Lolek ACA accredited Camp Wrightwood ACA accredited Mount Kare OvernightACA accredited

Yucaipa

Pilgrim Pines Camp OvernightACA accredited

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Questions

How many ACA-accredited summer camps are in California?: This directory lists 227 ACA-accredited summer camps in California. Each page shows the camp’s town, ages, and program facts from its own public listing.
What does ACA accredited mean?: The American Camp Association accredits camps through a voluntary peer review against nearly 300 standards for health, safety, program quality and risk management, from staff screening and training to emergency plans, transportation and swimming. It can be granted on a three-year cycle, and camps are expected to keep to the standards every year. Accreditation is listed here as the camp’s own American Camp Association listing shows it.
What if sign-ups haven’t opened yet?: Set up a watch: we check the camp’s public registration page day and night and email you the moment sign-ups open — and again if a full week opens up. $25 per camp, one time — registration stays on the camp’s own site.

Summer camps by state

Directory facts come from camps’ own public listings (the American Camp Association’s directory today) and can lag or change — always confirm details with each camp directly.

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