How many sleepaway camps are in California?

This directory lists 178 sleepaway camps in California. Each page shows the camp’s town, ages, and program facts from its own public listing.

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.

Sleepaway camps in California

Residential sessions — cabins, a lake, and a duffel bag that comes home full of laundry. 178 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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Alta

Camp Trollfjell Overnight

Angelus Oaks

All 16 summer camps in Angelus Oaks →

Camp Mountain Chai/Alpine Meadows Retreat OvernightACA accredited Camp Omni - SoCal OvernightACA accredited Camp River Glen Overnight Cedarbrook Camp Southern California Overnight Crazzy's Wasewagan Camp & Retreat Overnight Future Leaders of America at Camp Mile High Pines Overnight UCLA UniCamp Overnight Woodcraft Rangers Camps OvernightACA accredited YMCA Camp Arbolado OvernightACA accredited YMCA Camp Ta Ta Pochon Overnight

Aptos

All 3 summer camps in Aptos →

Camp St. Francis OvernightBoys

Arcadia

Kare Youth League and RHP OvernightACA accredited

Arnold

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

Berkeley

All 19 summer camps in Berkeley →

SOAR for Youth Summer Academies OvernightACA accredited Summer Discovery at UC Berkeley OvernightACA accredited YEA Camp Overnight

Big Bear CA

Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch Overnight

Big Bear City

All 3 summer camps in Big Bear City →

Camp Oakes - YMCA Greater Long Beach OvernightACA accredited Camp4Kids OvernightACA accredited Orange YMCA at Camp Oakes Overnight

Big Bear Lake

All 3 summer camps in Big Bear Lake →

Big Bear Lake Christian Conference Center OvernightACA accredited Camp Osito Rancho OvernightGirls Pine Summit Christian Conference Center OvernightACA accredited

Big Creek

Camp Sierra Overnight

Blue Jay

Alpine Camp and Conference Center Overnight

Bonsall

Rawhide Ranch Overnight

Boulder Creek

All 3 summer camps in Boulder Creek →

Camp Harmon OvernightACA accredited DYF Camp de los Ninos Overnight

Buena Park

Muslim Youth Camp of California Overnight

Burney

AndrewsCamps- Clark Creek Lodge Overnight

Calabasas

Lawrence Daley Camp OvernightACA accredited

Cambria

Camp Ocean Pines OvernightACA accredited

Camp Meeker

St. Dorothy's Rest Camp and Retreat Center Overnight

Carlsbad

ANA Summer Programs Overnight

Carmel Valley

Carmel Valley Tennis Camp OvernightACA accredited

Cazadero

Farm Camp OvernightACA accredited

Chatsworth

The Horse Camp at Total Equestrian Experience Overnight

Covina

Camp Kesem Overnight

Crestline

All 3 summer camps in Crestline →

Camp Paivika OvernightACA accredited L.A. County 4-H Summer Camp Overnight Thousand Pines Christian Camp Overnight

Cupertino

All 3 summer camps in Cupertino →

Via West OvernightACA accredited

Dardanelle

Camp Jack Hazard OvernightACA accredited

Dobbins

Camp Rockin' U OvernightACA accredited

Encino

Camp Mariastella OvernightGirls

Fairfax

Bothin OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Fawnskin

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

Fort Bragg

Camp Mendocino OvernightACA accredited

Frazier Park

All 3 summer camps in Frazier Park →

Camp Lakota Overnight El Camino Pines OvernightACA accredited St Nicholas Summer Camp OvernightACA accredited

Fullerton

All 3 summer camps in Fullerton →

Titan Youth Summer Camp Overnight

Glendale

Camp Bob Waldorf OvernightACA accredited

Glennville

Jameson Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited

Greenville

Coppercreek Camp Overnight

Grizzly Flats

Leoni Meadows Camp OvernightACA accredited

Groveland

Camp Tawonga OvernightACA accredited Camp Tuolumne Trails Overnight

Healdsburg

The Bishop's Ranch OvernightACA accredited

Hollywood

Camp Hollywoodland OvernightGirlsACA 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

Julian

All 9 summer camps in Julian →

Camp Cedar Glen Overnight Camp Marston YMCA OvernightACA accredited Camp Winacka / Camp Whispering Oaks OvernightGirlsACA accredited Mission Valley YMCA Camp Marston Overnight Raintree Ranch YMCA OvernightACA accredited Whispering Oaks OvernightGirls Wolahi Overnight

Kcnp

Bearskin Meadow Camp OvernightACA accredited

Kernville

R.M. Pyles Boys Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited

Kirkwood

Two Sentinels Girl Scout Camp OvernightGirlsACA accredited

La Canada

All 3 summer camps in La Canada →

Angeles Crest Christian Camp Overnight Camp Eaton Overnight

La Honda

YMCA Camp Jones Gulch OvernightACA accredited

Lake Hughes

All 5 summer camps in Lake Hughes →

Canyon Creek Summer Camp OvernightACA accredited THE OAKS Camp and Conference Center Overnight

Lakeshore

Gold Arrow Camp OvernightACA accredited

Laytonville

Camp Winnarainbow OvernightACA accredited

Leggett

Redwood Adventure Camp OvernightACA accredited

Los Angeles

All 26 summer camps in Los Angeles →

Camp Woodsey Overnight Griffith Park Boys Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited New Worlds Emerge at UCLA Overnight Summer Discovery at UCLA OvernightACA accredited

Malibu

All 5 summer camps in Malibu →

Camp Harmony Overnight Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp OvernightACA accredited Camp JCA Shalom OvernightACA accredited

Mammoth Lakes

Voorhis Viking Overnight YMCA Camp High Sierra Overnight

Mentone

All 3 summer camps in Mentone →

All Peoples Community Center OvernightACA accredited Loch Leven Christian Camp and Conference Center Overnight

Mill Valley

Adventures Cross-Country Overnight

Miramonte

All 5 summer camps in Miramonte →

Channel Islands YMCA-Redwood Overnight YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake OvernightACA accredited YMCA Skate Camp Overnight

Modesto

Camp Taylor OvernightACA accredited

Monterey

Santa Catalina School OvernightGirls

Mountain Center

All 5 summer camps in Mountain Center →

Apple Canyon Center OvernightACA accredited Camp Joe Scherman OvernightGirlsACA accredited Pathfinder Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited Pine Springs Ranch Christian Youth Camp & Retreat Center OvernightACA accredited

Nevada City

All 8 summer camps in Nevada City →

Camp Del Oro OvernightACA accredited Camp Omni - NorCal OvernightACA accredited Camp St. Francis - Diocese of California Overnight Cedarbrook Camp - Northern California Overnight Gold Country Lions Camp @ Ross Relles Overnight

North Highlands

Camp ReCreation OvernightACA accredited

Novato

Camp Okizu OvernightACA accredited

Oak Glen

Luther Glen OvernightACA accredited

Oak View

Forest Home Inc - Ojai Valley Overnight

Oceanside

All 3 summer camps in Oceanside →

SuperCamp Overnight

Ojai

All 4 summer camps in Ojai →

Camp Ramah in California OvernightACA accredited

Orange

All 3 summer camps in Orange →

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center OvernightACA accredited Reset Summer Camp Overnight

Pacific Palisades

All 3 summer camps in Pacific Palisades →

Camp Crescent Moon Overnight

Palmdale

Brave Trails OvernightACA accredited

Palo Alto

All 7 summer camps in Palo Alto →

Soccer Camps International Spain Overnight

Pasadena

All 5 summer camps in Pasadena →

Camp Laurel Foundation Summer Camp Programs OvernightACA accredited Cherry Valley Overnight

Pescadero

Skylark Ranch OvernightGirls

Petaluma

En Français Immersion Camp Overnight

Pinecrest

Run for Fun Overnight Camp Pinecrest Lake OvernightACA accredited

Point Reyes Station

Point Reyes Summer Camp Overnight

Pollock Pines

Deer Crossing Wilderness Camp OvernightACA accredited Mountain Camp OvernightACA accredited

Portola

Waltons Grizzly Lodge OvernightACA accredited

Redlands

Burrage Mansion Overnight

Running Springs

Camp Reid OvernightACA accredited Pali Overnight Adventures OvernightACA accredited

San Diego

All 27 summer camps in San Diego →

Camp A Lot Overnight Global Leadership Adventures Overnight SDSU Upward Bound OvernightACA accredited San Diego Youth Aquatics Center Overnight Summer Springboard Overnight University of San Diego Trio Upward Bound Overnight

San Francisco

All 11 summer camps in San Francisco →

American Dance Training Camp OvernightGirls

San Jose

All 9 summer camps in San Jose →

Sino Language Gateway Overnight

San Juan Capistrano

Lazy W Ranch OvernightACA accredited

Sanger

River Way Ranch Camp OvernightACA accredited

Santa Ana

Camp99 Overnight

Santa Barbara

All 14 summer camps in Santa Barbara →

Camp Whittier Overnight Circle V Ranch OvernightACA accredited FullSport Academy Overnight Future Leaders of America at Camp Whittier Overnight Music Academy of the West Overnight Summer Discovery at Santa Barbara OvernightACA accredited Summerland California Overnight

Santa Monica

All 4 summer camps in Santa Monica →

Camp Lightbulb LA Overnight

Santa Rosa

All 5 summer camps in Santa Rosa →

URJ Camp Newman OvernightACA accredited

Santa Ysabel

Mataguay Scout Reservation OvernightBoys

Sattley

Shaffer's High Sierra Camp OvernightACA accredited

Scotts Valley

All 3 summer camps in Scotts Valley →

Redwood Glen OvernightACA accredited

Sebastopol

Mt Gilead Bible Camp and Conference Center Overnight

Sierra Madre

Sturtevant's Camp Overnight

Silverado

St Michaels Summer Camp OvernightBoysACA accredited

Soda Springs

Camp WAMP at Deer Lake OvernightACA accredited

Stanford

All 3 summer camps in Stanford →

Newsroom by the Bay Overnight

Susanville

Mountain Meadow Ranch OvernightACA accredited

Tustin

Pythian Youth Camp Overnight

Valyermo

All 4 summer camps in Valyermo →

AYF Camp DBA Camp Big Pines Overnight Lions Camp at Teresita Pines OvernightACA accredited

Ventura

All 3 summer camps in Ventura →

Camp Arnaz OvernightGirlsACA accredited

Warner Springs

Schoepe Scout Reservation @ Lost Valley Overnight

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 Mount Kare OvernightACA accredited

Yucaipa

Pilgrim Pines Camp OvernightACA accredited

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Questions

How many sleepaway camps are in California?: This directory lists 178 sleepaway camps in California. Each page shows the camp’s town, ages, and program facts from its own public listing.
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.

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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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