Day Camps

Black Oak Wilderness School

Classes for teens, adults, and families wanting to explore new ways to engage in nature and outdoor adventures.

Black Oak Wilderness School has expert instructors teaching survival skills, leadership, natural sciences, blacksmithing, bow making, archery, animal tracking, bird language, backpacking, bike shop and more!

heck out our Fox Walkers Teen Rites of Passage program for students grades 9-12. Fox Walkers meet once per month to go camping and learn what it means to become independent and confident adults who care for the environment.

Our traditional Camp Gateway has been postponed until summer 2021 due to the County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency’s shelter in place order. We look forward to serving the larger summer camp community in 2021. Until then, Camp Gateway wishes everyone a healthy and safe summer!

This summer we’ll be offering TWO programs for Gateway families, with a variety of fun and engaging options, including academic support and enrichment classes!

Virtual Camp: Weekday mornings from June 22 – July 17

Join our incredible faculty — including Alli, Brandt, David, Emily, Lynn, Melanie, and Michael — for week-long programs ranging from Silly Song Sing-Alongs (Grades 1/2) to Comics, Cartoons, and Characters (Grades 3/4) to New Wave Board Games (Grades 5/6) to Improv 101 (Grades 7/8). We’re offering 19 different classes so there’s sure to be something for everyone.

Virtual camp will be FREE for families already enrolled in the 2020-21 school year. Yes, that’s right, it will be free! For families that aren’t yet enrolled, the flat-rate weekly price will be $50/week per child. Choose up to 3 classes a day for this low, low price!  We know that many families are trying to figure out what to do this summer and we’re excited to offer this support to our families.

Virtual Camp will run weekdays from 9:00am-12:00noon. Check out the full schedule and course descriptions here.

Ultimate Recess Camp 

One week sessions:
June 22, June 29, July 6, and July 13
1:30-4:30pm. Cost is $150 per week
Exclusively for Gateway families.

Ultimate Recess Summer Camp will run outside on our nine-acre campus, with spaces for toys and games, art, active play, and hanging out. We are following the county’s newest shelter-in-place order that allows summer camps to operate with specific health guidelines.

Click here to register for camp.

Overview of our Ultimate Recess Camp Policies

• • • Before entering camp each day, campers and staff will go through a health check, including taking temperatures.
    • All staff and campers over 12 years old will be required to wear face coverings.
    • All campers will be assigned a stable Cohort Group with a dedicated counselor and Homebase.
    • Each Cohort Group will have dedicated materials, equipment, and have exclusive access to its own restroom facility for the week.
    • Cohort Groups will not exceed 12 campers and will remain a minimum of 100′ apart whenever possible.

Click here for more details about Camp Gateway’s Ultimate Recess Camp Policies.

Camp Seascape

Day Camp For Kids!

Encourage your children to explore new areas of interest this summer while meeting new friends and creating memories that will last a lifetime! We emphasize fitness, safety, nutrition, and most of all FUN!Camp Seascape is located at Seascape Sports Club in Aptos, California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, and runs Monday – Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, June 8 – August 14, 2020. Extended hours are available. Transportation to and from Camp may be provided, for an additional fee. Please call (831) 688-1993  for more information.

Four Points Youth Camp
Four Points Youth Camp is a brand new day camp in Aptos serving ages 5-15.
Four Points Youth Camp is a new summer day camp with activities designed to broaden every camper’s horizon. Serving campers in grades K-8, our activities include sports, arts and crafts, technology, and traditional camp games. We also offer a counselor-in-training program for teens 13-15 years old. These activities are designed to cater to each age group. With new unique themes each week, every camp session is a fresh experience.

Check out our activities: https://www.fourpointsyouthcamp.com/activities

Read about our Camp Director, Kasey Lindemann: https://santacruzparent.com/kasey-lindemann-leader-four-points-summer-camp/

Mountain of Fun Summer Camps

Mountain of Fun Summer Camps – Unplugged, Outdoors and Active!

Santa Cruz County Parks Camps

Art & Science Camps

Art Studio 95003 – Designed to introduce various media to participants, build drawing and painting skills, and instill a life-long love for creating art. Students will have a chance to express themselves using a variety of techniques in the following areas: drawing, painting, printmaking and collage.

Science Exploration – Are you looking for a fun time this summer? Have you ever wanted to launch a rocket? Are you curious about how our muscles work, or the difference between acids and bases? Would you like to hike in a creek? You could do all this and more at this NEW science camp, which has a fun, hands-on science focus. We’ll also enjoy active games everyday.

La Selva Beach Summer Camp – Register your 6-12 year old child for a fun-filled summer of games, arts; crafts, sports, cooking, field trips, and SUMMER ADVENTURE TRIPS! Participants will be divided into groups for age-appropriate activities. The staff to child ratio is 1:14 or less on site and 1:8 for field trips.

Day Camps at Quail Hollow Ranch

Baseball Camps at Polo Grounds County Park

Zombie Camp – You will learn how to protect yourself and your fellow villagers from zombies with essential stealth and survival skills. Learn how to find shelter, shoot an arrow, forage for edibles, locate drinking water, pack a bug-out bag, develop emergency plans, and a variety of other skills (like orienteering and first aid) you’ll need to be prepared to survive a zombie invasion!

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