Jewish Bay Area Day Camps

Jewish Day Camps in the San Francisco Bay Area offer a range of activities for kids and teens.  They are found all around the Bay Area, from the East Bay, to the Peninsula, San Francisco and surrounding counties. The camps may have different areas of focus. Camps feature all-time favorites like swimming, hiking, archery, arts and crafts, drama and various sports. Lakes and lagoons, beautiful meadows and hilly terrain offer city kids a way to experience the outdoors. The Jewish Day Camps also provide nature-based Jewish traditions. People may not think of Judaism as being nature-based but much of Jewish tradition can be found in interactions with the natural world. Many camps combine Jewish content along with the regular camp activities.  These include challah baking and other cooking for shabbat, Jewish music and crafts, and Israeli dancing.  Some camps combine Jewish values into their offerings to teach concepts of repairing the world, charity, honesty and other values along with fun and play. So the Jewish Day Camps provide real-world examples to kids of how Jewish values impact their daily lives, making the values come alive for them. Many Jewish day camps provide overnights, shabbat celebrations and field trips. These would be in addition to daily activities.  And Bay Area Jewish camps promote fun and relaxation for campers, along with intellectual stimulation and experiences with peers that campers would not have access to otherwise. As a result, kids come away with a very well-rounded experience, which will serve them well as they mature.
Santa Cruz / Monterey

Camp Kayetz
Five weeks of summer fun in a framework of Jewish culture for campers ages 6 to 12 and CITs ages 13 to 16. Crafts, sports, music and theater, camping trip and other fun field trips.
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East Bay

Camp Gan Israel of East Bay
Summer in the great outdoors at the Emerson Elementary School playground. All Jewish backgrounds and affiliations. Transportation from North Berkeley and Oakland. Ages 4 to 14. Fun summer imbued with Jewish values.
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Camp Kee Tov
Community-oriented Jewish day camp set in Berkeley and surrounding parks, providing a variety of creative activities to enrich the lives of all campers. Grades K-9.
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Camp Kefli
Jewish day camp for grades K–8 held in a two-week summer session. Blends Jewish learning with creative activities, including music, outings and Shabbat celebrations.
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Camp @ JCC East Bay
Traditional Jewish day camp for TK-4th grade, offering art, music, sports and swimming, plus Sababa Hebrew Immersion Day Camp and Wilderness Torah nature adventures. Camps nurture confidence, creativity, community and joyful Jewish connection.
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North Bay

Camp Chaverim
Well-rounded camp in a Jewish setting for children in grades K–7. Includes swimming, arts, music, cooking, theme days and more.
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Marin JCC Camp Kehillah
A great adventure awaits happy campers—arts and crafts, day trips, overnights, games, swimming and more at summer and school vacation camps.
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Peninsula

Camp Gan Israel of Silicon Valley
More than 40 years of experience engaging Jewish children in grades K–12 through summer and winter programs. Includes multiple camper divisions, CITs and teen volunteers. Limited financial aid available.
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Camp Keff
Friendship fueled by fun. Summer camps available grades TK through 5, middle school and high school. Seasonal camps also available.
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Camp Shalom
Jewish day camp open to all kids ages 18 months to 16 years. Offers summer camp, school break camps, afterschool enrichment and inclusion programming.
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J-Camp at the OFJCC
Day camp that offers programming for incoming transitional kindergarten through 10th grade. Full of fun and engaging programs, run by talented staff.
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San Francisco

Camp Gan Israel SF
Programs for ages 5 to 13 with indoor and outdoor facilities, located half a block from Golden Gate Park. Features Jewish-themed activities including sports, art, music, yoga, theater and more.
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JCCSF Summer Camp
Helping kids shine bright all summer, from kindergarten through 10th grade. Features theater, cooking, sports, swimming and outdoor adventures. One-, two- and three-week sessions offered, with care available for all ages.
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