Camp Marin: Our Information to Enjoyable, Studying and Journey

Cue Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out”; summer season vacay beckons. Locally, which means dad and mom ought to start procuring summer season camps for his or her progeny—whether or not the kiddos’ curiosity is robotics, goats or Shakespearean soliloquies, there’s a lanyard with that youngster’s title on it someplace in Marin.

Steve & Kate’s Camp, Corte Madera

At Steve & Kate’s, construction takes a again seat to self-direction. Campers select their actions minute by minute—stitching salon, media lab, stop-motion animation, bakery, coding, sports activities and the occasional pop-up carnival or water play day. The mannequin is famously versatile: Families buy day passes and use them each time wanted, with automated refunds for unused days.

8am–6pm, Monday–Friday, June 15–Aug. 14; ages 4–12 (PreK–seventh grade); The Cove School, 330 Golden Hind Passage, Corte Madera. 415.604.0078, co*********@**********te.com, steveandkatescamp.com.

Marin GreenPlay Camp, Mill Valley & Ross Valley

For youngsters preferring mud on their shins and a magnifying glass in hand, Marin GreenPlay leans into creek walks, native plant tasks, seaside cleanups and citizen science challenges. Programs are tailor-made developmentally, from Watershed Warriors (incoming TK–2) to older campers exploring forest ecology and repair studying.

9am–12pm (half day) or 9am–3pm (full day), weekly periods July 6–Aug. 14. Ages 4+, a number of drop-off websites in Mill Valley and Ross Valley. maringreenplay.com/register2026.

Marinwood Summer Day Camps, San Rafael

A perennial favourite, Marinwood delivers 9 weeks of themed day-camp vitality—tie-dye, creek walks, dodgeball, waterslides and area journeys for older campers—wrapped in a reassuringly conventional schedule.

9am–3pm, Monday–Friday, June 15–Aug. 14 (no camps on native holidays); ages 3–12; Marinwood Park, 775 Miller Creek Rd., San Rafael. Before care 8–9am; after care 3–5pm. marinwood.org.

Camp Galileo, Kentfield

STEAM takes heart stage at Camp Galileo, the place youngsters deal with design challenges, physics experiments and collaborative builds—then run outdoors to burn off the brainpower. Multiple age teams permit youthful campers to give attention to imaginative play whereas older college students tackle extra complicated engineering tasks.

9am–3pm, June 15–July 24; earlier than care 8–9am; after care 3–6pm; grades Okay–10; Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield. 628.246.2249. Details through campgalileo.com.

Slide Ranch Summer Camp, Muir Beach

Perched alongside the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Slide Ranch seems like stepping right into a kids’s ebook about coastal farm life. Campers milk goats, collect eggs, discover tidepools and harvest greens throughout 134 acres of working farm and wild shoreline.

9:30am–3pm (prolonged to 5pm), weekly periods June–August; ages 5–12; 2025 Shoreline Hwy., Muir Beach. 415.381.6155. slideranch.org/summer-camp.

Gravity Vault Marin Climbing Camp, San Rafael

For youngsters with chalky fingers and upward ambitions, Gravity Vault’s week-long climbing camps give attention to method, security and confidence. Rope climbing and bouldering combine with yoga, video games and teamwork challenges.

9am–3:30pm, June 15–Aug. 14; after care 3:30–5pm; ages 7–12 (Summer Rocks) and grades 6–8 (Middle School Rocks); 1910 Francisco Blvd. E., San Rafael. bit.ly/climb-camp.

Marin Shakespeare Company Summer Camps, San Rafael

Young performers can commerce stage fright for stage presence via Marin Shakespeare’s inventive drama camps. Half-day applications introduce ages 5–8 to storytelling and character play, whereas older campers and teenagers rehearse, refine and carry out in longer intensives.

9am–12pm, weekly July 20–Aug. 7 (ages 5–8); Young Company and Teen Intensives 10am–3pm in July; 514 Fourth St., San Rafael. marinshakespeare.org/summer-camps

Marin County 4-H Overnight Camp, Fairfax

For a basic sleepaway expertise, Marin 4-H’s week at Camp Tamarancho delivers archery, mountain climbing, campfires and tribal video games—the sort of unplugged ceremony of passage that smells faintly of pine needles and sunscreen.

Overnight, Sunday–Saturday, June 21–27; ages 9–14 (campers), 15–18 (youth employees); Camp Tamarancho, 775 Bolinas Rd., Fairfax. bit.ly/marin-4-h-camp.

San Domenico Summer Programs, San Anselmo

From artwork and movie to athletics and STEM, San Domenico’s sturdy lineup spans dozens of themed weeks. Full-day periods embody swimming and non-compulsory prolonged care, with programming for ages 4 via 18.

9am–3:30pm, weekly blocks June 15–July 31; 1500 Butterfield Rd., San Anselmo. 415.258.1900. bit.ly/san-dom-camp.

As at all times in Marin, the toughest half could also be selecting. Many applications fill by spring, and waitlists are as widespread as reusable water bottles (ought to be). The excellent news: Whether it’s goats, gravity or iambic pentameter, Summer 2026 gives 100 methods to develop.

— Weeklys Staff