Compare 32 Palo Alto summer camps in one place

Steve & Kate's Camp

Child-directed summer day camp where kids choose their own activities across sports, tech, cooking, arts, and more.

Camp Galileo

STEAM-focused day camp blending hands-on project-based learning with outdoor adventures for K–10th grade.

Legarza All-Sports Camp — Peninsula

Multi-sport day camp for K–8 at Peninsula school venues with themed weeks and optional STEAM and cooking add-ons.

iD Tech Camps — Stanford University

Week-long STEM tech day camps for ages 7–17 held on Stanford's campus, covering coding, game development, robotics, AI, and more.

Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo — Summer Camps

Interactive science and nature week-long camps for ages 3–11 in Palo Alto, run by the beloved Junior Museum & Zoo.

Snapology — STEM Summer Camps (Palo Alto)

LEGO-based STEM and STEAM summer camps and workshops for ages 4–14 in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Atherton.

Camp Integem

Accredited K–12 summer camp for ages 6–18 in San Mateo and Palo Alto blending AI, augmented reality, robotics, coding, and digital art.

Few spots

TechKnowHow — LEGO Robotics & Coding Camps

Award-winning LEGO robotics and coding summer camps for ages 5–13 in Burlingame, Foster City, and Palo Alto.

Taste Buds Kitchen — Summer Cooking Camps (Palo Alto)

Hands-on cooking and baking summer camps for ages 4–17 in Palo Alto, featuring weekly rotating themes from Bakeshop to Culinary Travels in a nut-free kitchen.

Bay Area Chess — Summer Chess Camps

In-person chess summer camps for all skill levels, ages 5+, at Peninsula and South Bay locations including Palo Alto, San Jose, and Burlingame.

Dance Connection Palo Alto — Summer Dance Camps

Themed weekly dance day camps for ages 4–14 in Palo Alto covering K-Pop, hip hop, ballet, jazz, acro, musical theatre, and more.

Kids Dojo — Mountain Biking Summer Camp

Small-group mountain biking day camps for ages 8–14 in Palo Alto and Belmont, covering trail riding technique, bike mechanics, and trail etiquette.

Hope Musical Theatre — Summer Musical Theater Camp

Intensive one-week Broadway-style musical theater productions for grades 1–8+ at Palo Alto High School, with professional choreography, live band, and full costumes.

BrainVyne — LEGO Robotics & STEAM Summer Camps

LEGO-based STEAM and robotics summer camps for ages 4–18 in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Mountain View, developed by a LEGO Master Builder and led by credentialed teachers.

Palo Alto Soccer Club — Summer Camps

Skill-focused soccer day camps for ages 6–14 at Cubberley Turf Field in Palo Alto, with players grouped by age and ability across six weekly sessions.

Team NorCal Lacrosse Summer Day Camps

Northern California's largest lacrosse camp provider offering beginner and advanced day camps for ages 6–18 in Palo Alto and San Mateo.

Adventures in Writing Camp

Creative writing summer camp across the Bay Area that teaches writing skills to elementary and middle school students through song-based lessons and interactive projects.

Ramon Moreno School of Ballet — Summer Camp

Classical ballet summer camp for young dancers ages 7-10 with instruction from experienced faculty.

Paly Robotics — Summer Camp

Robotics camp for grades 6-9 featuring hands-on robot design, hardware assembly, and Python programming.

TechKnowHow — LEGO & Coding Camps

Week-long LEGO robotics, coding, Minecraft, and Roblox camps at 10 Bay Area locations.

City of Palo Alto Summer Camps

Multi-activity summer camp option in Palo Alto with current program details from the provider.

Foothills Day Camp

Outdoor summer camp option in Palo Alto with current program details from the provider.

Casti Camp

Multi-activity summer camp option in Palo Alto with current program details from the provider.

PACCC FAME Camp

Academic enrichment summer camp option in Palo Alto for Bay Area kids and teens.

iCode Palo Alto and San Jose Camps

Coding and tech summer camp option in Palo Alto and San Jose for Bay Area kids and teens.

Palo Alto Swim and Sport Summer Camps

Sports summer camp option in Palo Alto for Bay Area kids and teens.

First Tee Silicon Valley Summer Camps

Sports summer camp option in San Jose and Palo Alto for Bay Area kids and teens.

University Club of Palo Alto Fun in the Sun Summer Camp

Multi-activity summer camp option in Palo Alto for Bay Area kids and teens.

Mosaic Dance Camp

Arts and creative summer camp option in Palo Alto for Bay Area kids and teens.

Camp Unalayee

Residential wilderness and backpacking camp for youth ages 10-17; Berkeley Parents Network notes East Bay pickup for sessions.

Open spots

Palo Alto Children's Theatre Summer Camps

Theatre camps and classes for preschoolers through high-school students at Palo Alto Children’s Theatre.

Paly Theatre Summer Camp

A theatre intensive for incoming grades 6–9 led through Palo Alto High School’s performing-arts program.