2026 Session Themes & Locations
Camper Registrations – Registrations are closed.
Please explore our Summer Camp 2026 themes & sessions below! Registration will open in early January 2026!
Please note that Adventurers campers must be five years old by the first day of the camp session you are registering them for. Explorers campers must be eight years old by the first day of the camp session you are registering them for.
Camp Groups
Each of our two camp groups, the Adventurers and the Explorers, will include campers, middle school Camp Ranger helpers, high school Leaders In Training, KIDS for the BAY year-round Educators, Summer Camp Leaders and Junior Camp Leaders.
Locations
This summer, we will be based in beautiful Tilden Park in the Berkeley hills at Orchard Picnic Area. We will visit Wildcat Creek, Lake Anza and the Little Farm in Tilden. We will also have special location days that enhance our unique weekly themes, including Berkeley Marina by the San Francisco Bay, Strawberry Creek at UC Berkeley Campus, Codornices Park, and Blake Garden in Kensington. For all locations, parents will drive their own campers, and drop off and pick up at all locations. We will also take some exciting bus field trips from the drop-off/pick-up locations with buses provided by KIDS for the BAY. Special bus field trip sites will include a bay habitat at Crab Cove in Alameda, an ocean beach in Marin County, the Oakland Zoo, and the Exploratorium.
Health and Safety Guidelines
KIDS for the BAY will follow all city and county guidelines to ensure the health and safety of our campers, staff and families.
2026 Session Themes and Locations
Week One, June 15 – 19
Bay Science Adventures: Ages 5-7
Bay Science Explorers: Ages 8-11
Week Two, June 22 – 26
Animal Habitats Adventures: Ages 5-7
Animal Habitats Explorers: Ages 8-11
Week Three, July 6 – 10
Stream Science Adventures: Ages 5-7
Stream Science Explorers: Ages 8-11
Week Four, July 13 – 17
Marine Science Adventures: Ages 5-7
Marine Science Explorers: Ages 8-11
Week Five, July 20 – July 24
Zoology Adventures: Ages 5-7
Zoology Explorers: Ages 8-11
Week Six, July 27 – 31
Everyone Is a Scientist!
Science Adventures: Ages 5-7
Science Explorers: Ages 8-11
WAITLIST: If a session is FULL and you would like to be added to the Waitlist, please register for that camp session and your camper will be added to the Waitlist with no charge. We will then contact you if a space in that session becomes available.