2025 San Francisco Summer Resource Fair Exhibitors: Overnight and Sleepaway Camps

The San Francisco Summer Resource Fair is a free event featuring representatives from 100 summer programs, camps, and services for youth in grades K-8. The Summer Resource Fair has been hosted by the DCYF, the SF Recreation & Parks Department, and the SF Public Library for over 20 years.

Teaching kids appreciate nature is a gift they will keep their entire lives. Northern California, one of the most amazing places to explore the outdoors, is home to many overnight and sleepaway camps that offer fun adventures, create lasting memories, and a help children and youth develop a deeper connection to the natural world.

Here is a list of the overnight and sleepaway camps — and organizations offering sleepaway programs — that will attend the Summer Resource Fair:

• Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
• Camp St. Andrews
• Camp Unalayee
• Cazadero Music Camp
• Girl Scouts of Northern California
• Golden Gate District Scouting
• Project Avary
• YMCA of Greater San Francisco
• Young Actors’ Theater Camp

Read on to learn more about these camps, and click on their names to visit their websites.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco

Join Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco for summer 2025! Each summer the Boys & Girls Clubs in San Francisco are proud to provide a range of high-quality wraparound services that support all youth. Programs include field trips, sports & fitness (including athletic leagues and Junior Giants), creative arts, swimming, performing arts, special teen programming including internships and career exposure, and more!

Camp St. Andrews

Founded in 1970, Camp St. Andrews San Bruno is a one-week-long sleepaway summer camp for kids eight and up. Nestled in the heart of California’s magnificent Sierra-Nevada Mountains, Camp St. Andrews prides themselves on bringing out the beauty in all who attend, creating memories, stories, lifelong friends, wilderness awareness, and the urge to relive it for years to come.

Camp Unalayee

Camp Unalayee has been taking kids on outdoor adventures since 1949. Located in Northern California’s Trinity Alps, Camp U is a non-profit, wilderness summer camp that provides meaningful outdoor experiences for children ages 10–17. Whether boating, backpacking, making crafts or learning leadership skills, campers learn how to safely enjoy a remarkably beautiful wilderness setting. As a non-profit, Unalayee takes great pride in welcoming children from all walks of life. Camp U provides assistance to many of its campers, allowing kids from all income levels to have a wilderness summer camp experience. Their program actively teaches campers confidence, compassion, community and conservation.

Cazadero Music Camp

For more than 65 years, Cazadero has offered a dynamic overnight music camp that strikes a thoughtful balance between in-depth music education and summer camp fun. They provide a nurturing, inspirational environment for young musicians ages 9–18. Caz is located in Sonoma County where young musicians learn together under a canopy of spectacular redwood trees. Musical offerings include Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Piano, and Guitar. Scholarships and sibling discounts available. Make Caz part of your summer in 2025!

Golden Gate District Scouting

Scouting offers leadership and outdoor programs for boys and girls of all ages! Cub Scouts (ages 6–10) participate in hands-on interactive activities. Troop members (10–18) go camping, hiking, and explore special interests through merit badge programs. Sea Scouts (14–21) sail, row, and explore other maritime activities on the Bay! All programs offer summer experiences including day and overnight activities.

Project Avary

For over 25 years, Project Avary has supported children of incarcerated parents, addressing their unique challenges through mental health support, leadership development, and community empowerment. With year-round retreats and a summer leadership camp, the program builds resilience, fosters emotional well-being, and equips youth with skills to break cycles of incarceration and become leaders in their communities.

YMCA of Greater San Francisco

YMCA Greater San Francisco offers Bay Area camps! Choose from day camps or overnight adventures at Camp Jones Gulch. Explore STEAM, art, nature & more! Camps foster social & physical well-being for all ages.

Young Actors’ Theater Camp

Developed by a team of amazing instructors, Young Actors’ Theater Camp’s multi-award winning programs focus on discovering and developing each student’s talents in ALL the areas of the performing arts and beyond. Their classes are all taught by working actors, singers, directors, dancers, casting directors, writers, and designers who bring their professional experiences and inspirations directly to the classroom for ALL levels of experience and interest.