Summer Camp 2025 Guide

February 28, 2025

Get ready, summer will be around the corner and you don’t want to be stuck with nothing for your kids to do while they’re out of school. The Playtime Planning Summer Camp Guide for South Orange County has you covered. Please note I am not affiliated with any of these organizations, but if your child has participated in one of these camps drop a comment below and let us know your experience!

Happy Planning!

Morgan

City Camps

City camps offer families a variety of camps to choose from specialty camps hosted by local vendors (eg: sports, surfing, sailing, music, theater, cooking, etc.) to general day camps hosted by the city designed for ages 3.5+. Click the links below to view what’s offered by your local municipality followed by other specialty camps listed.

• City of Laguna Niguel

• City of Mission Viejo

• City of Dana Point

• City of San Clemente

• Ladera Ranch

• City of Aliso Viejo

• City of Lake Forest

Junior Lifeguards & Water Camps

• San Clemente (Ages 8 -15)

• Dana Point - Strands Beach (Ages 7+)

• Dana Point - Doheny (Ages 8 - 15)

• Dana Point - Salt Creek/Newport aBack Bay (Ages 5+)

• Laguna Beach Junior Lifeguards (Ages 8 - 15)

• Wild Rivers Camp - Irvine (Ages 6 - 13)

• Summer Soul Surf Camp - San Onofre (Ages 9 - 16)

• JP’s Surf Camp - San Clemente (ages 6+)

• eBodyboarding Boogie Camp (Ages 6+)

• Endless Summer Surf Camp - San Onofre (Ages 11+)

• Mission Viejo Nadadores Swim Camps (Ages 5 -12)

• Westwind Sailing - Dana Point (Ages 6 - 17)

• Dana Point Junior Sailing (Ages 6 - 17)

• Premier Swim Academy - Aliso Viejo (Ages 5 -12)

Boys & Girls Club of Capistrano Valley

Boys & Girls Club San Clemente

YMCA (Laguna Niguel & Mission Viejo) - featuring sleepaway camps

Sports Camps

• Nike Sports Camps (Ages 5+ various locations)

• Breakthrough Sports Camps (Ages 6 - 14 various locations)

• Coast Spirits Athletics Cheer Camp - San Juan Cap (Ages 5-12)

• OC All Stars Cheer & Ninja Camps at Foothill Ranch (Ages 5 -14)

• Cal Elite - Rancho Santa Margarita (Ages 3-12)

• Olympica Gymnastics - Laguna Hills (Ages 3 - 13)

• San Clemente Gymnastics (Ages 4+)

• Azarian Gymnastics - Aliso Viejo (Ages 3.5 - 10)

• National Gymnastics - Aliso Viejo (Ages 5+)

• Ballet Academy & Movement Dance Camp - San Clemente (Ages 5 - 17)

• South Coast Conservatory Dance Camps - Laguna Niguel (Ages 4 - 10)

• Kids Ballroom & Latin Summer Camp At Sway Ballroom Dancing - Laguna Hills

• Spearman Clubs Tennis Camp - Laguna Niguel (Ages 5+)

• VV Tennis Camp - Aliso Viejo & Mission Viejo (All levels)

• DP Tennis Academy - Laguna Niguel (Ages 5+)

• Tiny Tees Golf Camp - Newport Hyatt Regency (Ages 3 - 13)

• Monarch Beach Golf Camps (Ages 6 -13)

• First Tee Golf Camp - Lake Forest & Irvine (Ages 7 - 18)

• Doheny Beach Volleyball Camp - Dana Point (Grades 1 - 8)

• Momentous Volleyball Camp - Irvine (Ages 8 - 14)

• Julie Foudy Soccer Camp - Mission Viejo (Ages 7 - 18)

• CFA Soccer Camp - San Clemente (Ages 7+)

• BPA Baseball Summer Camp - San Juan Cap (Ages 8 -12)

• B Raughty Baseball Summer Camp - Laguna Niguel

• Coach Ballgame Baseball Camp - San Clemente & Tustin (Ages 4 - 12)

• So Cal Elite Basketball Camps - Irvine (K - 8th Grade)

• Laguna Fencing Camp - Laguna Hills (Ages 7 -14)

• Skatedogs Skateboarding Camp - Aliso Viejo & Irvine (Ages 5 - 13)

• Basics of Skateboarding - Ladera Ranch, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills, San Clemente (Ages 3 - 12) Summer Dates not yet released

• Gladstone Equestrian - San Juan Cap (Ages 6+)

• Bridges Equestrian - San Juan Cap (Ages 8+)

• Greystone Equestrian - San Juan Cap (Ages 6 - 12)

Theater & Music Camps

• Los Rios Rock School - San Juan Cap (Ages 6 - 17)

• The Performer’s Academy - Lake Forest (Ages 6 - 15)

• Acting Academy for Kids - Mission Viejo, Newport & Irvine (Ages 5.5 - 14)

• Institute of the Arts - San Clemente (Ages 4 - Middle School)

STEM & Other Recreation Camps

• Farm School Camps - San Juan Cap (Ages 3.5 - 7)

• The Ecology Center - San Juan Cap (Ages 7 - 11)

• Ocean Institute - Dana Point (Ages 5 -17)

• Galileo - Laguna Niguel (Ages 5 - 13)

• Bionerds - Various locations (Grades K+)

• Emerald Cove Day Camp - San Juan Cap (Ages 5 -10)

• Casa Romantica Creative Camp Mondays - San Clemente (Ages 7 -10)

• Beyond Alphabets - Mission Viejo (Ages TK+)

• Kidcreate Studio Art Camps - Dana Point & Aliso Viejo (Ages 4 - 9)

• Color Me Mine Summer Camp - Mission Viejo (Ages 6+)

• Lil’ Chef School - Irvine (Ages 4+)

• TSpoons Cooking School - San Juan Cap

• Code Ninjas - Aliso Viejo and Ladera Ranch (Ages 5 -14)