Wondering how to keep the kids occupied this summer? When my girls were young, their favorite camps were Tom Sawyer and the horse camp at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank. Sadly, we never made the commute to the surf camp in Malibu. Here’s the list of the best Summer Camps in and around my favorite Los Angeles neighborhoods:
LA CANADA
Summer Acting Camp
4463 Oak Grove Drive, La Canada Flintridge (818) 957-1619
Ages 5-15 | $650 a week | June 20 – July 8 | 8 AM – 4 PM
Tom Sawyer Camp
707 West Woodbury Rd. #F, La Canada Flintridge (626) 794-1156
Ages 3 -13 | 5 days a week | $4,650 or 2 days a week camp $1,985 | June 20 – August 19
Spartan All Stars Sports Camp
26800 Saunders Meadow, La Canada Flintridge (818) 445-8263
Ages 6-14 | $300 a week (Full day) & $200 a week ( half day) | June 1 – July 10 | 8:30AM – 5 PM
Roaring Rockets & Astronaut Detectives
4469 Chevy Chase Drive, LA Canada Flintridge (818) 790-4353
Ages 5-11 | $339 Full day week & $239 half day week | July 20 – July 24 | 9 AM – 12 PM
Sports Blitz Camp
4469 Chevy Chase Drive, La Canada Flintridge (818) 790-4353
Ages 5 – 12 | $175 a week | June 1 – July 31 | 9 AM – 12 PM
Camp Runamuk
4469 Chevy Chase Drive , La Canada Flintridge (818) 790-4353
Ages 5 – 8 | $225 a week | 9 AM – 1 PM
Descanso Discovery Camps
1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge (818) 354-3418
Ages 5-14 | $442 per week| June 9 -23 & July 7-14
LA CRESCENTA
RDC Summer Camp
2287 Honolulu Ave, Montrose (818) 249-1100
Ages 5-17 | $200 a week (ages 5-9) & $275 a week (ages 10-17) | July 8 – August 5
GLENDALE
Crescenta Valley Falcon Baseball Summer Camp
2900 Community Ave., Glendale, 91208 (818) 249-5871
Ages 7 – 13 | $175 a week | June 15 – June 18 | 9 AM – 12 PM
The Science Day Camp
1500 N. Verdugo Rd. , Glendale (818) 240-1000 ext.5015
Ages 5 – 11 | $299 full day week & $209 half day week | July 13 – 17
Summer Acting Camp
324 N. Orange St., Glendale (818) 244-8481
Ages 5 – 15 | for returning students $600 for 4 weeks or $650 for 4 weeks 8 AM – 5 PM
& new students $800 for 4 weeks 9 AM – 2 PM or $850 for 4 weeks 8 AM – 5 PM| June 8 – August 7
EAGLE ROCK
Purple Twig Summer Camp
2038 Colorado Blvd. Eagle Rock, 90041 (323) 254-8944
Ages 4 – 10 | $325 a week | 9 AM – 3 PM | July 6 – August 28
BURBANK
Sword Play – Jedi Training
416 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank (818) 566-1777
Ages 5-10 | $390 a week | June 15 – August 14
Golden State Gymnastics
1828 N. Keystone St., Burbank (818) 558-1177
Ages 4 – 16 | $320 a week | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Traditional Equestrian Summer Camp
480 Riverside Drive Burbank, 91506 (818) 569-3666
Ages 6-12 | $475 a week or $125 a day | 9 AM – 3 PM
PASADENA
Victory Cheer Camp
325 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena (626) 793-5678
Ages 5 & up | $225 Week
ID Tech Summer Camp
1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena (888) 709-8324
Ages 6-17 | $399 – $849 a week | 8 AM – 5 PM
Anderson Adventure Camp H2o
360 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena, 91103 (626) 564-0330
Ages 6 and up | $60 a day | 8 AM – 3 PM, extended care 3 PM – 6 PM
LOS ANGELES
Star Camps
615 Holmby Ave. Los Angeles, 90024 (310) 470-1868
Ages 5 and up | $2,812 for 5 week session or $1,752 per 3 week session
Science Center Summer Camp
700 Exposition Park Drive Los Angeles, CA 90037 (323) 724-3623
Elementary school age | July 6 – August 7, 9 AM – 3 PM | $160 a week
Zoo Camp
5333 Zoo Drive Los Angeles, 90027 (323) 644-4200
Ages 4 – 12 | June 15 – August 14 | 9 AM – 3 PM | $280 a week for members and $310 a week for non members
MALIBU
Malibu Makos Surf Camps
30600 pacific Coast Highway Malibu, 90265 (310) 317-1229
Ages 5 – 17 | 9 AM – 3 PM | $90 for 10 days w/transportation/$65 for 15 days | June 15 – August 14
