These camps were voted the Best Overnight Camps in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Camp Gold Hollow. This peaceful retreat set around Lake Vera offers a traditional summer camp experience for kids ages 8-17. Nevada City. campfiregoldenempire.org.
Silver: URJ Camp Newman. Santa Rosa. campnewman.org.
Peninsula
Gold: Hidden Villa. This educational nonprofit has a variety of overnight summer camps focusing on farm animals, wilderness and leadership. Los Altos Hills. hiddenvilla.org.
Silver: Camp Gold Hollow. Nevada City. campfiregoldenempire.org.
Bronze: Santa Catalina School. Monterey. santacatalina.org/summer-at-santa-catalina.
Bronze: iD Tech Camp. Multiple locations. idtech.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Camp Gold Hollow. This camp ignites a lifelong love of nature, adventure and community with swimming, archery, canoeing and camping. Nevada City. campfiregoldenempire.org.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Hidden Villa. With a variety of 5- and 12-day overnight options to choose from, campers work with animals and gain confidence in the outdoors. Los Altos Hills. hiddenvilla.org.
Silver: Girl Scouts of Northern California. Marin and Santa Cruz. camp.gsnorcal.org.
Bronze: Camp Gold Hollow. Nevada City. campfiregoldenempire.org.
Bronze: Walden West. Saratoga. waldenwest.org.
