These camps were voted the Best Day 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: Springfield Montessori School. Weekly themed camps where kids ages 2-6 work on social skills while spending time outdoors. Walnut Creek. springfieldmontessori.com.
Silver: Saint Matthew Lutheran Church. Walnut Creek. saintmatthew.org.
Bronze: Gan Ilan Summer Camp. Lafayette. temple-isaiah.org/education/gan-ilan-preschool.
Peninsula
Gold: Art Attack! This studio provides art camps throughout the summer with different themes like “Arty Animals,” “Camping By the Lake” and “Life’s a Beach.” Burlingame. artattack911.com.
Silver: Camp Keff. Foster City. pjcc.org/camp-keff.
Bronze: Camp Coyote & Academy @Kids Connection. Foster City. kidsconnectionschool.com/summer.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: AcroSports. Camps offer fun-filled weeks of jumping, bouncing, climbing and circus arts for ages 4½ to 12. San Francisco. acrosports.org.
Silver: Kids Fun Camp at ONE Martial Arts. San Francisco. onemartialarts.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Silver Creek Academy. This academic-focused camp helps students develop skills in mathematics, essay writing, public speaking and more. San Jose. scaasanjose.com.
Silver: Action Day Schools. Multiple locations. actiondayschools.com/summer-at-action-day.
Bronze: Hidden Villa. Los Altos Hills. hiddenvilla.org.
