These camps were voted the Best Overnight Camps in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2025 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: YMCA Camp Loma Mar. With more than 100 acres of pristine land next to Pescadero Creek, this overnight camp features a variety of activities including archery, a zip line and arts and crafts. Loma Mar. ymcaeastbay.org/camp-loma-mar.
Silver: Camp Chrysalis. Berkeley. campchrysalis.com.
Bronze: 3Crosses Church Day Camp. Castro Valley. 3crosses.church/kidscamps.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Walden West. Summer fun awaits children of all ages. Activities include archery, swimming, arts and crafts, and a climbing wall and challenge course. Saratoga. waldenwest.org.
Silver: Camp Campbell. Boulder Creek. ymcasv.org/camp-campbell.
Bronze: Camp Via West. Cupertino. campviawest.org.
