Monkey Business Camp: Unplugged, Active & Creative Summer Outdoors in Tilden

We're so excited to offer our 26th season of summer day camps in beautiful Tilden Park, with nature exploration, arts & crafts, field games, songs, hikes, board games, and more! Our caring and experienced staff keep children’s focus on having fun and connecting with other kids. Most staff were former campers and youth leaders, so there is a wonderful continuity and connection that we hope your kids will become a part of. Many longer camp sessions allow time for relationships and community to develop, with a mix of familiar and new activities each week. Or come for shorter period for a taste of camp.  

Details for Summer Camp are on our website, with some specifics below.  

Ages: Campers: 5.75-10 (exceptions for ages 5.25+ who have experience with organized programs); Youth Leadership program for ages 11+ (fill out an interest survey online)  

Camp Dates:  

• June 5-7 (Wed-Fri, for kids who end school midweek)  
• June 10-28 (three-week session) Session Full - waitlist available 
• July 1-3 (Mon-Wed)  
• July 8-26 (three-week session) - (fewer than 10 spaces left!)  
• July 29-Aug 9 (two-week session) - (fewer than 10 spaces left!) 
  • July 29-Aug 2 (one-week option)  (fewer than 10 spaces left!) 
  • Aug 5-9 (one-week option) 
• Aug 12-16 (one-week session)
• Aug 12 & 13 (two-day option) for kids returning to school midweek  

Camp Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm, with optional alternate drop-off or pickups of 10:15am, 1:30pm, or 3:30pm. For those who need additional hours, join our carpool list to share your needs and offers and hopefully find a match, or register with a friend and share drop-offs and pickups.  

Fees: three sliding scale tiers, about $125+/day. No-fee payment plans & financial aid available (20-75% off regular fees).  

“Our kids (ages 10, 9 and 6) all love Monkey Business!  It is one of the few camps that all three of them agree on and ask to return to year after year.  I love that they are outdoors all day in nature away from devices. The camp leaders are kind and fun.” -Monkey Business Camp Parent   

Join us, placing your child in the care of an experienced, award-winning camp program, while also supporting a locally grown and run business. We have been offering camps in the Bay Area for many years now, and our campers and their families truly mean the world to us.