AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR SUMMER CAMP
● Ages: 4-16
● Dates: Multiple one-week sessions
● 7220 Hazard Ave., Westminster
● 657-400-9023
Participants will learn parkour — which involves running, jumping, climbing and swinging from object to object in a special gym with a padded landing pit.
Campers wait their turn for the trampoline during American Ninja Warrior camp at Firestorm Freerunning and Acrobatics in Westminster. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
BRIDGES EQUESTRIAN SUMMER CAMP
● Ages: 8-14
● Dates: June 13-July 29
● 26282 Oso Road, San Juan Capistrano
● 949-858-0970
Campers will learn to groom and tack horses, take riding lessons and participate in other horse activities. Offering day and weeklong programs.
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Swimming, surfing and sailing camps, plus junior lifeguard programs
CAMP JAMES SUMMER DAY CAMP
● Ages: 4-13
● June 6-Aug. 12
● 101 N. Bayside, Newport Beach
● 949-729-1098
Experience archery, arts and crafts, dance, drama, hiking, rock climbing, swimming, boating and more.
CLUBSPORT CAMPS
● Ages: 5-12
● Dates: June 6-Aug. 19
● 50 Enterprise, Aliso Viejo
● 949-449-2988
● www.clubsports.com/aliso-viejo
Summer camps offered on a variety of topics from basketball and dance to cooking and rocketry.
CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP
● Ages: 6-11
● Dates: TBA
● Various locations
● 714-546-4990
Explore the outdoors, learn new skills and make new friends.
DANA WHARF KIDS FISHING SUMMER CAMP
● Ages: 9-14
● Dates: TBA
● 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point
● 949-496-5794
Fish on a private boat each day with an experienced crew and an instructor.
Miniature skateboarders take part in a camp at the expanded Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
ETNIES SKATE CAMPS
● Ages: 4-17
● Dates: TBA
● 20028 Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest
● 949-916-5870
Enjoy access to the largest free public skate park in California, a barbecue lunch and drinks, and a skateboard that kids can custom design and use during camp.
INSIDE THE OUTDOORS CAMP
● Ages: 6-12
● Dates: TBA
● Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Orange and Silverado
● 714-708-3885
Campers will learn about wetlands, ecosystems, plant uses and the local plants and animals of our region from naturalists at the Orange County Department of Education.
LA GALAXY OC SUMMER CAMPS
● Ages: 6-14
● Dates: June 13-Aug. 18 for all Southern California locations; Orange County camps are June 27-30 and July 18-21.
● Multiple locations
● 949-903-8394
Soccer programs offering 10-15 hours of professional training with international coaches.
MOMENTOUS SPORTS CENTER SUMMER CAMPS
● Ages: 5-15
● June 6-Aug. 11
● 14522 Myford Road, Irvine
● 714-389-7900
● momentoussportscenter.com/camps/
Volleyball and basketball camps at various skill levels. “Futsal camp” indoor soccer fundamentals with a focus on developing foot skills and teamwork while having fun.
NIKE SPORTS CAMPS
● Ages: 5-18, depending on program
● Dates vary depending on camp selected
● Various camps with multiple dates
● 800-645-3226
The program includes numerous camps devoted to basketball, beach volleyball, water polo, golf, tennis and more. Sports Camp directors will help campers become better players, have fun and strengthen their focus.
OC ALL-STARS CHEER & DANCE INC.
● Ages: 5-14
● Dates: TBA
● 19531 Pauling, Suite 200, Foothill Ranch
● 949-766-8326
Each day will be filled with classes in cheer, dance, tumbling, trampoline and more. At the end of the weeklong camp, students will perform for parents. Also offering coed 8TA Movement, which will offer a ton of different styles of obstacle courses, trampoline, tumble trak, warped wall, massive parkour pyramid, precision jump castle and more.
THE RUBY KAREN PROJECT’S CIRCUS AERIAL SUMMER CAMP
● Ages: 5-15
● Dates:
● 3001 Red Hill St., Building 1, Suite 107, Costa Mesa;
● 714-846-6143
As Southern California’s first aerial circus school in Orange County, this camp offers lyra, trapeze, silks, corde lisse, and sling activities. Kids will learn how to do circus tricks and build stamina along the way.
SILVER STIRRUP RIDING ACADEMY
● Ages: 6-14
● Dates: The weeks of June 6-Aug. 8
● 25200 Trabuco Road, Lake Forest
● 949-354-3603
● www.silverstirrupridingacademy.com
Three-day and five-day camps will cover topics such as basic safety around horses and understanding horse behavior, grooming, tacking up and stall care. Campers will also play games, do arts & crafts projects and get in lots of riding.
SUMMER YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP
● Ages: 2-8 grade
● June 13-Aug. 12
● 1500 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim; 25871 Atlantic Ocean Drive
● 855-673-6496
Campers will learn fundamental basketball skills, receive performance training, play small-group scrimmage games and have free throw-shooting contests.
TIM O’DONOGHUE’S OC BASEBALL CAMP
● Ages: 4-13
● Dates: TBA
● Foothill High School, 19251 Dodge Ave., North Tustin
● 714-832-5961
Three full-week camps (ages 7-13) and one 3-day mini-cap (ages 4-7) will offer instruction in fundamental skills and situational play for T-ball and baseball players.
TURNING POINT FARMS
● Ages: 5 and up
● Dates: TBA
● Coto Valley Equestrian Center 23401 Via Pajaro, Coto de Caza
● 949-677-3276 or email [email protected]
Learn to ride and care for horses and enjoy other activities.