Los Angeles Zoo Camp

Love animals? Consider L.A. Zoo camp. They have winter, spring and summer camp programs for kids ages 4 to 9 in Los Angeles. Check it out.

Los Angeles Fencing Camps

We're always on the lookout for new and unique summer camps in Los Angeles. Ever considered fencing camp?

Los Angeles Golf Camps

Wow, we were just looking at the statistics for this blog and it seems cheer camps in Los Angeles is a popular camp idea.You know what else seems to be gaining steam from (summer camp standpoint) among L.A. area kids? Golf camps!

Years ago summer golf camps were quite popular among kids, then their popularity died off some. Now they're back with a vengeance. In fact two camp directors we know have already reported record enrollment for the upcoming summer and it's only December now!

L.A. Magazine lists Tregnan Golf Academy as L.A.'s best golf camp so check it out.

Many country clubs and public courses also offer summer golf camps for kids as listed in Southland Golf Magazine.com.

US Golf School Guide is also a nice resource.

Los Angeles Overnight Camps

No matter what you call them -- sleepaway camps, overnight camps, residential camps, etc. -- there's no shortage of overnight summer camps in L.A. where kids can leave home for a period of weeks or months to live at camp all summer...What a blast!

Here is a link to various overnight camps in Los Angeles for your convenience.

Don't forget, one of the differences between day camps (where kids attend camp during the day but return home each afternoon) and sleepaway camps is the potential for homesickness.

Campers not prone to homesickness, or those who are used to sleeping over at friends' houses from time to time, may fare better at sleepaway camps. This is one reason many day camps begin accepting campers as young as 3, but many overnight camps have a minimum age requirement of 6, 8 or more.

Los Angeles Secret Agent Summer Camps

In the past few years, Secret Agent Camps have grown as fast as any other type of specialty summer camp for kids in Los Angeles. If you are considering several different camps this summer, make sure secret agent camp is in the mix. Pali Adventures, an overnight camp just outside Los Angeles in the San Bernadino Mountains, is among the pioneers of secret agent summer programs. Be sure to check them out!

Los Angeles Acting Camps

Has your son expressed interest in the performing arts? Does you daughter want to be a famous actress? Sign your kids up for summer acting camp!

L.A. is the movie industry's home, so you're already ahead of the game. Two of the more notable acting camps in L.A. are:

1. Young Actors Camp; and
2. Kids on Stage

These aren't your only acting camp options, not by a long shot, but they're two good places to start.

Are Non-Accredited Camps Bad Camps?

Well it looks like our recent post about the value and importance of choosing an Accredited summer camp stirred up a hornet's next of anger among non-accredited camps. Many directors of non-accredited camps who read this blog emailed us with accusations of being biased towards accredited summer programs, and asking us to tell you their camps are just as good. (Why they emailed their thoughts without publicly commenting, who knows?)

Anyway, to an extent these camp directors may be right; there are many non-accredited summer camps for kids here in L.A. that are very good camps. Just because a camp is not accredited doesn't mean it's not a great camp. But if a camp is accredited, then you'll know it meets or exceeds certain best-practice industry standards, whereas non-accredited camps may not be required to do so, that's all we're saying.