For campers in grades 5 - 6, Coastal Camp aims to promote an understanding of the interconnections in our natural world. Through adventure, games and investigations, we continue to foster environmental literacy and create a space where fun and learning meet.
Weeklong day camp sessions include daily snacks and a Coastal Camp bandana (limit one per camper per summer). Campers are grouped by their fall 2025 grade level.
GRADES 5 - 6
Trailblazers
*June 30 - July 3
$460
*This is a four day session due to the holiday.
July 14-18
August 11-15
$575
Get ready for our most adventurous week of Coastal Camp! Trailblazer campers will have the opportunity to see the Headlands from perspectives that few other campers have the chance to experience. Hike to exciting destinations like Black Sands beach, Hill 88, and more! Campers will discover plants and animals along the trail, create art based on the locations they visit, and play trail games with new friends!
Activities may include:
Gazing up at the Golden Gate Bridge from Black Sands beach
Venturing to the highest point in the Headlands atop Hill 88
Creating location-based reflections and art
Learning about the animals and plants that call the Headlands home and looking for evidence of them along the trails
Tracking native animals
Deep Seas
June 23-27
July 21-25
August 4-8
All Sessions $675
This camp session features a half-day Bay sailing adventure on the Matthew Turner!
Explore Earth’s final frontier with Coastal Camp! Learn about the weird and wonderful creatures that live in some of the planet’s most extreme conditions. Campers will start their learning in the shallows and tide pools, then venture deeper past the twilight zone into geothermal vents and freezing waters to depths rarely visited and barely understood.
Activities may include:
Build a submarine
Dissect squid to understand marine adaptations
Hike to the Point Bonita Lighthouse
Sail on the Matthew Turner
Explore the Bay Model Visitor Center
Adventure Trek
June 16-20
July 7-11
July 28 - August 1
$575
Explore the wild and acquire outdoor skills - preparing you to navigate any environment! In Adventure Trek, explore the vast wilderness of the Headlands and learn to survive the elements with only the resources found around you. Using the principles of Leave No Trace, you’ll learn how to plan ahead for whatever might come your way while spending time in the great outdoors.
Activities may include:
Building tarp shelters
Learning basic first aid
Planning a hike using maps
Making a compass (and learning how to use it!)
Orienteering
Playing survival strategy games