Here are the 2023 Top Camps in Contra Costa County as voted for by the readers of Parents Press:
Academic Camps
TOP 5
Adventure Day Camp
City of El Cerrito Summer Camps
Salesian College Preparatory
The Saklan School
Viva el Español
WINNER
Salesian College Preparatory
Animal Encounter Camps
TOP 5
East Bay Regional Parks
East Bay SPCA
Lindsey Wildlife Experience
Sienna Ranch
Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)
WINNER
Lindsey Wildlife Experience
Arts and Crafts Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
i heart art
Richmond Art Center
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Village Music School
WINNER
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Ballet Camps
TOP 5
Cerrito Dance Arts Center
DA Dance Center | Concord
Lareen Fender’s Ballet School
Orinda Ballet
San Ramon Valley Dance Academy
WINNER
Lareen Fender’s Ballet School
Computer Science and Coding Camps
TOP 5
Camp Galileo
ID Tech
Sylvan Learning
theCoderSchool
Varsity Tutors
WINNER
Camp Galileo
Culinary Camps
TOP 5
Cooking Round the World
Junior Chef Stars
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Sur la Table
Walnut Creek Recreation
WINNER
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Dance Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
DA Dance Center | Concord
Katie’s Dance Studio – Dance Camp
Lareen Fender’s Ballet School Performing Arts
The Ballet School Performing Arts
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Faith-Based Camps
TOP 5
Camp Gan Israel
Eastwood Leadership Camp
First Presbyterian Church
Frontier Ranch Camp
Salesian College Preparatory
WINNER
Salesian College Preparatory
Foreign Language & Cultural Immersion Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Summer Camps
Salesian College Preparatory
Su Yun’s Chinese Learning Center Summer Camp
The Saklan School
Viva el Espanol
WINNER
Viva el Espanol
General & Traditional Camps
TOP 5
Adventure Day Camp
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Roughing It Day Camp
Steve & Kate’s Camp
The Saklan School
WINNER
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Gymnastics Camps
TOP 5
Black Diamond Kids Center
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Diablo Gymnastics School
EncoreGym
San Ramon Valley Dance Academy
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Holiday & Vacation Camps
TOP 5
Camp Concord
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Roughing It Day Camp
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Viva el Espanol
WINNER
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Horse Riding Camps
TOP 5
Castle Rock Arabians
Nola Giddings Peruvian Paso Horses
Roughing It Day Camp
Sienna Ranch
Skyline Ranch
WINNER
Sienna Ranch
Leadership Development Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Crestmont Summer Camp
Diablo Theatre Company’s Singout
Eastwood Leadership Camp
Salesian College Preparatory
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Lego Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Diablo Theatre Company’s Singout
Eastwood Leadership Camp
Park’n It / East Bay Regional Parks
Play-Well Teknologies
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Music & Singing Camps
TOP 5
Cazadero Music Camp
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Performing Academy Musical Theater
Poison Apple Musical Theater Summer Camp
Village Music School
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Nature & Outdoor Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Roughing It Day Camp
Salesian College Preparatory
Sienna Ranch
Wheel Kids Bicycle Club – Walnut Creek
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Overnight Camps
TOP 5
Camp Concord
Camp Winnarainbow
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
CYO Camp
Frontier Ranch Camp
WINNER
Camp Concord
Performing Arts Camps
TOP 5
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Contra Costa Civic Theatre Drama Camp
Poison Apple Productions
The Ballet School Performing Arts
Village Music School
WINNER
Poison Apple Productions
Preschool Age Camps
THE TOP 5
Adventure Day Camp
Clayton Valley Parent PreSchool
Poison Apple Productions
San Ramon Valley Dance Academy
The Saklan School
WINNER
The Saklan School
Sports Camps
TOP 5
Bronco Baseball Academy
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Saint Mary’s College Athletic Camps
Salesian College Preparatory
Wheel Kids Bicycle Club – Walnut Creek
WINNER
Saint Mary’s College Athletic Camps
STEM Camps
TOP 5
Academic Talent Development Program at UC Berkeley
Camp Integem
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Salesian College Preparatory
Tech Know How
WINNER
Salesian College Preparatory
Teen Focused Camps
TOP 5
Camp Carondelet
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Richmond Art Center
Trackers Earth
Young Actors’ Theatre Camp
WINNER
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
About the Top Camps in the 2023 Best of Parents Press
Parents Press Best of the Bay was born with the idea to give readers throughout the Bay Area a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Camps and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Best of Parents Press Camps is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Camps taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Camps in the first round comes to a close in mid-April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Camps being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Camps from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in July.
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!
