Coastal Camp

My kids loved Coastal Camp! We are from Atlanta and I loved the fact that they would be studying about Seals! You do not have a camp like that in the ATL! I was hesitant at first to send them because they would not know anyone, but the counselors were great and my daughter had 3 friends by the end of camp. They loved going everyday.

Our son is a city kid and we loved that he was filthy dirty and smiling ear to ear at the end of each day. He came back wild eyed with tales of deer, raccoons, and hawks catching mice in front of his own eyes! The bus from the Presidio was well worth the added expense and added to the experience. He will return next year.

My daughter has been going to Coastal Camp since they started and it quickly became one of her favorite camps. She loves the counselors, the activities, learning about the beautiful Marin Headlands and the camp-​outs! I appreciate knowing that my daughter is in a safe environment, with caring, fun and responsible adults. I love the fact that she is out hiking, making friends, and learning about our local wildlife, vegetation, marine mammals, and how to take care of our environment. Our family hopes that Coastal Camp will add more programs for older kids, with even more challenging tasks and more sleep-​overs. The bus is so convenient and the bus driver very friendly and seems to learn everyone’s name almost immediately. Can’t think of anything we don’t like about this camp.

My 5 ½ year is pretty picky about his summer camps. He hated the one he attended last summer so this year, I decided to enroll him in several different camps and so far (summer is not over), Coastal Camp is his favorite. My son is very active and loves to explore and just wants to have fun, I definitely think this is the perfect camp for him. I will be sending him to this camp for summers to come. I dropped my son off at the shuttle stop in the Presidio in SF so I have not met the staff, but the shuttle driver knows all the kids names and is super nice.

Our son has gone for the past two summers and has had a great time… we are signing him up for this summer too! The stafff, location, activities, hands on science, knowledge of the enviorment are incrediable. I highly recomend it for kids that like to have fun and learn while outdoors and at the beach!

This is January 2010 and I stumbled across Jody’s July 2009 review of the Coastal Camp. I had or should I say, my nephew from Europe had a great time in the summer of 2009 (same month as Jody’s child). For a non– English speaking kid, and trying to pick up the language, he still had a great time with all the activities (Ocean Explorers). He has asked me to enroll him again this coming summer. The only comment I share with Jody is the need to increase the staff by ¹⁄₃ for the volume of children attending. I’ll feel better if they did so. Maybe that’s what Jody meant by lack of supervision.
My girlfriend enrolled her young children in the Call for the Wild program. They spent a night in the «Wild» and still recall their memorable night outdoor.

This was by far the worst summer camp that my son went to this summer. The drop off on the first day was complete chaos– and I am being generous. The young inexperienced staff did not know what they were doing, and the kids that were checked in were roaming around without much supervision. The activities the campers did were not nearly as creative as the description of the week at camp. The camp was very full, leaving very little flexibility for individual attention to the campers. The camper director was arrogant, and thought she had all the answers. With all the great outdoor camps in the Bay Area, I recommend you skip this one.