Waldorf camps in California
9 Waldorf and Steiner camps in California. 4 of them spend most of the day outdoors.
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- 9camps
- country
- 1country
- mostly outdoors
- 4mostly outdoors
8 of these 9 camps haven't posted 2027 dates yet, so their cards show the 2026 season. 2027 dates are coming as schools post them.
By state or province
By kind of camp
- 2026 season
- Day camp
Summer Program
Camellia Waldorf School
Sacramento, California, United States
Four weeks of morning summer program at the school in Sacramento, with aftercare until 4pm for families who need it.
- Dates last season:
- June 29 to July 24, 2026 (four weeks)
- Cost:
- $359 a week; aftercare $150 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
Summergarden
Davis Waldorf School
Davis, California, United States
Week-long art and craft camps for children entering grades 2 to 6 from any school, including weaving with the school's handwork teacher and acrylic painting taught in Spanish.
- Ages:
- Entering grades 2 to 6
- Dates last season:
- Weekly sessions from June 15 to August 7, 2026 (closed July 3)
- Cost:
- $350 a week; aftercare $175 a week
- School breaks 2026 to 2027
- Day camp
Break Camps
Pasadena Waldorf School
Altadena, California, United States
Camps through the school year's breaks for early childhood to grade 6, with stories, music, art and outdoor play; summer 2027 dates are still to come.
- Ages:
- Early childhood to grade 6
- Dates:
- December 28 to 31, 2026; February 16 to 19, March 22 to 26 and March 29 to April 2, 2027
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Program
Sacramento Waldorf School
Fair Oaks, California, United States
Six themed weeks on the school's 22-acre campus, with art, gardening, visits to the farm and a weekly bike ride along the American River Trail.
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to July 31, 2026, in six themed weeks
- 2026 season
- Overnight
- Mostly outdoors
Summer overnight trips
San Francisco Waldorf School
San Francisco, California, United States
Overnight trips led by the school's teachers: a week of backpacking in the Trinity Alps for middle schoolers and three days of whitewater rafting on the American River for high schoolers.
- Ages:
- Rising grades 6 to 12
- Dates last season:
- June 8 to 13 (backpacking in the Trinity Alps, rising grades 6 to 8); June 17 to 19 (rafting on the American River, rising grades 9 to 12)
- Cost:
- $1,320 for the Trinity Alps trip; $600 for the rafting trip
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Farm and Circus Summer Camps
Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm
Santa Rosa, California, United States
Morning camps on the school's biodynamic farm in Santa Rosa: farm camp with the animals for younger children, and juggling, tightrope and a flying trapeze for older ones.
- Ages:
- 4 to 17, by camp (farm camp 4 to 10, circus 6 to 14, flying trapeze 7 to 17)
- Dates last season:
- Weekly sessions starting June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6 and July 13
- Cost:
- $380 a week for circus and farm camp mornings; flying trapeze $420 a session
- 2026 season
- Day camp
Summer Camp
Threefold Village
Sunland, California, United States
Summer weeks from a Los Angeles hub for Waldorf-inspired homeschool families, with puppet shows and stories for the youngest and arts and crafts mornings for ages 9 to 11.
- Ages:
- 4.9 to 11 (rising kindergarten to grade 6)
- Dates last season:
- June 15 to 19, June 22 to 26 and July 20 to 24, 2026
- Cost:
- $475 a week (5 days, younger group); $495 a week (ages 9 to 11)
Camp pageChecked on October 20, 2026
- 2026 season
- Day camp
Summer Camp
Waldorf School of Mendocino County
Calpella, California, United States
Week-long morning camps of stories, crafts, movement and time outdoors for children 7 to 11, booked through the school office.
- Ages:
- 7 to 11
- Dates last season:
- June 15 to 19, June 22 to 26 and August 3 to 7, 8:30am to 1:30pm
- Cost:
- $100 deposit to hold a place
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Wildcat Canyon Community School
El Sobrante, California, United States
Four-day camp weeks, with a Little Gnomes camp for 3 and 4 year olds and forest-play weeks like Into the Wild and Wild Makers for older children.
- Ages:
- 3 to grade 8
- Dates last season:
- Seven four-day weeks, June 22 to August 6, 2026
- Cost:
- $400 a week early bird for new families; $450 after April 13
For babies and children too young for camp: Waldorf parent and child groups (114)
Dates, ages and prices are as each camp's own page gives them, so look there before you book. Starpath is a Waldorf-inspired homeschool curriculum, not a camp, and the camps here don't endorse us. Run a camp that's missing or out of date? Write to support@starpathlearning.com.