Many parents are no doubt wondering what's happening with Marin summer camps in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. The good news right now is that the County of Marin recently issued new guidelines for camps and youth activities that permits them to operate in-person for everyone, not just for children of essential workers, after June 1, 2020.

Guidelines stipulate that camps must operate with stable groups of 12 or fewer children in three-week sessions (“stable” means that the same children are in the same group each day), and children may not switch from one group to another. Camps with multiple groups must have each group in a separate room, and groups cannot mix with each other. Camp counselers or educators must remain solely with one group of children. Appropriate sanitation and social distancing measures must be observed, too. You can read more about the guidelines for camps and youth activities at marinrecovers.com/summer-camps-youth-activities.

For summer camps in Marin, this means that while some are unfortunately canceled, many others are modifying their plans to operate under these guidelines, will be offering virtual online camps, or both. Here's what our awesome 2020 summer camp partners are doing this season, both online and in-person.

Small Group Summer Camps

Art & Creativity

• CreativeCave, Mill Valley
  CreativeCave offers custom small-group camps.
• Little Tree Art Studios, San Anselmo
  Little Tree's small group camps are sold out but you can join the wait list.
• Studio4Art, Novato & San Rafael
  Studio4Art will be holding camps in Novato and in their brand new studio in San Rafael.

Academic & Education Camps

• Sage Educators Academic Summer Camp
• Terra Marin Camps, Mill Valley
  In-person academic camps from Terra Marin include Mandarin, SSAT Prep, Brain Boosters, and Pre-Academics & Skills.

Cooking Camps

• The Culinary Dude, Tiburon

Music & Performing Arts

• PAAM, Mill Valley
• Terra Marin Rock Band Camp, Mill Valley

Outdoor & Nature Camps

• Avid4 Adventure
  Avid4 Adventure offers Camp at Home and Small Group Adventures this summer.
• Coastal Camp, Marin Headlands
  June camps have been canceled. July and August camps status TBD.
• Marin GreenPlay Camp
  Marin GreenPlay is planning on opening registration for late July and August.
• Sage Educators Nature Navigators
• Slide Ranch, Muir Beach
  In-person camps at Slide Ranch begin in July.
• Terra Marin Earth Discovery Camp, Mill Valley
• Vilda
  Register for in-person camps with Vilda; refunds are available it cancellation occurs.

Sports & Fitness Camps

• Aikido Kids of Tamalpais, Corte Madera
• GymWorld, San Rafael
• Mt. Tam Adventure Camps, Sausalito
  Coach Jeremy is planning a half-day soccer drills camp.
• Performance Tennis Summer Camps, Kentfield
• Summer at Strides, Petaluma
  Currently sold out; you can join their wait list.
• TumbleSpot, Mill Valley

Online Summer Camps

Academic & STEM Camps

• Branson Summer Program
• Camp EDMO
  EDMO is offering online EDMO Line! camps, including drop-in and 1-on-1 coaching.
• Summer (Fun!) Writing Workshops

Art & Creativity

• CreativeCave
  In addition to its in-person camps, CreativeCave offers online sessions.

Music & Performing Arts

• 23 Elephants Theatre Company Creative Shelter
• Marin Girls Chorus Summer Camps
• Marin Shakespeare Summer Camps
• PAAM
  In addition to in-person performing arts camps, PAAM in Mill Valley will offer online sessions.

Outdoor & Nature Camps

• Avid4 Adventure Online Camp
• Backyard Slide Ranch Virtual Summer Camp
  Slide Ranch offers virtual online camps during the month of June.
• Vilda

Photo: Marin GreenPlay Camp