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Trackers Camps

Summer, Break & No-School Camps - Kids & Teens - East Bay, CA

📅Summer, Winter & Spring Break, plus No-School Days
📍Camp Options in El Cerrito & North Oakland, CA

Grades K–12 Join our award-winning camps for hands-on crafts and outdoor adventure in every season. Connect with friends while learning real skills with expert Guides. Choose archery, wilderness survival, fishing, foraging, wizards, secret agents, role-playing games, leadership, and more!

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Camper drawing a bow on the Trackers archery range Archery Range
Campers and a Guide making fire by friction Wilderness Survival
Campers at the winter break waffle feast Winter Break Camp
Camper fishing from the shore Fishing & Foraging
Camper at the anvil in the Trackers forge Craft & Making
Camper paddling a kayak on the water Outdoor Adventure
Camper rock climbing with a helmet and harness Hike, Paddle & Climb
Rangers campers shooting archery in the forest Rangers Adventure
East Bay Camps

Award-Winning Camps

Awards and badges for Trackers Camps

Award-winning camps. Discover why so many parents choose Trackers for real skills & adventure.

When Summer, Winter & Spring Break
Plus No-School Days
Where El Cerrito & North Oakland
Basecamp (onsite) & Adventure (transport)
Grades Camps for Grades K–12
Leadership for Grades 9–12

Trusted by our families for over 20 years. Leaders in outdoor and craft education since 2004. Pick your season below and turn time off school into real skills & adventure.

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Best Camps in the Known Universe

Trackers does more in a day of camp than most camps do all summer!

A Guide teaching young campers outdoors

Safety & Quality

Safety comes first. Trackers sets the standard for outdoor camps in the Bay and beyond.

Real outdoor skills like archery and fire making

Real Skills

Real skills such as archery, fishing, survival, role-playing and more. Choose your camp and choose your adventure.

Campers exploring the forest together

Caring Connection

Campers come for adventure and return for belonging, building independence in nature with old & new friends.

Expert educators guiding Trackers programs

Expert Educators

Experienced instructors teach authentic skills, chosen through intensive interviews and background checks.

Summer 2027

Summer Camps

Weekly camps June through August, Monday to Friday, at two East Bay sites.

Summer campers kayaking

Summer Day Camps

Basecamp onsite or Adventure by shuttle, with archery, wilderness survival, fishing, foraging, secret agents, magic and story adventures.

Grades K–12 El Cerrito & North Oakland Weekly · Mon–Fri
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Young camper drawing a bow

Kindergarten & Grade 1 Camps

Camps built for our youngest adventurers. Nature play, stories, crafts and first real skills like archery, with Guides who know this age.

Grades K–1 El Cerrito & North Oakland Weekly · Mon–Fri
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Teen leaders-in-training outdoors

Teen Leader-in-Training

For teens who want to lead. Mentor younger campers, master real skills and train with expert Guides in summer and over winter break.

Grades 9–12 El Cerrito & North Oakland Summer & Winter Break
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School Year 2026–27

School Break & No-School Camps

Shorter camps for school breaks and days off. Choose Basecamp (onsite classes) or Adventure (transported outdoor camps), and add Pre-Camp or After-Camp for a longer day.

Campers at the winter break waffle feast

Winter & November Break

Archery, survival shelters, wizards, secret agents, bonfires and cocoa, woodworking and a musical waffle feast.

Nov 23–25 & Dec 21–Jan 5 Grades K–12 El Cerrito & North Oakland
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Campers practicing stealth and archery

No-School Day Camps

Inservice, conference and holiday days become single-day camps in archery, survival, stealth, fort building and capture the flag.

School Days Off All Year Grades K–5 El Cerrito & North Oakland
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Campers outdoors on a spring break adventure

Spring Break Camps

Welcome warmer weather with single-day camps in archery, outdoor skills, crafts and role-playing games. Try a theme and plan your summer.

Spring Break Weeks Grades K–12 El Cerrito & North Oakland
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Trackers All Year

Weekly programs, weekends and homeschool days from fall to spring.
After School Outdoors · Weekend Apprenticeships · Outdoor Homeschool

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Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.

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Questions? Call (510) 575-9444 or email hello@trackersearth.com.

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