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- EBparks Online
- Browse classes and activities online, or register online
- Camp Arroyo
- An environmental education center and youth camp for children
The East Bay Regional Park District offers many fun outdoor day camps for children. Click through to each program for more details including dates, fees and locations.
Register online or call 1 (888) 327-2757 (option 2, then 3).
Camp of the Wild 2012
(Ages 9 - 12)
Tilden Nature Area - Get in touch with your wild side! Practice and learn ancient and useful survival skills. We’ll build shelters, make cordage and containers, cook over an open fire, and discover edible and useful plants. Make things! Explore! Have fun! Registration required
Fee: $250 ($270 non-residents)
Gail Broesder & Anthony Fisher
10am-4pm, July 9-13, Course #29576
10am-4pm, July 16-20, Course #29577
Register online: EBParksOnline.org
Registration for this program opens April 3, 2012.
Open Water Junior Lifeguards
(Ages 8 – 13)
A fun, challenging program with a variety of beach and water activities.
Contra Loma • Lake Anza • Temescal • Cull Canyon • Shadow Cliffs.
Registration for this program opens February 7, 2012.
Register by phone: (1-888-327-2757), Option 2
Register online: EBParksOnline.org ![]()
Download > Junior Lifeguards Schedule
Park’N It Day Camp 2012
(Ages 5 – 12)
Explore the Regional Parks through field trips, art, swimming and outdoor play.
Camps meet 9 am to 4 pm.
Fee: $200 (non-residents $220)
- June 18 – 22, 2012 - Contra Loma, Course #28884
(Ages 6 -12) - June 18 – 22, 2012 - Temescal, Course #28887
(Ages 6 – 12) - July 9 – 13, 2012 - Ardenwood, Course #28888
(Ages 5 – 12)*
10% family discount available for siblings – phone registration only.
*Extended care is available at Ardenwood (8 – 9 am, 4-5pm, $30 additional fee).
Registration for this program opens February 7, 2012.
Financial Assistance / Becas
The Regional Parks Foundation provides Camperships to qualifying families of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
- Download: 2012 Campership Application & Instructions

- Download: Solicitud de la beca de Campamento 2012

Call the Reservations Department at 1-888-327-2757, option 2 for more information. Applications and course registrations have started! Please call early as funds and course availability are first-come, first-served. Applications will be available in Spanish soon.
Camp Arroyo is a state of the art environmental education center and youth camp for schoolchildren during the school year and children with life-threatening illnesses or who are "at-risk" during the summer. Visit Camp Arroyo page for details.
Park'n It Day Camp
Explore the Regional Parks through field trips, art, swimming and play.
Junior Lifeguards
Learn Water Safety/Rescue, First Aid, and CPR in a fun and challenging environment.
Little Farm Week
Learn an old-time country farm lifestyle. Learn about farm animals, dig, harvest, cook, and have fun!