Slide Ranch Summer Camps 2026
Registration is open now for Marin's popular Slide Ranch Summer Camp! With sessions taking place from June 8 through August 14, 2026 at their spectacular seaside location in Muir Beach, camps at Slide Ranch give kids a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience on a working farm and also explore the natural world surrounding the ranch.
Camps at Slide Ranch give kids a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience on a working farm and also explore the natural world surrounding the ranch. Slide Ranch's nature-based camps are geared for kids ages 5–12; teens ages 12–17 can participate in a camp group as Counselors in Training.
Slide Ranch's in-person camps emphasize hands-on experience and exploration of the farm and the surrounding countryside. Programs encourage campers to touch, taste, smell, hear, observe, and ask questions.
Camp at Slide Ranch focuses on teaching respect for animals, plants, the earth, and each other. Slide Ranch campers milk goats, collect eggs from chickens and ducks, card and spin wool, create nature-based crafts, learn to compost, plant seeds, harvest and cook from the ranch's organic garden, and explore the tide pools and trails of the surrounding coastal wild lands.
2026 camp fees are $650 per week plus fees ($495 for Counselors-in-Training), and camps run 9:30 am–3 pm, Monday–Friday. Morning and afternoon extended care is available for $30 per day or $140 per week. Registration is open now for both members and non-members. Learn more about becoming a member here.
New this year: camp shuttle bus service from Mill Valley and San Francisco! Shuttle service costs $160 per week and picks up and drops off at the Manzanita Park and Ride in Mill Valley and 101 Montgomery Street in the Presidio of San Francisco. More details about the camp shuttle program.
Slide Ranch, located in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Muir Beach, is extremely popular and offers limited enrollment — all there programs usually sell out — so register early! Learn more and register online at slideranch.org.
Founded in 1970, Slide Ranch is a 501(c)3 non-profit teaching farm located at an historic dairy ranch perched above the ocean. The farm features a turn-of-the-century farmhouse, an old creamery, organic gardens, goats, sheep, chickens, and ducks, as well as access to miles of trails, tide pools, and beaches. It's the perfect place for hands-on environmental education!
Photos: Slide Ranch.
