Garden Camp

Can't say enough good things. We're sooooo happy here, both for camp and the after school program.

Garden camp and garden after school are the best programs. Our child loves going and spending time with the counselors and all of the activities.

We looooved Garden Camp! Our kiddo regaled us with stories daily about endangered frog species, errant turtles who escaped the pond, interesting leaves and plants, secret places in the garden, magical potions made from herbs, dance parties, field trips to the Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers, she couldn’t stop talking about her amazing counselors. We feel so lucky that we have this amazing resource and beautiful garden for our child to enjoy. Thank you so much to the staff for running a seamless camp and for communicating so well!! We love you all.

We loved this camp , I could see the constant smile and excitement in his face before ,during and after camp. I loved hearing the stories about it and would definitely repeat the experience .
Ametz/Alma

Our kid really enjoyed this camp. She’s only 5, but felt safe and confident there and had a lot of fun. Many thanks to the counselors for being so supportive and fun!

What an amazing camp. Our daughter Quinn learned so much and absolutely loves this camp. The SF Botanical Garden is already an incredibly special place, but this camp makes it even more amazing. A huge thank you to Jenn and the entire team for being so caring and thoughtful with our children!

My son learned all about the trees, plants and flowers of Golden Gate Park. The counselors were great and kept us well informed about the kids activities. My son had a blast and now knows the area like the back of his hand.

Everybody is so nice and energetic. Everyday my son would go to Garden Camp super excited.

The Garden summer camp was a fun filled great time for my son. The location was convenient and the counselors were top notch. The activities were well organized and my son never felt bored. It was nice change to have him outside in the gardens instead of inside a classroom. My only complaint would be the traffic around the camp. However, this was to be expected as it is located right next to one of the major entrance of Golden Gate Park.

kids love the botanical garden camp, great learning experience. Fun and educational

My eight year-old tried 4 camps this summer. This was his favorite! The staff were wonderful. He bonded with friends and counselors and spent every day outside.

My 5yr old loved this camp. He says he would absolutely do it again. It is well run. Each week the groups do a one day field trip. The first week it was to the Conservatory of Flowers. The second week it was to the Japanese Tea Garden. The rest of the time they stay within the Botanical Garden and do various activities like learning which plants are edible, following the Dinosaur footprints around the southern section of the garden, visiting the snapping turtles and koi in the pond, and spending a day in the Children's Garden working with a gardener there.

Sweet and caring counselors, very organized with drop-off/pick-up and weekly communications about what the campers were doing. A lovely way for kids to learn about nature and be outside all day!

Garden camp is great and located in such a special place! I hope that my son will be able to do it again.

This was the third year my son has gone to Garden Camp and he still loves it! I like that he is outside all day walking around and learning something. He loves digging holes and learning about plants, bugs, and animals. He's met lots of new friends and he comes home smiling every day. He is very excited to take the whole family on a guided tour of the Botanical Garden after each session.

Our 7yo loved Garden Camp at SFBG. The counselors were wonderful and we liked that the cohorts were small. Our kid loves that he is now an expert at what and where everything is in the botanical gardens, and had a great time on the field trips. We'd definitely send him again!

Fantastic experience! The kids got to learn more about how to take care of plants from composting to planting seeds. They had 2 field trips during the camp (Conservatory of flowers and Japanese Tea Garden). And they played lots of games, did lots of artistic activities with paint and clay, sang and danced. The camp coordinators were very clear and attentive. The counsellors amazing - fun, sweet and pedagogical. We would definitely recommend the camp to friends and are surely planning on doing it again in coming years!

We’ll def do garden camp next year. The kids got silent journaling time to process all the new things they learned (and it was just names of plants!) the field trips on Thursday to the Japanese tea garden and the conservancy of flowers were highlights too. They were so energized to talk about their days. Just loved the energy.

Had a really great experience here! Would absolutely send my child again, he loved it.

We loved the weekly wrap up email and we loved how organized they are. The kid really enjoyed the time outdoors after a year inside and we felt safe sending them there.

Best kids program in the city and it saved our sanity as a family after months of not being outside.

Another fantastic year at Garden Camp!!! Thanks so much!

We were hesitant to send our 5 year old to his first camp. The program directors were amazing, made him feel welcome every day. He absolutely loved the 2 weeks he was there and learned so much. We will be signing up again next year for sure!

My 6 year old daughter LOVED this camp. She got to get nice and dirty digging in the mud, trekking through this gorgeous area, and playing pinecone & bucket basketball! Also, the counselors seemed so kind and engaged. What an experience!

This was a great camp. Our little one (age almost 6) came home happy, singing new songs and telling us about the activities they'd done. He even drew all sorts of cycles after they'd talked about the food and water cycles. Thanks, Botanical Garden camp!

Charlotte : I have been very enthusiastic to go to the Botanical Garden. I had a lot of friends. What I preferred is to play in the nest of leaves. I enjoyed to be in the nature all day. I have seen a lot of dragonfly. Thank you very much.

As parents, we appreciated to be so well informed everyday, our daughter was warmly welcomed every morning and so happy of her day. Returned back home, she was explaining a lot of what she has done. We also appreciated the pictures you sent.

Nicholas loves it and talked every night about fun parts of his day.

My daughter loved this camp and she can be a bit in the shyer side. She came home telling us about new plants and other things she learned.

My two daughters LOVED Garden Camp! The counselors are fun, organized and caring. Each days curriculum sent my children home with knowledge AND they got to spend the day outside! We can’t wait for Garden Camp again next year!

It's a great camp for kids. Ryan has learned a lot and had so much fun there, thanks to all the staffs.

My 5 year old son loved this camp! They are outside all day, learning about plants, the earth, the climate. Enthusiastic counselors and friendly staff. We'll be back next summer!

My kids, 7 and 5 years old both loved this camp!!! It was fun, educational and we would do it again 100%