Discovery Camps are available for children ages 3 through 8 and offer the best of the museum! Our educators provide a well-rounded STEAM experience and campers will get to participate in a variety of art, science, nature and engineering projects in each camp experience.  

• Discovery Camp 3-year-old offerings are available during Spring Break and Summer. 
• School Year Break Camps are only offered for children ages 4 through 7.  

• Once registration is open, you can register and purchase camps online through the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s website.
• From the camps webpage, click on the “Enroll your Camper” button.
• If you haven’t already, you will need to create a Campsite account to enroll in camps.
• Once you create an account, you will be able to select camps and checkout online.

• Be fully toilet trained and able to use the restroom and change their clothes independently.
• Have experience separating from caregivers in a drop-off setting, such as school or daycare.
• Have reached the age requirement of the desired camp prior to the camp start date.

• 9:00 Drop off/Check-In
• 9:15-9:30 Opening Circle Time
• 9:30-10:15 Themed activities/museum exploration/hike
• 10:15-10:45 Snack
• 10:45-11:25 Themed activities/museum exploration/hike
• 11:30-12:30 Lunch
• 12:40-1:40 Themed activities/museum exploration/hike
• 1:40-2:00 Snack
• 2:00-2:35 Themed activities/museum exploration/hike
• 2:35-2:45 Cleanup and Pack Up
• 2:45-3:00 Pick Up

• 9:00 Drop off/Check-In
• 9:15-11:00 Storytime/rotating activity stations/snack
• 11:00-12:15 Outdoor activities/hike
• 12:15-12:50 Lunch
• 1:00-1:15 Pick Up
  
  If campers are enrolled in aftercare:
• 1:00-2:20 Naptime (Campers are not required to nap, but are encouraged to rest)
• 2:30-3:45 Rotating activity stations/museum exploration/snack
• 3:45-4:00 Pick Up

Meals and snacks from the museum’s on-site cafe, Bean Sprouts, are provided at an additional cost for our weeklong camps. You can add meals from Bean Sprouts up to one week before your camp, either when you enroll or by emailing us at camps@badm.org. You can find a sample menu here. If you choose not to add meals from Bean Sprouts, please send your camper with lunch and two snacks each day.

At the end of each day, a summary of the day’s activities will be sent out via email. It will include a few questions to ask your camper and a hint about what to expect for tomorrow, if applicable.

At the Bay Area Discovery Museum, we strive to make camp available to all. We offer a limited amount of scholarships for each session of camp. You can apply for a scholarship here. Please allow 2 weeks for our staff to process your application. Scholarship applications will open in January for Summer 2026 camps.

• Cancellations for Discovery Camps more than one month prior to a session’s start date are refunded, minus a cancellation fee of $100 per session cancelled.
• Cancellations within one month of a session’s start date will not receive a refund of any amount.
• Transfers between sessions or themes incur a $25 administrative fee per change.
• The museum reserves the right to cancel camps due to insufficient enrollment. If a camp is cancelled, transfers will be offered, or refunds will be issued with no additional fees.

Email camps@badm.org for more information.

• Our 3-year-old camp program is designed for campers who are toilet-trained. At the Bay Area Discovery Museum, toilet-trained means campers are non-diapered and capable of changing their own clothes without assistance. 
• Campers must do their own wiping.  
• Our Camp Staff will support in the case of bathroom accidents and stand outside to coach young campers through the process but will not be permitted to be inside the restroom stall with campers during bathroom breaks.