Summer Camps for ages 16–17 in Santa Monica.
16 camps in Santa Monica accept ages 16–17. Median week: $278; range $278–$600.
Santa Monica summer programs for 16–17 year olds are largely either job-track (counselor positions, paid internships, summer service-learning) or college-track (residential pre-college, research programs, intensive academies). Pure summer camp for this age group is rare and often a poor fit.
Top 16 camps
- Saturday Night Flight Teen Comedy Intensive at The Crow · Santa Monica · Ages 13–18 · $600/week
- Summer at Crossroads · Santa Monica · Ages 5–18 · $993/week
- New Roads School Summer Program · Santa Monica · Ages 6–18 · $420/week
- Aqua Surf Camp · Santa Monica · Ages 5–17 · $675/week
- Summer of Surf · Santa Monica · Ages 5–17
- Gourmandise School · Santa Monica · Ages 8–16
- Camp Integem @ Santa Monica — AI Robotics Engineering · Santa Monica · Ages 6–18 · $700/week
- SM Tennis Collective Summer Camp · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 5–17 · $350/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Aug 3-7 - Aug 10-17 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jun 15-19- Jun 22-26 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jun 22-26- Jun 29-Jul 2 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jun 29-3 - Jul 6-10— SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jul 6-10 - Jul 13-17 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jul 13-17 - Jul 20-24 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- 1J Tennis Camp Jul 20-24 - Jul 27-31 - SmTennisCollective · Santa Monica High Tennis Courts · Ages 7–17 · $278/week
- Aqua Surf School – Summer Camp · Santa Monica · Ages 5–17
↘ What to look for
For pre-college, the meaningful signal is whether the program is residential, who the actual instructors are (university faculty vs. grad students vs. summer hires), and what college-level material is genuinely covered. For job-track, ask the hourly rate, the hours-per-week guarantee, and whether the role qualifies for community-service hours.