Champ Camp

We love Champ Camp! While there are quite a few choices to be made for beach camps in the South Bay, Champ Camp is it for our family — they rock! They are more reasonably priced and I love their location. Trevor runs a tight ship and is very organized, which is awesome. Our daughter first went as a 5-​year old and she loved every minute of it. I picked her up happy, sandy, tired and couldn’t wait for the next day. Trevor and his team are great and I love that they genuinely enjoy the kids with the way they interact with them — attentive, professional and patient. The camp has activities to fit all ages and interests and they can be as active as they want to participate. And what would be a beach camp without the fun water activities?! This is one of our daughter’s favorite, including boogie boarding. Can’t wait to be back next summer!

My daughter (age 5) went to Champ Camp for the first time this summer, and it was such an amazing experience! The first day I dropped her off, I felt a little bit like the day I dropped her off at preschool for the first time — nervous and excited for her, but worried about how her day was going to go. When I picked her up, she was thrilled, tired and excited to go back the next day. It was amazing hearing about all of the things she was able to do and how comfortable she was after just one day. The counselors are amazing, and always so kind and respectful. They engage the kids in a meaningful way and you can tell they really enjoy being there with them. I can’t wait to send her back again and can’t wait for my youngest son to be old enough to go with his big sister!

Champ Camp is AMAZING!!! The Staff are so professional and friendly. You can feel safe leaving your kids at this camp because they are in good hands. Our son had an upset stomach one day & Trevor called my husband and myself to make sure we were both aware of it. When my husband got our son — Trevor made sure to let my husband know everything that had gone on that day and then later that afternoon, Trevor texted us to see how Brandon was doing. It is rare to find that level of care & communication… plus, the kids had a blast!
We are thoroughly impressed with Champ Camp and highly recommend it.

we love Champ Camp… my kids had a blast at the camp and the counselors were attentive to the kids. this is the 2^nd summer that I have enrolled the kids at this camp. I believe that it’s just as good as HammerHeads camp but more reasonable. I also like that there weren’t as many kids… my kids just go more personal attention.

My daughter Avery (5.5 Years old) tried Champ Camp for the first time this year! She loved it and she doesn’t even like the beach because of the sand. She actually tried boogie boarding with their supervision! she is afraid of the ocean!!!
We’ll be sending her again next year with her 4 year old sister~

Honestly, I was very nervous about sending our four-​year-​old daughter to champ camp but she is obsessed with the ocean. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Trevor and his staff. Safety (my biggest concern) is taken extremely seriously and I felt comfortable dropping her off with the team each day. When I picked her up, she was exhausted from her day but not so much so that she couldn’t give me the run down of all the fun and excitement she had. She did a few different camps this summer and this was absolutely her favorite. Thanks CC!

This is the 3^rd summer that my daughter (8 yrs old) has attended Champ Camp! She loves it, as do all of her school friends that attend as well. They have tons of activities and plenty of water time, and safety is super! We will be going again next summer!

All 4 of my kids went to this camp this year and raved about it. Came home every day exhausted from pure fun and great entertainment by the counselors. Their philosophy of allowing kids to choose activities versus dictate activities was very well received by my kids. We felt extremely safe dropping the kids off and knew they were bring very entertained and well taken care of. Champ Camp is affordable and a great value for your money. Thanks champ camp, Trevor and all the counselors.

Yeah! Champ Camp. My son and his friend had a great week. They had happy smiles and stories everyday. Often my son doesn’t go into detail about his day. It has to be tweezed out of him like pulling a splinter. But not Champ Camp. He talked about it every evening of camp and into the next week. He had jokes and stories from the activities. He definitely wants to go back next year. He’s also much more comfortable and excited about the ocean. This was actually a good way to warm him up to Jr. Life Guards in a year or so as he now views the ocean as a big adventure vs. a shark infested, rip tide! Thank you!

My 7 yr old LOVED this camp and he is not a fan of sports or water! He raved about the counselors every day and what fun they were. He was concerned that he wouldn’t make friends but that was never an issue.
His said his favorite part was «all of it.» Can’t wait til next year!

My daughter went to Champ Camp the month of August and she had a BLAST! She had a chance to play fun team games and learn to boogie board, all in a safe & well cared for environment. She was always in the care of a counselor and was never out of sight. They are not kidding when they tell you the kids will come home tired, because they are always engaged in some fun activity. We will definitely enroll her again next year & hope more of her friends will join her :-)

This is the 2^nd year that my 6 and 7 year old have been to Champ Camp and the first year for my 4 year old. They all love it and are already talking about going back next year! The staff is wonderful. Super, super nice! But more importantly, they are very attentive to the kids and diligently look after them in the water. I took a peek at my kids during water time. They have staff in the water and all around the kids so I felt very comfortable with my Children in the water, especially since my 4 year old was’nt completely water-​safe. My older kids also enjoyed playing the various games of volleyball, tag, etc. I have told my friends about Champ Camp and their kids loved it just as much as mine. There are several beach camps dotting all across the South Bay but this is the best camp for us. Looking forward to coming back next Summer!

I have 3 children and we have done other beach camps in Manhattan Beach for years but have chosen Champ Camp this summer after our great experience with them last summer! Last summer I decided to sign up my two boys ages 4 and 7 (at the time) for this beach camp. They were advertising a really great special and camps are pricey so I took advantage of this special. It was a hard decision after sending my 7 year old and my daughter who’s a few years older to another beach camp nearby for years. I was so impressed by Champ Camp! As the previous review says, the staff was super friendly, upbeat and engaging! I was a little nervous to send my kids to the camp all day as it ended at 4pm. I thought they would for sure get bored and sad. I had never sent my kids to camp that long. When I picked them up they were so happy and so excited about their day. My 8 year old couldnt wait to tell me everything they did each day. Two of the days they were at camp I ran by camp and observed from the strand. I love what I saw. The councelors were all engaging and playing with the kids. Everyday they played new games! My sons loved it!.My 8 year old son left his lunch in the car one day and when the head counselor Trevor, discovered this he called me right away. He even met me up at drop off so I didn’t have to park the car and walk down. I was also impressed at how clean my kids were when I picked them up. Sand doesn’t bother me as we live in a beach town but my kids were really not too sandy and i know they were rolling around in it. Their belongings were also put neatly back in their bags. Their beach towels were even folded! I carpooled with some other friends who did Champ Camp the same week. When I had all 6 boys in my car I asked them on the last day if they were happy or sad camp was over they all screamed «sad»!!!Champ Camp rocks! My boys cannot wait to go next summer!