When not surfing, enjoy other activities: Surf Shop Tour/San Clemente City Tour, Skateboarding, Ping Pong, Board Games, Surfboard Ding Repair Demonstrations. At the end of the day hang out and relax in our Low Tide Lounge — enjoy movies and music, watch and review video tape of the day's surfing sessions, or just relax, enjoy music and read on our couches and lounge chairs. Every Friday students are invited to compete and win prizes in our "just for fun" surf contest. At our awards presentation everyone will receive goodies from our sponsors, and our Ocean Hero Award will be given away.
San Onofre Bluffs Campground, Campsites 99-101, Trail 4, San Onofre State Park, south of San Clemente, CA
Camp type
Day & overnight
Setting
San Onofre State Park campground just south of San Clemente, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean; approximately 60 miles south of Los Angeles and 60 miles north of San Diego.
Accreditations stated by camp
USA Surfing
Activities
Arts & Creative
Music
More activities
ping pong
skateboarding
surf contest
surf skate coaching
surfing
video analysis
Clues to fit
Beginner-friendliness — first-timers, soft boards, sand bottom, no crowds
We specialize in teaching all levels of surfers. Each week we have first time surfers catching their first waves with us. For beginner surfers instruction starts at our base camp watching an instructional surf video followed by a group demonstration on the beach. We teach all beginners on soft surfboards for safety reasons. Once they show competence on the soft boards we can transition them to more high-performance surfboards. One big difference between our camp and others is the beach we use — our location is one of the least crowded waves in Southern California, making it easier and less intimidating to learn to surf. Since we are usually the only ones surfing at our beach you don't have to worry about advanced surfers or angry locals flying past you.
Community & friendships — campers come solo, make lifetime friends
Most of our campers come on their own and make friends for life. We have so many stories of campers staying in touch with their tent mates, visiting them down the road — even ending up at the same colleges together. Lifetime friendships are made at surf camp.
Setting — San Onofre State Park, uncrowded beach, sand bottom
The Endless Summer Surf Camp has a beautiful campsite overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the San Onofre State Park campground, which is just south of the city of San Clemente, California. San Clemente is approximately 60 miles south of Los Angeles and approximately 60 miles north of San Diego, with an average summer temperature of 78° air and 70° water. Our base camp location at Trail 4 is a fun open beach break good for all levels of surfers. The nice thing about Trails is we usually have the beach to ourselves — no crowds to deal with. Which makes the coaching experience much better. More waves, more practice.
Cabin/sleeping — tents, guys & girls separate, lounge area
Overnight surf campers will be sleeping in tents at our ocean view customized campsite located within the San Onofre State Park Campground. Tents are spacious 4-person tents; we sleep two campers per tent, pairing each camper up with someone their age or with a friend or new friends. Our campsite has astroturf, a lounge area with couches and a TV, a game lounge with Ping Pong table, and dining area. San Onofre is a modern State Park complete with showers, bathrooms, charging stations for phones and electronics, and Ranger and Lifeguard patrols.
Surfing makes you hungry and we know teenagers can eat a lot. We provide 3 meals a day and snacks and drinks in between. Breakfast consists of cereals, yogurt, fruit, juice, coffee, with a couple of hot options through the week (pancakes, egg sandwiches). Lunches are light and served at the beach, so we don't surf on a full stomach — sandwiches, fresh fruit, chips and granola bars. Dinners vary through the week: BBQ Burger night, Taco Tuesday, Pasta, and our famous Teriyaki Chicken with rice and veggies. A vegetarian alternative is available at every meal, and if there are any dietary restrictions we can accommodate your needs if we know.
Parent communication — parents welcome to visit anytime, director available by phone/email
Parents are welcome to come visit at any time during the week. As a parent of two boys myself I know that choosing a summer camp is a big decision. I encourage you to call or e-mail me, personally. I'm sure you have lots of questions, and I would love the opportunity to speak with you. — Jason Senn, Camp Director
Safety & supervision — water ratios, lifeguard, overnight counselors
We have a 3-1 camper to surf instructor ratio in the water. Our focus is to make everyone comfortable in the ocean, on a surfboard and create a safe learning environment. The more experienced surfers who can paddle and manage catching waves on their own might be in a bigger group ratio (5-1). Beginner first time surfers sometimes end up in a 1-1 ratio. We always have an instructor/coach/lifeguard on the beach during instruction as well as a California State Park Lifeguard on the beach. Overnight we have 2-4 overnight counselors supervising the overnight campers. There is a camp "mom" and "dad" — or Auntie and Uncle — overseeing the campers making sure everyone has what they need to be comfortable, safe, and are not homesick.
