Compare 19+ Space & Aviation programs in San Diego — day camps, summer programs, and university pre-college options for kids, teens & high schoolers. Free directory with prices & dates.
Refreshed weekly · Last updated Jul 14, 2026
Campers blast off to the moon and beyond, building rockets, creating spacesuits, and learning about life off-planet through creative, imaginative, and engineering design activities.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
2001 Pan American Plz, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone
(619) 234-8291 ext.
Young students explore aeronomy, aerodynamics, and aerospace engineering through interactive lessons, hands-on projects, and creative activities, including launching plane gliders.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
8283 Ronson Rd, San Diego, CA
Phone
N/A
High school students learn engineering design, control systems, and rapid prototyping using facilities in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department, culminating in a challenging design project.
Age Group
High School
Location
9500 Gilman Dr., MC 0429, La Jolla, CA 92093-0429
Phone
(858) 822-4361
Children build and test machines using K'NEX and LEGO kits, with themes including simple machines, robotics, or aerospace engineering.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Pacific Beach Recreation Center, 1405 Diamond St, San Diego, CA 92109
Phone
(858) 581-9927
Young adventurers act as NASA engineers, designing, building, and testing rover wheels and programming mini rovers to navigate sandy slope challenges.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA
Phone
(760) 750-4725
A STEAM-focused multi-disciplinary day camp for girls, incorporating science and robotics with an emphasis on taking flight through various activities and field trips.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Academy of Our Lady of Peace, 4860 Oregon Street, San Diego, CA
Phone
N/A
An immersive program for Civil Air Patrol cadets to explore aerospace and STEM through hands-on learning with STEM kits, tours, and expert guest speakers, focusing on aviation and space exploration.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
4231 Balboa Ave #3040, San Diego, CA 92117
Phone
(619) 318-1507
A four-week program where high school students participate in astronomy research, gaining hands-on experience with programming, scientific processes, and powerful telescopes, led by San Diego State University faculty.
Age Group
High School
Location
San Diego State University (SDSU), 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182
Phone
(619) 594-6240
Kids launch rockets, build egg-stronaut re-entry crafts, and learn about rovers and how to survive in space.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Doyle Elementary School, 3950 Berino Ct, San Diego, CA
Phone
(619) 268-1334
High school students receive real aviation training, log actual flight time, use advanced flight simulators, and complete ground school aligned with Private Pilot License standards.
Age Group
High School
Location
1835 N. Marshall Ave. El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone
(424) 250-0648
Campers build Alka-Seltzer and Mentos rockets, design paper airplanes, and explore flight principles, including animal flight and ejection designs.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
8300 Camino Del Oro, San Diego, CA 92119
Phone
(619) 291-8930
Youth engage in aerospace education, leadership, and physical fitness, with opportunities for flight training, model rocketry, and summer encampments.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
299 I St, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Phone
(619) 843-7276
Middle school students explore aerospace engineering principles through hands-on projects and learn about flight and space concepts.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
Wangenheim Middle School, 9230 Gold Coast Dr, San Diego, CA 92126
Phone
(866) 777-2267
Students explore rocket science using Kerbal Space Program, design spaceships, launch multi-stage rockets in a physics-accurate simulation, and build space stations using Roblox.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
University of San Diego – 5988 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
Phone
(310) 988-2968
Incoming high school students earn college credits and receive support for an engineering degree, with specific mention of aerospace engineering, through a 5-week residential program.
Age Group
High School
Location
UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Phone
N/A
Students explore engineering, physics, and planetary science through hands-on activities, lab experiments, and a field trip focused on space and astronomy.
Age Group
Middle School
Location
608 51st St, San Diego, CA 92114
Phone
(619) 263-2336
A structured, college-level foundation course in aerospace engineering, taught live online over 6 weeks. Every session pairs strong concept-building with a hands-on lab in college-level simulators, and students design and defend a capstone mission at the end. No prior aerospace experience required.
Age Group
Middle/High School
Location
Research Ignited Online Platform
Phone
+1 (919) 213-1821
Advanced 1:1 mentor-guided fellowship where high school students conduct an original aerospace research project — from aviation safety and drones to satellites, space medicine, and sustainable aviation — and produce a serious deliverable for college applications, with optional journal-publication support.
Age Group
High School
Location
Research Ignited Online Platform
Phone
+1 (919) 213-1821
Astronauts embark on a journey through space to design and build an out-of-this-world space resort on a new planet for humans to live, thrive, and play.
Age Group
Elementary
Location
Multiple Locations
Phone
(858) 552-1687
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Looking for a STEM summer camp near you? This free San Diego directory lists 200+ local and online programs across the San Diego metro area — including AI, coding, robotics, science, and math camps for kids, middle schoolers, and high school students. Compare prices, dates, age groups, and formats, then filter by focus area above to find the closest match for Summer 2026.
We list 200+ STEM summer camps in San Diego, CA across AI & machine learning, coding, robotics, science, math, space, and cybersecurity. Top picks vary by your child's age and interests — use the category filters above to compare programs by price, duration, and format.
Prices in our San Diego directory range from free community programs to $3,000+ for university-hosted pre-college tracks. Most full-day weekly camps run $400–$900 per week; specialized AI and research programs typically run $1,000–$2,500 for the full program. Click any camp for current pricing.
Camps in our San Diego listings cover elementary (typically ages 6–10), middle school (11–13), high school (14–18), and selective pre-college research programs for rising seniors. Filter by age group to see only programs that match your child.
Yes — many of our listed programs offer fully online or hybrid formats, especially in AI, coding, and research. Online options are open to students nationwide, including San Diego-area kids who can't travel to an in-person camp. Look for the “Virtual Camp” filter or any program tagged Online / Hybrid in the details.
Yes. Several listings are pre-college programs hosted by universities — including residential and commuter options. These are competitive admissions with applications often closing in March/April for summer cohorts. Use the Pre-College filter at the top to see only these programs.
