model railroading Summer Camps 2024

Photo from 2019 Summer Camp

Photo from 2019 Summer Camp

Our ever-popular model railroad camp introduces beginner modelers to the basics of creating a mock model railroad. Older campers will create a working model railroad.

Campers paint, plaster, lay track and construct a mini-town, complete with buildings, trees, trains, and people!

All SDMRM camps are immersive, hands-on, and led by enthusiastic education professionals.

Camp COVID-19 protocols will align with museum safety requirements and all requirements from California Department of Public Health.

SUMMER CAMP 2024 REGISTRATION

Fill out the form(s) above and email them to cmitchard@sdmrm.org

Please note: it may take 2-3 days for registration to be processed and confirmed. Thank you for your patience.

Summer Camp Dates, Levels, Times:

  • June 17-21, In-Person, Beginners, K-2nd, M-F 9 AM-12 PM SOLD OUT*

  • June 24-28, In-Person, Beginners, K-2nd, M-F 9 AM-12 PM SOLD OUT*

  • July 1-3, Virtual, TK-4th, M-W 8AM-9:15AM

  • July 8-12, In-Person, Apprentice, 3rd-5th, M-F 9 AM-12 PM SOLD OUT*

  • July 15-19, In-Person, Intermediate, 6th-8th, M-F 9 AM-12 PM SOLD OUT*

  • July 22-24, Virtual, TK-4th, M-W 10:30AM-11:45AM

  • July 29-Aug 2, In-Person, Advanced, 6th-9th, M-F 9AM-12 PM SOLD OUT*

*To join the waitlist for a sold-out week, please email education@sdmrm.org

CAMP CANCELLATION POLICY: In the event of any cancellation, a processing fee of 20% will be deducted from the refund amount.

Questions about summer camp registration? Please email education@sdmrm.org

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testimonials & Info

Summer Camp 2021

Summer Camp 2020

"Thank you so much for offering the virtual camp. Since we are not local to San Diego, there's no way we would have been able to participate otherwise and this was a very creative way to do summer camp. I appreciated the hands-on aspect...”

- Debbie, mother of 2020 Virtual Summer Camp participant

β€œThis camp has been amazing for our son!! We are so impressed and appreciative for the offering!!!”

- Emily, mother of 2020 Virtual Summer Camp participant

β€œThank you for the virtual camp! My son misses the museum...and this was such a great experience for him. He really enjoyed building his own little model railroad!”

- Erin, mother of 2020 Virtual Summer Camp participant

β€œ[The education staff members] were amazing. Thank you so much for your thoughtful facilitation of the layout construction and all of the new skills…”

- Ashley, mother of 2020 Virtual Summer Camp participant