AI-powered search site finds summer camp help for Sacramento parents
SUMMERTIME FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES MEANS SUMMER CAMPS. BUT FINDING THE RIGHT CAMP AT THE RIGHT PRICE AND THE RIGHT TIME CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING FOR PARENTS. BUT THERE IS A LOCALLY OWNED WEBSITE THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT. AND JOINING US IS DJ WALDO, LOCAL DAD AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE WEBSITE SIMPLE SUMMERS.COM. AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, SIMPLE SUMMERS MAKES PLANNING YOUR SIMPLE. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THAT’S HOW YOU FOUNDED IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND THAT’S HOW YOU CAME UP WITH THE IDEA, RIGHT? YEAH, SURE. YEAH. MY, MY NEIGHBOR AND GOOD FRIEND AND NOW BUSINESS PARTNER, MEGAN PHILLIPS AND I LAUNCHED THE WEBSITE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO BECAUSE DID YOU HAVE TROUBLE FINDING CAMPS FOR YOUR KIDS? YEAH. I MEAN, OUR KIDS AT THE TIME WERE, WELL, SHE’S GOT TWO, I’VE GOT FOUR. AND JUST LIKE GOING ON TO GOOGLE AND TRYING TO FIND A CAMP IS JUST, IT’S A, IT’S A GAME OF HUNT AND PECK AND NOT A FUN ONE. IT’S NOT FUN AT ALL. AND I CAN SAY THIS ALSO FROM HAVING TWO CHILDREN AND EXPERIENCE. BUT YOUR CAMP IS I MEAN, YOUR WEBSITE, IT’S AI POWERED AND YOU CAN LITERALLY GO IN THERE AND PUT WHAT TYPE OF CAMP. THE DATE RANGE, THE PRICE RANGE. AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT KIDS OF DIFFERENT AGES, AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING AND IT FINDS IT FOR YOU. YEAH, YEAH. SO THE BEST EXAMPLE I GIVE USUALLY IS IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOCCER AND YOU’VE GOT A 12 YEAR OLD, WELL, YOU COULD GO TO GOOGLE AND LOOK FOR 12 YEAR OLD CAMPS IN SACRAMENTO FOR SOCCER. OR YOU COULD JUST GO TO OUR SITE, SET UP A CAMPER PROFILE, AND THEN YOU LITERALLY SEARCH SOCCER, YOU SEARCH THE DATES YOU WANT AND THE PRICE YOU WANT, AND YOU’LL GO FROM 40 SOCCER CAMPS, LET’S SAY, DOWN TO THE 2 OR 3 THAT FIT YOUR SCHEDULE NOW. BUT WHAT IF YOU HAVE SEVERAL KIDS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AGES? YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. SO YOU WOULD SET UP TWO PROFILES PROFILE FOR EACH KID OR IN OUR CASE, FOUR PROFILES FOR KIDS. AND YOU SET UP ALL THOSE DIFFERENT PROFILES AND THEN YOU CLICK ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME, AND YOU CAN SHOW WHICH ONES FIT THE SCHEDULE FOR ALL FOUR OR ALL TWO OR HOWEVER MANY KIDS YOU HAVE. AND SO AI FIGURES IT ALL OUT FOR YOU. IT’S KIND OF THE CHATGPT OF SUMMER CAMP. I LIKE THAT THE CHATGPT OF THAT’S HOW I UNDERSTAND IT. SURE. OR WHATEVER. WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE OR WHATEVER, I THINK. YEAH. SO YOU HAVE OVER 500 CAMPS ON YOUR SITE. YEAH, I THINK WE’RE TODAY WE’RE AT ABOUT 3350 OR KIND OF GOING UP. WE’RE ADDING CAMPS EVERY SINGLE DAY. YEAH. SO ANYWHERE FROM SPORTS CAMPS TO STEM CAMPS. AND AGAIN, WE’RE ADDING LITERALLY EVERY DAY YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, YOU’LL SEE NEW CAMPS UP THERE. WHAT’S THE MOST INTERESTING AND UNIQUE CAMP THAT YOU THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR SITE? SO I WAS FASCINATING. THE CAMP THAT ALWAYS GETS SEARCHED THE MOST ARE HORSEBACK RIDING CAMPS. YEAH, BECAUSE THAT’S FUN. I WENT TO HORSEBACK RIDING CAMP. REALLY? YEAH. I THINK MOUNTAIN IN GRASS VALLEY, I LOVED IT. SEE, I’M NOT ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA, SO IT’S MORE OF A CALIFORNIA THING, BUT I JUST THINK IT’S FASCINATING. FIRST OF ALL, THEY TEND TO BE ON THE MORE EXPENSIVE SIDE. YES, BUT THEY GET FILLED UP SO QUICKLY. PEOPLE LOVE HORSEBACK RIDING. YEAH, THEY REALLY DO. AND THIS CAMP, THIS WEBSITE IS FREE FOR PARENTS TO USE, BUT THE CAMPS PAY THE WEBSITE AND THAT’S HOW IT WORKS. YEAH. SO CAMPS HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY FOR PREMIUM LISTINGS. BUT IF YOU DON’T PAY US, WE’RE STILL GOING TO LIST YOU ON THE SITE BECAUSE AGAIN, IT’S A RESOURCE MOSTLY FOR FOR PARENTS. ALL RIGHT. DJ, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. SIMPLE SUMMERS.COM. THAT’S RIGHT. RIGHT. AND COMING UP, WE’RE ALSO GOING TO TELL YOU ABO
AI-powered search site finds summer camp help for Sacramento parents
Updated: 8:19 PM PDT May 20, 2026
Summer break is almost here! But finding camps for your kids can be anything but fun.Now, there is help for parents in Sacramento. A local website is making it easier for parents to find the perfect match for their children and their budget. It’s called Simple Summers and it makes planning the summer simple. The founder of the website, DJ Waldo, joined us on the KCRA 3 news to explain how the AI-powered search site works. Watch the interview in the video player above. Find the website here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Summer break is almost here! But finding camps for your kids can be anything but fun.
Now, there is help for parents in Sacramento. A local website is making it easier for parents to find the perfect match for their children and their budget. It’s called Simple Summers and it makes planning the summer simple.
The founder of the website, DJ Waldo, joined us on the KCRA 3 news to explain how the AI-powered search site works.
Watch the interview in the video player above. Find the website here.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel