Outdoors &amp; Nature Camps

Kintnersville, Bucks County

Haycock Camping Ministries Inc

Christ-centered PA camp: boys 7–14 and girls 8–16 overnight weeks plus day camp; archery, ziplines.

Ages 7–17

Millboro, Bath County

Camp River's Bend

Traditional overnight boys camp on the Cowpasture River; three- and six-week sessions.

Ages 7–15

Dingmans Ferry, Pike County

Camp Speers YMCA

Overnight YMCA camp in the Poconos with lake sports, horseback riding, and climbing for grades 3-11.

Ages 8–17 · Waterfront · Financial aid

Mentone, San Bernardino County

Loch Leven Christian Camp and Conference Center

Week-long Disciples of Christ overnight camp on 160 wooded acres in Mentone, ages 3-18.

Ages 3–18

Iowa City, Johnson County

The Country Camp, LLC

Outdoor imaginative-play day camp near Iowa City, grades K-7, 9am-4pm.

Ages 5–13

★★★★½ 4.5 (10)

Donnelly, Valley County

Cascade Lake 4-H Camp

Overnight 4-H camp on Cascade Reservoir for grades 3-8; open to non-members too.

Ages 8–14

Kirkwood, St. Louis County

★★★★½ 4.9 (10)

Camp Pegnita

Old-fashioned wooded day camp with swimming for ages 5–15 in Kirkwood

Ages 5–15

★★★★½ 4.9 (10)

Edmond, Oklahoma County

Keystone Adventure School

Farm-based day camp in Edmond with creek play, animals and nature activities, ages 4–11

Ages 4–11

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County

★★★★½ 4.5 (11)

Lied Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club SLC summer program (grades 3-6); club closing after summer over funding.

Ages 8–11

Juno Beach, Palm Beach County

★★★★½ 4.5 (11)

Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Sea turtle and ocean conservation day camp for ages 6-13 in Juno Beach

Ages 6–13

★★★★½ 4.8 (5334)

Pelham, Grundy County

The Caverns

Overnight camp for ages 8–13 with cave tours, ziplining, and yurt lodging near Pelham

Ages 8–13

★★★★½ 4.8 (3592)

Topeka, Shawnee County

Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Topeka children's museum with hands-on summer day camps, ages up to ~10

Ages 3–10

★★★★½ 4.8 (1039)

Monticello, Jones County

Eastern Iowa Horse & Pony Camp

Week-long overnight horse camp in Monticello for grades 3–12; campers bring their own horse.

Ages 8–18

★★★★½ 4.9 (9)

Sedgwick, Hancock County

Nichols Day Camps

Nichols Day Camp outdoor day program (Sedgwick-area listing), ages 5–14

Falls Creek Conference Centers

Oklahoma Baptist youth overnight camp in the Arbuckle Mountains, grades 6-12

Deep River, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.8 (814)

Bushy Hill Nature Center

Tech-free nature day camp on 700 acres near Deep River, ages 4-15, two-week sessions.

Ages 4–15

★★★★½ 4.5 (14)

Peoria, Peoria County

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois

Girls-only day and overnight camps across central Illinois with flexible pricing and scholarships.

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County

★★★★½ 4.5 (14)

Urban Ecology Center - Riverside Park

Weeklong nature and ecology day camps for ages 4-13 at Riverside Park, Milwaukee.

Ages 4–13

Dauphin Island, Mobile County

★★★★½ 4.8 (457)

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Dauphin Island marine-science day and overnight camps (ages 5 to high school).

Ages 5–18

Chattanooga, Hamilton County

★★★★½ 4.8 (454)

Downtown Family YMCA

YMCA summer day camp (ages 5-12) in Chattanooga with swimming and weekly inflatables.

Ages 5–12

★★★★½ 4.8 (444)

Savage, Howard County

Terrapin Adventures

Outdoor adventure day camp in Savage with zip line, ropes and climbing for ages 4–17.

Ages 4–17

Concord, Merrimack County

★★★★½ 4.8 (407)

New Hampshire Audubon

Audubon nature day camps in Concord and Auburn, ages 4–12.

Renton Sailing Center

Nonprofit Lake Washington sailing courses; half-day dinghy classes for ages 8-12 and 12-adult.

Ages 8–17

Monterey, Monterey County

★★★★½ 4.5 (15)

The White Stag Leadership Development Program

Outdoor youth leadership camp (grade 6-age 18): leadership plus wilderness skills.

Saugatuck, Allegan County

Saugatuck Center for the Arts

Hands-on arts camps for ages 1.5-15, from one-day sessions to week-long all-day camps.

Center For Wildlife

Nature and wildlife day camp at a York rehab center, for ages 5-14.

Ages 5–14

Chesterfield, Cheshire County

★★★★½ 4.8 (279)

Camp Spofford

Christian overnight and day camp on Lake Spofford, ages 5–18, with teen and leadership tracks.

Camp Tadmor

Christian overnight camp near Lebanon for grades 3 through high school.

Ages 8–18

Rockaway Beach, Tillamook County

★★★★½ 4.8 (250)

Twin Rocks Friends Camp & Conference Center

Quaker Christian overnight coastal camp for kids and teens at Rockaway Beach.

Ages 6–18

Saint Joseph, Andrew County

★★★★½ 4.8 (238)

Camp Geiger

Boy Scouts of America overnight Scout camp near St. Joseph.

Whitewater, Walworth County

★★★★½ 4.8 (210)

Camp Joy

Christian youth camp near Whitewater for ages 7-17 with lakefront activities.

Ages 7–17

New Hartford, Northwest Hills Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.8 (201)

Camp Sequassen, Scouting America

BSA overnight Scout camp on West Hill Pond in New Hartford.

★★★★½ 4.8 (191)

Peoria, Peoria County

Easterseals Central Illinois - Peoria, IL

Nonprofit adaptive camp and recreation for kids with disabilities, birth-21, at Timber Pointe.

Ages 0–17

★★★★½ 4.8 (190)

Chetek, Barron County

Camp Chetek

Christian overnight camp on the Chetek lakes for ages 6-17.

Rhinelander, Oneida County

★★★★½ 4.8 (186)

Tesomas Scout Camp

BSA Scout camp for youth, Crystal Lake Reservation near Rhinelander.

Des Moines Y Camp

400-acre YMCA day & overnight camp near Boone, ages 6-17; classic outdoor activities.

Post Falls, Kootenai County

★★★★½ 4.8 (177)

Ross Point Camp & Conference Center

American Baptist overnight Christian camp on the Spokane River, Post Falls, Idaho.

★★★★½ 4.8 (174)

Townsend, Blount County

Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont

Overnight environmental-science camp inside the Smokies for ages 4-17; financial aid.

Ages 4–17

Dadeville, Tallapoosa County

★★★★½ 4.8 (166)

Camp Alamisco

Seventh-day Adventist overnight camp on Lake Martin for ages 7–16.

Big Lake Youth Camp

Christian overnight camp on a 250-acre lake for ages 7-17, ACA-accredited.

Ages 7–17

East Providence, Providence County

★★★★½ 4.8 (162)

East Providence Recreation Center

East Providence Rec municipal day camp, 8:30am-3:30pm, with free lunch and field trips.

Ages 4–12 · Waterfront

Pittsfield, Berkshire County

★★★★½ 4.5 (17)

Girl's Inc of the Berkshires

Girls-only lakeside day camp, K-age 15, traditional camp plus Girls Inc. programming

Ages 5–15

★★★★½ 4.5 (17)

Sandia, Live Oak County

Camp Zephyr

Christian overnight camp (church-group registration) for ages 11-17 with challenge course, pool and paintball.

Open

Marlinton, Pocahontas County

★★★★½ 4.8 (160)

Camp Twin Creeks: West Virginia's Best Summer Camp

Coed sleepaway camp near Marlinton for ages 7-16 with two-week sessions.

Ages 7–16

★★★★½ 4.8 (150)

Long Beach, Ocean County

Brant Beach Yacht Club

Members-only LBI junior sailing program for ages 7-18, from Optimists up to Club 420 racing.

Ages 7–18

★★★★½ 4.8 (150)

Cascade, Valley County

Trinity Pines Camp & Conference Center

Nazarene overnight camp in Cascade with a challenge course, zip lines and field sports.

Ages 9–17

Springdale, Benton County

★★★★½ 4.8 (148)

AGFC J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center

AGFC nature center in Springdale with free exhibits and youth fish camps.

Ages 10–15

★★★★½ 4.8 (147)

Mountain, Oconto County

Bear Paw Scout Camp

BSA Scouts & Venturing overnight camp on Bear Paw Lake near Mountain.

★★★★½ 4.8 (147)

Hebron, Grafton County

Camp Wicosuta: Best New Hampshire Summer Camp for Girls

Traditional girls' sleepaway camp (ages 7–15); 2- & 4-week sessions.

Ages 7–15