Outdoors &amp; Nature Camps

Stone Harbor, Cape May County

★★★★ 4.3 (8)

Yacht Club of Stone Harbor

Members-only youth camp with sailing, kayaking, swimming, crafts and nature over seven weeks.

★★★★½ 4.7 (35)

Southold, Suffolk County

Peconic Dunes 4-H Camp

Cornell 4-H camp on Long Island Sound, ages 6-16, with one-week overnight and day sessions and marine science.

Ages 6–16

★★★★ 4.4 (45)

Sublimity, Marion County

YMCA Camp Silver Creek

YMCA traditional overnight camp (ages 7-17) in Sublimity since 1938.

Ages 7–17

Johnson County, Johnson County

★★★★ 4.4 (45)

Pinecrest Camp

Christian & Missionary Alliance overnight camp near Ozone.

★★★★½ 4.7 (33)

Oakland, Alameda County

Afterguard Sailing Academy

Youth sailing camp on the Oakland Estuary with 1- to 5-week sessions in dinghies and keelboats.

Bloomfield, Dawson County

★★★★½ 4.7 (32)

Eastern Montana Bible Camp

Non-denominational Christian overnight youth camp near Bloomfield, Montana.

★★★★½ 4.7 (32)

Clinton, Davis County

Kool Kidz Adventure Academy

Clinton childcare center's themed school-age summer camp (grades 1-6) plus preschool camps

Ages 2–12

Los Gatos, Santa Cruz County

★★★★ 4.4 (48)

Camp Loma

Rustic redwood-forest group camp facility near Los Gatos; overnight camps and retreats.

Georgetown, El Dorado County

★★★★½ 4.7 (30)

Forward Bible Conference

Christian overnight youth camp in Georgetown with age- and gender-specific weeks.

Locust Grove, Mayes County

Camp Garland

Boy Scouts council camp on 600 wooded acres with Cub Scout resident camp and shooting sports.

Cloudcroft, Otero County

Boy Scouts of America Camp Dale Resler

BSA Yucca Council Scout camp at Cloudcroft for registered Scouting units.

Mt. Juliet, Wilson County

Big Fish Academy LLC-Mt Juliet location

Mt. Juliet faith-based Christian summer day camp with outdoor games and crafts.

Ellsworth, Hancock County

Ellsworth YMCA, Wiggins Center; a branch of the Downeast Family YMCA

YMCA summer day camps for entering-K through grade 8 in the Ellsworth area.

Ages 5–14

Schwenksville, Montgomery County

★★★★ 4.4 (50)

Camp Rainbow, Inc.

Free/low-cost nonprofit overnight camp for income-eligible kids ages 7-15.

Ages 7–15

Summersville, Nicholas County

★★★★ 4.4 (50)

Wild Ridge - A Young Life Camp

Young Life Christian adventure camp on the Gauley River near Summersville.

★★★★½ 4.7 (28)

Sherrill, Dubuque County

Camp Albrecht Acres

Residential special-needs respite camp near Sherrill with 24-hour nursing, for all ages.

★★★★½ 4.7 (27)

Des Moines, Polk County

Willowbrook Bible Camp

Christian summer bible camp in east Des Moines with elementary-age faith programming.

Terra Alta, Preston County

★★★★½ 4.7 (27)

Camp Galilee

Church of the Brethren overnight camp near Terra Alta for grades K-12.

★★★★½ 4.7 (27)

Rice Lake, Barron County

L.E. Phillips Scout Reservation

BSA overnight Scout reservation on five lakes near Rice Lake

★★★★½ 4.7 (26)

Beals, Washington County

Downeast Institute

Hands-on marine science day camp at a coastal research station on Great Wass Island.

★★★★½ 4.7 (26)

Sanford, Lee County

Ingram Family YMCA

YMCA day camp (Camp Voyager) with weekly themes and daily swim

Ages 3–14

Otero County, Otero County

★★★★ 4.4 (53)

Wehinahpay Mountain Camp

Historic BSA mountain summer camp in the Lincoln National Forest for Scouts.

Ages 11–17

★★★★ 4.4 (53)

Lacey, Thurston County

Gwinwood Retreat Center

Lakeside Christian retreat site in Lacey hosting overnight church camps, entering grades 2 to 12.

Ages 7–18

Adamsville, McNairy County

★★★★ 4.4 (53)

Coon Creek Science Center

Hands-on fossil and earth-science summer camps for kids at a UT Martin science center.

Greenfield, Hillsborough County

★★★★½ 4.7 (25)

Brantwood Camp

Nonprofit sponsored overnight camp, ages 10–15, for youth who might not otherwise attend.

Ages 10–15

★★★★ 4.4 (55)

Moberly, Randolph County

White Oak Christian Camp

Christian youth summer camp near Moberly, Missouri

★★★★½ 4.7 (24)

Lake Delton, Sauk County

JCC Chicago - Camp Chi (Summer)

Jewish overnight camp near Wisconsin Dells for grades 2–11; ACA-accredited, 600 acres.

Ages 7–17

Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County

★★★★ 4.4 (58)

Boothbay Region YMCA

YMCA day camp for ages 3-14 with sports, swimming, arts and outdoor adventure.

Ages 3–14

★★★★ 4.4 (59)

Weymouth, Norfolk County

South Shore Yacht Club

Weymouth yacht club with a junior sailing program; ages and schedule not published.

Griswold, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★½ 4.7 (21)

Camp Wightman

Christian overnight camp on Billings Lake for ages 6-16 with swimming and boating.

Ages 6–16

★★★★ 4.4 (64)

Aptos, Santa Cruz County

UCCR-Web of Life (WOLF) School at Monte Toyon

Nature day and residential outdoor-science camp (K-12) at Camp Monte Toyon, Aptos.

Minneapolis, Hennepin County

★★★★½ 4.7 (20)

Harold Mezile North Community YMCA

YMCA of the North day camp for ages 4-14 at the Harold Mezile North Community YMCA.

Ages 4–14

Burlington, Alamance County

★★★★ 4.4 (67)

Fairchild Community Center

Municipal Parks & Rec day camp with field trips, games and outdoor play, ages 6-12

Ages 6–12

★★★★ 4.4 (67)

Biloxi, Harrison County

Camp Wilkes

Nonprofit 89-acre youth camp in Biloxi with cabins, pool and nature programs for ages 6-17.

Ages 6–17

Randolph, Pontotoc County

★★★★ 4.4 (70)

Camp Yocona

Boy Scouts overnight resident camp with waterfront, shooting sports and COPE course.

★★★★½ 4.7 (18)

Geary, Blaine County

Lariat Creek Christian Camp

Christian overnight camp near Geary with sports and cabins

★★★★★ 5.0 (33)

Pulaski, Scott County

Timber Creek Camp

Christ-centered overnight camp/retreat on 300 forest acres near Pulaski, hosting group camps.

Woodstock, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★★ 5.0 (33)

YMCA Camp Woodstock

YMCA sleep-away (7-16) and day camp (6-12) on a Connecticut lake.

Ages 6–16

Baltimore, Baltimore city

★★★★ 4.4 (76)

Camps Airy & Louise

Sister Jewish overnight camps (boys/girls), ages 7-17, in the Catoctin Mountains

Ages 7–17

★★★★ 4.3 (9)

Longmont, Weld County

Community Sailing of Colorado

Nonprofit youth sailing camps ages 5-17, with a Boulder windsurf, SUP and kayak option for ages 9+.

Mount Desert, Hancock County

Northeast Harbor Sailing School

Nonprofit youth sailing & rowing school on Mount Desert Island; full-day classes.

Little Rock, Saline County

Healing Hooves

Little Rock nonprofit equine-assisted learning with children's camps and therapeutic riding.

Temple, Carroll County

God's Farm

Free faith-based farm camp near Atlanta, ages 5-18, day and overnight, for underserved youth.

Ages 5–18

Penokee, Graham County

Goddard Place

Free weekend overnight summer camps for grades 7–12 on a Penokee, KS homestead.

NC UM Camp & Retreat Ministries, Inc.

United Methodist nonprofit running three ACA-accredited Christian overnight camps in NC.

Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Palmer LifeWays

Waldorf-inspired Palmer childcare with summer day camps including a nature Garden Camp.

The Battlefield at Butter and Egg Adventures

Troy outdoor adventure park with a summer day camp for kids ages 5 and up.

Oakland, Alameda County

Camp Acta Non Verba (ANV)

Nonprofit urban-farm day camp, ages 5-11, in East Oakland with camperships.

Birmingham, Jefferson County

Children's Harbor

Free overnight camps for seriously ill children on Lake Martin, medically staffed.