Science Camps

San Mateo, San Mateo County

Stemtree San Mateo

Franchise STEM center in San Mateo with one-on-one camp instruction, grades K-12.

Ages 5–18

Nashville, Davidson County

GROW Enrichment

Outdoor urban-ecology day camp (ages 4-12) at Nashville's Two Rivers Park.

Ages 4–12

Grand Island, Hall County

EPIC Discovery Center

STEAM children's museum with summer camps for grades K–12

Ages 5–18

Bangor, Penobscot County

Challenger Learning Center-Maine

STEM day camps in Bangor with space-mission simulators, grades 1–12

Ages 6–17

Overland Park, Johnson County

Blue Valley Wilderness Science Center

School-district wilderness science summer camps (half-day) in Overland Park.

Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County

Youth Science Center

Nonprofit summer science discovery camp for grades K-8 in Hacienda Heights.

Ages 5–13

Key Largo, Monroe County

MarineLab

Week-long marine science day camp with snorkeling for grades 4-8 in Key Largo

Ages 9–13

Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Borough

★★★★½ 4.8 (60)

Murie Science & Learning Center

NPS learning center hosting Denali Discovery Camp for ages 6-14 with hikes and nature study.

Ages 6–14 · Waterfront · Financial aid

★★★★½ 4.8 (52)

Northbrook, Cook County

Science Investigators

Small-group 2-hour science sessions for grades 3–5; weekly themes, hands-on experiments, $125/week.

Starbase Hawaii

Free DoD STEM program in Keaau for grades 4-6, focused on science and engineering.

Ages 9–12

Newport Beach, Orange County

★★★★½ 4.9 (7)

OCC School of Sailing & Seamanship

College-run weeklong sailing camps in Newport Harbor, ages 6-17; swim check required, scholarships.

Ages 6–17

★★★★½ 4.5 (41)

West Haven, Weber County

DKZ Kinder Academy

Preschool-run Summer Explorers Camp (ages 2–7) with arts, music & science in West Haven.

Ages 2–8

Fort Worth, Tarrant County

★★★★½ 4.8 (39)

Oxford Academy DFW

All-day themed summer camp at a Fort Worth childcare center; ages 3-4 and school-age 5+.

Ages 3+

Mililani, Honolulu County

★★★★½ 4.5 (52)

YMCA of Honolulu - Mililani Branch

YMCA summer day camp in Mililani for kids completing grades K–5, weekdays 7am–5:30pm.

Pomona, Los Angeles County

Discovery Camps @ Cal Poly Pomona

Cal Poly Pomona summer youth day camps, ages 5-14; STEM, horse, robotics & more.

Ft Lauderdale, Broward County

★★★★ 4.4 (5)

Museum of Discovery and Science Camps

Museum STEAM day camp in Fort Lauderdale for grades K-5, with a weekly IMAX film.

$350

per week

★★★★ 4.4 (5)

San Jose, Santa Clara County

Youth Science Institute

Nonprofit nature-science day camps with hikes & live animals (YSI, San Jose–area parks).

Ages 4–11

★★★★½ 4.5 (72)

Celina, Collin County

Amazing Explorers Academy Prosper

STEAM summer camp for ages 5-12 at a Celina preschool; science, inventing and engineering.

Tucson Village Farm

University of Arizona working-farm day camps for ages 5–18, from farming to culinary and arts.

Ages 5–18

★★★★½ 4.8 (29)

Fort Wayne, Allen County

Academy of Sports & Health Centre

Fort Wayne baseball academy hosting summer baseball/softball camps and a baseball-STEM camp.

Ages 6–14

Manchester, Hillsborough County

★★★★½ 4.5 (124)

SEE Science Center

One-week STEM day camps at a Manchester science museum, ages 7–14.

Ages 7–14

Billings, Yellowstone County

★★★★½ 4.5 (223)

Granite Health and Fitness (Granite Sport)

Fitness-club half-day summer camp in Billings for ages 4–12

Ages 4–12

★★★★½ 4.5 (248)

Fairfax, Fairfax County

Children's Science Center Lab

Themed STEM camps at a children's science museum, rising grades 1-5, 9am-3pm weekly.

Ages 6–11

Helena, Lewis and Clark County

★★★★½ 4.5 (279)

ExplorationWorks

Half-day STEM summer camps at Helena's science museum for ages 4 and up

Ages 4–13

★★★★½ 4.5 (366)

Alamogordo, Otero County

Alameda Park Zoo

Zoo Junior Zookeeper half-day summer camp for kids ages 6-12.

Ages 6–12

San Antonio, Bexar County

★★★★½ 4.5 (1539)

The DoSeum

Children's-museum summer camps in San Antonio, ages 3-11; STEM, arts and literacy themes.

Ages 3–11

Medicine Park, Comanche County

★★★★½ 4.5 (1886)

Medicine Park Aquarium and Natural Sciences Center

Science and nature summer camps (ages 8-14) at a Medicine Park aquarium.

Ages 8–14

★★★★½ 4.5 (1938)

Hampton, Hampton city

Virginia Air & Space Science Center

NASA-themed science day camp, grades K-8, 9am-3pm, with before and after care available.

Columbia, Richland County

★★★★½ 4.5 (2719)

EdVenture

Children's-museum summer day camp, ages 5–10, mixing science and art.

Ages 5–10

Nashville, Davidson County

★★★★½ 4.5 (3668)

Adventure Science Center

Week-long STEM summer camps for kids ages 5–14 at Nashville's Adventure Science Center.

Pacific Science Center

100+ science day camps for PreK-8 across six sites, with sensory-friendly options.

Ages 4–14

Portland, Multnomah County

★★★★½ 4.5 (7558)

OMSI

OMSI science day and overnight camps for grades 2-12 in Portland and beyond.

Ages 7–17

Meade County, Meade County

★★★★½ 4.5 (10303)

Ellsworth Air Force base Youth Center

Military-base summer day camp for youth ages 5-12 at Ellsworth AFB, with a choice-based program.

Ages 5–12

Hattiesburg, Forrest County

★★★★ 4.3 (3)

Oseola Mc Carty Youth

Free four-week summer camp in Hattiesburg for Pre-K-12th with academics and service.

Ages 4–17

★★★★½ 4.8 (21)

Bel Air, Harford County

Challenge Island belair/whitemarsh

STEM/STEAM day camp in Bel Air for ages 4–14 with themed engineering challenges.

New Hampshire Academy of Science

Lab-research summer science camp for middle/high schoolers in Lyme.

Ages 11–17

Wallingford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region

★★★★★ 5.0 (3)

CT STEM Academy

STEM day camps (ages 5-14) including robotics, in Wallingford; full- and part-day programs.

Sheridan, Sheridan County

★★★★★ 5.0 (3)

Science Kids

Sheridan nonprofit outdoor-science summer classes for ages 6-14; scholarships.

Ages 6–14 · Waterfront · Financial aid

★★★★★ 5.0 (3)

Northbrook, Cook County

Noggin Builders

Half-day STEM camps (9am–12pm) in Northbrook for PreK–5th; LEGO engineering, coding, chemistry.

Ages 3–14

Falmouth, Cumberland County

★★★★ 4.4 (7)

Cazadero, Sonoma County

Farm Camp

Traditional coed overnight camp, ages 8-17, on a 500-acre Sonoma redwoods farm.

$2600–$9800

total

★★★★ 4.4 (9)

DaVinci Experience

Science-and-arts day camp for ages 4–10 (CIT 11–14) with themed STEM weeks.

Smyrna Clayton Boys & Girls Club

Boys & Girls Club summer day camp (ages 5–13) in Smyrna with sports and field trips.

Ages 5–13 · Financial aid

Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County

★★★★½ 4.8 (8)

StemFit Kids Family Fun Center

Glen Burnie STEM-and-sports day camp for ages 4–10 at an indoor family fun center.

Ages 4–10

Frederick, Frederick County

Camp Invention

Week-long STEM day camp for grades K-6, part of the national Camp Invention program.

Ages 5–11

San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County

Supercharged Science

San Luis Obispo homeschool science curriculum publisher; only an online e-camp is current.

Ages 4–18

Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County

CalKids Learning Academy

Private-academy full-day summer camp (Pre-K-6) in Santa Clarita; aid available.

San Francisco, San Francisco County

Spy Camp

Espionage-themed STEAM day camp in SF with spy games, sports and martial arts.

Wilmington, New Castle County

The Tatnall School

Private-school day camp, ages 3–18: traditional camp, sports, arts and swim.

Ages 3–18 · Waterfront · Financial aid

Seattle, King County

Computing Kids

K-8 computer science camps in Scratch, web design and Java around Seattle.