Ultimate Guide to Summer Camps in the DC Area 2025

Who’s ready for summer?! It feels like the summer camps rush is always so intense. Thankfully there are plenty of amazing options for our kids to make the most of their time off school.

Check out our Ultimate Guide to Summer Camps in the DC area for all you need to know about camps in our area.

Be sure to scroll all the way down to check out the comprehensive lists of summer camps in the tabs at the bottom of the page!

Summer Camp sign up tips:

• Be sure to check in with your child to see what summer camps they are most interested in doing and what skills they may want to learn.
• Reach out to school friends or summer camp friends about coordinating weeks together. Having a buddy is always fun, however, these camps are a great way to make new friends too!
• Sign up for summer camps before they sell out and join their mailing list so you know right when they open.
• Budget for summer camps by perhaps doing an expensive camp and then a couple of more budget friendly camps.
• Get excited for summer camp! These businesses have worked hard to create a fun, engaging environment to help our kids have an amazing summer.

Have fun building an amazing Summer for your children!

NES is distinct in being a professionally run preschool with an eye to individualized attention in a warm, friendly setting.

Our beautiful large Montessori classrooms feature the smallest amount of preschool students while still having the same number of professionals per child.

14 weeks of Science Experiments, Outdoor Exploration and Lots of Outdoor Fun every toddler will LOVE!

Come join Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool Summer Camp 2025 we explore science in a fun and educational camp! With different themes every week that complement our STEM-heavy Montessori curriculum both inside our classrooms and outside, all summer long.

Learn more at our upcoming Open House on January 30. Register here!

Camp Dates:
May 27 – August 28, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 2 – 5

Looking for a summer full of fun, growth, and unforgettable memories? DC Way’s Summer Camp is the perfect adventure for your young athlete or artist! With three convenient locations, this camp combines the excitement of soccer with the creativity of art, offering something for everyone.

Led by experienced coaches, the program helps participants build essential soccer skills, develop teamwork, and boost confidence through dynamic and engaging activities designed for all levels. Meanwhile, art and creativity classes allow children to unleash their imagination with projects inspired by soccer and cultures from around the world.

DC Way’s inclusive environment ensures every participant feels supported, inspired, and ready to shine. Registration is open now, and Early Bird discounts are available for a limited time. Don’t miss the chance to secure your spot in this incredible summer experience – sign up today!

Camp Dates:
Weekly camps June 16 – August 22, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 4 – 13

For over 25 years, Headfirst Summer Camps has been the go-to summer camp for kids ages 3-13 in the Washington, DC, area. Our thoughtfully designed curriculum enhances personal growth through the joy of play, making each day a new opportunity for exploration. We create vibrant, hands-on learning environments that ignite inspiration and foster curiosity.

Every week, campers are immersed in an engaging narrative that captivates their imagination and equips them to face various challenges. They learn the value of teamwork as they work together to achieve shared goals, all while experiencing valuable lessons in a fun and engaging way.

Founded in 1996, Headfirst is a proud family-owned business deeply rooted in the Washington, DC, community. Choose us for an unforgettable summer filled with growth, learning, and adventure.

Camp Dates:
June 9 – August 15, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 5 – 13

We seek to develop your child’s best qualities and provide all of the things that are needed for kids to enjoy a fun and engaging camp experience. A Washington, D.C. area institution since the 1950s, we offer a safe environment that’s perfect for campers to freely explore and enjoy their favorite activities with friends.

Barrie Camp provides a range of traditional and new activities that make each summer unique. Through hands-on experience, collaboration, and diversity of thought and culture, campers are encouraged to be themselves, try new things, explore, accept challenges, and find joy in all that they do.

Camp Dates:
Weekly sessions from June 16 – August 8, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 3.5 – 14

Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s Camp has put kids in charge–allowing campers to choose from a variety of activities in real-time, including sewing, stop-motion animation, coding & gaming, sports & recreation, maker crafts, water play, baking, and more.

As children are empowered to make their own choices at camp, they discover new reserves of confidence, resiliency, and creativity as they learn to make course corrections & trust themselves and as they go.

Families can buy any number of days, to use at any time–no weekly reservations required. Or, buy a Summer Pass, which covers the whole season. Either way, any unused Passes are automatically refunded at summer’s end.

Lunch, snacks & all hours (8am–6pm) included.

Camp Dates:
June 16 – August 15, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 4 – 12

Camp Under the Stars is an overnight summer camp located in the Prince William National Forest in Dumfries, Virginia.

Our overnight camp program is designed for first-time campers and those who have camped before. Camp activities include art, STEM, waterfall walks, campfire meals, hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, library, yoga, and outside play.

Throughout all our camp programming, campers learn to treat each other with kindness, use empathy, include others, and take care of the natural world.

Our mission is to provide a supportive, inclusive camp community that values each child’s uniqueness, celebrates our differences, and respects nature and the planet.

Camp Dates:
July 6 – 12, 2025
July 13 – 19, 2025
July 20 – 22, 2025
July 27 – August 2, 2025
August 3 – 9, 2025

Camper Ages:
Two-night camp program: Ages 5 – 9
One-week camp program: Ages 6 – 13
Leadership program: Ages 13 – 17

Adventure’s Summer Musical Theatre Camp allows students experience musical theatre in a fun, full-day camp that culminates in a performance of a musical for family and friends!

Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) educates and inspires new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences.

In these two-week camps, students experience musical theatre in a fun, full-day camp that culminates in a performance of a musical for family and friends!

Camp Dates:
Two-week sessions between June 23 – August 22, 2025

Camper Ages:
Rising Grades 1 – 6

YOUTH SUMMER CAMP:
Love Greek Mythology and performance? Join Synetic Theater Summer Camp! Campers will bring myths like Orpheus and Eurydice, Hercules, and Medusa to life through mime, dance and physical theater. Designed for all skill Levels, the camp offers creativity, skill-building, and a final showcase. Sign up today for an unforgettable summer!

SUMMER TEEN CONSERVATORY:
This 3-week program offers training in Synetic’s unique physical theater methods, including mime, dance, clowning, acrobatics and stage combat. Led by Vato Tsikurishvili, students will collaborate on re-imagining Synetic’s wordless production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ideal for aspiring performers, Synetic Teen Conservatory is a vital step in your artistic journey.

Camp Dates:
Youth Summer Camp
Myths in Movement
June 23 – August 22 (1-week sessions)

Summer Teen Conservatory
Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 21 – August 8 (3-week session)

Camper and Conservatory Ages:
Rising 1st through teens.

The Player Progression Academy (PPA) is a premier youth sports organization serving Washington, DC, and Montgomery County, Maryland. With over 5,000 players aged 3 to 18 participating annually, PPA has a place for everyone, with programs in soccer, basketball, and futsal.

PPA Soccer & Hoops Day Camps combine convenience for parents with excitement for campers. Open to players of all levels, each week offers themes all designed to make sure each camper gets a great sports experience with skill development, team building, water fun, and more!

Register today to secure your spot!

Camp Dates:
June 6 – August 22, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 6 – 12

Club SciKidz offers science and technology summer camps for children ages 4-12.

We offer more than 50 unique full-day, week-long programs. Every week, campers participate in 20 different hands-on activities and experiments themed to the topic of each program.

Our summer camps provide campers with a summer full of fun and learning!

Camp Dates:
Maryland:
June 16 – August 1, 2025 (no camp the week of June 30)

Chantilly: Weeks of June 23, July 7, July 14, July 21m and July 28, 2025

Arlington: Weeks of July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, and August 4, 2025

Camper Ages:
Rising PreK – 8th grade (must be 4 years old by first day of camp)

Love Percy Jackson? You’ll love Mythik Camps!

At Camp Half-Blood (rising 2nd-6th) and Camp Jupiter (rising 6th-9th), your demigod will spend the summer exploring mythologies from around the world, solving puzzles and riddles, hunting for clues, forging fantastic Hero Gear, strategizing through challenges, and, of course, sword fighting! Our campers don’t just play pretend or read about heroes, but join together on a quest to journey into the unknown and become the writers of their own stories.

Will you answer the call to adventure? Join us for Summer 2025, the Year of Misunderstood Monsters!

Camp Dates:
SUMMER 2025: June 23-August 15

Camper Ages:
Camp Half-Blood: Rising 2nd-6th grades
Camp Jupiter: Rising 6th-9th grades

The Bar-T Ranch is a 12-acre farm in Montgomery County, perfect for summer adventures. Campers can enjoy a challenge course, climbing wall, ziplines, manicured sports fields, a renovated pool, a 25ft playground, music and drama, arts and crafts, archery, specialty camps, and more!

With transportation options and extended care, Bar-T makes camp convenient for families.

Looking for variety? Bar-T also offers 8 additional camp locations filled with summer fun under the sun!

Camp Dates:
Available in weekly sessions from June 16 – August 21, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 5 – 13

Voted as one of the BEST SUMMER CAMPS by Bethesda Magazine and Washington City Paper Readers’ Polls again and again, Young Artists of America®’s Summer Performing Arts Intensives (SPAI) offer a rigorous and inspirational environment for elementary school, middle school, high school, and rising college students interested in growing their musical theatre skills in voice, acting, and dance from the region’s top performing arts faculty! Learn more at www.yaa.org/summer

Camp Dates:
June and July with various programs and dates

Camper Ages:
Rising Grade 3 to Rising College Freshmen

Camp Dates:
One week sessions starting June 9^th in Virginia and June 16^th in Maryland

Camper Ages:
6-12 at all locations. Teen camp ages 12-18 at Bethesda only

With locations in both Arlington and Springfield, VA, Perfect Pointe’s half and full-day summer dance camps include the perfect blend of fun, technique, creativity, and inspiration for ages 3-6 and 7-12, plus technique intensives for serious dancers age 8-18.

Weekly themes include DMagical Moves, Fairytale Adventures, Super Hero Camp, Broadway Bound-Oz!, Boppin’ with Bluey, Hip Hop & Tumble, In My Dancin’ Era, and more! Each day includes a variety of classes, crafts, games, and activities, and every week culminates with a performance for family and friends.

Come join the fun! Sibling dscounts and multi-camp discounts available!

Camp Dates:
June 23 – August 15, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 3 – 18

Join Musicfully this summer June 23-June 27th for our hit Broadway musical Willy Wonka. Every day at Camp Musicfully will be packed full of fun and learning. Our campers will get the full experience of being in a show: the backstage process; musical numbers with choreography; creating costumes, props, scenery, and final performance. It will be the performance of a lifetime!

Join us! Ages 4-12 and an aftercare program is available.

Awesome Teachers, Awesome experience: Under the guidance of our highly skilled and experienced teachers, campers learn valuable theater arts skills in acting, singing, movement, and production design, all while rehearsing for their performance.

Camp Dates:
June 23 – 27, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 4 – 12

Located in the mountains of western North Carolina, Timberlake is a Christian summer camp for boys. We strive not only to provide a summer of fun and recreation but, in a larger sense, to develop a boy’s character so that they will be stronger mentally, physically and spiritually.

Boys ages 6-16 are invited to join us for a summer of growth, friendship, and adventure. Sessions are two or four weeks long. Activities include rock climbing, kayaking, paintball, archery, riflery, mountain biking, fishing, basketball, pickleball, camping, canoeing, disc golf, fencing, riflery and more.

Join us this summer!

Camp Dates:
June 2 – August 7, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 6 – 16

Sports, gardening, and arts & crafts galore!

Creek walks, water play, and so much more!

Geneva Summer Camp for Young Children brings all this to children aged 2 – 6.5 years in a joyful celebration of weekly themes.

Monday through Friday we offer:

Before Care: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Program: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm or 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
After Care: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Encouraging a lifelong love of learning, Geneva Day School provides exceptional classes and extraordinary programs to young children.

Program Dates:
June 2 – August 1, 2025

Participant Ages:
Ages 2 – 6.5

iGen Educational Academy inspires children and enhances their 21st-century skills through project-based and digital learning focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM).

Campers, affectionately called iGeners, participate in exciting activities such as robotics, makerspace projects, coding, team-building exercises, LEGO creations, art projects, and hands-on science experiments.

Each day, iGeners take a “brain break” to enjoy recess at a local park. Once a week, they head out on field trips that rotate between adventurous, educational, and just plain fun destinations.

At iGen, every activity is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, making learning a joyful experience for every child.

Camp Dates:
June 23 – August 22, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 4 – 10 years

As a Reggio inspired preschool, we value the image of the child as capable and intelligent. We listen to and honor the children’s ideas and opinions, empowering them to articulate their thinking through The Hundred Languages.

The mission of St. John’s Preschool is to celebrate children’s depth of wonder and joy in the world, and to collaborate with them and their families in their explorations.

We seek to form a bridge to the wider community, reflect its diversity, and support the full potential of childhood.

Program Dates:
Session I: June 16 – 27, 2025
Session II: June 30 – July 11, 2025
Session III: July 14 – 25, 2025

Participant Ages:
Ages 2.5 – 7

Welcome to Forest Camp at Prince William Forest Park, where campers in grades 2-6 connect with nature, make lifelong friends and explore the great outdoors!

Forest Camp is a week-long summer day camp by NatureBridge, a proud partner of the National Park Service. Our summer camp offers campers an unforgettable opportunity to explore the wonders of the natural world. Forest Campers explore wildlife, venture through creek beds and watersheds, get close encounters with animals in their natural habitat, and hike forest trails to the stunning Quantico Cascades.

Convenient drop-offs and pick-ups, as well as before and after care are available.

Camp Dates:
June 23 – August 1, 2025

Camper Ages:
Grades 2 – 6

Leap into the magic of musical theater this summer. Young artists in grades 2–9 will spend the day singing, dancing, acting, and learning the history of musical theater in America. Four sessions – each with a different theme – will inspire your camper to find joy in performance and self-confidence with their peers.

Musical theater camp options at Theater J include: The Wizard of Oz, Jr. (three week intensive); Summer Spooktacular (one week session); Kids in Charge (one week session), and Fairy Tale Fantasy (one week session). Each session will culminate with a performance for families and friends, followed by a celebration.

Camp Dates:
July – August, 2025

Camper Ages:
Rising 2nd – rising 9th grades

Discover the Ultimate Summer Adventure at BuildMoCamps.com!

Join us for an unforgettable summer packed with hands-on STEM experiences! At BuildMoCamps, kids explore robotics, 3D printing, coding, soldering, and creative design in a fun, collaborative environment. Our expert instructors guide campers through exciting projects that spark imagination and build problem-solving skills. Whether creating custom inventions in our makerspace or racing self-built robots, every camper leaves inspired and empowered. Perfect for curious minds who love to build, create, and explore!

Spaces fill fast—register now at BuildMoCamps.com and make this summer one to remember!

Camp Dates:
June 16 – August 15, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 5 – 16

Looking for an unforgettable summer experience? WISummer at Washington International School offers beginner and immersive French and Spanish language programs for Pre-K through Grade 6, along with travel adventures for Grades 5-10.

In small group settings, campers enjoy personalized learning through hands-on projects, games, and cultural activities that make language fun and engaging. Participants dive into language through songs, crafts, cooking, and more, all while building friendships and exploring global cultures. With plenty of camp classics sprinkled throughout, there’s something for everyone.

Families can choose from six one-week sessions (full-day). WISummer is where language truly comes to life!

Camp Dates:
Session 1: June 16 – 20, 2025 (no camp June 19)
Session 2: June 23 – 27, 2025
Session 3: June 30 – July 2, 2025 (no camp July 3 and 4)
Session 4: July 7 – 11, 2025
Session 5: July 14 – 18, 2025
Session 6: July 21 – 25, 2025

Camper Ages:
Rising Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 10

Dance the summer away at Encore Performers! The season is packed with 13 exciting full and half-day camps for every student, from first-time dancer to pre-professional performer.

Offering jazz, tap, musical theater, contemporary, and hip hop dance styles, our camps give your dancer the opportunity to explore movement in a fun and supportive environment. Encore camps provide creativity, performance opportunities, and growth for any young dancer, from exploring movement through imagination in our Princess Academy to learning choreography and technique from Broadway professionals in the Broadway Dance Intensive.

Whatever your style, spend the summer dancing at Encore!

Camp Dates:
June 14 – 17, 2025: Broadway Dance Intensive
June 16 – 20, 2025: Decades of Dance & Tik Tok Hip Hop
June 23 – 27, 2025: Summer Showcase – In the Spotlight
June 30 – July 3, 2025: Pop Star Hip Hop
July 7 – 11, 2025: Musical Mashup – Broadway Bound & Music Video Hip Hop
July 8 – 10, 2025: Princess Academy
July 14 – 18, 2025: Dancing Through Life & Tik Tok Hip Hop
July 21 – 25, 2025: Pop Star Hip Hop & Surf’s Up
July 22 – 24, 2025: Dance Mode!

Camper Ages:
Ages 4 – 18

For 74 years, Camp Rim Rock has provided a place where girls from around the world spend a summer filled with fun, friendship and new opportunities in a caring environment.

During a 2-week session, the girls will participate in Horseback Riding, Performing Arts, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Aquatics.

We are accredited by the ACA and located less than 2 hours from D.C. on 500 beautiful acres. Our sessions run from the middle of June through the middle of August.

Camp Dates:
June 15 – 21, 2025
June 22 – July 5, 2025
July 6 – 29, 2025
July 30 – August 2, 2025
August 3 – 9, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 6 – 15

Preschool and Kindergarten-aged children will spend their days following a gentle rhythm that includes helping prepare their snacks, storytime, and imaginative play.

Rising Grades 1-4 can choose between Waldorf Adventure Camp which includes exploring local parks and swimming holes and Waldorf Discovery Camp which focuses on sharing stories, doing art and handwork projects, cooking and gardening, and plenty of unstructured play.

Rising Grades 5-8 can spend a week clowning around in Circus Camp, honing basketball skills, sharpening cooking skills, creating a comic strip, making/dyeing yarn and crocheting, and more!

High School students can join Chef Eron for advanced cooking.

Camp Dates:
June 16 – July 25, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 3 – 18

Experience a fun and interactive French immersion camp for children between 5 and 12!

Each week features a theme with playful, educational activities that will make learning French a fun game and thrilling experience. Our goal is to recreate a natural language environment, in which the children will learn easily and quickly through language instruction, artistic activities, and games.

The camps are intended for all levels of proficiency, and non-French speakers will also be in full immersion. Children will be grouped based on age and level of French language proficiency for language activities.

Camp Dates:
July 7 – August 15, 2025

Camper Ages:
Ages 5 – 13