Here's a list of camps where kids can have fun and learn.
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1. Abacus Brain Gym summer camps help students hone their math skills through brain training. Additional activities include logic puzzles and brain teasers.
Ages: 4-12
Dates: June 5-Aug. 25
Cost: $270 per week (half day)
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8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 124, Austin
512-775-0454
2. Art + Academy uses small groups and professional teachers to unlock campers’ creativity and take their art skills to the next level through in-person and online camps.
Ages: 5-17
Dates: June 5-Aug. 11
Cost: $180-$355 per week
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Lakeway: 2300 Lohmans Spur, Ste. 190, Austin
Southwest Austin: 5424 W. Hwy. 290,
Ste. 110, Austin
512-812-8070
3. ATX Kids Club offers year-round educational and health-focused field trips using Austin’s bus system. Summer camps focus on weekly themes, including nature, arts, Texas, diversity, health, fitness and service opportunities.
Ages: 4-12
Dates: May 30-Aug. 18
Cost: $425 per week
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Drop-off and pickup locations:
Pease Park, 1100 Kingsbury St., Austin
512-234-5437
4. Austin Yacht Club offers several sessions throughout the summer for sailing camps. The Junior Sailing Summer Camp is for children ages 8-16 to learn how to pilot small sailboats and eventually develop the skills for a sailboat race. The PB&J summer camp is for children ages 5-8 to get comfortable on the water with simple and safe hands-on learning.
Ages: 5-16
Dates: May 27-July 28
Cost: PB&J: $75 (member), $115 (nonmember); junior sailing: $500 (member), $650 (nonmember); all prices per session
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5906 Beacon Drive, Austin
512-266-1336
www.austinyachtclub.net/camp-
5. Badgerdog Creative Writing Camps is led by professional writers to inspire focus on reading and writing, exercise creativity, and help campers make friends. The Austin Library Foundation offers half-day, two-week and three-week workshops in person at various locations.
Ages: 8-17
Dates: June 5-23, July 10-28
Cost: $400-$575 per week
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Trinity Episcopal Church
3901 Bee Caves Road, Austin
512-542-0076
www.austinlibrary.org/
6. The Bee Cave Arts Foundation summer camp teaches painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpting through projects. Every week, the camp holds a kids art show to display their creations.
Ages: 5-11
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $255 (half day), $510 (full day) per week
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12700 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. T125, Austin
512-522-9467
www.beecavearts.foundation/
7. Camp Peniel campers join a “tribe” that will be led by “chiefs” or “maidens” at this Christian-based day camp program. Camp Peniel offers two weeklong day camps including activities such as crafts, pony rides, story time, archery, canoe races, fishing and more at Lakeway City Park.
Ages: 6-11
Dates: June 19-23, July 17-21
Cost: $185 per week
DAY
502 Hurst Creek Road, Lakeway
800-848-1731
www.camppeniel.org/satellite-
8. Art camps at Cordovan Art School are tailored for creative kids of all skill levels. Cordovan offers more than 40 themed camps that use a variety of mixed media.
Ages: 5-16
Dates: May 30-Aug. 18
Cost: $204-$399 (half-day camps), $344-$599 (full day) per week
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8108 Mesa Drive, Ste. B-102, Austin
737-300-1200
9. Crayola Image Arts Academy sends campers on a cultural adventure to learn about different people and cultures while making unique creations, such as drums, masks, canvases, gift bags and more. In-person weeklong full-day and half-day options are available along with virtual options.
Ages: 5-12
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $200-$390 per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway
Lakeway Elementary, 1701 Lohmans Crossing Road, Austin
Steiner Ranch Bella Mar Center, 12401 Bella Mar Trail, Austin
512-892-1143
10. Eanes ISD is offering summer enrichment classes and a Summer Blast all-day camp program this summer with a focus on arts, science, technology, cooking, drones and several other areas, depending upon the camp or class.
Ages: 4-12
Dates: May 30-Aug. 4
Cost: varies by camp
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Various Eanes ISD campuses
512-732-9045
11. Electric Avenue Athletics is offering 11 camps over the summer, including Space Camp, Animal Planet Camp, Under the Sea Camp, Dinosaur Week and several others. Campers will attend a field trip or special learning event for one day of the weeklong camp.
Ages: 5-11
Dates: May 30-Aug. 15
Cost: $270-$450 per week, depending on camp duration
A+, DAY, SP
5200 Electric Ave., Bldg. 2, Spicewood
512-910-8989
12. ESTEAM Learning Labs camps provide hands-on opportunities to learn about science, technology, engineering, art and math. Programs include Lego robotics, coding, engineering, technology, animation, video production, drones, forensic science and more.
Ages: 5-17
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $195-$450 per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek
Lakeway Elementary School, 1701 Lohmans Crossing Road, Austin
512-740-3024
www.esteamlearninglabs.com/
13. Hill Country Indoor is hosting 11 themed Wipeout Camps along with all-sport and several sport-specific camps. Students in Wipeout Camps participate in sports, recreational games, climbing, crafts and more, while sport-specific camps include basketball, soccer and pickleball.
Ages: 5-10
Dates: May 30-Aug. 15
Cost: Wipeout: $375 (members), $425 (nonmembers); half-day sports: $240 (member), $265 (nonmember); full-day sports: $350 (member), $400 (nonmember); prices per week
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13875 Bee Cave Parkway, Bee Cave
512-263-4144
14. Kidventure has camps for children entering prekindergarten through fifth grade. Camp activities include creative writing, yoga, archery, tag, and other educational and athletic activities.
Ages: 3-10
Dates: June 5-Aug. 11
Cost: $340 per week
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Lakeway: Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek Road, Lakeway
Barton Creek: 1314 Patterson Road, Austin
Bee Cave: 903 Highlands Blvd., Austin
512-263-8992
15. Lake Travis ISD is hosting a series of enrichment summer camps focused around games, fine arts, dance, sports, cooking, robotics, science, technology, math and more for children who have completed prekindergarten through 12th grade.
Ages: 4-17
Dates: May 3-July 21
Cost: $120-$400 per week
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Multiple LTISD campus locations
512-533-6011
www.ltisdschools.org/
16. Life Ki-Do Martial Arts is holding six weeklong martial arts camps for all experience levels, including a Power Ninja Camp and a Samurai Camp. Students will participate in obstacle courses, martial arts drills and games; do work with kung fu swords; and more.
Ages: 5-11
Dates: June 12-July 28
Cost: $175-$199 per week
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3636 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 212, Austin
512-327-2900
17. My Time Kids Academy features weekly themes, events and guests as well as bounce houses and splash days. Activities also include a nature curriculum, STEM exploration, gymnastics, music, art and outdoor activities and games.
Ages: potty-trained - 8 years
Dates: June 5-30 & July 10-Aug. 4
Cost: $192-$363 per week
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My Time Kids Academy 1, 3698 FM 620 South, Bee Cave
512-291-7730
My Time Kids Academy 2, 3001 Bee Creek Rd., Spicewood
512-518-4151
www.mytimekids.com/summer-camp
18. Mad Science programs offer hands-on science activities for children involving a variety of different topics, such as forensics, physics and robotics.
Ages: 5-12
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $200-$390 per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway
Lakeway Elementary School, 1701 Lohmans Crossing Road, Austin
Steiner Ranch Bella Mar Center, 12401 Bella Mar Trail, Austin
512-892-1143
www.madscience.org/parents-
19. Neuron Garage is offering weeklong summer camps in which students use recycled materials to build solutions to weekly engineering challenges through hands-on exploration, collaboration and discussion.
Ages: 5-12
Dates: June 19-July 21
Cost: $425 per week
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Trinity School, 3901 Bee Caves Road, Austin
512-593-5393
20. At Parinama Academy, students can sharpen their skills in a variety of areas, including chess, public speaking, creative writing, spelling bee prep and geography bee prep. Camps are offered in person and online.
Ages: 4-14
Dates: June 1-Aug. 17
Cost: $279-$399 per week
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3109 Kenai Drive, Unit 103, Cedar Park
512-586-7824
21. Player2Player is hosting camps for young players to learn from high school athletes with partial-day and multiday camps in basketball, football, soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, cheer, dance, golf, tennis and more.
Ages: 5-13
Dates: May 27- July 29
Cost: $50-$250
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Locations across Lake Travis, Westlake and Dripping Springs
512-761-1082
22. Snapology Austin offers in-person summer camps that teach science, technology, engineering, arts, math and literacy concepts using Lego bricks.
Ages: 4.5-14
Dates: June 12-July 28
Cost: $285 per half-day camp per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway
512-368-9090
www.snapology.com/location/
23. Skyhawks provides a variety of programs emphasizing critical lessons in sports and life, such as teamwork, respect and sportsmanship. The programs are designed to give each child a positive introduction into sports while fostering a lifelong love for an active, healthy lifestyle. All equipment is provided by Skyhawks.
Ages: 4-12
Dates: dates vary in June, July and August
Cost: $199-$274 per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek Road, Austin
512-261-1010
http://secure.rec1.com/tx/
24. Synergy Dance Studio is offering weekly preschool and school-age camps as well as dance intensives for more experienced dancers. Preschool and school-age students are able to enjoy dance, arts, crafts, tumbling, games and theater activities, while older students have longer classes that focus on skill and technique.
Ages: 2-18
Dates: May 22-Aug. 4
Cost: $245-$335 per week
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3425 Bee Cave Road, Ste. C1, Austin
512-327-4130
25. TexArts is offering full-day and half-day camps in musical theater, acting, voice and dance over the summer with new sessions beginning weekly. Dance intensive classes are available for children age 7 and older, and Broadway master classes are available for children age 13 and older.
Ages: 5-17
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $225-$450 per week
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2300 Lohmans Spur, Ste. 160, Lakeway
512-852-9079
26. Young Rembrandts is offering an array of half-day themed drawing, cartooning and pastels workshops as well as full-day art and cooking programming with CookLearnGrow. Featured themes for 2023 include Mi Familia, a drawing workshop inspired by the culture of Latin America, and Anime and Manga Fashionista, a drawing workshop combining anime and fashion.
Ages: 6-12
Dates: May 30-Aug. 11
Cost: $192-$495 per week
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Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway
512-261-1010
