Parents looking for summer camp options for their children in the Bay Area of Houston have a number of options to choose from.

Check out some of the area is offering this year. This list is not comprehensive. Camps are subject to change.

Clear Lake

Explorer Camps

Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake offers a variety of different camps that include several types of activities and focuses, such as Mars or rockets. Registration for summer camp opens March 31.


Type: academics / day

Ages: 4-11

Dates: Through April

Cost: $74.95-$299.95 (based on camp)KidsU Summer Camps


University of Houston Clear Lake offers camps centered around science, math, reading, literacy, technology and culture, among other topics.

Type: academics

Ages: K-12th grade

Dates: June-July


Cost: $180 per session ($170 for early bird until March 23)Camp Clear Lake

Children who attend this camp will get to participate in archery, arts and crafts, hikes, swimming and outdoor activities, among other activities.

Type: academics / arts / sports

Ages: 6-11


Dates: June-August

Cost: $160 (residents), $200 (nonresidents)Galveston

Pyramid Kids Camps at Moody Gardens

This annual camp at Moody Gardens offers a week for each camp, with each session unique and offering different themes and activities.


Type: academics / arts

Ages: K-eighth grade

Dates: May-August

Cost: $250 (members), $275 (nonmembers)Texas A&M Sea Camp

These camps are a week long and cover specific topics, such as sharks, coastal ecology, fishing camps, ocean conservation, sea turtles and ocean careers, among other topics.

Type: academics

Ages: 10-18

Dates: June-August

Cost: $995-$3,100Sea Campus Kids

Students can participate in half-day or full-day sessions centered around marine biology, mammals, extreme environments and pirates, among other topics.

Type: academics / day

Ages: 6-11

Dates: June-August

Cost: $140-$215Houston

Ecologist School Houston

This camp offers lessons in science, technology, math and engineering topics, as well as outdoor skills and leadership.

Type: academics / science

Ages: Pre-K-fifth grade

Dates: June 9-Aug. 1

Cost: $325, $275 (per week plus $25 registration fee)Lobo Active Learning & Gymnastics Summer Camp

Children who attend will learn skills such as rolling, handstands, cartwheels, moving forward and backward, among other skills. Each day has a theme with a focus on one or several skills.

Type: sports / day

Ages: 3-12

Dates: May-August

Cost: $250 (full day), $175 (half day)Kemah

Above the Bar

Camps include weekly themes focused on ninja warrior, trampoline, tumbling, inflatables and games, among other focuses.

Type: sports

Ages: 5-13

Dates: May-August

Cost: $260 (per week)

League City

Attuned School of Music

This business offers a variety of camps for different ages, such as Jam Camp for those 12 and up, Circus Camp, Instrument Safari and Video Games Piano Camp, among other options.

Type: arts

Ages: 4-13 (12+ for Jam Camp)

Dates: June-July

Cost: $220 (full week), $160 (full week with half days), $55-$70 (full day), $35-$45 (half day)

Bay Area Arts Conservatory Summer Workshops

Students who attend will participate in workshops centered around various shows and themes, including "Seussical Jr.," "Peter Pan Jr.," "Beetlejuice Jr." and "Annie Jr."

Type: arts

Ages: 6-18

Dates: June-August

Cost: $699 per workshopCamp Invention: Discover

This camp will focus on projects related to science, technology, math and engineering, including several different experiments and challenges to solve.

Type: academics

Ages: K-sixth grade

Dates: June 16-20

Cost: $295Wonder Camp - Perry Family YMCA in League City

YMCA Wonder Camp offers themed weeks that combine outdoor activities with hands-on science activities, water activities, creating and performing arts, and field trips.

Type: academic / arts / day / sports

Ages: 5-15

Dates: May 27-Aug. 1, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Cost: $200 per week, $45 registration feePasadena

Armand Bayou Nature Center - EcoCamp

EcoCamp offers active outdoor experiences, such as fishing, canoeing, pond exploration, insect collecting, bird watching, hiking and dip netting.

Type: day

Ages: 4-13

Dates: June-August

Cost: $170-$330 (per week)Webster

Changing Stories Autism Services

This camp, called Around the World in 5 Days Camp for Children with Autism, will include various parts of the facility being decorated as a different part of the world, with activities for each area.

Type: academics

Ages: 5-12

Dates: July 21-25; 4-6:30 p.m.

Cost: $150 (for the week)Kids R Kids Learning Academy Summer Camp

Children who attend will get to explore weekly themes, as well as field trips and other recreational activities.

Type: academics

Ages: K-fifth grade

Dates: June-August

Cost: $225 (per week)School of Rock Clear Lake Camps

From the basics of playing instruments, to songwriting or learning classic songs, this business offers a number of various camps for different age groups.

Type: arts

Ages: 4-17

Dates: June-August

Cost: $199-$449 (per camp)Kids Scuba Camp

Kids Scuba Camp offers educational experience leading to open water self-contained underwater breathing apparatus certification. Information is presented in written, video and lecture formats, which are practiced in a pool and open water environment.

Type: sports

Ages: 10-plus

Dates: June-August

Cost: $695 (per week)Summer Warrior Camp

This camp offers interactive classes for kids to do martial arts, science, technology, engineering and math activities, arts and crafts, movement and field trips.

Type: academics, arts, sports

Ages: 5-14

Dates: June-August

Cost: $119-$199 (per week), $75 (registration fee)