Summer camps your kids are sure to love
Want to send your children to summer camp but not sure where? Here are a few options to consider.
*ABC11's Julie Wilson is highlighting summer camps in the area. Check back from new additions throughout the week.
Some of the listed camps have multiple sessions per summer. Some sessions may be full while others have availability.
Reach out to the camp you're interested in to see what sessions are available.
Art
Address: 105 West NC 54 Suite 265 Durham
Phone number: (919) 419-0800
Focus: Offers a variety of art camps, including fashion, paper mache, artist camp.
Art Buzz - Apex
Art Buzz is a kid's camp put on by Wine&Design in Apex.
Address: 5452 Apex Peakway
Phone number: (919) 355-2855
Focus: Offcers a variety of camps with different themes
Art Buzz - Clayton
Art Buzz is a kid's camp put on by Wine&Design in Clayton.
Address: 14 Flowers Crossroads Way, Suite 102
Phone number: (919) 359-1619
Focus: Offers a variety of art camps with varying themes
Athletics
Known as "the coolest camp in Wake Forest," Camp Chilling will get your child involved in sports like ice skating, soccer, dodge ball, wiffle ball, gaga ball and more.
Polar Ice House Address: 1839 S Main St, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Phone: 919-453-1500
Farms
Address: 6312 Cass Holt Rd. Holly Springs
Phone number: (919)762-7002
Focus: Kids get a hands-on experience through gardening, animal care, and sustainability.
Kids can expect to learn about growing crops and maintaining farm animals.
Address:1224 Old Lystra Rd. Chapel Hill
Phone: (919) 590-4120
Focus: "Campers will grow, learn, and play through creative hands-on projects, developmentally appropriate activities, hikes, crafts, games, gardening, cooking and much more!"
Address: 8794 NC-751 Durham
Phone: (919) 241-3340
Focus: Kids will learn what to expect, skills, and challenges associated with becoming a veterinarian.
Music
Address:4300 Garrett Rd Suite A Durham
Phone: (919) 907-1679
Focus: Allows campers to have the full band experience which includes forming a band, choosing a name, promoting the band, creating songs, and an end of the week concert performance.
Address:10930 Raven Ridge Rd. Unit 103 Raleigh
Phone: (919) 637-0526
Focus: Allows campers to have the full band experience which includes forming a band, choosing a name, marketing, creating songs, and an end of the week concert performance.
Museums
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Address:433 W. Murray Ave. Durham
Phone number: (919) 220-5429
Focus: Offers a variety of summer camps.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Address: 11 W. Jones St. Raleigh
Phone number: (919) 707-9800
Focus: Offers a variety of summer camps.
Nature
Address: 364 Leigh Farm Rd. Durham
Phone: (919) 489-0900
Focus: Offers a variety of outdoor education camps.
Piedmont Wildlife Center also has locations in Raleigh and Orange County.
Theatre
Address: 1225 Berkeley St. Durham
Phone number: (919) 286-4545
Focus: Offers a variety of summer camps -- from musical theatre to a more dramatic lead. Age-specific camps are also available.
YMCA
Address: 1720 Clearwater Lake Rd. Chapel Hill
Focus: "These camps offer the fun of being outdoors and give kids the opportunity to take part in traditional camp activities like archery, canoeing, and field games."
