***UPDATED TO ADD ADDITIONAL IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CAMPS***
'Tis the season for camps! We've rounded up a collection of the best day camps Dallas and surrounding areas have to offer. Check out the list below or use the filters in the Directory (Table View or Map View) to search for a camp. Here's what the Summer Camp filter looks like:
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:
Due to COVID-19 concerns, most camps have postponed their start dates. Many camps are opening June 1 instead of as originally scheduled, and some are waiting until July or later. Be sure to check with the camp directly to confirm their schedule.
Many camps offer half-day options as well as full-day options.
Many camps offer extended hours (before and after regular camp time) for an additional fee.
Discounts are available - ask for sibling discounts, member discounts, and discounts for booking the week-long camp vs. the individual day.
Register soon! Spots fill up fast.
We will do our best to keep this list up to date, but if you know of any cancellations or want to add a camp, please email us.
Most importantly, as with all play this Summer and beyond, always follow the Center for Disease Control's disease-prevention recommendations.
Be sure to check out the virtual camp options!
ACADEMICS
Episcopal School of Dallas Academics Camps (government, ethics, math, speech and debate, chemistry, and others) (open to all) beginning June 15.
Greenhill School Summer Camps (Internet of Things, WWII history, artificial intelligence, debate, anatomy, creative writing, and others) (open to all) beginning June 29.
Hockaday School math and writing institutes (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
North Texas Chess Academy Chess Camp beginning June 1.
Personal Finance Virtual Summer Camp through the St. Louis Federal Reserve beginning May 20.
Premier Scholar League Chess (PSL) Chess Camp beginning June 22.
The Smart Money Academy Camp Millionaire virtual instruction beginning June 1, in-person instruction beginning July 13.
ART/DANCE/MUSIC/THEATER
Art Stop, Inc. Art Camps beginning June 1.
Avant Chamber Ballet June Ballet Intensive beginning June 1.
Breitling Performing Arts Theatre Camp beginning May 26.
Episcopal School of Dallas Fine Arts Camps (open to all) beginning June 15.
Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Art Camp, Animation Camp, Fashion Design Camp, Filmmaker Camp, and Dance Camps beginning June 1.
Frisco Athletic Center Art Camp. Summer registration is delayed but registration is expected to begin in June for classes in July.
Greenhill School Summer Camps (open to all) beginning June 29.
Hockaday School fine arts and performing arts camps for all ages (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
JCC (Jewish Community Center - open to all) performing arts camps beginning June 29.
***NEW*** KJ Dance Camps beginning July 6.
Lone Star Circus Summer Camp beginning June 1.
Made of Sugar and Spice Princess Camp, Rock Star Camp, Under the Sea Camp, Unicorns and Rainbow Camp, and more beginning June 22.
Music Institute of North Texas Summer Camps beginning June 8.
North Texas Performing Arts (multiple locations) Art and Drama Camps beginning June 1 at certain locations.
Oil and Cotton Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture Camps beginning June 5.
Paint My Pottery Art Camp beginning June 15.
Quiggly’s Clayhouse Art Camps beginning May 25.
Studio Art House (multiple locations) Painting and Sculpture Camps beginning May 25.
Theater Arlington Adventures in Theater Camp beginning July 6.
COOKING
Greenhill School Chef of the Day, French Cooking, and other cooking camps (open to all) beginning June 29.
Hockaday School cooking camps for all ages (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
My French Recipe Cooking School Cooking Camp beginning July 20.
Taste Buds Kitchen (multiple locations) Cooking Camps beginning June 1.
Young Chef’s Academy (multiple locations) Culinary Camp beginning June 1.
HORSEBACK RIDING
Benbrook Stables Equestrian Camp beginning June 1.
Dallas Equestrian Center Riding Camp beginning June 8.
Heritage Hill Equestrian Center Horseback Riding camp beginning May 26.
Rocking M Stables Horsemanship Camp beginning June 9.
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS
Camp Summit At Home Camps beginning June 1.
Charis Hills Summer Camps beginning June 14.
North Texas Performing Arts Starcatchers Creativity Camps beginning June 2.
Angel Camp through the YMCA.
SPORTS
ASI Gymnastics (multiple locations) Summer Camps beginning June 1.
Chamberlain Studios of Self-Defense Ninja Camp beginning June 1.
***NEW*** Christ United Methodist Church Cheer Camp beginning June 29.
Cooper Fitness Center Basketball Camp and Tennis Camp beginning June 15 for basketball and June 1 for tennis.
Dallas Skyline Juniors Volleyball Camp beginning June 8.
Eagle Gymnastics Summer Camps beginning June 22.
Episcopal School of Dallas Sports and Recreation Camps (open to all) beginning June 15.
FC Dallas Soccer Camp beginning July 20.
Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Basketball Camp, Dodgeball Camp, Fencing Camp, Ninja Camp, Survivor Skills Camp, and Volleyball Camp beginning July 6.
Frisco Athletic Center Various sports camps, chess camp, and more. Summer registration is delayed but registration is expected to begin in June for classes in July.
Greenhill School Summer Sports Camps (open to all) beginning June 29.
Hockaday School Athletic Camps and Multi-sport camps for all ages, including volleyball, field hockey, lacrosse, and strength and conditioning fitness training camps (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
Infinite Bounds Gymnastics Camp beginning June 1.
JCC (Jewish Community Center - open to all) gymnastics, tennis, and multi-sports camps beginning June 29.
KidStrong Brain and Body Summer Camps beginning June 1.
Ninja Nation Summer Care beginning June 1.
Performance Indoor Training (PIT) Soccer Camps beginning June 1.
PowerKids Sports and Fitness Power Camp beginning June 8.
***NEW*** STRONG Ninja Camps beginning June 1. Weekly, daily, and private camps available.
Texas Rangers Rookie Ball and All-Skills Camps beginning June 15.
The Sportsplex D.I.G. Volleyball Camp beginning June 3.
Ursuline Athletic Camps Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, and Volleyball Camps beginning July 6.
Vision Martial Arts Center Adventure Camps beginning June 1.
World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) (multiple locations) Gymnastics Camp beginning June 1.
STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math)
Bricks Bots & Beakers STEAM Lab Camps beginning June 15.
Camp Pursuit STEM Camp beginning July 8.
Club SciKidz Science Camps beginning June 15.
Coding with Kids Summer Camps (multiple locations) beginning July 6.
Episcopal School of Dallas STEM Camps (open to all)beginning June 15.
Flower Mound Parks and Recreation Robotics Camp, Engineering Camp, Forensics Lab Camp, Machine Learning Camp, NASA Space Exploration Camp, and more beginning July 6.
Frisco Athletic Center LEGO Engineering Camp. Summer registration is delayed but registration is expected to begin in June for classes in July.
Greenhill School Summer STEM Camps (open to all) beginning June 29.
Hockaday School STEM Camps for all ages (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
***NEW*** iCode McKinney On-site and Virtual Camp (YouTube Production, Minecraft Modding, Video Game Development, and more) beginning June 1.
***NEW*** idTech Virtual Camps beginning June 1.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science Summer Discovery Camps (offered at the Museum and at The Hockaday School in Dallas) beginning July 6.
Sci-Tech Discovery Center STEM and MAKER Camps beginning June 15.
SPARK! Summer Camps beginning June 1.
Techie Factory Summer Camps beginning June 1.
Destination Science (multiple locations) Science Camps beginning June 8 at some locations, all others, June 15.
VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES
Camp on the Lake Waterfront Day Camp through the YMCA beginning June 1.
Camp Pee Wee Preschool Camp (ages 3-5) through the Coppell Family YMCA beginning June 8.
Camp Wonder serving Pleasant Grove through the YMCA beginning June 8.
***NEW*** Christ United Methodist Church Preschool "Build + Play" Camps beginning June 22.
Collin County Adventure Camp through the YMCA beginning June 8.
Cooper Fitness Center Summer Fit and Fun Camp beginning June 1.
Coppell Family YMCA Camp Kookaburra beginning June 8.
Creme de la Creme (multiple locations) Summer Camps beginning dates vary by location.
Dallas Zoo Wild Adventures Camps beginning June 8.
Episcopal School of Dallas Adventure Camps (open to all) beginning June 15.
First United Methodist Church of Dallas Urban Camp Dallas. The first five weeks have been cancelled, and they will make an announcement about the last five weeks in early June.
Fort Worth Zoo Summer Zoo Camps beginning June 8.
Frisco Family YMCA Camp Caddo beginning June 15.
Grand Prairie Family YMCA Camp Tatanka beginning June 1.
Greenhill School Summer Camps (open to all) beginning June 29.
Heritage Farmstead Museum Summer Camps beginning July 6.
Hockaday School adventure and variety camps for all ages (camps are co-ed and open to all) beginning July 5.
Irving Family YMCA Camp at the Ranch beginning June 8.
JCC (Jewish Community Center - open to all) Camp Chai and Camp Simchah variety camps beginning June 29.
J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall Camp Dakotah beginning June 8.
Kidventure Summer Camps (multiple locations) beginning June 1.
Lake Highlands Family YMCA Camp Discovery beginning June 8.
McKinney Family YMCA Camp on the Ridge beginning June 8.
Park South Family YMCA Camp Oso beginning June 1.
Plano Family YMCA Camp Chippewa beginning June 1
PSA (Plano Sports Authority) (multiple locations) FlexiPass Camp beginning June 1. Includes basketball, volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, kickball, dodgeball and other sports, and arts and crafts and science experiments.
Richardson Family YMCA Camp Sa-Que-Sippi beginning June 8.
Semones Family (Town North) YMCA Broken Arrow Camp beginning June 1.
T. Boone Pickens YMCA Urban Adventure Camp beginning June 1.
Waxahachie Family YMCA Camp Buffalo Creek beginning June 8.
Xplor Carrollton Summer Camps beginning June 1.
VIRTUAL CAMP (Online instruction) or AT-YOUR-SITE CAMP (they come to you)
Camp Pursuit Virtual STEM Camp beginning June 1.
***NEW*** Camp Upstander and Upstander Institute virtual camps presented by the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.
Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense Online Summer Ninja Camp beginning June 1.
Club SciKidz Virtual Science Camps beginning June 1.
Coding with Kids Online Camps beginning June 1.
***NEW*** Dallas Mavericks online Hoop Camps beginning June 15.
Frontiers of Flight Museum Virtual Astronomy and Aviation Camps beginning June 8.
Girls, Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas virtual programs beginning June 1.
Girls Who Code Online Summer Immersion Program beginning June 15.
iD Tech Virtual Tech Camps beginning June 1.
North Texas Chess Academy Online Chess Camp beginning May 26.
***NEW*** North Texas Performing Arts Production Camps and Virtual Classes beginning June 1.
Oil and Cotton Virtual Painting and Drawing Camps beginning May 27.
Parish Episcopal School Online Camps beginning June 1.
PowerKids Sports and Fitness Virtual and At-home Power Camps beginning June 8.
***NEW*** School of Rock remote lessons beginning June 1.
Sci-Tech Discovery Virtual and At-your-site Summer Camps beginning June 1.
Step Stool Chef Virtual Cooking School beginning June 8.
The Smart Money Academy Virtual Camp Millionaire beginning June 1.
Urban Camp at Home presented by First United Methodist Church Dallas.