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Welcome to the 2023 Twin Cities Area Summer Camps Guide!
This is one of our most-read posts each year and thanks you for once again making us a top Google Search Result for Twin Cities Summer Camps!
We know you’re probably already exploring Summer Camps options for your kids and we’re here to guide you through the Twin Cities area summer camps scene!
There are so many awesome, unique summer programs for your kids in the Twin Cities area, whether they’re into sports, cooking, drama, STEM activities, nature, or anything else!
*If you are a camp interested in being featured in the Twin Cities Guide to Summer Camps, please fill out the form below or email betsy@twincitiesmom.com.
YMCA of the North
Make the most of your child’s summer with YMCA summer programs and camps! Summer programs at the Y enable kids to realize their potential and provide lifelong skills. Kids will connect with nature through meaningful outdoor experiences and families get the chance to have fun together! Find out what summer at the Y provides, plan your child’s summer, and learn the impact a summer at the Y can have on your child. Membership is not required. Financial assistance is available.
Camp Northern Star | Discovery Day Camp
Discovery Day Camp is a week long program (5 days) that is open to all youth in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Each day will be filled with activities such as swimming, hiking, climbing, archery, STEM activities, outdoor skills, crafts, and more! All of the activities will be age appropriate and guided by our well trained and enthusiastic staff. With multiple sessions offered at a variety of locations you are sure to find something that will fit your busy schedule!
Ashland Productions
Ashland Productions offers a full slate of musical theater summer camps for students from second through twelfth grades: A TYA camp for high schoolers, a two-week production camp of Legally Blonde Jr for middle schoolers, and six one-week camps are available.
Washington County Parks & Rec
Grades: 1-6
Location: Washington County, MN
Phone: 651-430-4325
Discovery Kids Camp
Ages: 3-12 years + Counselors in Training
Location: Eden Prairie, MN
Phone: 952-918-1800
University of Minnesota Youth Programs
Ages: 6-15 years
Location: St. Paul, MN
Phone: 612-625-2242
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Other Twin Cities Area Summer Camps
Bell Museum Youth Camps | St. Paul
Breck Summer Programs | Golden Valley
Concordia Language Villages | Bemidji
Discovery Kids Summer Camp | Eden Prairie
Germanic-American Institute | St. Paul
iD Tech Camps | Macalester College, St. Paul
MetaCoders | Minneapolis
Minnesota Writing Project Summer Camp | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
New Horizon Academy | Multiple Locations
Nitro-X Day Camp | Multiple metro locations
Science Museum of Minnesota Summer Camps|St. Paul
Snapology Camps | Multiple metro locations
Adventures in Cardboard | Minneapolis
Camp Birchwood for Girls | Laporte
Loppet Summer Adventure Camps | Minneapolis
Osprey Wilds Enviromental Learning Center Camps | Sandstone
Three Rivers Park District Summer Camps | Multiple metro locations
YMCA Teen Wilderness Camps | Multiple northern Minnesota locations
Animal Humane Society Camp| Multiple metro locations
Camp Como | Saint Paul
Children’s County Day School Camp | Mendota Heights
Dodge Nature Summer Program | West St. Paul
Farm Camp Minnesota | Multiple Minnesota locations
Gibbs Farm Day Camps | St. Paul
Golden Ridges Stables Summer Camp | Lakeville
Green Earth Childrens Academy Summer Camp | Minneapolis
The Hayloft Ranch Camp | Hastings
43 Hoops | Hopkins
All Sports Camp | Multiple metro locations
Active Kids Association Sports Camps | Blaine
After School at The Cellar Gym Camp | Minneapolis
Center for Blade Arts Camp | Minneapolis
John Tauer Basketball Camps | University of St. Thomas, St. Paul
I Got Skills Soccer and Futsal Training | Burnsville, MN
Fusion Martial Arts Camp | Eagan
Lake Minnetonka Sailing Camp | Excelsior
Legacy Gymnastics Camp | Eden Prairie
Midwest Ballet Summer Programs | Edina and Eden Prairie
Minneapolis Rowing Club ‘Learn to Row’ Camp | Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins Training Camp | Multiple metro locations
Nike Basketball Camp | Minneapolis
PGA Junior Golf Camps | Multiple metro locations
Ramsey County Junior Golf Programs | Multiple metro locations
Tags Gymnastics Summer Camps | Multiple metro locations
Topgolf Summer Academy | Brooklyn Center
Articulture Camps | Minneapolis
MCAD Summer Classes Camps | Minneapolis
Kidcreate Studio Summer Art Camps | Multiple metro locations
KidzArt | Minneapolis
MacPhail Summer Music Camps | Multiple metro locations
Northern Clay Center | Minneapolis
Perpich Arts High School Summer Camp 2022 | Golden Valley
School of Rock Camp | Eden Prairie
Sewing Camp | St. Paul
Shell Lake Arts Center | Shell Lake, WI
Simply Jane Summer Art Camps | Minneapolis
Spark School of Music Camps | Spring Lake Park
Cooks of Crocus Hill Kids Camp | St Paul & Stillwater
Way Cool Cooking School | Eden Prairie
Carver County Day Camps | Multiple metro locations
Historic Cahill School Day Camps | Edina
Lifetime Fitness Kids Camps | Multiple metro locations
Tamarack Nature Center Day Camps | White Bear Township
YMCA Day Camps | Multiple metro locations
Camp Lake Hubert | Lake Hubert
Family Campout | Lakeville
North Star Camp | Brainerd
Trout Lake Family Camp | Pine River
YMCA Family Camps | Multiple Minnesota locations
Birchwood Wilderness Camp | Boundary Waters
Catholic Youth Camp | McGregor
Camp Cherith | Detroit Lakes
Camp Lake Hubert for Girls | Lake Hubert
Camp Lincoln for Boys | Lake Hubert
Camp Pillsbury Performing Arts Camp | Owatonna
Camp Fire Minnesota: Tanadoona | Lake Minnewashta
Camp Shamineau | Motley
Girl Scouts River Valleys | Multiple MN & WI locations
North Star Camp | Brainerd
Swift Nature Camp | Minong, WI
YMCA Overnight Camps | Multiple Minnesota locations
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre Camp | Chanhassen
Children’s Theatre Company Summer Camps | Minneapolis
Guthrie Theater Kids Camps | Minneapolis
Lundstrum Performing Arts Camp | Minneapolis
Stages Theatre Company | Crystal, Hopkins and Eden Prairie
Stepping Stone Theatre Summer Programs | St. Paul
AFAA Food Allergy Camp | Mound
Autism Society Camps | Multiple Minnesota locations
Camp of Champs | Park Rapids
Camp Heartland for Youth Affected by HIV & AIDS | Willow River
Camp Oasis for Children with Crohn’s or Colitis | Maple Lake
Camp Odayin for Children with Heart Disease | Multiple Minnesota locations
Camp Oz for Children with Epilepsy | Camp St. Croix