It’s time for your new full-time job — scheduling summer camps for your kids so you can keep working and don’t go crazy! It’s hard to find all the childcare you need in the summer, so I’m rounding up all the summer camps around Austin I come across to help you find options that work for you.
Here are options for different types of Austin-area summer camps for 2025, from dance and sports to STEM and art. I’ll keep updating as more camps or information is added!
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General Summer Camps in Austin
1. Austin Zoo Camp
- Hours: 9:30 am – 4 pm
- Ages: 6-12 years (varies by week)
- $395 (members) – $435 (non-members)
2. Kidventure Camp
- Hours: 8 am to 3 pm (and overnight camps available)
- Ages: 3-16 years
- $360-$380
- Locations: Central and west
3. Austin City Parks
- Hours: 7:30 am to 6 pm
- Ages: 5-16 years (varies by camp)
- Price varies by camp and residency (range from $140-$225/week for residents; $220-$300 for non-residents)
- Cultural and art, nature, and community recreation camps available
4. Thinkery
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: Thinkery 9 am to 3 pm (aftercare available); other locations vary
- Ages: Rising Kindergarten through 5th grade at Thinkery; 1st through 5th grade at other locations
- $385-$425
- Thinkery and Indeed at Domain
5. YMCA Camps
- Hours: 7:15 am to 6:30 pm (some locations vary)
- Ages: 4-13 years
- $260-$340
6. ATX Kids Club
- Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
- Ages: 4-13 years old
- $475
7. McKinney Roughs LCRA Camp
- Hours: 9 am to 4 pm
- Ages: 5-15
- $275-$500
8. Little Land
- Hours: 9 am to 2 pm
- Ages: 2-6 years old
- $80/day up to $300/week
- Several locations
9. Foodie ATX Summer Camp
- Hours: 9 am to noon (ages 4-8); 1-4 pm (8+)
- Ages: 4+ years old
- $400-$425
- Located in Northwest Austin
Dance Camps in Austin
1. Dance Discovery
- Hours: 9 am to 12 pm, 4 days a week
- Ages: 3-9 years
- $290
- Avery Ranch and Burnet Rd. locations. Different themes each week.
2. Dancers Workshop
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: 9 am to 12 pm (5-9 year olds can stay until 3 pm)
- Ages: 3-10 years
3. JWSD Summer Dance Camps
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: 10 am to 3 pm
- Ages: 4-10 years old
- $350
- Northeast Location
Sports/Active Camps in Austin
1. Austin Bouldering Project
- Hours: 9 am to 3 pm
- Ages: Pre-K to 6th grade
- $375-$525 (varies for members and extended care)
- Locations at Springdale and Westgate
2. Sportball
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: 9 am to 1 pm
- $225-$300
- Ages: 3-9 years
- West Austin Youth Association (more locations could be added)
3. Soccer Shots
- Hours: 9 am to 12 pm
- Ages: 3-8 years
4. Jump! Gymnastics
- Hours: 8:30 am to 3 pm; or 9 am to 1 pm
- Ages: 3-10 years old
- $355-$445
- North, south and Domain locations
5. Crux Crushers Climbing Camp
- Hours: 9 am to 1 pm
- Ages: 6-12 years old
- $325-$375
- Central and South locations
6. Chaparral Ice
- Hours: 8 am to 6 pm
- Ages: 6-14 years old
- Location at Northcross near Mopac and W. Anderson Ln.
7. Kid’s Yoga and Mindful Art Summer Camp
- 2025 info not available yet; 2023 info below
- Hours: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm (2023)
- Ages: Kindergarten – 8th grade (2023)
- Held by ATX Yoga Girl at Casa de Luz for 4 weeks this summer (2023)
8. KidStrong Camp
- 4-9 years old
- $300
- Multiple locations
Arts and Theater Camps in Austin
1. Creative Action
- Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Ages: 5-11 years
- $370-$770 per week
- North, south, east and central locations
2. Zach Theatre
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: 9 am to 3:45 pm (extended care to 5:30 available)
- Ages: K-12th grade (varies by camp)
- Downtown and north locations
3. Austin Film Festival
- Hours: Varies
- Ages: 9-18 years old
- $250-$495
- First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity St.
4. Ceramic Lodge
- 2025 info not available yet; 2024 info below
- Hours: 11:30 am -1:30 pm or 2:30-4:30 pm (or both)
- Ages: 5 years and up
- Round Rock
STEM Camps in Austin
1. Girl Start
- Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Ages: Girls entering 4th to 8th grade
- $450
2. Mad Science
- Times vary. Half day and full day possibilities.
- $208-$420
- Lots of locations
3. UTeach Outreach Summer Camps
- STEM camp options for completed 3rd through 12th grades
- $599-$2500 ($2500 is for a 5-week camp)
- University of Texas at Austin
Looking for Spring Break camps? Check out my 2024 blog post for ideas.
Want to know what’s going on before summertime? See things to do in March or April in Austin.