Summer Camps Around the Triangle!

Summer is around the corner and it’s never too early to check into some of our great local options. And those a few hours away that are “just local enough!" 

Finding activities to keep my son  active & happy during the hotter months often felt daunting. I’m glad there are so many lists and groups now to find choices. Here are some camp programs  from our local area of Durham, Chapel Hill/Carrboro, Hillsborough, Pittsboro and a few coastal & mountain options that sounded interesting to me! I’ve also included some general resource links of larger lists. Let me know what you find or have found that your children enjoyed and I’ll add it to my list!

Museum of Life and Science 

Royal Grace Dance

Camp Kanata

YMCA pool at Meadowmont

Movie Makers 

Camp New Hope

Jewish For Good

Hollow Rock Swim and tennis

Chapel Hill Swim and Tennis

Emerson Waldorf summer camps

Orange County Sports Complex 

UNC bball / Duke bball

UNC tennis / Duke Tennis

UNC baseball / Duke Baseball

UNC Soccer / Duke Soccer

Bouncingbulldogs.org

KIDZU Children’s Museum 

Camp Sea Gull / Camp Sea Fairer

Camp Riverlea

 If you’re looking for camp that offers a variety of activities many of the local schools offer summer programs too:

CodeWiz Coding Camp - Durham & Online, ages 7+

Durham Academy - Durham, ages 4-18

Emerson Waldorf School - Chapel Hill, ages 4-18

Hill Learning Center - Durham, grades 1-8

       Holly House Preschool & Summer Camp - Pittsboro, ages 3.5 - 7 

       Carolina Friends School - Durham & Chapel Hill, ages 4-18

       Duke School Summer Camps

There are some SUPERB Arts Camps in our area too. Here is a short list of ones that came to my mind!

All In Dance Academy - Durham, ages 4-13

American Dance Festival - Durham, camps ages 6-17, intensives ages 13-18+

ArtsCamp at ArtsCenter - Carrboro,  ages students K-9

ArtzHub Art Camps - Chapel Hill, ages 5-11

Ballet School of Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, ages 3 and up

Barriskill Dance Theater School - Durham, ages 3 and up

Durham Arts Council - Durham, ages 5-17

If Nature or Farm life sounds more like fun try these camps out:

Camp Curiosity - Chapel Hill, ages pre-k - 8th grade

Cool Creek Farm - Pittsboro, ages 6-9

Sports Camps

Blue Skies of Mapleview Horsemanship Camp - Hillsborough, ages 8-17

Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope & Tumbling Camps - Durham, ages 5-18

Xtreme Adventure Camp - Durham, ages 7-16

       Lochill Farms Horse Camp

Additional Camp Resource Sites:

Carrboro Camps

Duke School Summer Camps

Durham Parks and Recreation

Orange County Arts Commission

YMCA Summer Camps

Durham Summer Camps

Chapel Hill Magazine Summer Camp List

Chatham County Summer Camps

Chapelboro Summer Camps

This list seems long but there are TONS more options- If you find one you love, please let me know and I’ll add it to next year’s list!