Overnight Summer Camp List of Types

There are four basic types of camps to choose from for your child: day programs, sleepaway or overnight summer camp, day programs with trips, and special needs camps.

These types of camps are further divided by gender - girls only, boys only, or co-ed and again by age group.

 Additionally, camps often focus on specialties that include: adventure, art, computer, dance, music, religion, horse riding, sports, theatre, and others.

 Basically, if you can think of any subject of interest, there's probably a camp that specializes in it.

There are overnight summer camps that are co-ed camps, boys camps, girls camps or brother-sister camps where boys and girls may have separate venues and activities.

Special needs camps meet the needs of a wide range of children with disabilities,  These camps provide an outdoor summer camp experience along with a therapeutic environment.

Overnight Summer Camp - Sports  - Land Sports - Water Sports

Baseball, softball, basketball, archery, bicycling, bowling, BMX, cheerleading, diving, equestrian, English Riding, extreme sports, fencing, field hockey, fishing, football, golf, gymnastics, hunting, ice hockey, ice skating, lacrosse, martial arts, motorcycles, motorcross, motorsports, multisports, paintball, riflery, rollerblading, rowing, crew sailing, skateboarding, snowboarding, snow skiing, soccer, surfing, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wakeboarding, waterskiing, water polo, western riding, windsurfing, wrestling, and other sports. 

Overnight Summer Camp - Academic - Educational

Archaeology, astronomy, biology, business, finance, chemistry, college prep, computer, creative writing, debate, environmental science, ESL, general academics, geology, gifted, language, liberal arts, marine science, math, pre-college, psychology, robotics, video production, crime scene forensics, and science.

Overnight Summer Camp - Adventure

Adventure, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, rock climbing, scuba diving, wilderness, hiking, backpacking, dude ranch, horses, outdoor tree forts in Oregon, and more.

Overnight Summer Camp - Art Camps

Fine arts, performing arts, arts and crafts, acting, animation, art, dance, film-TV, film-making, music, theater, photography, comic book design, and more.

Overnight Summer Camp - Teen Camps

Adventure, CIT, college prep, internships, leadership, community service, study abroad and more.

Overnight Summer Camp - Special Interest Camps

Circus, construction, cooking, CSI, culture, etiquette, protocol, farm, fashion, fitness, home school, LGBTQ, magic, modeling, personal growth, secret agent, sewing, spa, space and aviation, stunt, weight loss, yoga, travel, remote-controlled cars, and more.

Overnight Summer Camp - Religious Camps

Atheist, Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Episopal, Islam, Jesus, Jewish, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, non-denominational, Presbyterian, Quaker, Unity, new age, and more.

Overnight Summer Camp - Special Needs Camps

Asperger's, autism, asthma, respiratory illnesses, bereavement, burn, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, colitis, developmental disabilities, diabetes, enuresis (bed wetting), high risk ODD, HIV/AIDS learning disabilities/AD/HD, LD, ADD, ADHD, leukemia, mainstream, oncology, physical disabilities, social skills, speech/hearing impairments, therapeutic wilderness, horse-back therapeutic riding, visully impaired, blind

Overnight Summer Camp - Military

Overnight Summer Camp - Holiday Camps

Overnight Summer Camp - Family