Looking for the best summer camps in Denver for kids? This guide breaks down top Denver summer camps to help parents find the right fit quickly. From outdoor and sports camps to STEM, arts, and academic programs, Denver offers a wide range of summer camp options for kids of all ages. Use this summer camp guide to compare programs, plan schedules, and choose a safe, engaging camp that keeps kids active and learning all summer long.
Steve & Kate's Camp
Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s Camp has put kids in charge. Campers choose from a variety of activities in real-time, including sewing, stop-motion, coding, sports & recreation, maker crafts, and more.And there’s plenty of perks for grown-ups too. Families can attend for a day, the entire summer, or anything in between. There’s no weekly sessions or reservations required. Any unused Passes are automatically refunded at summer’s end.Lunch, snacks, and all hours (8am–6pm) included. Ages 5–12.
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Champ Camp Great Outdoors
Champ Camp Great Outdoors brings a whole new level of adventure to summer! This year, we’re going offsite for exclusive experiences that immerse campers in nature while keeping the fun out of this world. Weekly field trips, aquatic adventures, scenic hikes, and hands-on nature art keep every week fresh and exciting. Campers build confidence, friendships, and lifelong memories in a safe, engaging environment. Register now — adventure is calling!
Summer Camp at The Urban Farm
The Urban Farm is your child’s most reliable, and remarkably fun, head-start toward managing their own land! All within Denver city-limits, four age groups (ages 4-13) are immersed for ten weeks in fun and educational activities + games where they’ll learn about, care for, and play with our friendly herd of horses, goats, sheep, and a whole lot more. Not to mention the multiple living gardens our senior staff harvest into 14k pounds of free food for the city of Denver. TUF is an entire ecosystem serving its city while teaching the city’s youth how to carry the torch as hopeful, future remedies for any city’s food systems.
Colorado Adventure Point
Discover a summer of adventure and learning at Donald E. Scott Colorado Adventure Point (CAP)! Our facility offers STEAM & Technology Camps for youth aged 6-12, running from June 1 to August 14. Choose from two engaging themes: Classic STEAM Week, where campers explore science and engineering through hands-on activities, and Enger Technology Week, which focuses on coding, robotics, and unique digital programs. Both camps are paired with thrilling activities like climbing our wall, shooting in the archery range, and more. CAP’s camps are the perfect blend of education, fun, and adventure!
Summer at Kent Denver
Summer at Kent Denver offers over 120 incredible camps for kids ages 4-18 in the Arts, Athletics, Academics, Innovation and Technology. From performing in musicals to building a model car, playing sports, interacting with animal friends on our Tiny Farm and so much more, there’s summer fun for everyone! Campers will pursue their passions in a supportive and empowering environment—one where memories are made and real growth happens every day.
Swallow Hill's Explore! Music Camp
Your kids will discover the joy of music at Swallow Hill Music’s summer camps! We offer week-long kids summer day camps in Denver from June – August for ages 6-10.
Gear up for a musical adventure at Explore! Music Camps. Kids will enjoy trying out various instruments and exploring exciting music styles with a new theme each week. Under expert guidance, your little ones will delight in creating music, dancing, and moving.
Each day also includes themed crafts and outdoor play, ensuring a well-rounded and joyful experience for every camper.
Girls' Wilderness Adventures
Build confidence. Find your strength. Make lifelong friends.
From elementary school to high school, Women’s Wilderness courses create inclusive spaces for girls and gender-expansive youth to strengthen self-esteem, confidence, wellness, and learn technical outdoor skills.
Our experienced and Wilderness First Responder certified instructors will guide your youth through the Colorado and Wyoming backcountry, all while facilitating opportunities for connection with self, others, and nature. All programs include food, transportation, free gear rentals, as well as financial aid and payment plans.
Summer Day Camps in Denver
Camp Galileo
Kids have tons of fun at Galileo camps. But along the way, they also learn something with the potential to change them—and the world—profoundly. They learn how to innovate. With every STEAM project they create and teamwork challenge they take on, they’re practicing a whole new way to look at the world, to apply what they know and see their endeavors through to the end. Today it’s a perfectly calibrated catapult or a detailed dinosaur costume. Tomorrow it could be a school project or a neighborhood initiative—or a brand-new, game-changing idea the world has never seen before. Six Denver locations. Learn more.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo offers summer camp adventures that share the wonders of wildlife and wild places in fun and exciting ways. Campers meet animals up-close, explore the outdoors, interact with keepers, make treats for the animals, design cool crafts and more! The goal of these programs is to instill and foster a lifelong love for nature and animals, as well as introduce or develop lifelong passions for activities that tie youth directly to wildlife and/or wild places. Through live animal presentations, games, Zoo hikes and time with nature, camp mentors will help children provide a link between people and the natural world. Learn more.
Colorado Summer Academy
Colorado Academy Summer Programs encourage Self Discovery. Campers identify passions, nurture talents, and increase skills. In our Traditional Camp, campers sample athletic, creative, and waterfront activities that are engaging and fun. And our Specialty Camps allow individuals to customize their own schedules with intriguing and challenging options. Learn more.
Dream Big Day Camp
International School of Denver
Every week at the International School of Denver, your child will explore the world while moving their body, expanding their mind, developing new skills, and forming new friendships. New programs are offered each week, giving you the flexibility to pick and choose the ones that work best for your summer plans. Whichever ISDenver summer program you choose, your child will thrive in a safe and supportive learning environment. Join us for a summer filled with language and fun! Learn more.
KidzToPros Summer Camp
Exercise the body. Exercise the mind. Set your kids up for a future full of happiness and success with KidzToPros’ summer camps. At KidzToPros, we’ve made it our mission to provide summer Sports, STEM and Arts camps, taught by our best-in-class instructors, that equip the next generation with the skills they need to change the world. Various locations around the metro. Learn more.
South Suburban Parks and Recreation Camps
Kids can learn, play and make new friends at South Suburban camps! Activities at full-day licensed camps include games, crafts, swimming and more. Specialty camps focused on sports, arts and education are also available.
Steve & Kate’s Camp
When you trust kids, they trust themselves. For 43 years, we’ve put kids in charge of their own learning experience. As they try, fail, and learn on their own, they learn to trust their own judgment, and tackle the challenges of an ever changing world with creativity and confidence. Campers choose minute to minute from a variety of activities. They’ll decide what they want to do, and for how long. You can buy a Day Pass here and 22 there, or go for the whole shebang with a Summer Pass. You don’t even have to tell us when you’re going to show up (or pretend like you know when you’re going to show up). If you have unused passes left over, we’ll automatically refund them in full at summer’s end. Lunch, snacks, and all hours, 8am–6pm, included. Learn more
YMCA Summer Camp
Choose your fun, choose your adventure. Customize your YMCA Summer Camp experience. At the Y, we know the welcoming places we create for kids today will shape our communities tomorrow. And every YMCA Summer Camp provides that safe and supportive environment where kids play, explore, and lift each other up, learning values they’ll build on all their lives. Choose one camp or mix and match your favorites based on your schedule and interests. Shape your summer and the future at the YMCA! Learn more.
STEM Camps
iD Tech
Getting hands-on with the latest tech. Finding like-minded friends and expert mentors. Exploring a university campus and igniting a love for future learning. There’s so much to look forward to at iD Tech! Guarantee an unforgettable experience for your child. Coding, game dev, robotics, and more. Ages 7-17. Learn more.
Air + Space Camp at Wings Over the Rockies Museum
At our Air & Space Summer Camp, your student will be immersed in a week-long aerospace experience. Our in-person camps cover STEAM-related subjects for elementary and middle schoolers. Take a trip to Mars, fly drones, learn about deep space travel and a whole lot more! Learn more.
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Day Camps are the perfect introduction to science and nature for younger kids. With a small staff-to-camper ratio, our Day Camps foster a positive learning environment through hikes, games, crafts, and outdoor play. For campers ages 10-13, we offer Progressive Camps, which dive deep into advancing your campers’ birding skills, and learn all about different ecosystems. All Day Camps take place at Bird Conservancy’s Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, CO, and are led by a team of professional environmental educators. Learn more.
Mad Science of Colorado
Summer is just around the corner! Mad Science camps offer a combination of hands on science, outdoor games, and cool demonstrations for kids grads K-5. We offer a choice of half-day and full-day camps to fit any schedule. Mad Science partners with local rec centers, community centers, and anywhere summer camps are held! Learn more.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science (SOLD OUT)
Summer Day Camps get brains and bodies moving! Learn and play as we experiment, create, build, ask questions, and develop a knowledge of and passion for science. Our camps are led by experienced educators offering the best opportunity for fun and learning.
For full day camps, children must be at least 5 years of age on or before their first day of camp. Learn more.
Keystone Science School
KSS camp programs blend hands-on science with outdoor, experiential education to create the best summer camp experience. Learn more.
Kookalooz STEM Camps
One week full day camps for kids 5 – 10 years old. Themes include energy, engineering, physics and more. Learn more.
Silicon STEM Academy
Camp themes include Minecraft Modding, robotics, coding, VR game design, YouTube, stop motion animation and more. Two locations are offered: Silicon STEM Academy in Denver and Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora. Learn more.
Snapology
Snapology offers the best S.T.E.A.M. camps in the area (multiple locations near Denver). We offer camps and workshops year-round, including spring break camps, summer camps, holiday break camp and camps during teacher in-service days. Your kids will love our fun camp topics and themes. Shh, don’t tell them it’s educational! Learn more.
STEAM Speciality Camps at JCC Denver
For future engineers, artists, and scientists… or anyone who like explosions, building robots, or likes to create things with different media! Get your STEAM fix this summer with two hours of project-based learning, facilitated by the best instructors in town. In addition to Specialty Instruction, campers will enjoy free swim, water games, and other camp activities as well as chugim (free choice activities). On Fridays, campers join the whole camp for Friday FUNday and camp-wide Shabbat programming. Sessions offered June 5 – August 18. Learn more.
Art Summer Camps in Denver
ArtSpark Creative Studio
At artSPARK, camp is designed as a creative studio experience, not a rotation of one-off crafts.
Each day, campers work in a fully stocked art studio where they explore materials, develop ideas, and build projects over time. Our focus is on process, experimentation, and problem-solving, giving kids the space to think like artists while having a lot of fun along the way.
Summer camps are offered at both our Littleton and Arvada studios, with consistent structure, experienced instructors, and thoughtfully planned weeks. Learn More.
Art Students League of Denver
We believe that giving kids the tools to create freely is fundamental to a healthy and happy childhood. Our youth courses and camps, available for kids ages 6–13, encourage young artists to explore while also giving them the foundational skills they need to make their artistic ideas come to life. We offer spaces for creating that are fun, non-competitive, and non-outcome based so that kids can truly experience the full range of artistic creation. Learn more.
Athena Project
Our unparalleled Girls Create summer camp program ignites the passions and talents of 6th to 10th grade girls in playwriting, comedy, fashion design, and new this year, Artfully Minded. Professionals teach, guest artists share their expertise, and mentors from the community guide and encourage – empowering girls to lead and to affect change in themselves and others through creative learning. Emphasis is placed on the creation process and not the final outcome. Learn more.
Denver Art Museum
From June 5 to August 11, ignite your child’s inner artist with the Denver Art Museum’s summer camp offerings. These weeklong day camps encourage kids to get inspired by the DAM collection and to create their own art. This year, campers can sign up to practice their sketchbook skills, explore the intersection of art and nature, design a museum-inspired play, and more! Learn more.
Ceramics in the City
Check out pottery, clay and other art camps with weekly themes. Learn more.
Curious Jane
It’s summer day camp for girls who like to make things! CJ’s crafty, project-based themes all revolve around science + engieneering + design. Summer DIY full of color, creativity, energy and FUN! Learn more.
Young Writer’s Summer Camps
Lighthouse’s summer camps are designed to give every writer a space of their own: somewhere they can explore, express themselves, and find like-minded souls. Half-day camps will focus on a specific genre, technique, or form, so that campers can dive deeper into craft and produce focused work. Intensives are designed to help writers learn about several genres before focusing in on one, so that they can explore elements of screenwriting, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction before diving deep into a chosen genre. We can’t wait to see what they produce! Learn more.
Theater Camps in the Denver
Audience of One Youth Theater
Whether your student is looking to try out theater for the first time, polish their skills, or simply have fun with friends, these one-to-two-week camps are the perfect addition to your summer plans! Your 5-18 year old will spend their days learning musical theater skills while rehearsing, playing theater games, participating in outdoor activities, and getting to know new friends! Learn more.
Kent Denver School
Summer at Kent Denver School offers all children ages 4–18 the opportunity to experience innovative, creative, hands-on learning in the arts, athletics, our Tiny Farm Day Camp, academics, innovation and technology. Explore our more than 120 amazing class offerings in 2023 to start planning a summer of fun for your camper. Learn more.
Noteable Kids Arts Center
All of our camps are fun, engaging, and encouraging! Taught by Experienced Pro Actors/Directors/Choreographers, using professional techniques, we offer each student the opportunity to grow, learn, and feel great! They will learn acting skills through improvisation and character development, receive renowned vocal training, and delight in engaging choreography where applicable! Every student gets a chance to shine with a role and a solo in a workshop performance at the end of each week. Learn more.
Performing Arts Academy
PAA has a large selection of Summer Performing Arts camps & Summer Show camps for pre-K through 12th grade. Learn more.
Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids
We are excited to present in-person summer camps indoor for our Denver families, and both outdoor and indoor for our Boulder families. Learn more.
Wolf Theatre Academy
One of Denver’s most acclaimed youth theatre programs with opportunities to work alongside professional theatre artists and to be part of award-winning productions that are open to everyone. Students will develop acting, singing, and dancing techniques in an intensive rehearsal schedule. Learn more.
Sports Camps
Aerial Cirque Over Denver
Do you have a child who swings on ropes, loves to climb, and runs fearlessly to the monkey bars? Our aerial dance summer camp at Aerial Cirque Over Denver is perfect for that high-energy, adventurous spirit! Learn more.
Avid4 Adventure Summer Camp
MSU Denver
Movement Rock Climbing Camp (Golden)
Our 5-day indoor climbing camp will be the highlight of your child’s summer! Your child’s development includes the skills of belaying and tying into the rope and the movement and problem solving skills needed in climbing. Climbers get to face challenges, build problem solving skills and build self confidence rock climbing and bouldering in a supportive environment with positive peer interaction. Though our camps are indoors, we will break off into groups and have outside yard games each day! Learn more.
Pedalheads Biking Camps
Get biking in Colorado! Since 1995, we’ve helped over 600,000 kids gain confidence on their bikes. We are best known for helping kids get off training wheels and progress towards riding safely on the road. We also have exciting trail riding camps for kids looking to explore other terrain. Learn more.
Play by Play Sports Broadcasting Camps
Learn what it takes to make it in the sports broadcasting industry, train with top professional sportscasters, meet professional athletes and coaches, develop public speaking, writing, recording and editing skills, and so much more. Coming to the University of Denver, June 26-30. Learn more.
Holy Family High School Robotics Camp
The Holy Family High School Robotics teams are hosting a Robotics Camp July 20-24 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. This week long hands-on camp is perfect for anyone interested in robotics and engineering. All students entering 6th through 9th grades are welcome. It’s ideal for all skill levels and combines creativity and fun with robotics! Reserve now as limited registrations are available. Register here.
