Thank you for once again making us the #1 Google Search Result for Madison Summer Camp!
We know you’re probably already exploring Summer Camp options for your kids and we’re here to guide you through the Madison area camp scene!
We’re organized by category and age (see below!).
As you review the camps in each category, you’ll find age appropriateness, descriptions and a direct link to the camp website.
There are so many awesome, unique summer programs for your kids in the Madison area, whether they’re into sports, adventuring, sailing, STEM activities, arts, animals, nature, or anything else!
*If you are a camp interested in being featured, please contact [email protected].
Here’s to SUMMER!
Viking Day Camp
2125 McComb Rd Suite #102
Stoughton, WI
608-886-0140
Camp Dates: June 10 – August 30 2024
Madison's B.E.S.T Summer Camp
502 S. High Point Rd
Madison, WI
608-273-4111
Our camp is conveniently located, giving us tons of options for indoor and outdoor summertime fun!
Camp provides an all-inclusive atmosphere where children thrive and grow emotionally!
Our campers love the active games, the exciting martial arts classes, and the team building/leadership games!
Moms and Dads love the safety and structure of our summer camp!
Every day is something new! From karate classes and swimming to arts & crafts, movies, field trips, and more, we’ll give your kids a summer to remember!
Dates: June 10 – August 30
History Maker Space Summer Camps
History Maker Space Classroom | 1 S. Pinckney Street, Suite 106
Madison, WI
608-264-4848
Make this summer one for the history books at a Wisconsin Historical Society summer camp! Uncover hidden histories, infamous cryptids, and discover the magic of Wisconsin folklore at the Myths and Legends Summer Camp. Or unleash their inner archaeologist by learning about what lies beneath our state’s surface at the Archaeology Adventures Summer Camp.
Kids aged 6–10 can sign up for one or both 5-day camps held at the History Maker Space located on Capitol Square.
There are multiple dates available, but spots fill up fast! Secure your child’s spot and fill their summer with fun, history, and knowledge.
Dates: June 24 – July 8
Mathnasium Math Learning Centers
West Side
701 North High Point Road – Madison
East Side
5546 Eastpark Boulevard – Madison
Verona
220 Keenan Court – Verona
(608) 472-4100 | [email protected]
There’s no better time for kids to catch up and get ahead in math than during the summer break. Join the Madison area parents taking control of their children’s math education this summer!
Mathnasium summer learning programs include:
- Complimentary initial Math Skills Assessment designed to accurately identify each student’s current math skill set
- Individualized and structured summer math learning plans which prioritize each student’s learning needs
- Face-to-face learning delivered in person at the Center OR online via our proprietary Mathnasium@Home platform
- Ready access to exceptional tutors, most of which are math and engineering majors from UW’s outstanding programs
- Flexible online scheduling allows families to create varied weekly schedules and plan breaks around vacations, summer activities, etc.
Your child can get caught up if they are behind or get further ahead through enrichment at Mathnasium this summer. Contact us to set up a time to learn more or schedule a free Math Skills Assessment to see how we can support your student!
Goldfish Swim School
2922 Hardrock Road – Fitchburg
(608) 424-4336
One Month of Swimming Skills in Just One Week!
Jump Start Clinics are a quick and easy way to get your kids swim-ready, or to advance to the next level while learning how to be safer in and around the water!
Jump Start Clinics include four or five consecutive days of 30-minute swim lessons. These lessons focus on everything from teaching the fundamentals of water safety to fine-tuning stroke technique.
Summer on the Farm
3276 South High Point Road
Madison, WI
(608) 845-3245
Summer on Prairie View Farm is a wonderful time for children of all ages. Our campus offers several shady playgrounds, a newly designed court and ten grassy acres just waiting to welcome children for loads of fun in the sun!
Each day, teachers plan fun, interactive activities promoting literacy, math, writing and learning. What makes Summer on the Farm a unique experience are the many enrichment programs offered. In the morning, school-age summer campers select either “Rock & Roll for Kids”, Zumba, gymnastics, golf, yoga, engineering or culinary classes. In the afternoon following lunch, the choices change to gardening, sports, art or nature/science classes.
Camp Dates:
Session I: June 4 – July 12, 2024 (6 weeks)
Session II: July 15 – August 21, 2024 (6 weeks)
The Little Gym - Middleton
1920 Cayuga St.
Middleton WI
(608) 291-5978
Ready. Set. Jump into Summer Fun with Super Quest Camps at The Little Gym of Middleton! Your child will spend three adventure-filled hours a day on a unique, Super Quest with their friends! Day camp at The Little Gym is the perfect choice for long, hot summers when you want your child to stay active, safe, and happy- no sunscreen required! With different themes each week, your child will never tire of camp at The Little Gym. Spots are limited, check out our schedule and sign up today!
Monday and Wednesday 12:30-3:30 pm, June 10th through August 21st!
Infinity Martial Arts
8233 Forsythia Street – Middleton
6220 Nesbitt Road – Fitchburg
Phone: 608-831-3332
Are your looking for the perfect summer camp that challenges your kid/s both Mentally and Physically this summer?
Infinity Martial Arts Summer Camp provides a unique experience for campers by incorporating martial art tenements such as Respect, Focus, and Self Discipline in fun filled activities and adventures. Your camper/s will learn self defense in daily karate class, practice teamwork when playing sports, create art and science projects and go on weekly field trips!
Our weekly themes and corresponding “Words of Wisdom” will keep your child engaged and learning all summer long! Infinity Martial Arts Summer Camp is a fun filled program for children age 7 – 12 years old.
Register online for the location nearest you!
Dates: June 10 – August 23, 2024
Koala-T-Kare Summer Kamp
5210 Odana Road – Madison
Phone: 608-310-6727
KTK Summer Kamp unites all the fun of summer break with continued education, exploration and growth. Our thematic approach is designed to inspire your child’s curiosity and encourage their love of learning through outdoor activities, art projects, science experiments, field trips and free play!
Dates: June 12 – August 21, 2024
Bethel Horizons
4651 County Rd ZZ
Dodgeville, WI
608-257-3577
We understand how difficult navigating all of the choices of summer camp can be. You want your child to grow, learn, and make real connections while being safe, accepted, and well cared for.
Bethel Horizons has been creating unforgettable summers for youth from Dane County and the surrounding area for over 50 years. Through our summer camp programs, we provide an opportunity and a space that focuses on social and emotional learning for our youth. The skills developed at camp help to provide children with the necessary tools to become successful adults. Communication, collaboration, creativity, leadership, and problem-solving are all fostered in our natural environment.
Our overnight summer programs run Sunday – Friday from mid-June to mid-August. Your child will experience a variety of outdoor adventures, including hiking, mountain biking, climbing, rappelling, swimming, paddling, singing by the campfire, playing games, and connecting to one another in nature. Sibling, friend, and multi-week discounts are available. All you have to do is choose your week of camp, register, and pack. We’ll take care of the rest.
Located on 548 acres in Wisconsin’s beautiful Driftless area, Bethel Horizons, through its unique natural setting, fosters and inspires growth in the harmonies of God, self, others, and nature. These harmonies promote community and renewal using summer camp, adventure programs, environmental education, and the arts.
Dates: June 9 – August 9, 2024
Summer Adventure Camp
8084 Watts Road
Madison, WI
608-535-8265
Kids Junction Summer Adventure Camp is a state licensed, discovery and enrichment program designed to facilitate an environment of fun, learning, and self-discovery. This camp is for kids entering kindergarten through 4th grade.
Our Summer Adventure Camp Sr. program is geared to middle school students. It is for preteens and teens entering 5th through 8th grade. This traveling camp is a high energy, interactive program that will challenge the preteen and young teen offering loads of fun with extensive field trips, challenging outdoor activities, group games and sports, fun crafts, and team building opportunities.
Dates: June 10 – August 29, 2024
Teen Climbing Camp
Ages: Grades 7-12
Location: Baraboo, WI
Phone: 608-556-1135
Five-day camping week at Devil’s Lake State Park. Teens climb in a supportive environment, with experienced, professional instruction in belaying, etiquette, climbing movement, anchoring, and rappelling.
Teen Rock Climbing Camp offers teens a chance to unplug from their routines, engage with new friends and challenge their climbing skills in an outdoor setting.
Climbers will spend time exploring climbing routes and boulder problems in a supportive environment, with experience, professional instruction.
Stellar Tech Girls
Ages: 9-14
Location: Middleton, WI
Phone: 847-363-9781
Stellar Tech Girls is an empowering STEM camp for girls and non-binary kids ages 9 to 14. We provide girls a welcoming, fun environment that they love going to with their friends. Our unique curriculum builds girls of confidence, who are not afraid to take on challenges, because they have the tools to problem solve like an engineer!
Stellar Tech Girls have a blast exploring science and engineering together, and this camp is the hit of the summer! When asked what they learned and liked, they say things like “I liked meeting girls who are passionate about science”, “I learned that engineering is a lot more fun than you think”, and “when something goes wrong, try again”.
Camp Anokojig
Ages: 7-16 years
Category: Sports and Rec, Nature and/or Animals, Overnight Camp
Location: Plymouth, WI
Phone: 920-893-0782
Recognized for excellence in camping since 1926, Camp Anokijig has a rich tradition and history of offering youth and families experiences with new friends, positive values, personal growth, great adventures, and outrageous fun. 2½ hours north of Chicago, activities include sailing, swimming, canoeing, archery, horseback riding, wilderness skills, windsurfing, ukulele, woodworking, shooting sports, arts, fishing, nature, day trips, plus more! Two 1-hour skill periods, and nearly 5 hours of free choice time every day. Anokijig also offers teen programs, leadership training, group outings, and family camps. Summer camp serves campers ages 7-16 who reside at camp for 1-week sessions; Stays of 4 days to 9 weeks available.
Heartland Farm Sanctuary
Ages: 5-15 years
Category: Nature and/or Animals
Location: Stoughton, WI
Phone: 608-440-1118
We invite you to join us for a fun summer filled with compassionate programming at Heartland Farm Sanctuary! We are offering week-long camps from June 17- August 23. Campers (ages 5-15) will be busy exploring the sanctuary, visiting with our rescued residents, soaking up the sun, breathing fresh air and re-connecting to our natural world. Campers will learn about, care for, and visit with our 13 species of rescued farm animal residents, and enjoy our beautiful pastures, gardens and grounds. From nature hikes to planting and harvesting veggies, campers will learn and grow alongside our animal friends, earth and each other.
BadgerBOTS
Ages: 6-12 years
Category: STEM / Educational, Day Camp
Location: Middleton, WI
Phone: 608-831-6479
BadgerBots creates meaningful, messy, and memorable STEM experiences for kids. We know that hands-on exploration is the best way to build a deep connection—and that kids who are confident and competent in STEM will fare best in the future.
Our camps are week-long, half-day excursions into specific STEM topics: LEGO robotics, micro:bit, 3D printing, Minecraft, app and video game coding, and more. With three separate age groups (6–7, 8–9, and 10–12), each kid can get the focused instruction they need to succeed.
MCDS Summer Discovery
Ages: PK-8th Grades
Category: STEM / Educational, Nature and/or Animals, Day Camp
Location: Waunakee, WI
Phone: 608-850-6000
Summer Discovery is a STEAM-focused camp divided into seven different one-week sessions that focus on seriously engaging topics. Imagine, invent, and interact with engaging teachers in small groups based on age and interest. Open to rising Pre-K–Grade 8 students.
First Tee Green Grass Golf Programming
Ages: 5-18
Category: Sports and Rec, Core Values & Healthy Habits
Location: Multiple Locations Around Madison, WI
Phone: 608-400-6642
At each age group, participants engage with the 5 Key Commitments: Pursuing Goals, Growing through Challenge, Collaborating with Others, Building Positive Self-Identity, and Using Good Judgement, while focusing on mastering golf fundamentals and building upon a golf skill foundation as they advance within the program.
Hickory Hill Academy's Highlander Skills Camps
Ages: Grades 3-8
Category: Sports and Rec, Music, Cooking
Location: Hickory Hill Academy | Madison, WI
Phone: 608-845-3245
Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Hickory Hill Academy’s Highlander Skill Camps! Our camps are designed for 3rd to 8th graders, offering a perfect blend of skill development, team building, and loads of fun in a safe and engaging environment. Join us for a summer full of memories, new friendships, and exciting learning experiences! Enroll your camper in any or all of the camps!
Outdoor Kids OT Summer Camp
Ages: 4-10
Category: Nature and/or Animals, Day Camp, Occupational Therapy Camp
Location: Madison, WI
Outdoor Kids summer camp is a small-group nature-based occupational therapy camp for neurodiverse kids ages 4-10. Your child will grow confidence, build motor skills, make friends, and learn self-regulation skills while exploring nature, guided by an experienced pediatric occupational therapist. (But your child will never know it’s therapy…they just think it’s fun!)
Our summer camps are intentionally-formed therapeutic groups of no more than 6 children per week, so your child gets individualized support and attention from the therapist.
Each child receives initial intake and goal development, OT intervention during camp, daily group email updates about camp activities, plus a written OT report of progress after your child’s last week of camp. Our ongoing communication and attentiveness to your family’s needs set us apart from other summer camps.
iD Tech
Category: STEM
Location: University of Wisconsin
Register today at the top-rated tech camp for 25 years and counting! iD Tech is the very best experience built around your child—their interests, their skill level, their goals for the future. Trusted by the world’s top universities and over 1,000,000 parents, iD Tech is where kids and teens learn from the best—coding, game dev, robotics, and more.
Rec Well Summer Camp
Ages: 5-14 years
Category: Sports; Day Camp
Location: 797 West Dayton Street – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-262-0297
Summer Art Camps
Ages: 3-14 years
Category: Theater/Arts
Location: 1732 West Lawn Avenue – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-232-1510
Camp Woodbrooke
Ages: 7-15 years
Category: Nature; Overnight Camp
Location: Richland Center, WI
Phone: 608-509-7061
Swim & Gym
Ages: 5-13 years
Category: Sports and Rec
Location: Madison, WI
Phone: 608-800-7200
Spartan Day Camp
Ages: 5-12 years
Location: 4814 Freedom Ring Road – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-438-3003
Creative Soul Camp
Ages: 6-15 years
Category: Theater; Arts
Location: Northside Elementary – Middleton, WI
Phone: 608-209-1457
Junior Naturalist Camp
Ages: 6-14 Years
Category: Sports and Rec, Nature and/or Animals, Day Camp
Location: 3101 Lake Farm Road – Madison
Phone: 608-224-3604
Camp Jorn YMCA
Ages: 8-17 years (overnight)
Category: Nature; Overnight
Location: Manitowish Waters, WI
Phone: 715-543-8808
Camp of the Elements
Ages: 6-12 years
Category: Animals; Nature
Location: 6510 Schroeder Road – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-270-9005
EAGLE Summer Camps
Ages: 5-14 years
Category: STEM, Sports and Rec, Nature
Location: 5454 Gunflint Trail – Fitchburg, WI
Phone: 608-273-0309
Badger Precollege Programs
Ages: 5-18 years
Category: STEM
Location: 21 North Park Street (7th Floor) – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-265-5391
WI Youth Company Camps
Ages: 5-15 years
Category: Multi
Location: Madison, WI
Phone: 608-276-9782
Camp Pawprint
Ages: 7-12 years
Category: Nature and/or Animals
Location: 5132 Voges Road – Madison, WI
Phone: 608-838-0413
The Country Experience
Ages: 6-17 Years
Category: Nature and/or Animals, Overnight Camp
Location: Elizabeth, IL
Phone: 312-852-7400
Feller School Summer Camp
Ages: 5-12 Years
Category: Educational Reading, Spelling, and Math
Location: 5405 Flad Ave. – Madison
Phone: 248-506-4072
Edgewood High School
Ages: Grades 1-12
Category: Sports and Rec
Location: 2219 Monroe St. – Madison
Phone: 608-257-1023
Crossways Camping Ministries
Ages: Grades 1-12
Category: Overnight Camp
Location: 3 Wisconsin Locations: Clintonville, Waupaca, Hatley
Phone: 715-258-3813
Madison Area Camps by Category
Angelic Organics Learning Center | Caledonia, IL
Bethel Horizons | Dodgeville, WI
The Country Experience at Amstutz Family Farm | Elizabeth, IL
Earth Focus Day Camp | Madison, WI
Heartland Farm Sanctuary | Stoughton, WI
Hoofbeat Ridge | Mazomanie, WI
Infinity Martial Arts | Multiple Locations in the Madison Area
Koala-T-Kare | Madison, WI
La Fleur Stables and Madison Riding Academy | Verona, WI
Lussier Junior Naturalist Camp | Madison, WI
Merry Green Marvel | Viroqua, WI
Spartan Day Camp | Madison, WI
Taliesin | Spring Green, WI
Viking Day Camp | Stoughton, WI
History Maker Space Summer Camps | Madison, WI
YMCA Dane County | Madison, WI
Central Midwest Ballet Academy | Middleton, WI
Creative Soul Camp | Middleton, WI
Monroe Street Arts Center | Madison, WI
Studio Dansu | Madison, WI
Camps at the Textile Arts Center | Madison, WI
YMCA Dane County | Madison, WI
Camp of the Elements (Madison Waldorf) | Madison, WI
Camp Jorn YMCA | Manitowish Waters, WI
Creative Soul Camp | Middleton, WI
Hickory Hill Academy | Madison, WI
Infinity Martial Arts | Multiple Locations in the Madison Area
Kids Junction | Madison, WI
Koala-T-Kare | Madison, WI
Madison Community Montessori | Middleton, WI
Madison Country Day School | Waunakee, WI
Madison’s B.E.S.T. Summer Camp | Madison, WI
MSCR | Multiple Locations in Madison, WI
Rec Well Summer Camp | Madison, WI
Spartan Day Camp | Madison, WI
Swim & Gym | Madison, WI
Taliesin | Spring Green, WI
Viking Day Camp | Stoughton, WI
Wisconsin Youth Company | Madison, WI
YMCA Dane County | Madison, WI
Angelic Organics Learning Center | Caledonia, IL
Bethel Horizons | Dodgeville, WI
Camp Anokijig | Plymouth, WI
Camp Gray | Reedsburg, WI
Camp Jorn YMCA | Manitowish Waters, WI
Camp Quest North | Minnesota and Iowa Locations
Camp Woodbrooke | Richland Center, WI
The Country Experience at Amstutz Family Farm | Elizabeth, IL
Crossways Camping Ministries | Clintonville, Waupaca and Hatley, WI
Frogwarts School of Wizardry | Epworth, IA
Girl Scout Camps | Camp Brandenburg, Dane County
Lutherdale Bible Camp | Elkhorn, WI
Merry Green Marvel | Viroqua, WI
OSRUI | Oconomowoc, WI
YMCA Glacier Hollow | Amherst, WI
Adventure Day Camp | Pick up / Drop off at B.B. Clarke Beach in Madison, WI
Infinity Martial Arts | Multiple Locations in the Madison Area
Edgewood High School Sports Camps | Madison, WI
Koala-T-Kare | Madison, WI
Madison’s B.E.S.T. Summer Camp | Madison, WI
MSCR | Multiple Locations in Madison, WI
Rec Well Summer Camp | Madison, WI
Swim & Gym | Madison, WI
Teen Climbing Camp | Baraboo, WI
YMCA Dane County | Madison, WI
BadgerBots STEM Summer Camp | Middleton, WI
Badger Precollege | Madison, WI
CEO’s of Tomorrow | Madison, WI
Eagle Summer Camps | Fitchburg, WI
Engineering for Kids | Madison, WI
Feller School | Madison, WI
Mathnasium | Madison, WI
Stellar Tech Girls | Middleton, WI
History Maker Space Summer Camps | Madison, WI
Madison Area Camps by Ages
Studio Dansu
Summer on the Farm – Hickory Hill
Madison Community Montessori
Monroe Street Arts
Storybook Ballet
University Houses Preschool
Kids Junction
Summer on the Farm – Hickory Hill
Infinity Martial Arts
YMCA
Madison’s B.E.S.T Summer Camp
Mathnasium
Swim & Gym
Summer STEAM Camps at Edgewood College
Studio Dansu
Camp Gray
Spartan Day Camp
Viking Day Camp
Badger Gymnastics
Swift Nature Camp
WI Youth Company
Badger Precollege
Smokey Hollow Day Camp
Madison Community Montessori
Earth Focus Day Camp
Rec Well Summer Camp
Monroe Street Arts
Camp Woodbrooke
Girl Scout Summer Camp
Crusader Sports Camps
OSRUI
Forward Athletics
MSCR
Badger Bots
Camp Pawprint
Storybook Ballet
HAWS
University Houses Preschool
Creative Soul Camp
Koala-T-Kare
Bethel Horizons
Kids Junction
Summer on the Farm – Hickory Hill
Infinity Martial Arts
YMCA
Madison’s B.E.S.T Summer Camp
Mathnasium
Summer STEAM Camps at Edgewood College
Swim & Gym
Adventure Day Camp
Studio Dansu
Camp Gray
Spartan Day Camp
Viking Day Camp
Young Writers Camp
Badger Gymnastics
Swift Nature Camp
WI Youth Company
Horse Lover’s Day Camp
Badger Precollege
Smokey Hollow Day Camp
Madison Community Montessori
Earth Focus Day Camp
Hoofbeat Ridge
Rec Well Summer Camp
Monroe Street Arts
E-Seedling
Camp Woodbrooke
Girl Scout Summer Camp
Crusader Sports Camps
OSRUI
Forward Athletics
MSCR
Badger Bots
Camp Pawprint
HAWS
Angelic Organics
Creative Soul Camp
Stellar Tech Girls
Koala-T-Kare
Bethel Horizons
Mathnasium
Teen Climbing Camp
Studio Dansu
Camp Gray
Young Writers Camp
Summer STEAM Camps at Edgewood College
Swift Nature Camp
WI Youth Company
Horse Lover’s Day Camp
Badger Precollege
Smokey Hollow Day Camp
Earth Focus Day Camp
Monroe Street Arts
Camp Woodbrooke
Girl Scout Summer Camp
Crusader Sports Camps
OSRUI
MSCR
HAWS
Angelic Organics
Creative Soul Camp
Stellar Tech Girls
Comprehensive List of Madison Area Summer Camps
A Hero’s Journey Camp at Indigo Trails
American Dance Training Camp (Overnight)
Angelic Organics Learning Center
Black Belt America Karate Camp
Central Midwest Ballet Academy
Community Groundworks (Troy Gardens Camp)
Creando Little Language Explorers
Dane County Engineering for Kids
Edgewood College Science Camps
E-Seedling Youth Entrepreneur Camp
Harbor Athletic Club Youth Summer Camp
History Maker Space Summer Camps
Horse Lover Day Camp at La Fleur Stables
Kids Express – Summer on the Farm
Kids Junction – Summer Adventure Camp
Madison Children’s Museum Camps
Neighborhood House Community Center
Prairie Athletic Club Summer Camp
Summer at the Edge (Edgewood High School)
University Avenue Discovery Center Day Camp
UW Arboretum Earth Focus Day Camp
UW STARTALK Korean Language & Culture Academy (KLCA)
WCATY (WI Center for Academically Talented Youth)
Wild Harvest Nature Connection
Wisconsin Business World Summer Camp
Wisconsin Historical Association
Rutabaga, The Veteran’s Museum, Camp Wingra, Monroe Street Arts Center, Badger Sports Camps, all have summer camp options too. I’d love to see you add those.
I would love to know people’s experiences for camps for almost 4 year olds. What ones have you loved? My son loves to be outdoors and loves arts and crafts. He is highly imaginative. Thanks!
Boy Scout Camp has been a big hit!
We love zoo camp and Aldo Leapold.
I love the young age group invited to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s camp.
Sailing for us in the summer! When they’re old enough, Hoofers. The younger kids can start summer sailing camps and classes with Madison Youth Sailing Foundation!
Wow – so many choices!! Zoo camp and sailing sound fun.
Girl Scout camp and Creative Soul Camp
So excited for these! Love Creative Soul Camp!
Thinking of trying out the Swim&Gym camp
This year! It’s our daughter’s two favorite places and the field trips sound fantastic ????