2023 Summer Camp Guide

The camp where students take charge! Campers explore jobs, earn an income and become entrepreneurs. This dynamic program teaches valuable life lessons while sparking your child’s excitement for the future.

Sign up for the Jr. Vet. Baby Goad Kid Program at Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc. (a non-profit, children’s program in Corbett). Catch the OMF, Inc. bus at 16th/Irving NE. Bottle feed and care for a goat kid and big goats too. Learn the diagnostic plan Veterinarians use. Want to be a Vet. or Vet. Tech.? Then this is your class! For students going into 4th-9th grades. The Jr. Vet. Baby Goat Kid Program is taught by an Oregon State Certified Teacher with decades of experience. June 26-29, 8:30-3:00.

PJA’s Summer Discovery program offers enriching classes from experienced, passionate, professional teachers who incorporate STEAM Science, technology, engineering, arts and math) to enhance learning in a fun and nurturing way.

Half day or Full Day camp options for ages 4-14 with drawing/painting, clay, mixed media, yoga, arts and crafts, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture classes daily! Before care option, outdoor playground time, and Early Bird Special available.

Only a few camper spots remain to attend 360 Arts Camp! Cognizart immerses kiddos 6 1/2 and 12 in visual arts, music, theater, and dance! With inspiring multicultural artists, counselors, teachers and venues they ignite creativity! Cost a concern? Apply for a scholarship by 5/1.

Draw, paint, print & sculpt in our treed location! Small groups, quality supplies, skillful staff. Step-by-step lessons, then self-directed exploration. Fine art, not crafts. NEW projects daily/weekly! Full & half days. Extended care available.

These fun and enriching K-5 summer camps are designed for the artist of every level! From the novice painter to the expert clay maker, they work with all campers to inspire creativity, self-confidence, and friendship while introducing them to new art mediums and exciting experiences!

Tucker Arts Camp travels the world! Children in preschool through grade 5 explore art and culture from countries around the world at their SE Portland campus, where they will enjoy the gardens, goats and treehouse. Voted Best Summer Arts Camp 2022!

Willowbrook provides 3-18 year old’s opportunities for exploration, experience and expression in arts and nature. They have opportunities to be self directed, unscheduled and unplugged while exploring a broad range of fine, performing, ceramic, fiber arts and nature.

Join A-WOL for a variety of weeklong summer camps and a single day workshop this summer, outdoors in Mary S Young Park and indoors at The A-WOL Warehouse. Summer classes are for youth students and focus on building aerial skills or work on performance, choreography, dance, and more.

Each day will feature a variety of classes including visual art and creative movement. Students will work with BODYVOX’s professional dancers and teaching artists. June 19 – 23 and June 26 – 30 | Ages 4-10. Contact audience@bodyvox.com or call 503.229.0627 to enroll.

OMEGA’s Summer Camps keep your kids active with supervised play, gymnastics instruction and craft. Choose half day or full day with weekly options. Camp shirt ($15) and annual family membership ($40) required for all attendees.

OBT School is excited to continue their Junior Intensive, Pre-Pointe & Conditioning Workshops, and Primary Ballet, and introduce their Youth Summer Camps! OBT School’s summer programs give students an opportunity to continue their ballet training with OBT’s professional faculty.

Full weekday (8am-3pm) summer camps. Themed weeks include: Parkour, Nerf, Jedi/Lightsaber, Hero and Flips & Freerunning. Your child will walk away with a one of a kind experience, new friends, all while getting a great workout. Rest, snacks, reading, crafts, and challenges are part of every camp.

PRE-K & Ages 6-11 DANCE CAMP. Monday – Thursday, June 12-July 27. Dance! Fly! Create! Students enjoy dance and aerial classes, plus craft time each day.

Experience the ultimate FUN at Parkour camp! Climb through parkour obstacles exploring fictional worlds and storylines, work with new friends to conquer missions and challenges, and enjoy the “Best Day Ever”! Ages 5-11

Bike First! teaches children with and without disabilities the skills needed to ride typical bikes.

Looking for summer fun? CAMP YAKETY YAK is a social communication & friendship summer day camp for special needs kids, teens, and young adults ages 5-22. July 10-August 4, M-F, 10-3pm, located in Lake Oswego, OR.

Join Adventure Camp for up to 9 weeks of themed day camps for kids in K-5th grade! Each week features field trips, art & cooking projects, water slides, outdoor games on their 26 acre campus, and much more! Adventure Camp is a program by Southwest Bible Church.

Aim High’s Martial Arts and Events teams provide 11 weeks of fun, themed summer camps! Camps are packed with themed crafts, special activities/visitors, martial arts lessons and more!

Play, explore, learn and go wild at Camp Wild Oaks! Your pre-K to 5th grade explorer will enjoy art, music, robotics, science, nature and more at the beautiful 72-acre Oak Hill School campus in South Eugene.

The 67-acre Catlin Gabel campus is home to a host of weekly camps, June 26-August 11. Options include sports, arts, photography, DJ, robotics, academics, and day camps with before/after-care available. Camps for ages 4-18. See web for details!

Never Stop Exploring with Club K this Summer! Multiple camp options to fit your needs.

Ekone Summer Camps are spent outside, tech-free, and filled with community and exploration! They offer programs in art, music, farming, nature connection, and horses.

Summer camps will run on a weekly basis from July 3 – August 11 with July 4 off as a holiday. Camps are for 2.5 year old to 8th grade. They will have a variety of offerings with options for camps in French or English. Camps run from 8am-4pm.

Have an AWESOME summer at MJCC Day Camp! Health + safety is their top priority. Enjoy quality, age-appropriate programs that are super fun: swimming, cooking, Jewish culture, art, + more! Flexible options 8:00 am – 5:30 pm. Open to everyone ages 3 – 15.

Learn about chicks, chickens and egg development. Spend time observing and petting the chicks. Learn to feed babies and adult chickens and what they need to grow and thrive! Discuss housing and predators too. Meet all the other animals such as horses, pony, donkey, sheep, goats, rabbits, geese, ducks, dogs and cats too. For students going into K-2nd grades. The “Chicken Chat” Short Summer Program is taught by an Oregon State Certified Teacher with decades of experience. July 6&7, 9:00-2:30.

OES offers fun, inquiry based summer enrichment programs for campers ages 4-17. OES programs help campers build social, emotional, physical, and intellectual skills. Offerings include River Runners, Rock Climbing, Theater, Outdoor Exploration, Fencing, Design & Engineering, and more!

Campers choose from a variety of activities including sewing, coding, maker crafts, sports & more! Buy any number of days to use at any time. Unused days are automatically refunded at summer’s end. Lunch, snacks & all hours (8am-6pm) included.

Live the history of the Oregon Trail! This camp is open to ALL youth ages 9-18. Their camp offers introductory leather craft, woodworking, and blacksmith classes April-May, a family camp weekend excursion, and a week-long wilderness trek in June-July.

Students will receive horse riding experience in Western Equitation, Showmanship, and Horsemanship. Come to all or just one Spring and Summer Horse Camp this year.

Sign up for The Summer Program (six different session weeks) at Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc. (a non-profit, children’s program in Corbett). Catch the OMG, Inc. bus at 16th/Irving NE. Learn to care for horses, pony, donkey, sheep, goats, rabbits, geese, ducks, chickens, dogs and cats too. Plant seeds, ride horses, play on a tractor and learn cooperative games at an educational Farm Program for students. For students going into 2nd-6th grades. The Summer Program is taught by an Oregon State Certified Teacher with decades of experience. Weeks of: July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31, August 7, and August 14; 8:30-3:00.

German International summer camps offer students the opportunity to experience bilingual language camps in a supportive, safe environment no matter their level of foreign language knowledge. All camp teachers are bilingual in English and either German or Mandarin, depending on the chosen camp.

It’s a world of fun at the International School of Portland’s award-winning summer camp! Chinese, Spanish, or Japanese language and culture come to life through hands-on projects, games, outdoor fun, and more! Learn a new language or practice one that you know!

Trollbacken, Swedish Language and Culture Camp! Trollbacken is a 6 day/5 nights overnight camp August 14-19 for kids ages 7-13 to learn about Swedish language and culture in a fun and creative atmosphere. No prior Swedish experience necessary. A place to make new friends and have lots of fun!

Ready to paint with your feet? Make tortillas? Sing, dance and get moving? Do science experiments and explore our beautiful parks? Are you ready to do it in SPANISH?! Come join these bilingual Fun in Spanish camps. Preschool – 5th grade options are available.

Has your child ever shown interest in making their own music? Electronic Music Club’s week-long summer sessions are the perfect way for them to express their creativity and interact with technology and music in an exciting new way! Students will even build their own synth they can keep!

At Summer Sing, you’ll spend a week enjoying the wonderful experience of making music with new friends. Let your imagination take the lead… Who knows what you will create! Don’t miss out – register today! “I know I can…be what I want to be!”

Nature-Based summer camps for kids and teens, ages 3-15!

Summer camps at the Garner School are a chance for children to explore, create, and play! Their 5-acre campus is the perfect location for outdoor play in the wetlands, projects in their garden, and fun activities in their classrooms. All classes are taught by highly skilled Gardner School Teachers.

Open to all (French Language Proficiency Not Required). Camp hours 9am – 3pm; 7:30am early care (free). Chef prepared lunches and snacks are included!

Oregon 4-H Center offers archery, canoeing, ropes course, horseback riding, and so much more! ALL youth grades 3-8 can attend our camps. They offer camps June-August, from Wildlife Stewards Camp to Wild West Camp to International Multi-cultural Camp.

Join Portland Audubon for SWIFTS Nature Summer Camp! Whether kids discover newts along our trails, observe a Bald Eagle soaring over the Gorge, or gain new outdoor skills, campers get to learn, play, & explore, all while making friends!

These award-winning summer camps teach real skills with fantastic adventure. Connect with friends while learning with expert teachers and guides. Trackers offers epic camps for all ages. Discover action-packed outdoor skills, arts, DIY crafts, and role-playing games!

At Anthony Newman’s Sports Camps, no matter what your skill level is they welcome you at their Multi Sports and Sports Specific camps.

The most FUN, OVERNIGHT soccer camps ever! Bunk with your friends and teammates after a long day of nonstop outdoor & soccer FUN! NO PHONES or SCREENS for 5 days & 4 nights | 350″ slip n slide, outdoor pool, capture the flag, lay river, 4way soccer tennis | Boys June 22 – 26 | Girls July 16 – 20

Indoor Summer Camps at the climbing gym! For ages 9-11 and 12-14. The days are filled with games, technique instruction, and of course a lot of climbing! Camper 12-14 years old will also learn how to belay. Enrollment is by the week. PRG will be offering a few weeks of all outdoor camps for ages 10-14.

Looking for a place to unplug? Get outside with BaxterSports. With a variety of programming-All Sports, All Level and Competitive Soccer, All girls, and Youth Leadership — their award winning camps for grades K-8 are fun, active, and engaging no matter your child’s experience or skill level.

Sign your kids yp for an adventure in their four-day Summer Daycare Camps. Running May – August and open ages 2 1/2 – 11.

Pedalheads is a learn-to-ride week-long bike camp for kids 2 and up, best known for helping kids get off of training wheels and riding on their own. Located throughout the PDX area.

Spend the summer with the Portland Timbers and Thorns at their soccer summer camps all throughout the Portland area! Open ages 5-18!

This summer, experience the magic of Outward Bound! 
The outdoors are a great place to step away from your routine and explore. Outward Bound expeditions put you in the middle of open space where you can make new friends, let loose, and find the room to be yourself. So join them to float on a river, climb a mountain, take in a sunrise, and try something new.

Ready for the summer of a lifetime? Experience OMSI’s overnight camps for young adventurers! Campers can explore the tide pools and coastal landscape at Camp Gray or examine fossils in the high desert at Hancock Field Station.

Camp UKANDU is a medically-supported, residential, camp where patients, siblings, and survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer can spend a week together playing games, climbing rock walls, riding horses, and ‘just being kids’!

Adventure awaits at YMCA Camp Collins! Learn new skills, make new friends, spend time outside, and discover your best self. Campers will live in cabins and enjoy a variety of camp activities such as horseback rides, archery, swimming, climbing tower, team buildings, crafts, and much more.

ROAR into summer with Disney’s The Lion King KIDS! With great tech/backstage opportunities, they also have camps focused on dance, acting, and improv! Also, their 1st Family Plays Together lets families perform together in Fiddler on the Roof!

Northwest Children’s Theater’s award-winning summer camps are coming to a neighborhood near you. Campers ages 4-14 will learn theater skills in a safe and welcoming environment, while gaining confidence, building social skills, and having fun!

Keep kids engaged all summer long at OCT’s Acting Academy! Full-day and half-day options available for kids and teems, offering week-long camps that are perfect for learning new skills, strengthening collaboration, and having fun in a safe, welcoming environment. Four locations throughout Portland!

They teach Portland’s youth the power in themselves through play, practice and performance! Theater skills are life skills! Kids will learn to focus their minds and bodies, problem solve, build confidence and pride as they work hard to put on a show!

Code Ninjas camps offer an immersive environment for kid to explore technology, develop new skills, & have a great time with friends. It’s an unforgettable experience for kids ages 5-14! Camps include: Minecraft, Roblox, Python, LEGO, STEM & more!

They provide online and in-person camps through their unique Coders Pathways for ages 5-18. Online camps are led live by an instructor. Their camps have small groups size, and teach a variety of subjects like Python Programming, Scratch Game Development, Minecraft Modding, Roblox Adventure Games, Little Coders, Robotics, and much more! Their half-day camps are available for AM & PM sessions or combine into a full-day camp.

The best Aerospace Summer Camps in the Pacific Northwest are back! These interactive one-week programs are filled with exciting, educational experiences designed to engage 3rd – 9th graders and ignite a passion for exploration, innovation, and STEAM in our future aviators and space explorers.

Experiment PDX is all about science and art and this summer’s offerings include Lego Explorers, Art Studio and camps offered by Coding for Kids and Mad Science.

Lego Animation and Movie-Making Summer Camp for kids aged 5-13 in SW Portland! Explore animation and movie-making in a creative environment, make new friends and learn new skills. Daily outside time at Pendleton Park keeps your child active. Sign up now for a summer of fun!