It's that time of year! Time to plan your kid's summer of adventure! Summer camp is a great time to explore new interests, develop new skills, enhance your knowledge and skills in something you already love. Ready to find a summer camp for your kids? Macaroni Kid NRV is the longest running online summer camp guide in Southwest Virginia. Thousands of families in our area trust us to help them find things for their kids to do, not only in the summer, but all year long! You're guaranteed to find something on this list, with summer camps in the NRV and beyond!
We'll be adding camps programs and other summer fun activities to this guide all season long. Keep checking back as we get each camp's plans firmed up!
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Sponsored * Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Summer Camps
615 Patrick Henry Drive, Blacksburg, VA Read More
Sponsored * Blue Ridge Motion
598 Music Rd NW, Floyd, VA Read More
Sponsored * Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Camp
Get Outside with Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Camp for Fun & Friends! Camp is open to non-Girl Scouts; sign-up and try out Girl Scouting for FREE at camp this summer. (link here: https://www.gsvsc.org/en/get-involved/join.html)
5488 Yellow Mountain Road, Roanoke, VA Read More
Sponsored * Mayapple Summer Camps
The Mayapple School offers creative outdoor summer camps in and around Blacksburg, VA. Camp offerings include Science Lab, Outdoor Engineers, How to Catch a Monster, Animal Adventures, Fairies and Gnomes, Dairy Camp at a working dairy farm, Yes! Paint!, Mess Makers Inc., Elements of Survival, and Story and Stage. Age range and half or full day camp scheduling varies by camp, with camps for preschool, lower elementary, and upper elementary available. While no two camps are alike, all Mayapple School camps are designed to foster connection to the land and a sense of belonging. Through farm experiences, adventuring and exploration, or creative projects, our nature-rich camps renew campers’ love and excitement for the outdoors. All camps are outdoor camps. Registration is open until all spaces are filled.
2895 Old Fort Rd, Blacksburg, VA Read More
Sponsored * Paint 'n Fun Ceramics Kids Camps
Summer Camp at Paint 'n Fun Ceramics is a great way to introduce your child to new and exciting art mediums! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, Paint 'n Fun Camps offer the perfect balance of fun, creativity, and skill-building. We will get muddy with clay hand-building projects, design some beautiful pottery and fuse glass. From painting vibrant canvases to molding one of a kind clay creations. Design your own boots in Glam Ranch Camp. Blast off into an unforgettable summer at Outta This World Camp with space-themed crafts. Unleash your creativity and dive into the world of artistic exploration at In My Pottery Era Camp!
782 New River Road, Suite 613, Christiansburg, VA Read More
Sponsored Camp Fernwood
Camp Fernwood is an all-girls residential summer camp located in Poland, Maine for campers ages 7 to 15. Founded in 1921, Camp Fernwood is rooted in the four principles of living simply, enjoying the beauty and wonder of natural surroundings, nurturing tolerance and unselfishness, and developing loving, lifelong friendships.
Camp Fernwood's 6.5 week, single-session program is intentional, allowing for friendships to form, independence and resilience to develop, and girls to fully immerse themselves in the complete camp experience.
Sponsored Dance.tech Summer Camps
Whether you're looking for low-commitment drop-in classes, weekly classes, or themed summer camps, Dance.tech has an option for you! Join us in Summer 2025 for our most exciting and expansive programming yet!
1101 North Main Street, Blacksburg , VA Read More
Sponsored Jr. Wizards Basketball Camp
The Washington Wizards are proud to present a summer’s worth of basketball fun for boys and girls in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC!
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Sponsored Model United Nations Institute Summer Camp
Step into the shoes of global leaders, tackle pressing issues, and enhance your public speaking and debate skills this summer! Get personalized feedback from champion mentors, gain confidence, and make like-minded friends. Enjoy dynamic Model United Nations simulations, trivia, improv games, transformative lessons, socials, and explore your dream campus!
Multiple Locations
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Sponsored SEEDS Field Camps
Coming up on our 30th year, SEEDS engages kids in hands-on, play and place-based nature education. During summer camps, every week kids in age groups 8 - 10 or 10 - 14 explore the wonders of our local natural world. Through field trips, art projects, experiments, music, and play we interpret what we've been learning about.
107 Wharton Street, SE, Mail: P.O. BOX 824, Blacksburg, VA 24063, Blacksburg, VA Read More
Sponsored Summer Music Camps at VT
Explore music through instruments, singing, movement, and technology with Virginia Tech faculty and Montgomery County Public School music educators. In addition to great music activities and classes, students have outside playtime and campus adventures every day!
290 College Avenue, Blacksburg, VA Read More
Sponsored The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth offers rigorous, fun, three-week summer day and residential programs at 11 U.S. locations. CTY has 70+ courses in math, science, writing, and the humanities, plus activities like talent shows and dances. Year-round online courses are also enrolling. Join our engaging community of learners!
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Sponsored Virginia Techniques Summer Camp
Sponsored YMCA Summer Camps
Are you looking for a safe, fun, and engaging summer program for your child in 2025? Sign up now for the YMCA Summer Camps at the YMCA at Virginia Tech locations in Blacksburg.
1000 North Main Street, Blacksburg, VA Read More

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