Summer camp is a longstanding tradition that provides a unique opportunity for children to embark on exciting adventures, make lasting memories, and develop crucial life skills. Summer camp serves as a chance for children to step outside their comfort zones and discover their independence. These unique experiences provided by summer camps build resilience and prepare children to face challenges with confidence.
We are pleased to provide a compiled list of various summer camps and programs available to children across Ohio.
* - inclusive of children of all abilities/programs may be modified)
** - requires diagnosis to attend
*** - requires diagnosis but is inclusive to typically-developing siblings and peers
Northeast Ohio (including Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown)
- Akron ArtWorks
Akron, Ohio
Type: Art
Ages: 4-17 years - Akron Rotary Camp**
Akron, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 6-21 years - Beck Center for the Arts*
Lakewood, Ohio
Type: Art, Dance, Theatre
Ages: 4-18 years - Bellwether Farm Summer Camps
Wakeman, Ohio
Grades: 2-12
Type: Traditional, Religious - Bright Futures Preschool Summer Program*
Cleveland, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 3-5 years - Camp Cheerful by Achievement Centers for Children*
Strongsville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 5 years through Graduation - Camp Cornerstone
Independence, Ohio
Type: Specialty (Bereavement)
Ages: 6-12 years - Camp Curiosity at Great Lakes Science Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Type: STEM
Grades: K-2 - Camp Frederick
Rogers, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: K-12 - Camp Gilmour at Gilmour Academy
Gates Mills, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Academic
Ages: 3-12 years - Camp Happiness by Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland**
Wickliffe, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 5-21 years - Camp Ho Mita Koda**
Newbury Township, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Grades: K-11 - Camp Nuhop**
Perrysville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 6-29 years - Cedarbrook Camp of Ohio at Stony Glen
Madison, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Religious
Grades: 1-12 - Common Ground Center Summer Camps
Oberlin, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Adventure
Ages: 6-15 years - FACEtime Summer Camp at Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center**
Cleveland, Ohio
Type: Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 9-16 years
- Falcon Camp
Carrollton, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 6-16 years - Kids Summer Camp at LifeCenter Plus Health and Fitness Center
Hudson, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 5-12 years - Red Oak Camp
Kirtland, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Horse
Grades: 1-10 - SMILE Summer Camp at Peak Potential Therapy
Northfield, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Therapeutic, Specialty (Disability Support)**
Ages: 6-16 years - Thrive Summer Camp at Therapy & Wellness Connection*
Brecksville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Therapeutic, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: Children of all ages
Central/Southeast Ohio (including Columbus and Athens)
- Camp Architecture and Design at Columbus Center for Architecture and Design
Columbus, Ohio
Type: STEM
Grades: 3-8 - Camp Echoing Hills***
Warsaw, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 13-Adulthood - Camp Hamwi by the Central Ohio Diabetes Association**
Danville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 3-17 - Camp Nuhop**
Perrysville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 6-29 years - Camp Oty'Okwa
South Bloomingville, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Adventure
Grades: 2-12 - Camp Wyandot
Westerville and Hocking Hills, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Adventure
Grades: K-12 - Day Camp and Kindergarten Enrichment at Enchanted Care Learning
Greater Columbus Area, Ohio (7 locations)
Type: Traditional
Ages: K-6 - Future Pastry Chef Camps at Our Cupcakery
Dublin, Ohio
Type: Specialty (Cooking)
Ages: 8-14 years - IDEAS Summer Camps for Boys & Girls
Columbus, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: Preschool-8
- RAW Camp at Rising Appalachia
Millfield, Ohio
Type: Adventure
Ages: 6-17 years - Recreation Unlimited Camps***
Ashley, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 5-Adulthood - Summer Camps and Programs at BalletMet
Columbus, Ohio
Type: Dance
Ages: 4-8 years - Summer Challenge Day Camp at Central Community House**
Columbus, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 5-13 years - Summer Experience at Columbus Academy
Gahanna, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Academic
Grades: Preschool-12 - Tennis Ohio at ACEing Autism**
Columbus, Ohio
Type: Sports
Ages: 5-18 years
Southwest Ohio (including Cincinnati and Dayton)
- Abrakadoodle Art Camps for Kids
Greater Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Art
Ages: 3-12 years - Aullwood Summer Earth Adventure
Dayton, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Adventure
Grades: K-6 - Camp Ashreinu
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 1.5 years-Grade 7 - Camp Chabad
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Religious
Ages: 2 years-Grade 9 - Camp-A-Palooza at Kids First Sports Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: K-7 - Cincinnati Reds Baseball & Softball Camps
Various Locations in Central and Southeast, Ohio
Type: Sports
Ages: 6-14 years - Cincinnati Shakespeare’s Theatre Summer Camp
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Theatre
Grades: 1-12 - Dayton Live Creative Academy Summer Camp
Dayton, Ohio
Type: Performing Arts
Grades: Preschool-12 - Gorman Heritage Farm’s Summer Day Camp
Evendale, Ohio
Type: Specialty (Farm and Animals)
Ages: 5-13 years - Great Parks Day Camps
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 3-15 years - Images of Afrika Summer Camp at Bi-Okoto
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Culture
Ages: Children of all ages - Museum Camps at the Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 5-14 years - Ohio Sports Academy Summer Camps
Springboro, Ohio
Type: Sports
Ages: 4-12 years - Saint Ursula Academy (SAU) Summer Academy
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: 3-8 - Summer Art Camp at the Taft Museum of Art
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Art
Grades: 1-12 - Summer Camps at Best Point Education and Behavioral Health*
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
Ages: 4-25 years - Summer Camps at Green County Parks and Trails
Xenia, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Ages: 3-13 years - Ursuline Academy Summer Camps
Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: 1-9
Northwest Ohio (including Toledo and Sandusky)
- Bellweather Farm Summer Camps
Wakeman, Ohio
Type: Traditional
Grades: 2-12 - Brightside Academy Ohio’s Summer Camp Adventures for Kids
- Capable Kids Summer Program
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: Traditional, Specialty (Disability Support)
- Ages: 2 years-Grade 5
- Courageous Community Services’ Courageous Acres*
- Whitehouse, Ohio
- Type: Traditional
- Ages: 5 years-Adulthood
- Happy Camper Camps at St. Ursula Academy
- Ohio
- Type: Traditional
- Grades: K-8
- Imagination Station Summer Camp
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: STEM
- Ages: 6-13 years
- Path Finders Camp
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: Therapeutic, Specialty (Bereavement)
- Ages: 6-15 years
- Scap4Art Summer Camp
- Maumee, Ohio
- Type: Art
- Ages: 6-12
- Summer Art Camps at the Toledo Museum of Art
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: Art
- Ages: 6-18 years
- Summer Camps at the Notre Dame Academy
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: Traditional
- Grades: K-9
- SummerTime Camp at Maumee Valley Country Day School
- Toledo, Ohio
- Type: Traditional
- Grades: Preschool-12
- Wolcott House History Summer Camp
- Maumee, Ohio
- Type: Historical
- Grades: 3-6
Online Summer Camps
- Brain Chase: Summer Learning Challenge
Type: Traditional
Grades: 2-8 - National Computer Camps Virtual Online Camp
Type: STEM
Ages: 8-18 years - STEAM Camps at MehtA+ Tutoring
Type: STEM, Art
Grades: 5-12
Please note that this list does not capture the endless opportunities for summer programming available to children. For more programs, be sure to check out your local YMCA, Jewish Community Center (JCC), Boys and Girls Club, Brightside Academy Ohio, Salvation Army, Easterseals, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Invention, Code Ninjas, Classroom Antics, Challenge Island, Snapology, college, university, zoo, or recreation center. Have an AWesome summer and stay safe!
Compiled by Renee Stromski,Esq.
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