2021 Summer Camp Guide
Search more than 100 Tucson-area summer camps with help from #ThisIsTucson. Select or browse below. New search
Note: Due to COVID-19 health events, summer camp dates and times are subject to change.
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Age 4, Age 9, $ - $0 to $150, Central/Midtown area, Foothills area, North side, South side, University area, West side
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Outdoor Explorers: A Virtual Summer Camp (with hands-on kit!)
Dates: June 14; June 16; June 18
Where: Online
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $120 Museum Members; $145 Non Members
Description: Join us for a week of virtual desert fun with Desert museum staff, animals, and other fellow campers! You’ll meet live animals, make and share desert arts and crafts, explore science in your daily lives, and make new discoveries around More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Frank & Edith Morton Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer.
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Holmes Tuttle Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2021 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer.
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Roy Drachman Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Roy Drachman Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson - Summer Camp at Steve Daru Clubhouse
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16
Where: Steve Daru Clubhouse
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices start at $60 for the entire summer
Description: BGCT Summer Camp 2020 offers young people a variety of fun and engaging programs. Programs include: STEM/STEAM, Arts & Crafts, Sports and Recreation, Summer Brain Gain. More..
Casas Adobes Congregational Church - Together in The World II: Vacation Bible School
Dates: June 14-18
Where: Online
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $0.
Description: Campers will learn about 5 countries in the world through crafts, food recipes, coloring pages, music, storybooks, and games. Please register no later than May 20, 2021. Craft packets will be mailed to the children by May 27, More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Brick Builders
Dates: June 14-18
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Use your creativity and critical thinking during this weeklong STEM camp where campers will have the opportunity to explore different building techniques in a classroom full of interlocking parts. More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Fairy Camp
Dates: July 19-23
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us for a mystical week as we explore the magical world of fairies! More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Getting Fizzy with It
Dates: June 7-11
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Have you ever wanted to make your own polyurethane foam or learn what happens when we drop a mint into soda? Spend the week filling your chemistry brain with knowledge. More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Kindergarten Kiddos
Dates: July 26-30
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we gear up for the upcoming school year by practicing our ABCs, 123s & sharpening our fine- and gross-motor skills! We will focus on kindergarten-appropriate academic skills and socio-emotional skills as we countdown to kindergarten! More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Kindergarten Kiddos
Dates: August 2-6
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we gear up for the upcoming school year by practicing our ABCs, 123s & sharpening our fine- and gross-motor skills! We will focus on kindergarten-appropriate academic skills and socio-emotional skills as we countdown to kindergarten! More..
Children's Museum Tucson: Let's Celebrate!
Dates: June 21-25
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we have a great celebration! We will be learning about different cultural treasures and festivities that are celebrated locally around the world. Let’s get ready to participate in the fun! More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Maze Makers
Dates: July 12-16
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Get ready to use your engineering brain as we spend the week designing, planning, building and testing all of the obstacle courses, big and small! More..
Children's Museum Tucson & Oro - Creature Feature
Dates: May 31 - June 4
Where: Children's Museum Tucson at the Downtown location, 200 S. 6th Ave.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers | $125 CMT | OV members
Description: Have you ever wondered why a giraffe has a long neck, why a camel has a hump or how far an eagle can see? Join us as we explore the astonishing abilities that different animals possess. More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Our Icky Insides
Dates: July 5-9
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: A camp that explores the science living in all of our bodies! We are going to learn all about our organs and how they help us every day. More..
Children's Museum Tucson - Out of This World
Dates: June 28 - July 2
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Get ready to jet into outer space! We are going to rocket through our solar system, past the Kuiper Belt and straight into the Milky Way, learning about different stars, planets and their moons along the way! More..
D-BAT Tucson - Baseball and Softball Summer Camp
Dates: May 31 - June 4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2
Where: D-BAT Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: 1 Day = $50, 2 Days = $95, 3 Days = $135, 4 Days = $170, 5 Days = $200 *must be used in the same week *membership discounts apply
Description: Campers will work on the fundamentals as well as more advanced baseball and softball skills. There will be hitting and filelding drills as well as game situations. Campers are seperated by age and ability. 12 and under. Bring a sack More..
Red Herring Puppets - Puppet Camp
Dates: June 7-11; June 21-25; July 12-16
Where: Red Herring Puppets at the Tucson Mall
Hours: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $150 per session
Description: Build your own puppets and put on a show! Participants will create a shadow puppet, a hand puppet, and a scarf marionette. Friends and family are invited to the final performance. More..
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: Reid Park Zoo
Hours: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $175 for the week, $145 for the week for Zoo members
Description: Half-day, in-person summer camp AT the Zoo on Mondays- Thursdays with a 2-hour VIRTUAL session on Fridays. The in-person sessions include animal encounters, behind-the-scenes opportunities, and hands-on activities that teach about animal adaptations, animal habitats, and wildlife conservation. More..
Tucson Clay Co-op Studio, School & gallery - Play with Clay
Dates: April 21-23; April 26-30; May 3-8; May 10-15; May 17-22; May 24-29; May 31 - June 5; June 7-12; June 14-19; June 21-26; June 28 - July 3; July 5-10; July 12-17; July 19-24; July 26-31; August 2-7; August 9-14
Where: outdoors or in an air conditioned bus
Hours: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $50 for each 3 hour visit
Description: Campers must come with this parent or caregiver. This is an opportunity to play with clay outdoors. There will be 2 potter's wheels available as well as a hand building table, clay, aprons and tools. It is More..