Summer Youth Programs
2025 Summer Programs
This listing of camps and experiences for kids and teens includes opportunities in nature, sports, science, arts, leadership, mentoring and more.
Many of these programs are low-cost or have scholarships available through the Children’s Trust of Alachua County.
Age group key:
- ES = Elementary school age camp
- MS = Middle school age camp
- HS = High school age camp
Aces in Motion MS, HS
June 4- 27 and July 9-Aug. 8; 11- to 18-year-olds
www.acesinmotion.org
Adventures in Play ES
June 9-Aug. 1; 1st-5th grades
www.GainesvilleFL.gov
Alachua NAACP Youth Council ES, MS, HS
8- to 18-year-olds
Articulate59@yahoo.com, 352-359-6429
ASPIRE Summer Camp 2025 ES, MS, HS
June 9-Aug. 1; 5- to 17-year-olds
www.1000voicesofflorida.com
Baxter’s Place Summer Program MS
June 16-July 30; 6th-8th grades
www.bbctf.org/baxters-place
Blooming Blossoms & Concrete Roses ES, MS, HS
7- to 17-year-olds
www.TheConcreteRoseFoundation.org
Cade Museum Summer Camp ES
June 9-July 25 (no camp July 4 week); 1st-6th grades
www.cademuseum.org/learn/camps
Camp Makerie (formerly called Master Builder Camp) ES, MS
June 4-Aug. 1; 5- to 13-year-olds
www.campmakerie.com
Camp Makerie Teen LIT (formerly called Master Builder Camp) HS
June 4-Aug. 1; 14- to 17-year-olds
www.campmakerie.com
Camp Sunny Summer Camp ES
June 4-Aug. 7; 2 1/2 year-olds-6th grade
www.suncountrysports.com
Discover Archery Camps ES, MS, HS
July 1-31 (various programs); 8- to 16-year-olds
www.eastonnewberryarcherycenter.org
Earth Academy Day Camp ES
June 9-27 and July 14-25; 1st-5th grades
www.GainesvilleFL.gov
Gainesville Area Rowing Summer Camp MS, HS
June 23-Aug. 1 (no camp July 4 week); 6th-12th grades
www.gainesvillearearowing.com
Gainesville Police Athletic League ES, MS, HS
June 16-July 31; 5- to 17-year-olds
johnsonda@gainesvillefl.gov, 352-538-7512
Gator Labs MS
June 16- 20; 7th-8th grades
www.cpet.ufl.edu/students/uf-cpet-summer-programs/gator-labs
Girls Place Summer Day Camp ES, MS
June 9-Aug. 8; 5- to 14-year-olds
www.girlsplace.net/summerdaycamp
Gladden Boxing Camp ES, MS, HS
June 9-Aug. 1; 10- to 18-year-olds
www.gladdenboxingclub.com
GPD’s Junior Police Academy MS
June 16-20; 6th-8th grades
www.GainesvillePD.org
I Am STEM ES, MS, HS
June 2-July 25; K-12th grades
www.iamstemcamps.com
Junior Naturalist Program MS, HS
June 9-27 and July 14-25; 6th-12th grades
www.GainesvilleFL.gov
Kappa League MS, HS
Aug. 2025 - May 2026; 11- to 18-year-olds
boderick22@gmail.com, 352-219-4675
Let’s Dance ES, MS, HS
July 7-11; 5- to 22-year-olds
www.dancealive.org/lets-dance
Manhood Youth Development Foundation
ES, MS, HS
Sept.-June calendar year; 4th-12th grades
jackscharl@aol.com, 352-494-5005
O2B Kids! ES, MS
June-August; 1st grade to 13-years-old
www.o2bkids.com/summer-camp/
Okito America Summer Camp ES, MS
June 9-Aug. 1; 5- to 12-year-olds
www.okitoamerica.com/services/camps
Pofahl Studios Summer Intensives & Workshops MS, HS
June 3-6, June 9-July 12, July 21- 26;
11- to 18-year-olds
www.pofahldancestudio.com/summer
Rhoer Club MS, HS
12- to 18-year-olds
EpsRhoerClub1939@gmail.com, 352-215-9095
Mirror Image Leadership Summer Academy MS
June 2- June 27; 7th-9th grades
www.MirrorImageLeadership.org
SUMMER SUM’N ES, MS, HS
June 16-Aug. 25; 7- to 18-year-olds
www.sliickrelaxfit.com/products/spso-sponsor-program
Star Center Theatre’s Super Smart Summer Camp ES, MS, HS
June 9-July 3; 5- to 17-year-olds
www.StarCenterTheatre.org
TeensWork Alachua HS
June 10-Aug. 12; 14- to 18-year-olds
www.childrenstrustofalachuacounty.us/programs/page/teenswork-alachua
Teen Life Summer Camp MS
June 9-Aug. 1; 6th-8th grades
www.GainesvilleFL.gov
UR FUN! Summer Camp ES, MS, HS
May 9-Aug. 7; 5- to 17-year-olds
www.urwelcomehere.org
YMCA Summer Camp ES, MS, HS
June 9-July 25; 5- to 16-year-olds
www.NCFYMCA.org