2022 Summer Camps Ages: 1st - 5th Graders Focus: Exploring, kayaking, conservation, arts
If you're looking for fun and educational summer camp ideas for your kids, we have them for you! Camps are listed alphabetically by hosting organization. Plan early — camps fill up fast.
PLUFF MUDDERS CAMPS
PORT ROYAL SOUND FOUNDATION
Pluff Mudders will go kayaking, fishing and crabbing; they will dissect a shark, explore a salt marsh and learn all about our unique lowcountry animals. PRSF Maritime Center, Okatie, SC June 13 - 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. July 11 - 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. August 1 - 5, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $400 per camper www.portroyalsoundfoundation.org/summer-camp/
Ages: 6 - 14 Focus: Fishing, sharks, boating, marine biology
COASTAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMPS COASTAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
With four different camps, kids will have opportunities to fish, kayak, paddleboard, cast net and more, depending on camp. Each camp is one to three days. St. Simons Island, Ga. Multiple dates, June and July $75 - $200 per camper (discount for multiple campers) www.coastaloutdooradventures.com/adventure-camps
Crabbing off the dock is one of the joys of childhood for coastal kids. Photo provided by UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Throwing a cast net is a skill all coastal kids should learn - and they will at several coastal summer camps. Photo provided by Coastal Outdoor Adventures
Ages: 7 - 16 Focus: Outdoors skills, nature, conservation
Ages: 6 - 14 Focus: Coastal Flora and Fauna
JUNIOR NATURALIST SUMMER CAMPS
MARINE SCIENCE CAMPS
GEORGIA DNR
UGA MARINE EXTENSION & GEORGIA SEA GRANT
Several camps, both day and overnight, for nature-loving kids and teens. Camps include Outdoor Adventure Team Challenge (ages 11-13), Shooting Sports Camp (ages 12 16), Where the Wild Things Are (age 6 - 8), Nature Heroes (ages 8 - 10) and others. Mansfield, Ga. Multiple dates, June and July Times depend on camp $150 - $275 per camper (depending on camp) georgiawildlife.com/Camps April 2022
Southern Tides Magazine
Camps are tailored to meet the learning stages and styles of kids ages 6 - 14. Each session includes explorations of the salt marsh, live animal lessons, maritime forest hikes, crabbing from the dock and more. Skidaway Island, Ga. June and July 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. $225 - $345 for each week-long session gacoast.uga.edu/summer-camps/ 23
