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Iowa has a wide variety of fun and interesting camps for children. Click these links to go directly to the types of camps you're of most interest or browse the complete list for ideas.

 

• General Day Camps
• Community Camps (City, YMCA, Church, Scouts & Special Needs)
• Animals, Nature & Outdoors Camps
• Academic, Language & Writing Camps
• Science & Technology Camps
• Art, Music, Dance & Theater Camps
• Sports Camps
• Spring Break Camps
• Winter Break Camps
  

General Day Camps
Campfire USA - Des Moines

Community Camps
Camp Abe Lincoln (YMCA) - Blue Grass
Camp Albrecht Acres (Special Needs) - Sherrill
Camp Courageous (Disabilities) - Monticello
Camp Ewalu (Christian) - Strawberry Point
Camp Foster (YMCA) - Spirit Lake
Camp Hertko Hollow (Diabetes) - Boone
Camp Hope (Disabilities) - Waterloo
Camp Sacajawea (Girl Scouts) - Boone
Camp Sunnyside (Disabilities) - Des Moines
Camp Wapsie (YMCA) - Coggon
Camp Wyoming (Christian) - Wyoming
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa - Several Locations
Iowa United Methodist Camps - Lockridge
Lake Okoboji (Christian) - Spirit Lake
Lutheran Lakeside Camp (Christian) - Spirit Lake
Presbyterian Camp on Lake Okoboji (Christian) - Spirit Lake
Wesley Woods Camp (Christian) - Indianola
Y-Camp (YMCA) - Des Moines

Check with your city's Recreation Department, local churches, and YMCAs for additional summer camp options.

Nature, Animals & Outdoors Camps
Campfire USA - Des Moines
Iowa 4-H Camp - Madrid

Academic Camps
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Science & Technology Camps
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Arts Camps
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Sports Camps
Advantage Basketball Camps - Clearlake, Waterloo

Spring Break Camps
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Winter Break Camps
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