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Spring is here, and summer is not far behind. Now is the time to start thinking about summer camps and programs for children. The Winston-Salem area has a variety to choose from, including arts, gymnastics, sports, and residential camps. Check out our list of offerings to find something perfect for your children.
Camp Carousel
Camp Carousel offers support to children and teens grieving the death of a loved one. Art and music therapy, outdoor play, and small group sessions help campers connect, share, and heal. The 2-day camp, provided by Trellis Supportive Care, takes place at Triad Park in Kernersville, with transportation provided each day from the Trellis Supportive Care Campus in Winston-Salem. The sessions for rising 1st to 5th graders will be held July 16 & 17, 2025, 9am – 4:30pm. Sessions for Rising 6th to 12th graders will be held July 14 & 15, 2025, 9am – 4:30pm. Campers should plan to attend both days. All supplies, transportation, and food are free, though donations are welcomed and appreciated. A Camp Carousel Retreat for Adults will be held on August 1, 2025, 10am – 3:30pm at the Intergenerational Center for Arts and Wellness. There is no charge, but pre-registration is required. Call for information. Register for camps here.
- Pick up and drop off for children’s Camp Carousel: 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-331-1300
- Camp Carousel Website
Camp Sawtooth
At Sawtooth School for Visual Arts, Camp Sawtooth provides the experience and joy of creating unique artwork in their studios. They offer weekly morning and afternoon classes, from June 2 to July 25, 2005 for students aged 6-8, 9-11, and 12-16. Extended care is also available. This creative and educational summer camp program, with instructors who are working artists, will introduce youth to various art and craft mediums, including drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography, textiles, glass, metal, and wood. Morning classes are 9 am-12 pm, and afternoon classes are 1 pm-4 pm. Students taking morning and afternoon classes will bring lunch from home and have a supervised lunch period and break. Visit Camp Sawtooth Website to find a camp. Scholarships are available. Apply here.
- 252 N Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-723-7395
- Camp Sawtooth Website
Culture Camp
Culture Camp is a week-long summer art program for students ages 7-12, presented by Culture Studio/gallery. The camp runs from July 21 – July 25, 10am – 3pm. Students will learn skills in canvas preparation and painting, sculpture, collage, screen painting, illustration, art history, and more. A retired Professor of Art, an Art Alumni, and an Artist lead the camp. All supplies are provided. Students should bring their lunch from home daily. Friday, July 25, there will be a closing art show in the gallery from 3pm to 6pm, where students will show their work. Early Registration until May 23, 2005, $250, $300 after that date. Spaces are limited. Register at libertyplazaws@gmail.com.
- 9th Floor Liberty Plaza, 102 W 3rd Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- Culture Camp Instagram | Culture Camp Registration Form
Extreme STEAM Summer Camp
Extreme STEAM Summer Camp, located at Foundations Early Learning Center, is about fun, exploration, and adventure, including unforgettable field trips, unique weekly themes, NFL Play 60, and hands-on STEAM experiments. Theme weeks include Journey to Space, Artificial Intelligence, Under the Microscope, Experts in Engineering, and many more. STEAM Summer Camp is designed for ages 5-12. It is led by experienced educators and childcare experts and is safe, licensed, and secure. Your student will receive a free backpack, t-shirt, and water bottle on the first day of camp. Fresh, healthy meals and snacks are included. There are two locations, and spots are limited.
- Downtown, 300 N Poplar Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-283-6961
- Innovation Quarter, 251 E 7th Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-223-3407
- Extreme STEAM Summer Camp Website
Milestones Summer Camp
Milestone’s Camp is for special needs and typically developing students ages 3-12. It runs according to the local public school schedule. It is held in Milestone’s Learning Center Classrooms, sensory gym, fenced outdoor play yard, and individual therapy rooms. Activities include visual and performing arts, music, gardening, and other fun, engaging activities. The camp runs fro 8-10 weeks and each camper must sign up for a 2-week minimum. Call to add your family name to their list, and you will be notified when registration opens. First come-first served.
- Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-659-0806
- Milestones Summer Camp Website
Reynolda Summer Adventures
Reynolda Summer Camps offers writing workshops, young naturalist camp, and art adventures. Registration for 2025 Summer Camps is now open. Campers will explore the historic house, gardens, and the museum’s collection of American art. Young Naturalists for students who have completed grades 1-4 (rising 2nd through 6th), Partial Week, June 16-June 18,9am-12pm. Creative Writing Workshop is for students who have completed grades 6-9, June 23-27, 9 am-2 pm; Writing Adventures Workshop for students who have completed grades 2-5, July 21-25, 9 am-2 pm; Art Adventures Session One and Two for students who have completed K-5, July 7-11 and July 14-18, 9am-1 pm (Session One already has a waiting list); Young Naturalists for students who have completed grades 1-4 (rising 2nd through 6th), June 23-June 27, 9am-12pm. Art and Writing Adventures campers have an opportunity to swim in the historic Reynolda pool. Participants should bring a snack and lunch. Members of Reynolda House Museum receive a 20% discount on the fee. Neil Wilcox Scholarships are available. See the PDF about eligibility here.
- 2250 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-758-5593
- Reynolda Summer Adventures Website
Riverwood Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center Summer Session
Riverwood offers Therapeutic/Adaptive and able-bodied riding sessions, with the minimum age starting at 3. The 8-week session dates for 2025 have not been announced yet. Riders must weigh 180 pounds or less. The program is filled on a first-come-first-served basis.
Riverwood also features Summer Intensive Learning Sessions for elementary and middle school children. Students will have their “own” horse every week, and each day will include grooming, riding, learning about horse care, and much more. The sessions meet weekly on Fridays, 3pm-6pm. Dates for 2025 have not been announced yet.
Other programs are also available.
- 6825 Rolling View Drive, Tobaccoville, NC
- 336-922-6426
- Riverwood Riding Center Website
S.E.E. Day Camp
S.E.E. Day Camp is for blind or visually impaired students in grades K-12. It runs Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to 2:00pm, and offers a combination of education, enrichment, and recreation. It is held at Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse on the IFB Solutions campus. S.E.E. Day Camp is free to all students and supported by donations to IFB Solutions. To learn more about the camp, contact Kim Shoffner at kshoffner@ifbsolutions.org or call 336-245-5669.
- 7730 North Point Drive, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-245-5659
- S.E.E. Day Camp Website
Serve First Racquet Sports Summer Camps
Serve First Racquet Sports is a leader and promoter of public tennis in Winston-Salem. They offer Green/Yellow Summer Camps for ages 10 and up, Monday-Thursday, 9am-12pm, beginning June 9-12, 2025 through July 28-31, 2025. Campers will play tennis, receive a player gift, and learn footwork drills, match play, and mental toughness exercises. They will receive a daily snack and drink. Serve First Racquet Sports also offers summer camps for children as young as three, including instruction, games, age-appropriate matches or gameplay, a player gift, and a daily snack and drink. Call for information.
- 625 West End Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-298-6515
- Serve First Racquet Sports Facebook Page
Summer Camps At The Little Theatre
The Little Theatre in Winston-Salem offers various camps for students in grades K-12. For grades K-4 camps include Make A Scene, Creating A Character, Dreams To Stage, Let’s Laugh, and My Story Time. Grades 5-10 will enjoy Creating A Character, and grades 5-12 can choose from Intro To Improv and Sketch Comedy. Grades 8-12 will experience Shakespeare in a fun, engaging way in the Battle Of Wits class offered. Youth Production Showcases are also available at The Little Theatre Summer Camps. For ages 8-12 Disney The Jungle Book Kids will have students sing, dance, and act through this classic in this two-week camp. For this three-week class, ages 13-18 will step into the spooky, hilarious world of Beetlejuice JR. Camps run 9:30am-4:30pm. Before and after care is available. A T-shirt is included in the camp cost; spots are limited, so sign up soon.
- 419 N Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-748-0857
- Summer Camps at The Little Theatre Website
Summer Community Day Camps And Classes
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)provides summer Community Day Camps and Classes. They offer classes for grades K-9 to have fun and improve skills. Acting Out Day Camp for rising grades 3-5 and 6-9 build the foundational skills of acting and build confidence, public speaking, discipline, collaboration, and creativity. Community Music School classes include Learn To Sing In A Summer, ages 8-12 and Singers Summer Tune Up, adults. Private lessons are also available. Preparatory Dance classes are Young Dancer Summer Intensive, ages 8-12; Children’s Ballet Summer Intensive, ages 5-7; Children’s Ballet Dance and Art Class, ages 3-7; and Adult Open Summer Intensive, ages 16 and up. Acting Out Day Camps run 8:30 am-4 pm, and children should bring lunch. Dance classes have varied hours.
- 1533 S Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-770-3399
- Summer Community Day Camps and Classes Website
Summer Dance Camps
The Academy of Dance Arts presents Summer Dance Camps for dancers ages 3-18 – a variety of themed camps run for a week each. For ages 3-7, they offer one-hour themed camps that run Monday- Friday, including dance classes, crafts, dress-up, and other fun activities. Ages 8-11 can sign up for one-hour classes in Modern, Hip Hop, Jazz/Tap. Or 2 1/2 hour classes in Ballet, Ballet/Jazz/Lyrical, or Wicked the Musical Dance Camp. The academy offers week-long workshops for ages 12 and up, Monday-Friday. Each workshop features different dance genres: Technique, Summer Style, Ballet, and Choreography and Performance. Students will be given a break to eat lunch or a snack.
- 1425 W 1st Street, Suite C, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-724-9041
- Summer Dance Camps Website
Summer Enrichment Camp For Students With Exceptional Needs
Imprints Cares Summer Enrichment Camp is designed for students with exceptional needs. It is a full-day camp operated by highly qualified educators. Parents can register for the entire summer or weeks during the summer. Registration begins February 15, 2025. Children are separated into groups based on their age, from rising Kindergarten to rising 6th graders. Activities include field trips and swimming at Tanglewood Aquatic Center in Clemmons. The camp fee includes snacks, activities, supplies, camp shirts, and field trips. Campers bring their lunch from home. Camp runs from 7 am-6 pm throughout the summer. Spots fill quickly.
- 711 Coliseum Plaza Court, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-722-6296
- Imprints Cares Summer Enrichment Camp Website
Summer STEAM Camps
Summer STEAM Camps are week-long sessions for rising 6th graders and up, from 9 am-12 pm. Each week features a different camp, including 3D Modeling and Printing, Craft Your Own Comic Book, Cracking The Code – Intro To Python, The Art of Metal Casting, Corrugated Greatness Cardboard Construction, Build A Battle Bot, and many more. There are twenty camps and 10-12 slots open in each camp. Camps will be held at Mixxer Community Makerspace. Scholarships are available. Registration is now open. Use promo code EARlYBIRD for 20% discount.
- 1375 N Martin Luther King Jr Drive, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-265-7362
- Summer STEAM Camps Website
Totally Kids Camp At Salem Gymnastics
Totally Kids Camp at Salem Gymnastics is designed for children 3 1/2–11 years (must be independently potty trained). The camp offers two swim lessons, two gymnastics lessons, two ninja lessons, and more in every camp. They also have theme related games, crafts and fun. See their website for the selection of themed classes available. Camps are a week long and for ages 3 1/2-5, run from 9 am-12 pm. Camps for ages 6-11 run from 9 am-2 pm. You can also add early drop-off, Lunch Bunch aftercare for younger children, and extended days for older children. A snack is provided in all camps. Campers 6-11 and those registered for Lunch Bunch must bring lunch.
- 4870 Country Club Drive, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-765-4668
- Totally Kids Camp Website
Wake Forest Baseball Youth Camp
Wake Forest Baseball Youth Camps are for ages 7-13 and run weekly from June 7-11 through July 28-August 1, from 9 am-3 pm. This camp is designed to teach all the facets of the game and will include throwing drills, defense, hitting, baserunning, pitching, and fun games. The camp is held at David F Couch Ballpark. Wake Forest baseball head coach Tom Walter runs the program.
- 401 Deacon Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-758-6645
- Wake Forest Baseball Youth Camp Website
Winston-Salem Recreation Summer Camps
The city of Winston-Salem Recreation offers Summer Camps including Camp Discovery, 8am – 3pm, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, WePLAY Camp, 7:30am – 5:30pm, for rising 1st to rising 6th graders, and Teen Camp, 8am – 5:30pm, for rising 6th to 9th graders. The camps will be offered for 8 weeks, June 17-August 9, at multiple recreation centers. Winston-Salem Recreation also offers camps throughout the year for off-school days.
- Camps held at various recreation locations
- 336-734-1219
- W-S Recreation Out of School Programs Website
YMCA Camp Hanes
YMCA Camp Hanes offers an Overnight Camp for ages 6-15 and a Day Camp for ages 6-12. The Overnight Camp is broken down by grades, rising 1-4 grades, rising 5-7grades, and rising 8-10 grades. Leadership Camp and Adventure Camp are also available. Camp activities encourage campers to challenge themselves, enhance their skills, and learn positive values from the staff and each other. There are many activities to participate in, including an open lake time featuring canoes, paddle boards, water zip, and a lake slide. Day Camp promises a wide variety of activities and adventures. Campers are put in appropriate age groups, where they will work and play together. Week-long sessions include all activities, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and transportation. Activities include lake time, nature fun, archery, and pool slides.
- 1225 Camp Hanes Road, King, NC
- 336-983-3131
- YMCA Camp Hanes Website
Young Life Camp For Middle And High School Students
Young Life offers a week camping experience for middle school students from Forsyth County, June 2-16, at their Carolina Point location near Brevard, NC. Activities include a climbing wall, game room, zip line, Pool and waterfront, and much more. For high school students from Forsyth County, Young Life offers a camp June 29-July 5 at Windy Gap Young Life Camp in Weaverville, NC. Activities include go karts, zip lines, Frisbee Golf, the pool and waterfront, and more. Transportation and meals are included in the cost. Young Life is an evangelical Christian organization that gives kids hope, meaning, and belonging.
- 2601 Pilgrim Court, Suite 110, Winston-Salem, NC
- 336-725-1750
- Forsyth County Young Life Camps Website
More Information About Local Overnight Camps
If you are concerned about sending your children off to an overnight camp a distance away, they can still enjoy the experience right here in your backyard. YMCA Camp Hanes is located on the side of Sauratown Mountain and is North Carolina’s longest-running residential camp. It offers week-long overnight camp and day camp. Learn more about Camp Hanes.
What do your children enjoy most about summer camp? Tell us in the comments.
