2025 summer camps list: Art, animal, STEM, and outdoor programs across Northeast Florida

Campers hang out before closing campfire, Thursday, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) (Joshua A. Bickel, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Summer is just around the corner, and many camps are either offering registration or are nearly full.

To help parents navigate summer for their children, News4JAX has compiled a list of summer camps around Northeast Florida they can check out. There’s a variety of summer classes offered. Most of them are offered to children of all ages.

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Duval County

5 Tool Training: This summer camp offers athletics and character development. They use sports to teach vital training and teach children how to be the best versions of themselves. Click here for more information.

Igloo Summer Camp: This summer camp is available to ages 5 to 12 and is filled with fun lessons, games, and skill-building on the ice. It offers learn to skate instruction provided by Learn to Skate USA-certified instructors and on-ice group skating classes. Click here to find out more information about this summer camp.

Bricks Bots & Breakers Summer Camp: All camps include active outdoor time, weather permitting. During lunch breaks, Bricks Bots & Breakers Summer Camp offers children the chance to socialize and build friendships. Click here to learn more. Click here to find out more information.

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St. Johns County

Summer Break Art Camp: This summer camp promotes exploration and discovery of the art world. Your child’s week at camp will be centered around a specific theme. You can discover more information here.

Drama Kids Summer Camps: For drama lovers, here’s an exciting camp where you can showcase your talents! The camps are designed to ignite creativity and confidence in young performers. Check out the details here.

S4 Camps: Kids love S4 camps because there’s something for everyone. Camp sessions run one week, Monday through Friday, and you can choose one week or multiple weeks. Check out more information here.

Seven-year-old Reyna Weissman, right, participates in arts and crafts, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at the Project:Camp pop-up daycamp for families impacted by Hurricane Helene in Brevard, N.C. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueira) (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Nassau County

Nassau County 4-H: These camps are available every summer. Each year, available topics vary, but there’s a camp for all ages. Camps are 3 to 5 days long. Some subjects include living on your own, horses, art, sewing, cooking and environmental science. Click here for additional information.

YMCA Summer Day Camp: The YMCA offers kids a place to connect, make new friends, try new things, and discover their potential. Registration is available online and spots are limited. To find out more details, click here.

Mirabelle Demske, second from left, uses a portable electric fan to cool off her friends Faith Hamzy, center, and Annie Sayre, second from right, Thursday, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Clay County

Horse Camp: If your child’s an animal lover and is looking for something to do this summer, horse camp is the perfect fit. The camp offers many different activities, and of course, horseback riding. It’s not just all about fun either! It offers an educational experience as well. To check out more information about the camp, click here.

Magnified: Magnified is a Christian summer camp for children to go to Bible School and experience God. For more information, click here.

Orange Park Summer Camp: Orange Park offers a summer camp that has various activities, sports, and games. If you’re interested, you might want to register soon because there are only a few spots left. For more details, click here.

O2b Kids Summer Camp: This summer camp offers field trips, team-building fun, and weekly events. The camp is for 1st graders and up. For additional details, click here.

The Dirty Palette Summer Camp: Each week the workshops feature a different art medium, including pottery painting, canvas painting, board art, and even wet clay building. For more information, click here.

Kids walk across the YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer campground through smokey haze to their next indoor activity, in Zelienople, Pa., on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Due to the poor air quality caused by the Canadian wildfires the Western Pennsylvania summer camp closed its outdoor pool and sent home a few campers with health problems. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) (Copyright 2023 Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Did we miss a summer camp you would like added to the list? If so, please email jlee@wjxt.com with the details.