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Find a Summer Camp Near St. Charles for Your Kids

Our 2013 summer camp guide includes a handy rundown of camps near you, and a growing list of camps on our map throughout the St. Louis area. Registration is on now.

With the choice and variety of summer camps available in 2013, boredom won't be an option.

Organizations from area colleges to your local parks and recreation department offer dozens of camp choices for science, nature, sports, music and more. Whether you're looking for an all-around experience or a more focused camp, this list features a few in your town and nearby.

Ways you can use this camp guide:

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  • Browse the list below for some camps near the St. Charles area.
  • Click the points on the map above for details about camps around the region. Use the map slider on the left to zoom in or out.
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Hands on History Summer Day Camp

  • Type of Camp: Fun History-based Camp
  • Where: First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site 200 South Main Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-940-3322
  • Dates: June 17-21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Friday, June 7, 2013
  • Cost: $100 for the week + $20 registration fee covers t-shirt, drawstring backpack, water bottle, patch and other goodies. Campers may register for individual days at $25 M-TH & $30 on Friday.
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  • This fun, hands-on history day camp will hook your little history buffs and create new ones. Campers will learn frontier skills, pioneer crafts, games and what it took to live on the frontier in Missouri during the 1800's. Activities may include; archery, rope making, miniature paddle boat races, cooking over a fire, candle dipping, farm animals and much more! Sign up your burgeoning historian today.

St. Charles County Family YMCA Summer Camp

  • Type of Camp: Sports, Arts and Crafts, Swim, Special Interest
  • Where: St. Charles County Family YMCA 3900 Shady Springs Lane, St. Peters, MO 63376
  • Phone: 636-928-1928
  • Dates: Week camps beginning May 28 and running through the week of Aug. 5
  • Registration Deadline: No deadline
  • Cost: $115 per week for non-YMCA member, $95 per week for member
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  • Our Traditional Camps are designed for a wide variety of interests. Camp Shady Springs is a daily outdoor program with themes and weekly field trips. Field trips include the City Museum, Zoo, Aquaport Water Park, Busch Stadium, and much more. Activites may include nature exploration, group games, songs, arts and crafts and water activities. Our Special Interest camps offer activities focused on a particular interest such as cheerleading, dance, arts and crafts, outdoor survival, pirates, princesses, science, etc. Our Sports Camps have sessions on basketball, baseball/softball, dodgeball/kickball, fitness, flag football, soccer, volleyball and competitive-style games. Our Aqua Camps are a condensed version of our National YMCA swim lesson program designed to teach swimming techniques, endurance, safety, skill-development, and life-saving techniques.

Summer Fun Day Camp

  • Type of Camp: Weekly Day Camp for children ages 6-14, where children will participate in several types of activities such as sports, art&crafts, cooking, swimming 3 times per week at our Aquatic Centers and a weekly field trip.
  • Where: Blanchette Park and Wapelhorst Park 1900 Randolph, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-949-3372
  • Dates: Nine Weeks. Monday-Friday. June 3 to Aug. 2. Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Parents are encouraged to register two weeks in advance per week of camp
  • Cost: $90 per child per week for St. Charles City Residents and $100 per child per week for Non-Residents
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  • Sunrise and Sunset Camp is available for an additional fee of $25 per child per week. Sunrise Camp is held from 6:30a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Sunset Camp is held from 3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. Both of these camps can be added to Summer Fun Camp for only $35 per child per week. Fees are all inclusive of activities, pool and field trip admissions and camp t-shirt. Children are required to bring their own lunch and snacks daily. Let me know if you would like any pictures! Thank you!

St. Charles Parks and Recreation Cooking Camp

  • Type of Camp: Cooking Camp for Children 6-14
  • Where: Blanchette Park - Memorial Hall 1900 Randolph, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-949-3372
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, June 10-14 and June 17-21 from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Monday, June 3
  • Cost: $65 per chef per week
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  • Children will spend the week learning how to make a new dinner entree and dessert each night. Not only will your chef be cooking themselves dinner, but will learn kitchen safety, measuring skills and how to follow recipes. Chefs will explore healthier meal choices and different ingredients!

C.O.P.S. Camp, Missouri Municipal League Innovation Award Winning Program 2012

  • Type of Camp: Outdoor, Hands-on Activites Camp
  • Where: St. Charles Sports Complex 3801 Mueller Road, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-949-3372
  • Dates: July 8 - July 12, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Jul-1
  • Cost: $90 per child
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  • Activities camp that allows campers to learn about the duties of a police officer, firefighter and ranger while teaching the importantace of teamwork. Campers will enjoy exciting and challenging hands-on evets with the majority of the activities being physical in nature and will take place outdoors.

Petite Picassos at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Session 1: June 4-7; Session 2: July 30 to Aug. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $40.50/member | $38.25/family level member | $45.00/non-member
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  • Petite's Picasso's is a beginning art camp experience for children 3-6 years old. These kid-friendly classes will take you and your child on an expressive journey as your little one dives into the world of art. New art elements and materials will be introduced each day through hands-on activities and stories. We will draw, paint, squish, mush, weave and much more! A parent or caregiver stays to join in the creative process.

Shooting Starz Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: July 9-12, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $40.50/member | $38.25/family level member | $45.00/non-member
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  • Shooting Starz will take your child center stage in this beginning acting and art camp. This camp will keep kids moving and creating in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Classes will be spent playing fun games, singing silly songs, doing fun art projects and much more! Parents are not required to accompany their child in class. Ages: 3-6 years old

All Media Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, June 10-14
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $81 - $140 per session, based on age and membership status
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  • Grades 1-3 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Children may bring a small snack) Cost Per Session: $81.00/member | $76.50/family level member | $90.00/non-member Grades 4-6 & 7-9 | 9:00 am - 3:30 pm (Children must bring their lunch each day) (Spiro's available for purchase on Thursday; please visit FAC Summer Camps FAQ for more information) Cost per Session: $126.00/member | $119.00/family level member | $140.00/non-member Try your hand at a little of everything - paint, draw, sculpt, print, weave and more - this camp does it all! This camp is a great introduction to all kinds of media, methods, and materials for all ages.

Mural Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, June 17-21
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $136.00/member | $129.00/family level member | $150.00/non-member
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  • Grades 4-6 & 7-9 | 9:00am - 3:30pm (Children must bring their lunch each day) (Spiro's available for purchase on Thursday; please visit FAC Summer Camps FAQ for more information) Cost Per Session: $136.00/member | $129.00/family level member | $150.00/non-member Working in a group, campers will love coming together each day for creative collaboration on a very special work of public art. Campers will work outside for a portion of each day with teachers and collaborate on a group mural for all of Saint Charles to see! Due to special materials needed, Mural Camp is $10 more than other camps.

Young Actors Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, June 24-28
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $81 - $140 per session, based on age and membership status
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  • Grades 1-3 | 9:00am - 12:00pm (Children may bring a small snack) Cost Per Session: $81.00/member | $76.50/family level member | $90.00/non-member Grades 4-6 & 7-9 | 9:00am - 3:30pm (Children must bring their lunch each day) (Spiro's available for purchase on Thursday; please visit FAC Summer Camps FAQ for more information) Cost per Session: $126.00/member | $119.00/family level member | $140.00/non-member Explore the world of performing arts through this interactive theatre and music camp. Play fun acting games, sing and dance to music, learn to move on stage, and polish those acting skills! This week-long acting camp builds to a final performance of original mini-skits.

Around the World Art Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, July 15-19
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $81 - $140 per session, based on age and membership status
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  • Grades 1-3 | 9:00am - 12:00pm (Children may bring a small snack) Cost Per Session: $81.00/member | $76.50/family level member | $90.00/non-member Grades 4-6 & 7-9 | 9:00am - 3:30pm (Children must bring their lunch each day) (Spiro's available for purchase on Thursday; please visit FAC Summer Camps FAQ for more information) Cost Per Session: $126.00/member | $119.00/family level member | $140.00/non-member Travel around the world by learning about countries and their traditional artwork in this fun multi-cultural art camp. Campers will create cultural artwork using all media -- sculpt, paint, draw, weave, and much more!

Music & Art Camp at the Foundry Art Centre

  • Type of Camp: Arts Camp
  • Where: Foundry Art Centre 520 North Main Center, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Phone: 636-255-0270
  • Dates: Monday-Friday, July 22
  • Registration Deadline: Jun-1
  • Cost: $126.00/member | $119.00/family level member | $140.00/non-member
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  • Grades 4-6 & 7-9 | 9:00am - 3:30pm (Children must bring their lunch each day) (Spiro's available for purchase on Thursday; please visit FAC Summer Camps FAQ for more information) Cost Per Session: $126.00/member | $119.00/family level member | $140.00/non-member This fun camp will combine music and art as campers make art inspired by music, learn about new genres of music, types of instruments and their sounds, and write their own songs! Campers will also get to play different kinds of instruments each day!

Cricket Camp

  • Type of Camp: Introduction to the sport of Cricket
  • Where: Bales Park - Cricket Ground, 2598 N. Main Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Dates: April 4 and April 14 from 1-4 p.m. and April 6 and April 13 from 2-5 p.m.
  • Registration Deadline: Register by April 3
  • Cost: $60 per player
  • Phone: 636-949-3372
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  • Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world and to be a good cricket player, one does not have to be big, fast or strong. It is very similar to baseball and requires only technique, concentration and patience. The MYCA (Missouri Youth Cricket Association) will be conducting these sessions in a very fun and friendly environment under the instruction of Ranjeet Singh, MYCA Cricket Academy Head Coach. All equipment is provided.

DHS Sports Camps

  • Type of Camp: Sports
  • Where: Duchesne High School, 2550 Elm Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
  • Dates: Various Dates throughout the summer
  • Registration Deadline: No deadline
  • Cost: Varies. Most camps are $55
  • Phone: 636-9446-6767
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  • All of our sports camp information is listed on the Duchesne web site. You will find the information under the Athletics tab. Please include all camps in your listing. Thanks! Dave Thurmer - Athletics Director, Duchesne High School


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