From stand-up paddleboarding and preschool gymnastics to fashion design and coding, NRV summer camp options abound.

Henna design, snorkeling and adaptive musical theatre in the NRV? Absolutely. Youth of all ages can explore sports, science, arts, nature and more at upcoming summer camps.

Parks and Recreation camps

• Blacksburg Parks and Recreation offers the broadest variety of camps in the NRV including fashion design and modeling, mountain biking and Epic Engineering Disasters.
  • Ages 3-17
  • Half-day and full-day options with Lunchtime Watch option for camps at the Community Center.
  • Description of camps: summer camp brochure.
  • Registration opens April 14.
  • Registration link: summer registration.
• Christiansburg Parks and Recreation offers summer programs for children ages 1-17, including preschool gymnastics, karate, Scouting America merit badge courses and stand-up paddleboarding. Christiansburg also offers FINS summer camp with 1-2 hours of swim time each day at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.
• Montgomery County Parks and Recreation is hosting Frog Hoppers Camp with all-day arts, crafts, nature activities, hikes and sports.
  • Grades 1-5.
  • 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, rain or shine.
  • Description of camp: camp information.
  • Registration opened March 2.
  • Registration link: Type “Frog Hoppers” into the activity box to see registration options.
• Pulaski County Parks and Recreation is hosting its Randolph Park Summer Camp with time at the Evelyn Alexander Waterpark each morning and a variety of activities in the afternoon.
• Floyd County Parks and Recreation has not yet published summer camp information. However, registration for a new summer youth flag football league is open with options for rising 2^nd-7^th graders.

The June Bug Center for Arts and Education camps

The June Bug Center is a nonprofit organization in Floyd offering weeklong camps in many activities including robotics, strings, henna design, coding, musical theatre and collaborative storytelling.

Radford University camps

Virginia Tech camps 

• VT sports camps including baseball, basketball, football, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, swimming and tennis: information and links to individual camps.
• VT College of Science camps with day and overnight camps in microbiology, neuroscience, nanoscience, chemistry, physics, psychology, economics and math for rising 7^th-12^th graders: information and links to individual camps.
• VT School of Performing Arts camps from 9 am – 3pm with early drop-off/late pick-up options for rising 1^st-12^th graders: information and links to individual camps.
• HokieBug Camp for children ages 6-13 years old to collect, identify and pin insects: information and registration. Online activities are available for children who cannot attend in-person.
• VT’s registry of camps will be continuously updated as additional camps are announced: VT registry.

Miscellaneous camps from 4H to yoga

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