Summer and sleepaway camps in Minnesota
Minnesota camps work across the Boundary Waters, the northern lake country, and the prairie and river systems further south. Compare 24 camps across Minnesota: nearly all are overnight camps, some are coed, and the rest are boys or girls camps.
At a glance
Tuition
Overnight camps
- Typical per night
- $230 to $350 / USD
- Lowest per night
- $70 / USD
- 22 camps offer financial help
- 12 camps offer payment plans
From the 2027 sessions of 15 camps
Session lengths
Typical tuition per session, overnight camps
1 week
6 camps
$500 to $1,900 / USD
2 weeks
7 camps
$4,800 / USD
3 to 4 weeks
Half summer · 12 camps
$6,600 to $8,600 / USD
6 to 8 weeks
Full summer · 8 camps
$12,300 to $15,600 / USD
Typical is the middle half of camps; some cost more or less.
8 camps offer both a half and a full summer
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Read the Minnesota guideQuestions about summer camp in Minnesota
For 2027, overnight camp tuition in Minnesota generally runs $230 to $350 USD a night, from about $70 USD. Tuition at boys camps generally runs $250 to $360 USD a night, and at girls camps generally runs $250 to $340 USD a night. Tuition for a half summer (3 to 4 weeks) is typically $6,600 to $8,600 USD and for a full summer (6 to 8 weeks) is typically $12,300 to $15,600 USD. Based on the 2027 sessions of 15 camps. These are planning estimates; each camp confirms its own tuition.
22 camps offer financial help, and 12 offer payment plans. Each camp sets its own terms, so ask the camp directly.
6 camps offer 1 week, 7 camps offer 2 weeks, 12 camps offer 3 to 4 weeks (a half summer) and 8 camps offer 6 to 8 weeks (a full summer). 8 offer both a half and a full summer.
Most take campers from about 7 to 17.
Both: 9 are coed, 8 are girls camps and 7 are boys camps.
Yes: 4 camps offer day sessions.
2027 sessions run from mid June to early August.