Summer and sleepaway camps in North Carolina
North Carolina camps work across the Blue Ridge mountains and the Piedmont. Compare 28 camps across North Carolina: 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
- $340 to $450 / USD
- Lowest per night
- $140 / USD
- 14 camps offer financial help
- 10 camps offer payment plans
From the 2027 sessions of 24 camps
Session lengths
Typical tuition per session, overnight camps
1 week
13 camps
$2,300 to $2,500 / USD
2 weeks
18 camps
$4,500 to $5,600 / USD
3 to 4 weeks
Half summer · 14 camps
$6,800 to $8,400 / USD
Typical is the middle half of camps; some cost more or less.
From the 2027 sessions
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camps founded over 100 years ago
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A field guide to what a camp summer looks like in North Carolina: the forms it takes, how the landscape and climate shape it, and what it asks of a family.
Read the North Carolina guideQuestions about summer camp in North Carolina
For 2027, overnight camp tuition in North Carolina generally runs $340 to $450 USD a night, from about $140 USD. Tuition at boys camps generally runs $350 to $450 USD a night, and at girls camps generally runs $340 to $470 USD a night. Tuition for a half summer (3 to 4 weeks) is typically $6,800 to $8,400 USD. Based on the 2027 sessions of 24 camps. These are planning estimates; each camp confirms its own tuition.
14 camps offer financial help, and 10 offer payment plans. Each camp sets its own terms, so ask the camp directly.
13 camps offer 1 week, 18 camps offer 2 weeks and 14 camps offer 3 to 4 weeks (a half summer).
Most take campers from about 6 to 16.
Both: 10 are girls camps, 10 are boys camps and 8 are coed.
Yes: 1 camp offers day sessions.
2027 sessions run from early June to mid August.