Summer and sleepaway camps in the South
Southern camps run from the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, North Carolina and north Georgia to the Texas Hill Country and the Florida Keys. Compare 92 camps across the South: nearly all are overnight camps, most are coed, and the rest are boys or girls camps.
At a glance
Tuition
Overnight camps
- Typical per night
- $260 to $420 / USD
- Lowest per night
- $40 / USD
- 54 camps offer financial help
- 37 camps offer payment plans
From the 2027 sessions of 64 camps
Session lengths
Typical tuition per session, overnight camps
1 week
46 camps
$1,200 to $2,400 / USD
2 weeks
44 camps
$3,700 to $5,400 / USD
3 to 4 weeks
Half summer · 29 camps
$6,800 to $8,300 / USD
6 to 8 weeks
Full summer · 8 camps
$9,700 to $11,800 / USD
Typical is the middle half of camps; some cost more or less.
5 camps offer both a half and a full summer
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camps founded over 100 years ago
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Questions about summer camp in the South
For 2027, overnight camp tuition in the South generally runs $260 to $420 USD a night, from about $40 USD. Tuition at boys camps generally runs $340 to $450 USD a night, and at girls camps generally runs $320 to $450 USD a night. Tuition for a half summer (3 to 4 weeks) is typically $6,800 to $8,300 USD and for a full summer (6 to 8 weeks) is typically $9,700 to $11,800 USD. Based on the 2027 sessions of 64 camps. These are planning estimates; each camp confirms its own tuition.
54 camps offer financial help, and 37 offer payment plans. Each camp sets its own terms, so ask the camp directly.
46 camps offer 1 week, 44 camps offer 2 weeks, 29 camps offer 3 to 4 weeks (a half summer) and 8 camps offer 6 to 8 weeks (a full summer). 5 offer both a half and a full summer.
Most take campers from about 6 to 16.
Both: 59 are coed, 19 are girls camps and 14 are boys camps.
Yes: 22 camps offer day sessions.
2027 sessions run from late May to mid August.