Summer and sleepaway camps in Virginia
Virginia camps work across the Blue Ridge mountains, the Piedmont, and the Chesapeake shoreline. Compare 14 camps across Virginia: 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
- $230 to $330 / USD
- Lowest per night
- $100 / USD
- 9 camps offer financial help
- 6 camps offer payment plans
From the 2027 sessions of 10 camps
Session lengths
Typical tuition per session, overnight camps
1 week
8 camps
$1,600 to $2,200 / USD
2 weeks
6 camps
$3,200 to $4,300 / USD
3 to 4 weeks
Half summer · 4 camps
$6,100 to $6,800 / USD
6 to 8 weeks
Full summer · 5 camps
$8,100 to $11,300 / USD
Typical is the middle half of camps; some cost more or less.
4 camps offer both a half and a full summer
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A field guide to what a camp summer looks like in Virginia: the forms it takes, how the landscape and climate shape it, and what it asks of a family.
Read the Virginia guideQuestions about summer camp in Virginia
For 2027, overnight camp tuition in Virginia generally runs $230 to $330 USD a night, from about $100 USD. Tuition for a half summer (3 to 4 weeks) is typically $6,100 to $6,800 USD and for a full summer (6 to 8 weeks) is typically $8,100 to $11,300 USD. Based on the 2027 sessions of 10 camps. These are planning estimates; each camp confirms its own tuition.
9 camps offer financial help, and 6 offer payment plans. Each camp sets its own terms, so ask the camp directly.
8 camps offer 1 week, 6 camps offer 2 weeks, 4 camps offer 3 to 4 weeks (a half summer) and 5 camps offer 6 to 8 weeks (a full summer). 4 offer both a half and a full summer.
Most take campers from about 7 to 17.
Both: 10 are coed, 3 are girls camps and 1 is a boys camp.
Yes: 4 camps offer day sessions.
2027 sessions run from mid June to mid August.