Summer and sleepaway camps in the West
Western camps run from the Puget Sound and the Cascades of Washington to the Colorado Rockies, the Sierra Nevada and the California coast. Compare 113 camps across the West: nearly all are overnight camps, and nearly all are coed.
At a glance
Tuition
Overnight camps
- Typical per night
- $220 to $420 / USD
- Lowest per night
- $60 / USD
- 82 camps offer financial help
- 37 camps offer payment plans
From the 2027 sessions of 53 camps
Session lengths
Typical tuition per session, overnight camps
1 week
43 camps
$1,200 to $2,800 / USD
2 weeks
34 camps
$3,900 to $5,300 / USD
3 to 4 weeks
Half summer · 21 camps
$6,000 to $8,800 / USD
Typical is the middle half of camps; some cost more or less.
From the 2027 sessions
3
camps founded over 100 years ago
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Questions about summer camp in the West
For 2027, overnight camp tuition in the West generally runs $220 to $420 USD a night, from about $60 USD. Tuition for a half summer (3 to 4 weeks) is typically $6,000 to $8,800 USD. Based on the 2027 sessions of 53 camps. These are planning estimates; each camp confirms its own tuition.
82 camps offer financial help, and 37 offer payment plans. Each camp sets its own terms, so ask the camp directly.
43 camps offer 1 week, 34 camps offer 2 weeks and 21 camps offer 3 to 4 weeks (a half summer).
Most take campers from about 7 to 17.
Both: 110 are coed, 2 are girls camps and 1 is a boys camp.
Yes: 16 camps offer day sessions.
2027 sessions run from early June to mid August.
13 camps with a claimed profile show an in-date ACA accreditation.