The Best Summer Camps in Tucson for 2025

Looking for the perfect summer camp for your child in the Tucson area? From outdoor adventures to creative arts and STEM programs, we’ve compiled a list of top summer camps for 2025! Check out these great options organized by area and age group.

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Central Tucson

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Children's Museum Tucson Summer Camp

📍 Address: 200 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
🗓️ Session Dates: Weekly sessions from June – July
👶 Age Group: 4 – 10 years
🔹 Description: A fun-filled camp featuring science experiments, creative projects, and interactive learning for kids of all ages.
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Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium Camp

📍 Address: 1601 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721
🗓️ Session Dates: June 2nd-July 3rd 9:00am-4:00pm
👦 Age Group: 7 – 14 years
🔹 Description: Join us for Summer Fusion Camp at Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium at the University of Arizona, and get ready for a summer of discovery, creativity, and adventure at our engaging and educational science camps! Each week offers an exciting new theme, from exploring Earth’s diverse ecosystems to unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos. Young scientists will get hands-on with experiments and activities that spark curiosity and innovation. Whether they’re investigating the wonders of space, diving into the world of invention, or uncovering the science behind the gross and gooey, campers will be inspired to explore, create, and dream big. Join us for a summer of science and fun—register today!
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Tucson Museum of Art Summer Camp

📍 Address: 166 West Alameda Street, Tucson, AZ 85701
🗓️ Session Dates: Weekly sessions from June 2 - August 1 (closed the week of June 30 - July 4)
🎨 Age Group: 5 – 13 years
🔹 Description: Draw, paint, sculpt, collage, print, and more at the Tucson Museum of Art. Inspired by the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum offers summer art classes for ages 5 – 13 to express their creativity and produce original works of art. Each weekly session is led by local teaching artists and art educators focusing on in-depth lessons in art making.
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Playformance Summer Camp

📍 Address: 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
🗓️ Session Dates: May 27th - August 8th (excluding June 30 - July 11)
🎭 Age Group: 6 – 14 years
🔹 Description: An action-packed summer camp designed to engage kids in movement-based play, skill-building, and team-based activities in a fun and interactive environment.
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Playformance TEEN Summer Adventure Camp

📍 Address: 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
🗓️ Session Dates: July 7 - 11
🎯 Age Group: 13+ years
🔹 Description: A unique adventure camp designed for teens to build confidence, explore new challenges, and engage in exciting physical activities.
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Life on the Frontier Summer Camp at Fort Lowell Museum

📍 Address: 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712

🗓️ Session Dates: June 16 - 20, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

🎯 Age Group: 8 – 14 years

🔹 Description: Campers explore historical lifestyles, play baseball in vintage uniforms, make adobe bricks, try vintage toys, and learn early medical practices. Includes splash pad or pool time.

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Hands-On History Summer Camp at Fort Lowell Museum

📍 Address: 2900 N. Craycroft Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712

🗓️ Session Dates: July 7 - 11, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

🎯 Age Group: 9 – 14 years

🔹 Description: Campers explore archaeology, tree ring dating, and ancient technologies. Activities include flintknapping, pottery making, and natural dye creation. Includes splash pad or pool time.

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SUMMER CAMPS AT THE PRESIDIO 2025

📍 Address: 196 N. Court Ave.Tucson, AZ 85701

🗓️ Session Dates: JUNE 2-6 June 9-13

🎯 Age Group: 9 – 14 years

🔹 Description: This camp is a week of in-depth cultural discovery with special local guests every day.  Campers will learn about the people and cultures who have made Tucson the place it is today. They will learn the origin of the city’s name, the significance of 250, and what the + stands for.  Activities may include a tour of the original Presidio wall, traditional food, traditional O’odham pottery, Yaqui Deer Eye Necklaces, art, Buffalo Soldiers, etc

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East Tucson

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The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures Camp

📍 Address: CATALYST Creative Collective by SAACA, 4500 N Oracle Rd Suite 110, Tucson, AZ 85705 (NOTE: not at the Museum)

🗓️ Session Dates: July 7 - August 1🎨

Age Group: 8 – 14 years

🔹 Description: Join us for an enchanting summer of hands-on creating! Explore the wizarding world or catch all of the pocket critters while learning STEAM skills and the art of miniature making. Beginner or advanced half-day camps. Scholarships available for financial need.

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Camp J at the Tucson JCC

📍 Address: 3800 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85718
🗓️ Session Dates: June – August
🏊 Age Group: 5 – 14 years
🔹 Description: A multi-activity camp with swimming, arts & crafts, sports, and field trips for kids of all ages.
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Playformance Itty Bitty Camp

📍 Address: Tucson Community School, 2109 E Hendrick Dr, Tucson, AZ 85719
🗓️ Session Dates: June 2 - 27
🌟 Age Group: 4 – 6 years
🔹 Description: A specialized summer camp experience designed for younger children, offering creative movement, play-based activities, and skill development in a safe and engaging environment.
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North Tucson / Oro Valley

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Heart & Soul Kids - Oro Valley

📍 Address: 8363 N. Oracle Road, 85704

🗓️ Session Dates: June – August

🧘 Age Group: 4 – 12 years (must be independent in the restroom)

🔹 Description: Join us for eight weeks of camp this summer! From ninjas to firefighters, team games to extravagant messes, we’ve got a camp for everyone - no gymnastics skills required. Heart & Soul Kids summer camps offer flexible options, including full-day, half-day, single-day, and full-week camp experiences. Each camp features themed activities, crafts, games, and dedicated time in our studio gym. Don't miss out on the ultimate camp experience in Tucson!

🗓️ Dates & Themes:

• June 2nd - 6th: Career Craze Camp
• June 9th - 13th: #NinjaForce Camp
• June 16th - 20th: Around the World Camp
• June 23rd - 27th: ColorPalooza Camp
• July 7th - 11th: Mad Scientist Camp
• July 14th - 18th: Spy School Camp
• July 21st - 25th: Animation Station Camp
• July 28th - Aug 1st: Summer Rewind Camp

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AR Workshop Tucson

📍 Address: 7119 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704
🗓️ Session Dates: Weekly, 5-day sessions starting June 2nd, last week starts July 28th
🎨 Age Group: 6 – 14 years
🔹 Description: AR Workshop’s 2025 Summer Art Camp is the ultimate destination for creativity and fun! Designed for ages 6+, our week-long camps provide hands-on opportunities for kids to explore art, design, and STEAM concepts while crafting unique, personalized projects. Campers will not only make incredible DIY creations but also build confidence, learn new skills, and make lasting memories.
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Timeless Play

CAMP 1:

Title: Make-a-Mess Mania Camp

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates:  June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025

Short description: Get ready for a week of creativity, chaos, and fun at our Make-a-Mess Mania, where making a mess is the whole point! This hands-on summer camp is perfect for kids who love to get messy while exploring art, science, and sensory play. From explosive science experiments and gooey slime-making to finger painting and foam parties, each day is packed with activities that encourage creativity and curiosity - without parents having to worry about the cleanup! Let your child dive into a world of hands-on, screen-free fun, while you enjoy the peace of knowing the mess stays with us. Limited spots available - reserve your child's place today!

Ages: 5-10

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

CAMP 2:

Title: Minecraft Engineering using LEGO®

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates:  June 16, 2025 - June 20, 2025

Short description: Venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO® experience. Get ready to build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world. Come explore the endless possibilities of LEGO® with a trained Play-Well instructor.

Ages: 5-10

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

CAMP 3:

Title: Camp Create

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates:  June 23, 2025 - June 27, 2025

Short description: A Summer of Arts & Crafts! Let your child's creativity shine at Camp Create, the ultimate arts & crafts summer camp at Timeless Play! This week-long camp is perfect for kids who love to paint, sculpt, draw, and design. Each day, campers will explore different artistic techniques and materials, from painting to mixed-media masterpieces. With guided projects and plenty of free-creation time, kids will be able to express themselves while developing fine motor skills and confidence in their artistic abilities. Best of all - no mess at home! Spots are limited - sign up now for a colorful, crafty summer experience!

Ages: 5-10 (options for younger ages available at the same time!  Just ask us at play@timelessplay.com )

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

CAMP 4:

Title: Make-a-Mess Mania Camp

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates: July 7, 2025 - July 11, 2025

Short description: Get ready for a week of creativity, chaos, and fun at our Make-a-Mess Mania, where making a mess is the whole point! This hands-on summer camp is perfect for kids who love to get messy while exploring art, science, and sensory play. From explosive science experiments and gooey slime-making to finger painting and foam parties, each day is packed with activities that encourage creativity and curiosity - without parents having to worry about the cleanup! Let your child dive into a world of hands-on, screen-free fun, while you enjoy the peace of knowing the mess stays with us. Limited spots available - reserve your child's place today!

Ages: 5-10

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

CAMP 5:

Title: Radical Rides using LEGO®

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates: July 14, 2025 - July 18, 2025

Short description: Start your engines with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts as you dive into the vast world of vehicles! Build and design an array of exciting machines, traversing land, sea, and air, with the assistance of experienced Play-Well instructors. Learn about the engineering principles behind motors, gears, and everything that vrooms and zooms!

Ages: 5-10

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

CAMP 6:

Title: Camp Create

Address: 1880 E Tangerine Rd, Suite 150, Oro Valley, AZ 85755

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Session dates:  July 21, 2025 - July 25, 2025

Short description: A Summer of Arts & Crafts! Let your child's creativity shine at Camp Create, the ultimate arts & crafts summer camp at Timeless Play! This week-long camp is perfect for kids who love to paint, sculpt, draw, and design. Each day, campers will explore different artistic techniques and materials, from painting to mixed-media masterpieces. With guided projects and plenty of free-creation time, kids will be able to express themselves while developing fine motor skills and confidence in their artistic abilities. Best of all - no mess at home! Spots are limited - sign up now for a colorful, crafty summer experience!

Ages: 5-10 (options for younger ages available at the same time!  Just ask us at play@timelessplay.com )

Link: www.timelessplay.com/camp

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South Tucson

Ben's Bells - Camp Kind

📍 Address: 40 W. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85701

🗓️ Session Dates:

• Week #1: Monday, June 2 – Friday, June 6, 8:30am - noon (Entering Kindergarten – 1st Grade)
• Week #2: Monday, June 9 – Friday, June 13, 8:30am - noon (Entering 2nd – 3rd Grade)
• Week #3: Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20, 8:30am - noon (Entering Kindergarten – 1st Grade)
• Week #4: Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27, 8:30am - noon (Entering 2nd – 3rd Grade)

🎭 Age Group: K – 8

🔹 Description: Camp Kind is a week long experience for kids who want to learn more about intentional kindness and practice it as a skill throughout the year. Campers will learn about and discuss the impact and need for kindness in their schools and communities and take part in the magic of the mission of Ben’s Bells. All of this happens against the backdrop of energetic games, hands-on science activities, crafts to keep, and new friends that may last a lifetime.

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South Tucson

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Sunny Studio

📍 Address: 4141 E Irvington Rd, Tucson, AZ
🗓️ Session Dates: June 23 - June 24
🌿 Age Group: 5 – 8 years
🔹 Description: Hands-On Nature + Art Camp for Kids in Tucson. At this wild camp, your child can explore, build, and create with endless opportunities to get hands-on and inspired by nature. From constructing with natural materials to designing their own habitats, it’s all about having fun, getting messy, and letting their imaginations run wild!
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Find the best summer camp for your child and make this summer unforgettable! Be sure to register early, as spots fill up fast. Have a camp to recommend? Send it to Tucson@theplaydistrict.com

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Updated on 3/19/25

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