Summer Camps in Northeast Kingdom, VT

Ages 6–13 · $150–$175/week

Camp Memphremagog is Newport's municipal summer day camp, based at Prouty Beach on Lake Memphremagog for children entering grades 1–7, with themed weeks (Jurassic Week, STEM Week, Around the World Week, etc.) and CPR/First-Aid-certified staff.

As published: 1-week session: $150 (resident) / $175 (non-resident); 2-week: $300/$350; 4-week bundle: $500/$600; full summer: $1,000/$1,200

Ages 5–18 · $250–$5,500/session

Smirkus Camp is a circus arts camp held under big top tents on a 35-acre hilltop campus in Greensboro in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. It offers day and overnight options from a one-day Smirkling introduction for ages 5-12 through multi-week placement-based programs for ages 12-18, taught by circus coaches in acrobatics, juggling, aerials and performance. Campers can choose female, male or non-binary housing in two dormitory buildings.

As published: 2027: Smirkling day camp (June 19, ages 5-12) $250; Smirkling Overnight (June 19-20, ages 6-12) $495; All Levels one week $1,825 and two weeks $3,650 (ages 8-16); Intermediate two weeks $3,650 (ages 12-18); Intermediate Skills Intensive $3,850; Advanced Individual Acts three weeks $5,225; Road Show three weeks (July 25-August 14) $5,500. Layover between sessions $350.

Ages 8–13

A weeklong summer day camp at Craftsbury Outdoor Center with roller skiing, biathlon rifle shooting, canoeing, orienteering, mountain biking, swimming, scull learning and an adventure race. The 2026 camp ran June 22-26 and requires a Craftsbury membership.

As published: 2026: $250 per child for the week, includes t-shirt, lunch not included; Craftsbury membership required (no member discount)

EPIC Music Camp is a one-week classical/traditional string-music camp run by Catamount Arts in its air-conditioned St. Johnsbury arts center, inspired by the global El Sistema music-education movement. It's led by named faculty and offers instruction on violin, viola, cello, and bass along with ensemble performance.

As published: $100/week tuition, with a 20% sibling discount

Ages 9–15 · $700–$2,600/session

Hosmer Point is a co-ed residential camp on a lake in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, part of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center family and run by a nonprofit foundation. Campers in grades 3-9 attend 13-day sleepaway sessions and set their own daily activity schedule. Tuition uses an honor-system, income-based sliding scale, and the campus is unplugged.

As published: Sliding scale for 13-day camps (camp lists 2026 brackets): $700, $1000, $1300, $1600, $1900, $2200, $2500 (true cost of camp), up to $2600 and above; tuition covers meals, lodging and programming with no additional fees. 2027 sessions: June 20-July 2, July 4-16, July 18-30, August 1-13.

Ages 8–13

A weeklong mountain bike day camp run by NorthWoods Stewardship Center's education program, riding Kingdom Trails and Burke Mountain Bike Park with bike maintenance, a hike, and swimming. The 2026 early session ran June 29 to July 3 at the Burke Mountain Hotel and Conference Center; the site says 2027 details are coming.

As published: 2026: $750 per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm); camperships available

Ages 5–18 · $155–$345/week

River of Life Camp is a Christian camp in Irasburg, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, operating since 2002 and offering Bible-centered overnight and day programming plus specialty options like horse camp for campers roughly ages 5–18, notable for a staff team largely made up of the camp's own former campers.

As published: 2026 (via site search snippets): overnight "$345/week"; day camp "$155 a week"; horse camp add-on $100