Summer Camps in Northern Vermont, VT

Weeklong forest camps at a 40-acre off-grid nature preserve in Morrisville, run by the Lamoille County Conservation District with Mud City Forest School. 2026 themes included fairies, Wild Explorers, Viking Camp and Fantasy World Travelers, 9am to 3pm.

As published: Summer camp prices not published; the 2026 April Break Forest Camp was $300 (district members) / $350 (non-members)

A Stowe adventure camp offering weekday day camp for ages 6 and up through summer 2026, plus Thursday overnight campouts and multi-day mountain biking, surf, river and Maine and Adirondack adventures. The company says it opened its doors in 1994.

As published: Day camp $500 per week (June 22 to September 4, 2026, 8:30am to 4:30pm); early summer week $125 per day or $500 per week; Thursday overnight campout $100; multi-day adventures $495 to $1,250 (for example Mountain Bike Camp $495, Surf Camp $595, Maine Adventure $1,250)

Ages 6–13 · $520–$600/session

River Arts is a 501(c)(3) community arts center in Morrisville running a wide slate of summer camps — including Rock Camp, theater, skateboarding arts, and nature-based sessions — for ages roughly 6–16, with tuition assistance available.

As published: Rock Camp (sample session): $325/week (tuition assistance available)

Ages 6–13 · $495–$545/week

Rugged Adventures is an outdoor adventure camp based in Stowe, founded in 2010 and run by professional educators, offering both day camps and overnight adventure trips with hiking, biking, and swimming in the Green Mountains.

As published: "Maximum age for overnights is 13."

Grades 1 to 10 (about ages 5–15)

A town-run day camp in Stowe combining hiking, biking, water sports, creative, science and sports activities that campers choose themselves, with weekly theme weeks and Friday field trips. Groups run from Kinders through TREC (grades 6-9), Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 4:15pm.

As published: 2026: Kinders/Explorers/Innovators $255/week resident, $265/week non-resident ($1,450 / $1,500 full camp); TREC $265/week resident, $275/week non-resident ($1,500 / $1,550 full camp). Payment plan and scholarships available

Ages 9–15

TDI is a nonprofit, academically oriented week-long residential program (rather than a traditional recreational camp) for gifted and talented students in grades 4–10, held on the Vermont State University–Johnson campus and typically drawing 80–100 campers per week from 40–50 Vermont towns.

As published: Not published in exact dollar figures on the camp-info page (2026 tuition was raised by $60 "to cover the increased costs of food"; exact rates directed to a separate brochure not accessed). Partial scholarships of $200–$500 available; early-bird, sibling, and two-week discounts offered

Ages 3–15 · $119/day

The Vermonter Summer Camp is the day-camp program run by Smugglers' Notch Resort for ages 7 and up, with four rotating activity tracks — Nature & Hiking, Adventure & Games, Arts & Crafts, and Sound & Stage. It operates as part of the resort's long-running family summer programming.

As published: $299 (1 week); $569 (2 weeks); $1,099 (4 weeks)