Affordable Summer Camps Under $300/Week (2026 Parent Guide)

The best affordable summer camps in the US for 2026 under $300/week — from $50/week nature camps (Mecklenburg County Reedy Creek), $175/week history camps (Massie Heritage Center Savannah), $190/week ballet (Oregon Ballet Theatre Pre-Ballet Portland), NASA-themed STEM at $239.95/week (Space Center Houston Explorer Camps), professional theater at $240/session (Imagination Stage Bethesda), wildlife at $250/week (Living Coast Pre-K Chula Vista), art at $272/week (Cordovan Art Austin), and Scribble Art Studio half-day at $295/week. Plus sliding-scale community options (YMCA of Coastal Georgia, PCM Phoenix, Oatland Island Wildlife Center) with scholarships and need-based aid.