Summer will be here before you know it and now is the time to get your kids enrolled in summer camps so they don’t spend all summer in front of the TV! You can find camps for kids of all ages and interests that get them out the house, help minimize summer learning loss and of course, have a summer full of fun! Here are the 2023 Summer Camps in Grays Harbor and beyond. Register early, as they tend to get full quick!
Camp Juliette
The Scouts of Western Washington is having their annual summer camp August 9-13, 2023. The theme this year is “fantasy.” Camp leaders are all registered Girl Scout volunteers with current background checks. Camps are for girls entering 2nd through 12th grades. Older girls get to decide what types of activities they do during the camp, giving them choices while learning leadership and democracy.
Unique to this camp, girls in the second through sixth grades go through their Program Aides in Training program. And new this year, older girls who do not want to do the leadership track can attend the camp for those entering 8th through 12th grades. Non-Girl Scouts are welcome! For more information and to sign up, visit the Camp Juliette website.
Empowerment4Girls
Empowerment4Girls is having a week-long summer program in Elma called Conscious Minds Conscious Bodies. The program is a comprehensive sexual health education workshop happening August 7-11 and is open to girls and non-binary youth ages 10-15 years. For more information, visit the Empowerment4Girls website.
Camp Bethel
Located in Hoquiam, Camp Beth offers unique summer camps for everyone – event adults! This summer’s theme is “faith in action.” The Christian-based camps help children grow friendships, grow in faith, get outside and rest and recharge before another, often-challenging, school year. They offer camps for 4th grade through 12th grade, as well as a camp for graduated high school seniors and an adult camp! Learn more and register on the Camp Bethel website.
Twin Harbors Skills Center
If your high schooler likes to learn new things, they can spend the summer doing just that with Twin Harbors Skills Center! For 2023 their summer programs include automotive technology, construction basics, culinary arts, electrical engineering, health care, graphic arts and photography, and more! Call them at 360.538.2038 to learn more and to register your kids.
Grays Harbor YMCA
The Grays Harbor YMCA has summer camps at Camp Bethel this year. They have mini camps for kindergarten to fourth grade and then overnight camps for boys and girls ages 7 to 15. They have scholarships for those needing help with cost. For more information on each camp, visit the Grays Harbor YMCA website.
7Th Street Theatre
This summer, 7th Street Theatre is performing “Annie Kids” and “Elf The Musical Jr.” for their summer workshops. If your child enjoys theater, singing or dancing, this is the camp for them. Children between the ages of 7-16 (age by June 15, 2023), are invited to sign up to audition. Register by May 19 to guarantee an audition spot. More information is available on the 7th Street Theatre website.
