FOR
CAMP
WHERE
COST
ACTIVITIES
THE ACROBAT

Evanston

$780/four-week session

Acrobatics, trapeze flying, tightrope and stilt walking, juggling
THE COMPUTER GEEK

Cybercamps

Chicago, River Forest, or Lisle

$599/week

Computer programming, robotics, Web and game design
THE SPORTS FAN

Skokie

$450/day camp five-day session

Write and produce sports news and learn play-by-play broadcasting skills

THE ACTOR

Emerald City Theatre Summer Camp

Chicago

$375/two-week session

Theatre games, improvisation, vocal work, performance
THE LINGUIST

Chicago

$345/week

Spanish language instruction through crafts, games, and activities
THE COMEDIAN
Chicago
$335–$365/two-week session
Improvisation and sketch comedy writing
THE ROCK STAR
Des Plaines

$540/week; $2,010/four-week session

Write lyrics, learn guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or vocals, and perform

THE ARTIST
Chicago

$722.50/four-week session (half day); $1,445/four-week session (all day)

Drawing, painting, dance, and performance projects

  

HOW WE COMPARE

While summer camp fees vary, the average weekly fee nationwide for overnight camps ranges from $325 to $780, and the average day camp fee runs $100 to $275 per week, but can be as low as $75. Full-season camps of seven to nine weeks cost around $3,000 to $9,000.

Average weekly fee for all ACA-accredited overnight camps, by U.S. region:

New England
$620
Middle Atlantic
$420
Midwest
$420
South
$400
West
$370


Average weekly fee for an ACA-accredited overnight camp offering nonreligious, traditional camp programs (nature activities, swimming, arts and crafts, etc.), by state:

Wisconsin
$504
Illinois
$447
Michigan
$443
Indiana
$438


Sources: American Camp Association and National Camp Association