All of my group chats are blowing up with mom friends looking for summer camps near Bedford for their kids this year. The goal of this post is to ease the burden of looking for summer camps by sharing this list of the most popular ones I’ve heard about. If you know of NH summer camps you’d recommend that aren’t on this list, please email us at info@thebedfordmom.com. We’d love to add it to this list! In the meantime, read below to get the full list of popular summer camps for kids near Bedford, NH.
1. Joppa Hill Educational Farm
Joppa Hill Educational Farm in Bedford offers a Farm and Forest Summer Camp. This year they are offering 8 dynamic weeks of summer camp for children ages 5-12. Children will have the opportunity to explore the sprawling farm and forest grounds, interact with the friendly animals, engage in powerful hands-on learning experiences, and more with the support of knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides. Learn more about Joppa Hill Educational Farm’s Farm and Forest Summer Camp!
2. Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater
In addition to open summer classes, Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater offers Princess Dance Camp for ages 3-5 (one of our absolute favorites!), Young Dancer Workshop (ages 6-8), and Summer Intensive (ages 10-19). Learn more about Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater’s summer offerings!
3. Gage Farm Schoolhouse
Gage Farm Schoolhouse in Goffstown offers a summer camp. This year they’re offering 8 themed weeks of summer camp for children ages 4-12. Children must be fully potty-trained to attend. The themes are Camp-a-palooza!, Happily Ever After, Squish!, Artful Adventures, Gears and Cogs, Creepy Crawlers, Amphibians, and Pathfinders. Learn more about Gage Farm Schoolhouse’s summer camp program!
4. Bedford Youth Performing Company
Bedford Youth Performing Company in Bedford offers 6 weeks of preschool summer camp for ages 3-6. The weekly themes are Storybook Theatre, Discovery Science, Super Hero, In Motion, At The Circus, and Outdoor Discovery. They also offer 7 weeks of dance and musical theater camp. Learn more about Bedford Youth Performing Company’s summer camp offerings!
5. New Morning School
New Morning School in Bedford offers a preschool summer camp program for children ages 3-6. Children do not need to be enrolled as students at New Morning Schools to participate in our camp programs. They offer 10 weeks of summer camp. Activities include lots of time outside, art projects, stories, free play, organized game, music and dancing, water play, science experiments and just great summer fun. Each week focuses on a different theme. Students must be independent bathroom users. Learn more about New Morning School’s Preschool Summer Camp!
6. Bedford Recreation Department
The Bedford Recreation Department offers a summer camp called Camp Witzel for children ages 6-13. Camp includes arts and crafts, sports, swimming and weekly field trips. In addition, the rec department is offering a Lego and Robotics Camp. for children ages 4-13. This camp offers unique hands-on learning opportunities.
7. Melody Pines
Melody Pines in Manchester offers 10 weeks of summer camp for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. Children must be at least 5 years old. Daily activities include swimming, water games, sand construction, fairy gardens, arts and crafts, creative games, kickball, soccer, hockey, climbing wall, wall ball, skits, boating, water skiing, archery and BB-guns, gaga, sky square, basketball, frisbee games, volleyball, lacrosse, pickle ball, pond life, and paddle boarding. Learn more about Melody Pines’ Summer Camp!
8. YMCA
The Granite YMCA offers day camps, overnight camps, and teen camps. The closest YMCAs are in Goffstown and Manchester. Learn more about The Granite YMCA summer camps!
9. Executive Health and Sports Center
Executive Health and Sports Center in Manchester offers 8 themed weeks of summer camp for children ages 5-10. Daily activities include basketball, field games, tennis, arts and crafts, fun fitness, guided swim, creative play, splash pad, volleyball, ping pong, kickball, board games, group walks, racquetball, and soccer. Learn more about Executive Health and Sports Centers’ Summer Camp!
10. Peabody Mill Environmental Center
Peabody Mill Environment Center in Manchester offers 8 weeks of Outdoor Discovery summer camp for kids entering grades 1-6. The themes for each week are Superheroes, Blow Up, Trash to Treasure, Olympics, Game Show, Folklore and Fantasy, Holiday Fun, and The Big Top. Learn more about Peabody Mill Environmental Center’s Summer Camp!
In closing, we hope you found this list of summer camps near Bedford, NH helpful! This list is helpful to families living in Bedford, but it’s also helpful for families looking for summer camps who live in other neighboring NH cities and towns like Manchester, Merrimack, Goffstown, Litchfield, Amherst, Londonderry, New Boston, Auburn, Milford, Derry, Hooksett, Nashua, Chester, Hudson and Candia as well. Again, if you know of any additional NH summer camps you’d recommend that aren’t on this list, please email us at info@thebedfordmom.com so we can add it. Thanks!