Camps & Scouts
Family Camp
- Location:
- Camp Hantesa 1450 Oriole Road Boone, IA 50036
- Event For:
- All ages!
- Cost:
- $100/person
- Organization:
- Camp Fire Heart of Iowa
- Contact:
- Katie Lakatosh
- Email:
- katie@campfireiowa.org
- Phone:
- (515) 432-1417
Experience the joy of camping as a family without any of the work! Join our staff for scheduled activities or skip out and do your own thing. This weekend is all about family bonding!
Drake Bulldog Girls Basketball Camp
- Location:
- Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA
- Event For:
- K-8th
- Audience Location:
- Des Moines Metro
- Cost:
- $185.00
- Organization:
- Bulldog Girls Basketball Camp
- Contact:
- Nicci Hays Fort
- Email:
- nicci.hays@drake.edu
- Phone:
- (516) 850-5253
Bulldog Girls Basketball camps are fun filled camps that work on fundamentals along with teamwork drills and activities. Make sure to reserve your space to work with the MVC Women's Basketball Champions this summer!
Camp Sunnyside 2024
- Location:
- 401 NE 66th Ave. Des Moines, IA 50313
- Event For:
- Ages 5+
- Organization:
- Easterseals Iowa
- Contact:
- Celie Kohls
- Email:
- campandrespite@eastersealsia.org
- Phone:
- (515) 309-2375
Easterseals Supported Day Camp sessions provide an integrated setting where children through young adults with and without disabilities learn and grow together
Y Camp Summer 2024
- Location:
- 1192 166th Drive Boone IA 50036
- Event For:
- 7-17
- Cost:
- Varies by Program
- Organization:
- Des Moines Y Camp
- Contact:
- Melanie Mellinger
- Email:
- melanie.mellinger@dmymca.org
- Phone:
- (515) 432-7558
For 100 years, the Des Moines Y Camp has been filled with songs, laughter, adventures and friendship. Summer Camp is the foundation on which Y Camp is built. Overnight Camp, Day Camp, Family Camp and our amazing Partner Camps all work to bring the impact and value of camp to all who enter the Valley
JA Biztown in a Day
- Location:
- 6100 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA
- Event For:
- students going into 5th through 8th grade
- Cost:
- $100
- Organization:
- junior achievement
- Contact:
- Rachael Haaland
- Email:
- rachael@jacentraliowa.org
- Phone:
- (515) 279-9602
Discover what it takes to be a business tycoon or a future CEO, CFO or even Mayor! Join us for a one-day experience that develops future leaders, business professionals and entrepreneurs. Your student will experience all facets of running a business in a fun and interactive way.
Summer JA BizTown in a Day
- Location:
- 6100 Grand Avenue, Des Moines IA 50312
- Event For:
- Students entering 5th - 8th grades in the 24-25 school year
- Audience Location:
- Students in DMPS
- Cost:
- $100
- Organization:
- Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
- Contact:
- Rachael Haaland
- Email:
- rachael@jacentraliowa.org
- Phone:
- (515) 279-9602
JA BizTown in a Day, presented by HomeServices Lending, is geared towards students entering 5th – 8th grades. Discover what it takes to be a business tycoon or a future CEO, CFO or Mayor! JA BizTown is just the place to encourage career ambitions.
Adventures in Architecture Summer Camp
- Location:
- Drake University
- Event For:
- 7th-8th grades
- Cost:
- $250, scholarships available
- Organization:
- Iowa Architectural Foundation
- Contact:
- Laura Porter
- Email:
- director@iowaarchfoundation.org
- Phone:
- (515) 244-1888
This weeklong day camp offers middle schoolers the opportunity to explore their interest in buildings and architecture. Open to students entering 7th and 8th grades, Adventures in Architecture Camp will include hands-on, immersive learning projects and first-hand encounters with design professionals
Business Horizons: The Best Week of Summer!
- Location:
- Drake University
- Event For:
- high school students (9-12)
- Audience Location:
- Des Moines, IA
- Organization:
- Iowa ABI Foundation
- Contact:
- Kendall Antle
- Email:
- kantle@iowaabi.org
- Phone:
- (515) 235-0564
Do you enjoy taking the lead to find creative solutions? Do you like working with a team or competing on real-world challenges? If so, this session will provide insight into a five-day opportunity this summer that you won’t want to miss! Business Horizons hosts 65+ students (grades 9-12) from across
Wesley Woods Summer Camp
- Location:
- 10896 Nixon Street Indianola, IA 50125
- Event For:
- Ages 4- 17
- Cost:
- varies by program
- Organization:
- Wesley Woods Camp and Retreat Center
- Contact:
- Mikaela Dunn
- Email:
- mikaela.dunn@wesleywoodsiowa.org
- Phone:
- (515) 961-4523
Join us for summer camp at Wesley Woods! We're a Methodist church camp located in Indianola, IA with overnight and day camp options available. From horses to archery to campfire cooking and more, we've got something for everyone!