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The following listings are local summer camps and programs for 2025, as of March 26, 2025. 

We will continue to update this page as more opportunities become available. Contact information can be found on the camp website. Please contact the camp directly for full program details or questions.

UI Summer Camps

Iowa Young Writer's Studio

Iowa Young Writer's Studio

This summer, 2025, we will offer five 6-week online courses. These courses will run from Sunday, June 15 through Sunday, July 22, 2025. All courses will be taught by graduates of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The online courses will require approximately 3-4 hours of engagement per week, which will include writing assignments, reading assigned materials, critiquing classmates’ writing, and participating in online discussions.

Iowa Summer Journalism Workshop

The Iowa Summer Journalism Workshop gives students learning from a talented team of instructors, including professional journalists and college professors.

Iowa Wildlife Camps

2025 Summer Camp Programs

Iowa Lakeside Laboratory

Do you know a child who loves to explore the outdoors? Sign them up for a summer camp at Iowa Lakeside Lab! We offer many summer camps for students entering PreK (4-year-olds) through 9th grade.

Summer Camps

Belin-Blank Center

Communications Sciences and Disorders

Summer Camps and Social Groups

Iowa Summer Music Camp

The Iowa Summer Music Camps (ISMC) offers students musical training and experience beyond what may be available in their home schools, including group instruction, master classes, and classroom instruction in many phases of instrumental music. The entire program, together with a preview of life on a major university campus, is a valuable experience for young people, not only in music but also in human relations.

UI Sports Camps

Husting Hawkeyes Youth Camps

Hustling Hawkeyes Youth Camps are designed for children aged 7-12, wanting to discover new talents, be active, and have fun while playing a variety of sports and recreational activities! All experience levels are welcome. Camp groups will be co-ed, a combination of all skill levels, and will only be split based on age.

Tippie College of Business Gateway Summer Program

Heading into your senior year in high school? Come live on a college campus for a week next summer and get a sense of what you can do with a business degree. Meet Tippie students, professors, alumni, and business professionals. And most importantly, get a head-start on the transition to college.

Gateway Summer Program

UI REACH

Exploration of Postsecondary Learning Options, Resources and Employment: Come and EXPLORE post-high school options like employment, trades training, community college, and university enrollment. We welcome students of all ability levels (ages 14-21) to join us on the UI campus for a journey toward self-advocacy and self-determination. While enrolled, students develop an action plan based on their post-graduation interests. There is a 10-month option (monthly sessions) with a summer camp-only option (June 15-20).

Contact: kathryn-abrams@uiowa.edu 

Iowa National Summer Transportation Institute: A free, residential, STEM summer camp for students in grades 9-11 during the fall 2025 school year. Iowa NSTI focuses on STEM education, transportation careers, leadership, college readiness, and more through hands-on activities, university lab tours, local and statewide field trips, and other community activities. Campers will stay at the University of Iowa dormitories. 

Contact: kathryn-abrams@uiowa.edu 

Summer Programs by County

Special Needs Summer Programs

Summer Sponsorship Programs