Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in St. Petersburg.
28 camps in St. Petersburg accept ages 8–9. Median week: $100.
8–9 is the sweet spot for St. Petersburg summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp (Full Fee) · Various Recreation Centers · Ages 6–11 · $78/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp (Reduced Fee) · Various Recreation Centers · Ages 6–11 · $66.3/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp (Free Fee) · Various Recreation Centers · Ages 6–11 · $27.3/week
- Play Camp at Campbell Park Recreation Center · Campbell Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $78/week
- Play Camp at Childs Park Recreation Center · Childs Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $78/week
- Play Camp at Frank Pierce Recreation Center · Frank Pierce Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $78/week
- Play Camp at Gladden Park Recreation Center · Gladden Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $78/week
- Play Camp at Lake Vista Recreation Center · Lake Vista Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Play Camp at J.W. Cate Recreation Center · J.W. Cate Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $78/week
- Play Camp at Roberts Recreation Center · Roberts Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Play Camp at Shore Acres Recreation Center · Shore Acres Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Play Camp at Thomas 'Jet' Jackson Recreation Center · Thomas 'Jet' Jackson Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Play Camp at Walter Fuller Recreation Center · Walter Fuller Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Play Camp at Willis S. Johns Recreation Center · Willis S. Johns Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- Herpetology Camp - BHNP Summer 2026 · Boyd Hill Nature Preserve · Ages 7–11 · $200/week
- Herpetology Summer Camp · Weedon Island Preserve · Ages 7–11 · $200/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp - Campbell Park Recreation · Campbell Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp - Childs Park Recreation · Childs Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp - Frank Pierce Recreation · Frank Pierce Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
- City of St. Petersburg Play Camp - Gladden Park Recreation · Gladden Park Recreation · Ages 5–14 · $100/week
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.