Summer Camps for ages 12–13 in Asheville.
22 camps in Asheville accept ages 12–13. Median week: $220; range $80–$1,200.
Middle-school summer camps in Asheville have the smallest selection and the hardest decision. Many traditional day camps cap at 12, leaving "leadership-in-training" tracks (real, but uneven) and specialty programs (great if your kid has a track, frustrating if they don't). This is also when overnight options open up meaningfully.
Top 20 camps
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $2990/week
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
- Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
- Traditional Day Camp · Various Community Centers · Ages 6–15 · $80/week
- Teen Day Camp · Tempie Avery Montford, Linwood Crump Shiloh, Wesley Grant Southside, and Stephens-Lee community centers · Ages 11–15 · $80/week
- Outdoor Camps · Oakley · Ages 6–15 · $220/week
- Venture Bound · Oakley · Ages 8–12 · $220/week
- Teenventure · Oakley · Ages 12–15 · $225/week
- Athletics and Sports Camps · Various Locations · Ages 10–15 · $80/week
- Wrestling Camp · Asheville High School · Ages 10–14 · $80/week
- Ultimate Sports Camp · Burton Street · Ages 12–15 · $87.5/week
- Specialty Camps · Burton Street · Ages 10–14 · $80/week
- Tabletop Gaming Camp · Burton Street · Ages 10–13 · $80/week
- Future Innovators Camp · Burton Street · Ages 10–14 · $80/week
- Therapeutic Recreation (TR) Camp · Oakley · Ages 6–18 · $80/week
- LEAF Global Arts Camps - African Drumming, Dance & Culture · LEAF Community Arts · Ages 8–14
- Local Cloth Farm to Fabric Summer Camp · Local Cloth · Ages 8–13 · $300/week
↘ What to look for
Ask whether the program is age-segregated or whether 12-year-olds get bucketed with 9-year-olds (common, demoralizing). If your camp has a CIT/leadership track, ask what the kids actually DO — real responsibility (planning sessions, supervising under-8s) vs. glorified-camper status with a different t-shirt. Cost-per-week often jumps at this age; check what the increase covers.