Directory · Asheville · Ages 8–9 · 17 camps

Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Asheville.

17 camps in Asheville accept ages 8–9. Median week: $300; range $200–$1,200.

8–9 is the sweet spot for Asheville 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 17 camps

  1. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–10 · $1200/week
  2. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
  3. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $2990/week
  4. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
  5. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
  6. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
  7. Camp Hollymont for Girls · Georgia · Ages 6–16 · $1200/week
  8. Traditional Day Camp · Various Community Centers · Ages 6–15 · $80/week
  9. Youth Day Camp · Tempie Avery Montford, Linwood Crump Shiloh, Wesley Grant Southside, and Stephens-Lee community centers · Ages 6–11 · $80/week
  10. Outdoor Camps · Oakley · Ages 6–15 · $220/week
  11. Nature Nuts · Oakley · Ages 6–8 · $200/week
  12. Venture Bound · Oakley · Ages 8–12 · $220/week
  13. Therapeutic Recreation (TR) Camp · Oakley · Ages 6–18 · $80/week
  14. LEAF Global Arts Camps - African Drumming, Dance & Culture · LEAF Community Arts · Ages 8–14
  15. Local Cloth Farm to Fabric Summer Camp · Local Cloth · Ages 8–13 · $300/week
  16. Biltmore Modern Glass Art Camp · BMM Glass · Ages 8–16 · $350/week
  17. Asheville Community Yoga Summer Camp · Asheville Community Yoga, Asheville, NC · Ages 6–12 · $250/week

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↘ 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.