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SPECIALTY CAMPS FOR KIDS IN METRO DETROIT

School may be out for the summer, but learning doesn’t have to stop! From art, animals or athletics, to music, dance or theatre, there’s a summer camp for every interest. Here’s a breakdown of the top specialty summer camps for kids in Metro Detroit to make your search a little easier.
Animal Camps
- Blake’s Apple Summer Camp (Armada)
- Bowers Farm School Camp (Bloomfield Hills)
- Carousel Acres Farm Day Camp (South Lyon)
- Cedar Ridge Equestrian Center Summer Camp (Ann Arbor)
- Detroit Zoo Safari Camp (Royal Oak)
- Humane Society of Huron Valley Camp Paws (Ann Arbor)
- Kensington Farm Center Farm Camp (Milford)
- Maybury Farm Farm Camp (Northville)
- MSU Tollgate Farm Summer Camp (Novi)
- Never Ending Farm Kids Camps (Ypsilanti)
- Wildwind Equestrian Center (South Lyon)
Art Camps
- Ann Arbor Art Center (Ann Arbor)
- Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Summer Camps (Birmingham)
- College for Creative Studies Summer Youth Camps (Detroit + Plymouth)
- The Community House Kids Summer Camps (Birmingham)
- Cranbrook Art Museum Create Camps (Bloomfield Hills)
- Creative Arts Studio Summer Art Camps (Royal Oak)
- D&M Art Studio Summer Art Camps (Canton)
- Paint Creek Center for the Arts (Rochester)
Dance Camps
- Allegro Dance Summer Camps (Bloomfield Hills)
- Bloomfield Gymnastics Summer Camp (Bloomfield Hills)
- The Community House Kids Summer Camps (Birmingham)
- CTC Gymnastics (Rochester)
- Euro Stars Gymnastics Summer Camps (Plymouth)
- Michigan Academy of Gymnastics (Ann Arbor, Dearborn + Westland)
- Mills Gymnastics Summer Camp Kalypso (Southgate)
- Oakland Rhythmic Gymnastics (Bloomfield Hills)
- Splitz Gymnastics Summer Camp (Canton)
- Stars and Stripes Kids Activity Center Summer Camps (Clarkston)
- Studio A Kids Dance Camp (Birmingham)
- Tatiana Gutsu Gymnastics Academy Summer Camp (Farmington)
Music Camps
- Eaton Academy Summer Program (Birmingham)
- Grosse Pointe Music Academy Music Camps (Canton, Grosse Pointe + Rochester)
- Red Piano Music Studio (Rochester)
- School of Rock (Ann Arbor, Canton, Farmington)
Nature Camps
- Belle Isle Nature Center Summer Nature Camp (Detroit)
- Leslie Science and Nature Center Summer Camp (Ann Arbor)
- Skull Island Camp (White Lake)
- Summer Adventure Camp Bloomfield Hills Schools (Bloomfield Hills)
- Willoway Day Camp (Milford)
Sports Camps
- Cranbrook Schools Summer Sports Camps (Bloomfield Hills)
- Franklin Athletic Club Summer Kids Camps (Southfield)
- High-Velocity Sports Summer Camps (Canton)
- Planet Rock Climbing Gym Summer Climbing Camps (Ann Arbor + Madison Heights)
- Summer Impressions Day Camp (West Bloomfield)
- Total Sports Complex Summer Camp (Farmington)
- Total Sports Complex Summer Camp (Wixom)
- Troy Gymnastics (Troy)
- Troy Black Belt Academy Summer Day Camp (Troy)
- University Liggett School Summer Programs (Grosse Pointe)
- USA Hockey Summer Camp (Plymouth)
- WideWorld Sports Center Summer Camp (Ann Arbor)
STEAM + Education Camps
- BizKidz Summer Camp (Detroit)
- Boys and Girls Club of Troy Summer Program (Troy)
- Bright Loritos Summer Camp (Novi + Rochester)
- Camp Invention: Elevate (Dearborn Heights)
- The Community House Kids Summer Camps (Birmingham)
- Cranbrook Institute of Science (Bloomfield Hills)
- DAPCEP Summer Camps (Detroit)
- The Henry Ford Summer Camps (Dearborn)
- The International School Language Adventure Day Camp (Farmington)
- Kids on Campus Schoolcraft College (Livonia)
- Michigan Science Center (Detroit)
- The Robot Garage (Birmingham + Rochester)
- The Roeper School Summer Programs (Birmingham)
- Wayne State University Planetarium Camp Cosmos (Detroit)
- The Wright Museum of African American History Camp Africa (Detroit)
Theater Camps
- Mosaic Youth Theater First Stage Summer Camp (Detroit)
- Multimedia Makeup Academy Summer Camp (Troy)
- The Roeper School Summer Programs (Birmingham)
- The Village Players Summer Theater Art Camp (Birmingham)
- Young People’s Theater Summer Camps (Ann Abor)
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ABOUT ASHLEY HUBBARD-PORTER
Ashley Porter is a Chicago native who now calls Birmingham home. Ashley and her husband Mike and son Jake love attending local festivals, exploring Detroit’s diverse food scene, and venturing outside of Metro Detroit to enjoy the natural beauty of Michigan. With a background in Early Childhood Education, Ashley loves connecting with and supporting families in her community, which is why she is so excited to be a part of LittleGuide Detroit.
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