Summer Camps for Kids Greater Baraboo, WI Area (2026)
As summer break gets closer, now is the time to lock in plans before the best camps fill up. If you’re like most parents, you want your kids outside, active, making friends, and coming home tired and happy at the end of the day.
This Sauk County Summer Camp Guide brings together the camps local families trust and love, including creative art camps, sports programs, faith-based, and hands-on experiences that build confidence, curiosity, and independence.
Whether you need something for a few days, a few weeks, or the whole summer, you’ll find options here that your kids will be excited to wake up for.
A special thank you to Prairie Raised Beef, LIVEfor TimberNook, and Camp Gray for sponsoring this guide!
Prairie Raised Beef
For kids ages 7-13, Farm Camp is an immersive, three-day experience designed to introduce them to the daily rhythms of farm life. Each morning, campers start by feeding and caring for our baby calves, experiencing firsthand what it’s like to be a farmer. The day continues with a mix of farm-themed crafts, outdoor games, and hands-on agricultural activities.
One of the highlights is our Farmer Olympics, where kids participate in farm-inspired challenges like stacking hay bales and carrying water buckets—all while learning teamwork and responsibility. Beyond the fun, Farm Camp helps kids build confidence, independence, and an appreciation for agriculture.
Location: E10486 County Road 60, Sauk City, WI
Farm Camp Dates for 2026: June 15-17, July 13-15, August 17-19
Cost: $225 per camper
(Includes a Farm Camp memorabilia, two daily snacks (campers provide their own lunch except for the last day when it will be provided), immersive farm activities, and a family farm tour on the final afternoon
For younger children, Little Farmers Day on the Farm is a gentle, engaging introduction to farm life for kids ages 2-6. This special event allows little ones to feed baby calves, enjoy farm-themed storytime, explore sensory bins, and create farm-inspired crafts.
It’s designed to be a fun and educational outing for families, giving parents a chance to experience the farm alongside their child in a welcoming, hands-on environment.
Location: E10486 County Road 60, Sauk City, WI
Dates for 2026: June 18, July 16, August 20
Cost: $20 per little farmer
LIVEfor TimberNook
This full-day camp is designed to engage all five senses through hands-on activities and creative sensory experiences. Kids will explore exciting adventures that challenge their minds while encouraging curiosity, creativity, and sensory development in a fun, supportive environment. Camp runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: June 15 – June 19, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Your child will collaborate with others to build a village out of unique materials, while having the opportunity to use tools and practice new skills. This program is sure to inspire hours of building, creative problem solving, and most importantly, play!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: June 22 – June 26, 2026 and August 10 – August 14, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Sign up here for June and here for August
Your child will collaborate with others to build a village out of unique materials, while having the opportunity to use tools and practice new skills. This program is sure to inspire hours of building, creative problem solving, and most importantly, play!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: June 22 – June 26, 2026 and August 10 – August 14, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Sign up here for June and here for August
Kids will use creativity and problem-solving skills as they imagine life on a deserted island. With only basic supplies, they’ll build, explore, and create their own world in the woods while enjoying a fun, hands-on outdoor adventure.
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: June 29 – July 3, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
This program provides innovative learning opportunities through meaningful, child-led play. Each series fosters essential life skills, inspires creativity, facilitates connection, and integrates advanced cognitive & social emotional skills. Most importantly, children will create lasting memories for years to come!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: July 6, 2026 – July 10, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Children will work together to build their own play experiences using unique combinations of materials and the environment as their inspiration. There will be plenty of time for games, tinkering, and hours of creative, child-led play!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: July 13, 2026 – July 17, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Your child will collaborate with others to create grand-scale works of art from scratch! If you believe your child will enjoy art experiences embedded in child-led play, then this is the program for them!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: July 20, 2026 – July 24, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
This classic TimberNook program is for children who enjoy taking play to a whole new level through collaborative, creative, and sensory-immersive experiences with friends new and old. We guarantee an experience full of adventures, games, and surprises!
LIVEfor TimberNook camps give kids the freedom to explore, build, create, and use their imagination in a natural outdoor setting. Children of different ages and abilities play together, encouraging teamwork, leadership, and confidence. Camp activities are designed to help kids take healthy risks, try new things, and develop a lasting connection with the outdoors.
Location: W13002 Schoepp Rd, Sauk City, 53583
Dates for 2026: August 3, 2026 – August 7, 2026
Cost: $350 per camper
Deadline is May 15, 2026
Camp Gray
Campers spend their days with their counselor and cabin mates enjoying classic camp experiences. Each morning includes two program areas like fishing, canoeing, arts & crafts, archery, swimming, outdoor skills, or music. Afternoons rotate between choice time, swimming, and cabin activities, and evenings bring campfires, cookouts, Capture-the-Flag, the Cassidy Games, and more.
Many campers attend with a friend (cabin mate requests are welcomed), but camp is known for being a friendly, welcoming place where it’s easy to make new connections. With trained counselors and a supportive environment, the Settler program offers a traditional camp experience filled with faith, friendship, and fun at Camp Gray.
Location: E10213 Shady Lane Road Reedsburg, WI 53959
Dates for 2026: Info about session dates & cost can be found here
Age: Grades 2-5
As a Trailblazer camper, you’ll have all the options of the Settlers… and so much more! There’s a number of activities that are only available to Trailblazer campers and older. Take a spin on Camp’s mountain bikes or climb our climbing tower. Your counselors will be ready to listen and guide these campers though the challenges of being a teenager, and they’ll help you form great friendships with one another.
The Trailblazer program is also a traditional camp program with the added benefits of more program choices, later bedtimes, and more latitude in deciding what activities the cabin group should do. You’ll live in a cabin on main camp and participate in the traditional camp schedule. Come experience all the faith, friends, and fun found at Camp Gray!
Location: E10213 Shady Lane Road Reedsburg, WI 53959
Dates for 2026: Info about session dates & cost can be found here
Age: Grades 6-8
Pathfinders are the oldest campers that live on main camp for the week. They still participate in each of the awesome evening programs, but they no longer take part in the morning activity programs. Instead, Pathfinder campers participate in a number of special morning activities including: low-ropes course initiatives, a morning faith building retreat, and a camp service project. Because you’re still a part of main camp, you play an important role as role models for the younger campers. And of course, you’ll still do the typical fun camp activities like swimming, cabin time, and choice time, where you can choose canoeing, fishing, archery, biking, etc.
The goal of the Pathfinder program is to help campers discover and appreciate themselves as individuals and to create a welcoming environment in which each member of the Pathfinder community feels free to be the person God made them to be.
Location: E10213 Shady Lane Road Reedsburg, WI 53959
Dates for 2026: Info about session dates & cost can be found here
Age: Grades 9-10
Explorers live a part from main camp in rustic cabins in a dedicated location known as Explorer Village. You’ll have loads of fun forming an unbelievably tight community!
The purpose of the Explorer program is to provide a safe and fun environment where the campers grow together as a community. The beauty of the Explorer program rests in its simplicity and tradition. You’ll have the chance to decide what you want to do as a community from day to day. This relaxed pace of Explorer Village gives rise to opportunities for one-on-one discussions, conflict resolution, and a sense of acceptance. There are also a good deal of programmed activities too, like a day trip to Devils Lake State Park, group initiatives in the village, tower climbing, and swimming in the pool that will occur throughout the week as well.
Additionally, Explorers cook much of their own food. You’ll also learn skills such as fire-building, outdoor cooking, and low impact camping. Explorer counselors are specially trained and have a passion for working with older adolescents. We invite you to take the challenge and pass through the arch to become an Explorer!
Location: E10213 Shady Lane Road Reedsburg, WI 53959
Dates for 2026: Info about session dates & cost can be found here
Age: Grades 10-12
Baraboo, WI
Campers will go on nature-themed scavenger hunts, tackle simple obstacle courses, enjoy music and movement, and create hands-on crafts that spark curiosity about the world around them. Each day encourages exploration, teamwork, and confidence-building in a safe, supportive setting designed especially for young children.
Location: Ochsner Park Main Shelter
Dates: Monday-Thursday June 22-25, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space in each class is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 6/15/2026 |
Campers will explore animal-themed activities such as safari obstacle courses, stuffed animal vet clinics, animal yoga, and creative crafts inspired by creatures big and small. A highlight of the week is a supervised walks to the zoo, where campers can observe real animals up close and connect their camp activities with the wonders of the natural world.
Location: Ochsner Park Main Shelter
Dates: Monday-Thursday June 29-July 2, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 6/22/2026 |
Tiny Sports Stars Camp is an action-packed week designed for kids ages 3–5 to get moving, try new games, and build confidence through sports and active play. Campers will participate in age-appropriate activities such as tee-ball, soccer kicks, parachute games, and fun team challenges that focus on coordination, teamwork, and gross motor skills.
Location: Langer Park
Dates: Monday-Thursday July 6-9, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space in each class is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 6/29/2026 |
Little Builders & Big Machines Camp is a hands-on, imaginative week for kids ages 3–5 who love to create and explore. Campers will build with large blocks, design cardboard cities, experiment with ramps and tunnels, and engage in pretend play with toy trucks and construction gear. Activities focus on creativity, problem-solving, and cooperative play, giving young builders the chance to see their ideas come to life. Campers might even get to see some real big trucks up close.
Location: Langer Park
Dates: Monday-Thursday July 13-16, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 7/6/2026 |
Superhero Academy Camp is an action-packed, imaginative week for kids ages 3–5 who love to save the day! Campers will create their own superhero capes and masks, complete “hero training” obstacle courses, and participate in team missions that encourage cooperation, problem-solving, and confidence.
Location: Langer Park
Dates: Monday-Thursday July 20-23, 2026
Time: 9:00am-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 7/13/2026 |
Splash, Sand, & Bubbles Camp is a fun-filled, sensory-packed week for kids ages 3–5 to stay active, explore, and make a splash! Campers will enjoy playing at the splash pad, bubble adventures, sand exploration, beach ball games, and music and movement activities that encourage creativity, coordination, and social interaction.
Location: Attridge Park
Dates: Monday-Thursday July 27-30, 2026
Time: 9:00am-10:30am
Ages: 3-5 years old (must be 3 and bathroom-trained before the first day of the program)
Cost: $40 for residents; $50 for non-residents
Space is limited.
| Enrollment Begin Date | 4/20/2026 |
| Enrollment End Date | 7/20/2026 |
There are many youth sports camps available here.
La Valle, WI
Location: McWilliams Heritage Farm, Folk & Forest School – S515 McWilliams Rd La Valle, WI 53941
Dates: Summer evenings. Watch Facebook Events for the dates to be posted. Reach out to reserve a spot
Cost: $40 per child per gathering.
This is a full day outdoor drop off program for children ages 4-13. Children are dropped off with a backpack and lunch and must be potty trained and bathroom independent.
Children spend the day working on farm, folk & forest skills. A homestead meal is prepared together from ingredients sourced from their garden, pasture and the forest. Ample unstructured play time purposefully scattered throughout out day.
Location: McWilliams Heritage Farm, Folk & Forest School – S515 McWilliams Rd La Valle, WI 53941
Dates: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Cost: $50 per day per child
Reach out now to sign up if you’re interested!
This is a mommy and me style (but more inclusive) program. This outdoor program is geared toward children under the age of four however there is no minimum age for this program. Adults stay with their child(ren) throughout the program. Siblings are welcomed including older children (knowing activities will be geared toward the younger crowd).
The goal is for fellowship and community building while providing a wholesome space for children and families to connect with nature. Sessions typically include a hike out for a bit of sit spotting and then return to basecamp to play with the chickens, do some homestead chores and often create a yummy treat from food grown together.
Location: McWilliams Heritage Farm, Folk & Forest School – S515 McWilliams Rd La Valle, WI 53941
Dates: Once per month (year-round)
Cost: $10 per family
This evening program allows children to experience the magic of nighttime in nature. As the stars emerge and the forest comes alive, Wildlings gather around the campfire for cooking, storytelling, and stargazing.
Location: McWilliams Heritage Farm, Folk & Forest School – S515 McWilliams Rd La Valle, WI 53941
Dates: The plan is to offer this program once per month throughout the summer. Watch Facebook Events for dates.
Ages: 4-13
Cost: $40 per child
Reedsburg, WI
Not updated
Sauk Prairie, WI
There are many youth sports available here.
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Spend time at Upham Woods canoeing, exploring Blackhawk Island, and making new friends.
Location: Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center (N194 County Rd N
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965)
Dates: August 1-14, 2026
Ages: Any youth entering 4th-8th grade for the 2026-2027 school year.
Cost: $320.00
Camp begins at Upham Woods where everyone learns the basics of camping and canoeing before heading out to paddle the Wisconsin River and spend the next few nights camping on Blackhawk Island.
Dates: July 19-22, 2026
Ages: Any youth entering 8th-10th grade for the 2026-2027 school year.
Cost: $342.00
Check back soon for more updates. Details will be posted when they become available.
As always, be sure to check each camp’s website for current dates, registration details, and availability, as information may change.
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About our sponsors:
Prairie Raised Beef
At Prairie Raised Beef, our family farm in Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin, is dedicated to raising high-quality, nutrient-dense beef while helping children connect with the land that feeds them. Through hands-on experiences like Farm Camp and Little Farmers Day on the Farm, kids can explore farm life up close—meeting animals, learning where their food comes from, and experiencing agriculture in a fun, meaningful way.
Our mission is to help the next generation develop a deeper appreciation for farming, food, and the outdoors. We invite your family to come experience farm life with us and create lasting memories on the farm.
LIVEfor TimberNook
LIVEfor is a local nonprofit focused on empowering kids through movement, outdoor play, and confidence-building experiences. Their TimberNook summer camps give children time to explore, create, and take healthy risks in nature while developing physical, mental, and social well-being.
Led by licensed providers with extensive pediatric therapy experience, these camps help kids build independence, problem-solving skills, and confidence through meaningful outdoor play.
Camp Gray
In the summer, we welcome more than 1500 campers for various programs tailored to particular age groups ranging from 2nd-12th grade. Our week-long summer sessions are packed with fun and laughter as they provide kids the unique opportunity to experience the beauty of God’s creation and the joy of the Catholic faith.
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