Summer 2025 Camp Reviews

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Camp Acorn in Capitol Hill was a huge hit the two weeks we did in June. The kids did great field trips nearly daily (Smithsonian, Arboretum, Capitol grounds, splash pads, etc) but they also managed the super hot weather really well.

We are there this week (first week for us) and I am thrilled to hear this! Everyone we've met at the camp seems great and it was one of the better run drop offs I've been to. I am mildly worried about the heat just because kids can get so cranky when it's hot out but they seem to have a really good plan in place. Fingers crossed it goes well, my kid is ultra picky about camps and thinks are either a hit or a huge miss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MCPD Police camp for one week. Was free and my 13yo loved it. They went to the Police Academy one day and did drills like pulling a car over and entering a house where an armed suspect might be.
Also wore “ drunk goggles” and tried to drive a go kart through cones without knocking any over.
It’s good if you have a kid that might be interested in LE

This honestly sounds really fun.

[Anonymous]

Brookside Nature Center camp has not disappointed (as always). It has definitely been a highlight of DC's (6 yo) summer. It helps that DC is obsessed with bugs, but it is also very well run by naturalists who are fantastic with kids.