Summer Camps 2026


Utah has so many great options when it comes to STEM summer camps. Here is our list of opportunities for summer 2026.

If you have suggestions for this list, please email Shelby at [email protected] for consideration.

Photo collage, three images of kids enjoying STEM activities at summer camps.

Cache County

stokes nature center 

Stokes Nature Center offers adventures and experiences in Logan Canyon. Camps are built to support students in exploring new places and learning new things about our local ecosystem.

Grades PreK-8

Logan

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY ENGiNEERING CAMPS

USU offers a fun-filled overnight experience for students entering their senior year of high school. Participants will explore an apocalyptic world by engineering and problem-solving ways to find shelter, clean food and water, infrastructure, and more.

Entering grade 12

Logan

Mathnasium of Logan

Description: Mathnasium’s Summer Math Programs and Camps combines math learning with interactive activities to keep kids engaged and excited about math! Our fun, hands-on approach helps students explore math concepts in creative ways while reinforcing essential skills.

K-12

Logan

Davis County

club ability

Los estudiantes de 7 a 12 años desarrollarán técnicas de / Students ages 7 to 12 will develop techniques for: Minecraft education, error as opportunity, paint and pixel art. 

Ages 7-12

Bountiful

douglas space and science foundation

Douglas Space and Science Foundation offers STAR (Science, Technology, Achievement & Research). Camps include Astronaut Training, Odyssey Camp, and Engineering Camp. 

Ages 5-15

Layton

treehouse museum

This summer Treehouse is offering 5 exciting week-long workshops: 1 art class, 3 theater classes (including the return of the Summer Shakespeare Workshop with Sam Payne and Suzanne Christensen), and a new Filmmaking Class with guest host author & filmmaker James Kennedy!

Ages or Grades 7-14

Ogden

ogden nature center

Plan an outdoor summer adventure with Ogden Nature Center’s age-specific camps for ages 2–12, a Volunteer Program for 13–16, and family and adult camps. It’s a fun opportunity to get dirty, be gritty, and enjoy the great outdoors.

Ages 2-16+

Ogden

Weber State University Center for Technology Outreach

Weber State offers a variety of summer programs in science, content creation, computer science, engineering, and math. These programs focus on building skills, sparking creativity, encouraging collaboration, and boosting confidence in innovation and creation.

Grades K-12

Ogden

camp invention

Camp Invention is a STEM camp where kids unlock their creativity and build their own inventions. This is a national program through the National Inventors Hall of Fame with local, in-person camps. Visit their website to find your nearest location.

Grades K-6

Kaysville

SNAPOLOGY

Snapology offers engaging, hands-on STEAM and robotics experiences for kids ages 5-13 using LEGO® bricks through classes, camps, and special events. This summer, our camps include Mining and Building, Mega Machine Robotics, GameBots Robotics, and Stop-Motion Animation moving making! Our camps will spark curiosity and creativity, all while making learning fun and fostering exploration through play.

Grades K-6

Syracuse, Ogden

mathnasium

Description: Mathnasium’s Summer Math Programs and Camps combines math learning with interactive activities to keep kids engaged and excited about math! Our fun, hands-on approach helps students explore math concepts in creative ways while reinforcing essential skills.

Grades K-12

Clinton, Layton, Farmington, Bountiful

YMCA

Our Traditional Camp is a summer filled with discovery, friendship, and growth. Here, kids unplug from screens and dive into outdoor adventures, creative projects, and skill-building games that foster confidence and social skills.

Ages 5-13

Ogden

Iron County

Southern utah university engineering camps

Embark on a covert mission at SUU’s Youth Engineering Academy this summer! Throughout the half day week-long camp, your child will enhance their problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and creativity. Camps are available for children in grades K-12.

Grades K-12

Cedar City

Salt Lake County

discovery gateway

Discovery Gateway offers a wide range of summer camps. This year, they've added new Creator Camps that include 3D Game Development, Film Making, and Minecraft Engineering.

Ages 5-10

Salt Lake City

red butte garden

Red Butte Garden offers camps focused on science, nature, art, dance, and more. Classes include Entomologists in Training, Garden Gurus, and Science Chefs.

Grades K-7

Salt Lake City

natural history museum of utah

The Natural History Museum aims to cultivate lifelong skills in STEAM. They offer camps that explore the museum’s collections and the natural environment.

Grades K-8

Salt Lake City

hogle zoo

Join us for a summer of fun as we explore the zoo and learn about animals from around the globe. Camps include stories, crafts, activities, animal visits, and zoo exploration. We can’t wait to share a wild summer adventure with your camper.

Grades K-8

Salt Lake City

LOVELAND LIVING PLANET AQUARIUM

From animal encounters to behind-the-scenes experiences, Loveland Living Planet Aquarium offers engaging camps. 

Ages or Grades 4-17

Draper

little beakers

Little Beakers features hands-on science camps including astronomy and aeronautics, chemistry, engineering and robotics, dinosaurs and fossils, forensics, and more.

Ages 5-13

Sandy

MAD SCIENCE: GREATER SALT LAKE

This STEM camp offers fun, three-hour experiences that keep kids' minds engaged during the summer. They’ll explore green-glowing liquids, secret codes, autonomous robots, and mystery substances that shift from solid to liquid in seconds.

Ages 3-12

Salt Lake City

spy hop

Spy Hop is a digital media arts center offering camps for students ages 9-19 of all skill levels and aspirations in film, music, audio and design. 

Ages 8-11

Salt Lake City

code N BOts

Learn competition robotics, mechanical engineering with LEGOs, 3D printing and more at Code N Bots in Draper.

Ages 7-15

Draper

junior achievement

Join us for a summer camp where students can be CEOs, CFOs, DJs, and more at JA City in Salt Lake City or Orem. During the camp,students will receive trainingin problem solving, leadership, team building, and business management. Later, the students will open their doors for business and run JA City!
Ages 9-14

Salt Lake

university of utah continuing education

From genetics to coding, animal science to video game design, the University of Utah has a large variety of STEM camps, especially for teens.

Ages 5-17

Salt Lake City

steam@stark! 

STEAM@Stark opens the doors of the University of Utah to curious kids ages 10–14, giving them something rare: access to working research labs,  professional scientists, and the thrill of creating something they didn't know they could. Campers make synthetic snot with a bioengineer, tour a wildlife area closed to the public, and record their projects in a professional studio with a real production team, all guided by a teacher who spent 20 years making science irresistible (including at Disneyland).

Ages 10-14

Salt Lake City

camp inNOVATE 

Get ready to make, invent, and build! Summer Camps are back at the STEM Action Center's Innovation Hub makerspace in South Salt Lake. Camps are centered around creating and gaining new skills from engineering to woodworking. 

Ages 8-15

South Salt Lake

camp invention

Camp Invention is a STEM camp where kids unlock their creativity and build their own inventions. This is a national program through the National Inventors Hall of Fame with local, in-person camps. Visit their website to find your nearest location.

Grades K-6

Sandy

wasatch kids camps

 We explore the Salt Lake Valley on daily field trips. There is no additional fee for field trips or transportation, it's all included in our tuition. Let us help your child(ren) create lasting friendships, unforgettable memories, and a summer to remember! 

Ages 6-16

Salt Lake, Cottonwood Heights, Murray, Sandy, Draper, Riverton, South Jordan

YMCA

Our Traditional Camp is a summer filled with discovery, friendship, and growth. Here, kids unplug from screens and dive into outdoor adventures, creative projects, and skill-building games that foster confidence and social skills.

Ages 5-13

Taylorsville, Ogden, or Park City

millcreek summer day camp

This 5-day camp is a unique chance for youth to learn, explore and play. Campers will enjoy roller skating, climbing wall instruction, and other activities on the Plaza.

Ages 6-12

Millcreek

Summit County

camp invention

Camp Invention is a STEM camp where kids unlock their creativity and build their own inventions. This is a national program through the National Inventors Hall of Fame with local, in-person camps. Visit their website to find your nearest location.

Grades K-6

Park City

YMCA

Our Traditional Camp is a summer filled with discovery, friendship, and growth. Here, kids unplug from screens and dive into outdoor adventures, creative projects, and skill-building games that foster confidence and social skills.

Ages 5-13

Park City

Utah County

thanksgiving point

Thanksgiving Point offers a variety of camps at their museums, including STEM specific camps. They also offer specific camps for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the Museum of Natural Curiosity. 

Grades Preschool-12

Lehi

little beakers

Little Beakers features hands-on science camps including astronomy and aeronautics, chemistry, engineering and robotics, dinosaurs and fossils, forensics, and more.

Ages or Grades 5-13

Orem

snapology

Join us at one of our 40+ summer camps! Our week-long camps are packed with fun-filled, hands-on STEAM activities with LEGO® bricks that will keep your kidsngaged and entertained. Each camper will explore robotics, computer programming, and popular themes while learning valuable skills like teamwork and problem solving. This year our topics include: AttackBots, Minecraft®, Pokemania, Incredible Inventions, Bluey®, Creatures and more!
Ages 4-14

Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Pleasant Grove, Lindon

mathnasium

Mathnasium’s Summer Math Programs and Camps combines math learning with interactive activities to keep kids engaged and excited about math! Our fun, hands-on approach helps students explore math concepts in creative ways while reinforcing essential skills.

K-12

Orem, Spanish Fork

code adventure

All skill levels are welcome to join Code Adventure. Visit their website to view upcoming opportunities.

Girls ages 13-18

Lehi

explorers league

Registration is open for July camps! Four-day camps run from Tuesday - Friday from 10 AM- 2 PM. Each day will feature a different topic: Rocks and Minerals, Fossils & Dinosaurs, Cultural Heritage, Wildlife & Wildcraft.

Ages 7-13

Lehi

utah stem and arts academy

Choose from a variety of exciting camps. From programming to video game design, dive into a summer camp that offers animmersive experience in a cutting-edge technology environment.

Ages 5-14

Lehi

junior achievement

Join us for a summer camp where students can be CEOs, CFOs, DJs, and more at JA City in Salt Lake City or Orem. During the camp,students will receive trainingin problem solving, leadership, team building, and business management. Later, the students will open their doors for business and run JA City!

Ages 9-14

Orem

utah valley university continuing education 

UVU offers fun and engaging camps and courses for youth of all ages. From STEM to the Arts and everything in-between. 

Grades K-12

Orem

byu biocHEM camps

Explore chemistry as you make molecules and measure changes you can’t see with your eyes. Experiments include titration, making batteries, identifying solutions, chromatography, ester synthesis, electrolysis, and macromolecule testing.

Ages 9-14

Provo

camp invention

Camp Invention is a STEM camp where kids unlock their creativity and build their own inventions. This is a national program through the National Inventors Hall of Fame with local, in-person camps. Visit their website to find your nearest location.

Grades K-6

Eagle Mountain

slc valley camp

Camp Invention is a STEM camp where kids unlock their creativity and build their own inventions. This is a national program through the National Inventors Hall of Fame with local, in-person camps. Visit their website to find your nearest location.

Ages 4-10

Highland

Washington County

utah tech esmart summer camp

eSMART summer camp for girls is a four-day, three-night summer camp co-sponsored by the American Association of University Women - St. George branch and Utah Tech University. They focus on middle school girls who stay in the Utah Tech dorms and have activities across STEM fields in Utah Tech labs and natural areas near campus. Campers are divided up in to small teams led by female STEM major college students and activities are run by Utah Tech professors and community professionals.

Girls entering 7th or 8th grade

St. George

mathnasium

Mathnasium’s Summer Math Programs and Camps combines math learning with interactive activities to keep kids engaged and excited about math! Our fun, hands-on approach helps students explore math concepts in creative ways while reinforcing essential skills.
 

K-12

St. George

Virtual/online

code wizards

Master coding fundamentals through an immersive game-based coding experience. Students can choose to enroll in multiple camps during summer, each is unique. 

Ages 8-13

Virtual/online

rosetta institute

We offer a variety of workshops on molecular medicine for high-achieving high school and middle school students interested in pursuing careers in medicine or related fields, such as biomedical research, drug development, pharmacy or nursing. 

Grades 7-12

Virtual/online



Image


Utah STEM Action Center
3848 S. West Temple
Suite 105
South Salt Lake, UT 84115

PHONE
801-535-3970