Budget-Friendly and Affordable Summer Camps Near You: $160 or Less Per Week
Looking for affordable summer camps near you? We know summer camps can get pricey, especially with multiple children, or for working parents who utilize camps most weeks during the summer.
While free summer camps are rare, we can help you find cheaper summer camps in Lakeland and Polk County. These budget-friendly camps are $160 or less per week per kid AND fall into the category of full-day camps, lasting 6 or more hours per day.
(There are some other camps that are less than $160 per week but are half-day camps – you can find them in our full Summer Camp Guide)
Please check directly with camp organizers for the most up-to-date details. All information on our website is for informational purposes only and each listing includes a link directly to the source.
For a complete list of summer camps in Lakeland, Polk County, and Central Florida, check out our full Summer Camp Guide.
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We are excited to announce another super-awesome lineup of Bricks 4 Kidz camps for the summer of 2024! We have a full summer of half-day and full-day unique camps. Each week has a different theme, and each day our campers experience a new adventure with several different types of activities like motorized LEGO® robots, LEGO® mosaics, 3D color brick builds and more! Campers get to take home fun crafts and a custom-made LEGO® minifigure, and have photos taken of all the LEGO® models they build throughout the week! Everything is awesome at Bricks 4 Kidz Summer Camp!
Weekly Sessions from June 3 – August 9, 2024
Ages 5-12
9am-4pm with half day options 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm. Parents looking for early drop-off and/or late pick-up can contact the owner to make arrangements. Camp in Dundee will be Monday-Thursday, 8am-1pm
1515 Williamsburg Square, Lakeland, FL 33803, USA
415 Frederick Ave, Dundee, FL 33838, USA
Join the Civics Leadership Academy (CLA) at Polk State College and experience hands-on learning at the leadership level. At the Civics Leadership Academy, students will work in teams to identify an issue they are passionate about within their school, community, or city and then create a solution for the issue.
June 24-28, 2024 Lakeland Campus
July 8-12, 2024 Winter Haven Campus
Grades 6-9
8:30am – 3:00pm
999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
Our school strives to instill the basic life virtues of discipline, respect, integrity, and confidence. These qualities have been the foundation of the martial arts student since the beginning. The staff of Family Martial Arts Center helps reinforce each quality trait through Leading by Example. Our staff takes pride in the personal relationship that we have with all our students. We believe in offering programs that meet the needs of the community, provide quality instruction, and fair prices that everyone can afford.
Summer Day Camp Activities include games, crafts, movies, and martial arts classes. Our optional field trips include theme parks, bowling, Family Fun Center, swimming, laser tag, and skating just to name a few. These field trips are an additional cost and students not attending the day’s activity will enjoy a fun day at the school.
Weekly TaeKwonDo Classes are optional but are included with tuition.
Entire summer – Can register daily, weekly, or entire summer
Entering PreK4 & Up
M-F 7am-6:30pm
Are you ready for an unforgettable summer filled with fun, cheer, and tumbling? Look no further because our jam-packed Cheer and Tumbling Summer Camp is the perfect place for you! Your children are guaranteed to learn the fundamentals and advanced skills in tumbling and cheerleading, through the use of highly effective drills, obstacle courses, individual coaching and more!
June 3 – July 26, 2024 – Weekly Sessions (Closed July 1-5)
5 – 12
7:30am – 6pm
Do you want MORE for your child this summer? Join Minds in Motion summer camp and become part of an exciting kids program in Lakeland! Our summer program offers a wide range of experiences including STEAM activities, creative play and imagination rooms, computer stations, video games, outdoor areas, and a STUDIO for whole body fitness and theater arts. They will be having such a great time, they won’t want to leave. Your child will have a wide variety of opportunities for field trips and experiences.
Get more out of your summer program!
June 3 – August 2, 2024
5 – 11 (as of June 1)
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Supernova Summer Camp at Nova Athletics is a perfect way to ensure your child has an AMAZING Summer. We are NOT an ordinary summer camp, we are a Gymnastics, Tumbling, and Hip-Hop Dance summer camp. Whether your child is brand new to the sport or has been doing the sport for years, our camp has much to offer. So don’t forget to sign your child up for an AWESOME Summer!
Our camp age is 5 and up. Every child will be trained on all the gymnastics apparatuses, tumbling equipment, and learn new dance techniques. There will be rope climbing, fitness, obstacle courses, and so much more.
Weekly Sessions from June 3 – August 9, 2024
5 -18
7:00am – 5:45pm | Half Day 8am – 12pm
The main focus of our Summer Fun Program is to provide a place where children can be in a safe environment, have fun, and make summer memories that will last a life time! Our Summer Camps Ages are from 3 – 15.
Our staff consists of professional caregivers that love spending time with children and help them have fun! We have great activities, water fun days, movie time, weekly field trips, chapel, and so much more!
Weekly Sessions June 3 – August 2, 2024
3 – 15
8am – 2:30pm with extended care available 6am – 6pm for an additional cost
$25 off with code LKLDMOMS24
The YMCA is one of the nation’s largest providers of out-of-school programming and has a long, rich history of over 100 years in providing top-notch summer camps to parents across the country. All camps are a full day camp unless otherwise noted. Visit the website and check out the PROGRAM BROCHURE for more info on each camp.
Lakeland Family YMCA (South Lakeland)
3620 Cleveland Heights Blvd., Lakeland
• Day Camp (ages 5-12)
• Pre-K Camp (ages 4-5)
• Aquatics Camps (ages 3-12)
• Sports Camps (ages 6-11)
Fontaine Gills Family YMCA (North Lakeland)
2125 Sleepy Hill Road, Lakeland
• Day Camp (ages 5-12)
• Aquatics Camp (ages 6-12)
YMCA Par 3
• Golf Camp (ages 5-16) – separate listing – see details
HOW TO REGISTER – You can register online or at any location.
June 3 – August 2, 2024 – weekly sessions
Vary by camp – see description or website
7am-6pm for most camps, some 1/2 day options available
2125 Sleepy Hill Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810, USA
1740 George Jenkins Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA
Camp BLAST is the City of Lakeland’s highly successful summer enrichment program for elementary school-aged children. Activities include on-site supervised recreation and in-town field trips (skating, bowling, swimming, and the movies).
2024 Locations: TBD
Past locations for 2023 – Lake Mirror Auditorium, Sleepy Hill Middle School, Southwest Middle School, Simpson Park Community Center
2024 Registration:
Monday, March 18 at 9:00 AM. Camp BLAST registration will take place online via City of Lakeland – WebTrac. Create your WebTrac profile in advance to save time when online registration opens.
June 10 – July 26, 2024
Completed K – 5th Grade. Participants MUST have completed kindergarten and not yet entered 6th grade. Parents MUST verify the child’s age with a copy of the child’s most recent report card.
Monday – Friday 7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Top Tier Kids Academy is ready for Summer Camp! Come have fun with us this summer. We are a brand new spot in Lakeland and would love for you to come check us out! We are now enrolling for our Summer Camp and we still have spots available for after school care to finish out the school year. Visit the link or scan the QR code to provide us your information and register for a tour of our new center. Your child will receive a camp pack that includes a TTK string bag to bring all their things in, a water bottle, and a camp shirt. A one time registration and supplies fee totaling $65.00 applies for enrollment. Camp tuition is $155.00/wk. Weekly field trips at an additional cost. Come have a summer full of fun and creative learning with us!
June 3 – August 9, 2024
5-12
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Weekly Sessions June 10 – July 26, 2024
Kids Grades K-5 / Teens Grades 6-8
7:30am – 5:30pm
243 E Lake Ave, Auburndale, FL 33823, USA
June 10 – July 26, 2024
Entering 1st – 5th (Must have completed K)
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
1255 Polk St, Bartow, FL 33830, USA
June 3 – July 29, 2024 (Closed June 19th, July 1st – 5th)
Ages 6 – 18
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
950 Pinewood Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA
920 Lowry Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
2400 Havendale Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
305 NE 1st Ave, Mulberry, FL 33860, USA
704 Ave C, Haines City, FL 33844, USA
1869 E Gibbons St, Bartow, FL 33830, USA
June 3- August 2, 2024 (closed the week of July 4th)
Ages 5-15
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM Monday – Friday
Weekly from June 3 – August 2, 2024
Entering 5th & 6th Grade
8:00 am to 5:00 pm with early and late care available (7:30am – 6:00pm)
Weekly from June 3 – August 2, 2024
Entering Kindergarten – 4th Grade
8:00 am to 5:00 pm with FREE early and late care available (7:30am – 6:00pm)
June 10 – August 2, 2024
Entering K-5th
Monday – Friday – call for hours
Visit website
4 – 12
6:30am – 6pm
2900 E County Rd 540A, Lakeland, FL 33813, USA
2285 Sleepy Hill Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810, USA
2727 Shepherd Rd, Lakeland, FL 33811, USA
328 E Edgewood Dr, Lakeland, FL 33803, USA
4599 Cypress Gardens Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33884, USA
5335 9th St SE, Highland City, FL, USA
May 28 – July 26, 2024
6+
7am – 6pm
June 3 – July 26, 2024
Entering 2nd – 6th grade
8am – 5pm
June 3 – July 26, 2024
Ages 6-14 – must have completed Kindergarten
7:30 am to 5:30 pm
301 N Dort St, Plant City, FL 33563, USA
June 3 – Aug 2, 2024
3 – 13
8am – 2:30pm with extended care available 6am – 6pm for an additional cost
Weekly sessions June 3 – August 9, 2024
Ages 4 – 10 (field trips for ages 6-10, 4-5 year olds stay at gym)
7:30 am drop off – 6:00pm
June 10-July 26 weekly
K-8th grade
8:30am-3pm
June 3 – August 2, 2024
Entering K – 6th Grade
7:30am – 6:30pm
June 10 – August 2, 2024
Children in Grades K – 5 in the current school year
7:15AM – 5:45PM
1008 Ave D, Haines City, FL 33844, USA
Contact camp for specific dates
Completed K – 5th Grade
7am – 6pm
Weekly Sessions – June 3- August 9, 2024
5 years old and up
7 am to 6 pm
Multiple sessions all summer – sign up required. Visit the library website to see upcoming dates.
9-13 and 13-17
Vary by week – 10-11:30am or 2-3:30pm
1700 N Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33805, USA
Contact Camp
Entering Kindergarten – 8th Grade
Monday – Friday, 7am to 6pm