Summer Camps for ages 6–7 in Springfield.
29 camps in Springfield accept ages 6–7. Median week: $150; range $140–$225.
By 6–7, Springfield kids handle longer days and a wider activity menu — sports skills, basic STEM, beginner arts. The split that matters now is "structured curriculum" (a real instructor teaches a real thing for the week) vs. "supervised play" (counselors run rotations of mostly free activities). Both work; they're priced differently and parents should know which one they're buying.
Top 20 camps
- Special Recreation Camp LEAP Kids · Erin's Pavilion · Ages 5–12 · $160/week
- Zoo Camp (Ages 7-9) · Henson Robinson Zoo · Ages 7–9 · $105/week
- Ritter Springs Outdoor Adventure · Various · Ages 5–12 · $160/week
- SPARC Summer Adventure · Disney Elementary · Ages 5–12 · $150/week
- SPARC smALL Stars Sports Camp · Oak Grove · Ages 7–12 · $150/week
- All About Horses · RW Farm Park · Ages 5–6 · $80/week
- Hired Paws-Cats & Dogs · RW Farm Park · Ages 5–6 · $80/week
- Bugs: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly! · RW Farm Park · Ages 6–8 · $140/week
- Meet the Farm Animals · RW Farm Park · Ages 6–8 · $140/week
- Horse Camp-Beginner · Equestrian Center · Ages 7–17 · $300/week
- Horse Camp-Progressive Beginner · Equestrian Center · Ages 7–17 · $300/week
- Horse Camp-Beginner and Intermediate · Equestrian Center · Ages 7–17 · $300/week
- Horse Camp-Intermediate and Advanced · Equestrian Center · Ages 7–17 · $450/week
- Horse Camp-My Little Pony · Equestrian Center · Ages 6–8 · $225/week
- Horse Camp-Vaulting · Equestrian Center · Ages 7–17 · $300/week
- Dickerson Park Zoo Camps · Dickerson Park Zoo · Ages 5–12
- Caving Cadets Camp · Lost Hill Park · Ages 6–9 · $140/week
- Vertical Adventures Climbing Camp · Zenith Climbing Center · Ages 6–9 · $225/week
- PGA Junior Golf Camp · Horton Smith Golf Course · Ages 6–13 · $225/week
- Rivercut Junior Golf Camp · Rivercut Golf Course · Ages 6–12 · $50/week
↘ What to look for
For specialty camps, ask what the kid will leave with — a finished project, a measurable skill, a t-shirt? For traditional day camps, ask the daily schedule and whether siblings can be grouped. Extended care matters at this age — many work-day-shaped families need 8am–6pm, and not every camp covers it.