Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Missoula.
23 camps in Missoula accept ages 8–9. Median week: $200; range $120–$225.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Missoula summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- Russell Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Russell Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Big Sky Summer Camp · Missoula · Ages 6–12
- Boys & Girls Club of Missoula County · Washington Middle School · Ages 5–18 · $120/week
- Camp Fire Western Montana · 2200 S 10th St W · Ages 5–17
- Clark Fork Prep · Clark Fork Prep (301 E. Main) · Ages 5–14
- Families First Summer Camp · Missoula Public Library · Ages 5–12
- Missoula Community School Summer Camps · 239 S. 5th St W · Ages 5–12
- Flying H Ranch Summer Camp · 13699 Mullan Rd · Ages 6–12
- Mismo Gymnastics Summer Camps · 2430 Benton Ave · Ages 3–12
- Missoula Family YMCA Summer Camp · 3000 S Russell · Ages 5–12
- Missoula Parks and Recreation Outdoor Camps · Missoula · Ages 6–14
- Missoula Parks and Recreation Summer Camps · Missoula · Ages 5–14
- Camp And After School · 2100 Stephens Ave, Ste 115 · Ages 5–12
- Montana River Guides · Missoula, Montana · Ages 6–99
- Peaceful Heart Yoga · 725 W Alder Ste 3 · Ages 5–8
- Roots Gymnastics · Missoula · Ages 3–12
- Spectrum Discovery · Missoula Public Library · Ages 6–12
- Sussex School Summer Camps · 1800 South 2nd Street · Ages 5–14
- Tamarack Grief Resource Center · Flathead Lake · Ages 5–17
- The Sports Barn · 2811 Latimer · Ages 5–12 · $200/week
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.