Summer Camps for ages 10–11 in Raleigh.
63 camps in Raleigh accept ages 10–11. Median week: $185; range $160–$251.
Tween-targeted summer camps in Raleigh skew either deeper-specialty (the kid has been doing this thing since age 7 and now wants the intensive version) or harder-fun (high-adrenaline activities the under-10 set can't do). The middle is harder to find than parents expect — there's a real "I outgrew the day camp but I'm not ready for sleepaway" gap.
Top 20 camps
- Swift Creek at Dillard Drive Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Swift Creek at Dillard Drive Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Lacy Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Lacy Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- North Ridge Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · North Ridge Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Washington Elementary School - Camp Invention: Spark · Washington Elementary School · Ages 5–12
- Camp Friendly · Laurel Hills Community Center · Ages 6–21 · $150/week
- Camp Exploration · Lake Johnson Park · Ages 8–12 · $175/week
- Baseball Camp · Raleigh · Ages 10–14
- IBM Stem Camp · Raleigh · Ages 10–13
- Basketball Camp · Raleigh · Ages 10–14
- Boys Soccer Camp · Raleigh · Ages 11–16
- Girls Soccer Camp · Raleigh · Ages 11–16
- Co-ed Tennis Camp (Ages 11-16) · Raleigh · Ages 11–16
- Co-ed Tennis Camp (Ages 8-10) · Raleigh · Ages 8–10
- Ed-ZOO-cation Camp · Ages 5–10 · $180/week
- Little Chefs Camp · Ages 6–10 · $150/week
- Nature Observers Camp · Ages 8–12 · $130/week
- Extended Adventures · Ages 6–11 · $201/week
- Adventures on Water: Paddlesports · Ages 10–12 · $380/week
- Mountain Biking · Ages 10–12 · $475/week
- Archery and Adventure Camp · Ages 8–10
↘ What to look for
If the kid has a specialty, lean into it — a third year of ballet camp at the same studio is more useful than a generic week. If they don't, prioritize camps that mix activities the kid hasn't tried (rock climbing, surfing, woodshop, coding) over more of the same. Watch for camps that herd 10–11s into the same groups as 6-year-olds; that's a tell.