Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Portland.
58 camps in Portland accept ages 8–9. Median week: $410; range $300–$425.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Portland 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
- Northwest Children's Theater & School Summer Camp · Downtown Portland · Ages 4–18 · $249/week
- Trackers Earth - Trackers Ultimate Adventure Camp · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 0–8
- Trackers Earth - Role-Playing Games · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 3–8
- Trackers Earth - Rangers Adventure · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Rangers Recon · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Wilderness Survival · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Mariners Adventure · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–9
- Trackers Earth - Wilders Ranch · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Berry Picking Adventure · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Baby Animals · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 2–8
- Trackers Earth - Contessa's Evil School for Gifted Girls · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 6–8
- Trackers Earth - Realms Role-Playing Day Camp · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 4–8
- Trackers Earth - Evil Secret Agent · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 6–8
- Trackers Earth - Outdoor Adventure · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 4–8
- Trackers Earth - Paintball Adventure · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 4–12
- Trackers Earth - Leader-In-Training (LIT) - Summer Day PDX · Sellwood-Brooklyn · Ages 8–12
- KinderCare Champions Summer Camp - School Age · KinderCare Champions - Multiple Locations · Ages 5–12 · $350/week
- Steve & Kate's Camp — Portland · Portland, OR · Ages 4–12 · $570/week
- Portland Parks & Recreation Summer Camps · Multiple locations · Ages 3–21
- Creston K-8 School - Camp Invention: Spark · Creston K-8 School · Ages 5–12
↘ 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.