Summer Camps for ages 10–11 in Arlington.
32 camps in Arlington accept ages 10–11. Median week: $375; range $275–$450.
Tween-targeted summer camps in Arlington 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
- Arlington County Parks and Recreation Summer Camps · Arlington County Parks and Recreation · Ages 3–17
- Animal Adoption Match-up! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $275/week
- Krazy Kinetic Parade! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $250/week
- Lights On! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $275/week
- Ocean Rescue! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $275/week
- Take the Show on the Road! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $275/week
- The Great Race! · Abingdon ES, Barcroft ES · Ages 6–10 · $220/week
- World Cup Soccer Camp · Bluemont Park · Ages 4–14 · $279/week
- Basketball Camp · Wakefield HS, Gunston CC, W-L HS, Yorktown HS, Jefferson MS · Ages 6–14 · $379/week
- Fun Kicking It Camp · Gunston CC, Thomas Jefferson CC · Ages 5–14 · $275/week
- INSPIRE Girls Soccer Camp · Gunston CC · Ages 5–14 · $410/week
- 3D Creations Art Camp (Resident) · Cardinal Elementary School · Ages 5–12 · $320/week
- 3D Creations Art Camp (Non-Resident) · Cardinal Elementary School · Ages 5–12 · $368/week
- Minecraft Creative Adventures Camp (Non-Resident) · Barcroft Elem. Sch. · Ages 5–12 · $431/week
- LEGO Robotics WeDo 2.0 Camp (Resident) · Barcroft Elem. Sch. · Ages 5–12 · $375/week
- LEGO Robotics WeDo 2.0 Camp (Non-Resident) · Barcroft Elem. Sch. · Ages 5–12 · $431/week
- 3D Creations Art Camp · Arlington · Ages 6–10 · $220/week
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Shakespeare Camp · Arlington · Ages 8–12 · $790/week
- Arlington Cheer Camp · Arlington · Ages 8–12 · $300/week
- ARTventures · Arlington · Ages 6–12 · $450/week
↘ 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.