Sign Up for Youth Summer Camps
Embark on a historic journey through time with the Texas Historical Commission’s Youth Summer Camps at our state historic sites! Immerse your young historians in a unique blend of education and adventure, where the past comes to life.
Each historic site becomes an interactive classroom, fostering a deep appreciation for our state’s unique history through hands-on activities, crafts, and demonstrations. Join us in preserving the past and shaping the future at our Youth Summer Camps.
Register your kids for a camp near you by clicking the form below. We have camps across various regions of Texas, making it easy to find one near you:
Greater Houston Area:
- San Jacinto Battleground: Experience San Jacinto (Ages 9-17)
- Levi Jordan: Cooking and Archeology Camps (Ages 6-12, 10+) (Gulf Coast)
- San Felipe de Austin: Various themed camps (Ages 9-13) (Southeast Texas)
- Varner-Hogg Plantation: Growing in the Garden (Ages 5-9)
Central Texas:
- French Legation: Texas Heritage Summer Camp for Adults (Select Saturdays)
- Landmark Inn: Landmark Inn Summer Camp (Ages 8-15)
- Kreische Brewery: On-site experiences in partnership with other camps (Central Texas)
- Casa Navarro: Camp Bexar (Incoming 6th-8th graders)
- National Museum of the Pacific War: Family Summer STEAM (4th-6th graders)
North Texas:
- Eisenhower Birthplace: Camp Eisenhower (Ages 8-12)
- Sam Bell Maxey: Sam’s Summer STEAM Series (Ages 6-12)
- Sam Rayburn House: Camp Time Travel: Back to the 1950s (Ages 8-12)
- Starr Family Home: Starr Family Home STEAM Camp (Ages 9-11)
West Texas:
- Bush Family Home: Bush Family Home Summer Camp (Ages 6-11)
- Fort Lancaster: Forts & Frontiers Day Camp (Ages 5-15)
- Fort Griffin: Milky Way Photography Workshop (Ages 12+) and Longhorn Intelligence (Ages 10+)
- Fort McKavett: Drawing from the Past: Camera Lucidas (Ages 8+)
- Magoffin Home: Various themed camps (Ages 5-14)
South Texas:
- Fulton Mansion: S.E.A. Camp (Summer Experience in Aransas) (Pre-K to 5th grade)
- Port Isabel Lighthouse: Port Isabel Lighthouse Keeper Camp (Ages 8-12)
- Presidio la Bahía: A Call to Arms! (Ages 9-13)
East Texas:
- Caddo Mounds: Archeology Summer Camp (Ages 10+)
- Mission Dolores: Mission Dolores Summer Camp (Ages 8-12)
Panhandle Plains:
- Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch: Camp Cattalo Family Camp (Texas Panhandle)