The Gulf Coast Mom Summer Camp Guide 2026

Day camps, sailing camps, farm camps, STEM camps and everything in between. We rounded up summer camps across the Mississippi Gulf Coast so you can plan ahead for summer. Dates and prices change every year, so check each camp’s site for this summer’s details. Tap the ♡ to build your camp list.

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Full-Day & General Camps

12 camps

full-day12 · A–Z

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast

ages 5–18 · D’Iberville, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis

Busy Bee Montessori Summer Camp

Gulfport

Camp Able

Gulfport · day camp for kids of all abilities at St. Peter’s by the Sea

Camp Gumbo at Coast Episcopal School

Long Beach

Camp Kroc at the Kroc Center

Biloxi · full-day camp with swimming & field trips

Camp Stanislaus

Bay St. Louis · day & overnight camp

Hope Academy Summer Camp

Gulfport · Bayou View campus · ages 2 and up

KidFit Summer Camp at The Energy Club

Long Beach · themed weeks, field trips & swimming

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center Camps

Gulfport · ages 3–14 · full day with extended care

MGCCC Summer Camps

Jackson County, Harrison County & Perkinston campuses

MS Gulf Coast YMCA Summer Camps

Ocean Springs, Vancleave & more · full-day camps

Sea & Sun Camp

ages 5–16 · for kids who receive visual impairment services

Sailing Camps

5 camps

sailing5 · A–Z

Bay-Waveland Yacht Club Sailing Camp

Bay St. Louis

Gulfport Yacht Club Summer Sailing Camp

Gulfport

Long Beach Yacht Club Sail Camp

Long Beach · ages 7–18

Ocean Springs Yacht Club Youth Sailing

Ocean Springs

Sea-n-Sail Adventure Camp

Biloxi · Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum

Animals & Adventure

10 camps

animals10 · A–Z

Bending Pines Watersports Camp

Ocean Springs Front Beach · windsurfing, paddleboarding & fishing · ages 6–13

Camp Aqua at Mississippi Aquarium

Gulfport

Camp W.I.L.D. (MS Museum of Natural Science)

Jackson · PreK–grade 12

Club Paws Camp at the Humane Society of South MS

Gulfport · half-day camp for animal lovers

Fisher Ranch Horsemanship Camp

Pass Christian · riding & barn life

Green Acres Creamery Farm Camp

Saucier · animal care & farm life

IMMS Dolphin & Stingray Adventure Camp

Gulfport · a week-long marine job shadow

MSU Coastal Research & Extension Center Camps

Biloxi · teen naturalist & coastal STEM camps

Swamp and Sea Exploration Camp

Bay St. Louis · Gulf Coast Eco Tour · small groups

USM Marine Education Center Camps

Ocean Springs · Sea Camp for grades 1–6, plus teen camps

Sports Camps

6 camps

sports6 · A–Z

F.A.N.S. Summer Training Camp

Biloxi · at Our Lady of Fatima Elementary · ages 5–13

Gulf Coast Exposure Camp (Softball)

two-day camp with college coaches

i9 Sports Summer Camps

several sites across the Coast

Mississippi Matrix Volleyball Camps

Gulfport · all skill levels

Nike Baseball Camp with the Biloxi Shuckers

Biloxi · at Keesler Federal Park

Saint Stanislaus Rock Camps

Bay St. Louis · youth sports camps

STEAM Camps

5 camps

steam5 · A–Z

Aviation Summer Camp

Gulfport · Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum

Camp Invention

Gulfport · at Pass Road Elementary

Fab Lab Jackson County Camps

Vancleave · ages 6+ · robotics, coding & engineering

INFINITY Science Center Camps

Pearlington · space, tech & robotics

TrainTastic Summer Camp

Gulfport · ages 5–10

Fine Arts Camps

6 camps

arts6 · A–Z

Block Therapy Sewing Camps

Gautier · ages 8–18, no sewing experience needed

Franklin’s Art & Learning Space

3-day art camps for ages 7–12

Riches Music Studio Summer Camps

D’Iberville · piano & music

ROCK U 2 Summer Camps

Ocean Springs · music, dance & acting

Walter Anderson Museum of Art Camps

Ocean Springs

WINGS Performing Arts Camps

Gulfport · musical theater at Lynn Meadows · ages 5–14

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Erin Brown, mom of two girls [with a baby on the way] met her husband, Richie, at Mississippi State University. With degrees in journalism and sports marketing, she worked in marketing and design before shifting her focus to family and entrepreneurship. After Richie’s NFL career ended, they returned to his hometown of Long Beach, where they now run Beacon Contracting along with her ventures, The Mississippi Mom and FRAME – Branding Agency. Erin’s passion is encouraging women through faith, family, and community. She reminds moms: “Never underestimate the impact of grace in your parenting. The more you mirror Christ, the more lasting your legacy will be.”

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