Patch Picks: Summer Camps

Welcome back to Patch Picks, which highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more. 

You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more. Our latest Patch Picks installment is Bethesda Summer Camps.

There’s certainly no shortage of summer camps to choose from in Bethesda, but here’s a few good bets. 

1.) Big Train Summer Baseball Camp

At Big Train Summer Baseball camp, kids will get the chance to be coached by coaches, players, and the manager of Big Train baseball, a collegiate baseball team that plays each summer at Shirely Povich Field.

2.) Imagination Stage

runs a variety of theater and arts-based camps throughout the summer with flexible sessions.

3.) Bach to Rock

Kids will learn what it’s like to play in a real live rock band – including performing live – at Bach to Rock’s summer camps.

4.)  The Y

YMCA of Bethesda-Chevy Chase offers 29 local summer camp options from sports  and crafts to science and arts.

5.) Summer at Norwood

Summer at Norwood is based at Bethesda’s , and activities include performing arts, science and technology, outdoor adventures, academic enrichment, cooking, and sports. It’s geared towards children aged 3 ½ to 14.