A camp run by people who live here.
Built on the Banks, for the Banks.
OBX Summer Camps started in Corolla because we kept hearing the same thing from families: the kids wanted to be with other kids. The camp filled up fast, and Nags Head families started asking for their own.
So here we are. Same curriculum, same standards, same counselors cycling between locations. New beach, new families. The same great OBX Summer Camps experience.
We don't entertain kids. We introduce them to the place they're standing in.
Camp isn't a babysitting service that happens to be near the beach. We've got fun and games, but there's learning too! Our Junior Coastal Keepers curriculum teaches kids about the Outer Banks environment that we all visit and love, including local plants and wildlife.
Phones stay in bags. Kids look up. Counselors point at things and explain why they matter. Sometimes that's a heron, sometimes that's why you don't pick up sand dollars that are still alive.
By the end of a week, your camper knows more about barrier-island ecology than most adults visiting the Outer Banks. By the end of the season, they've earned the Junior Coastal Keepers title and won't shut up about it.
Meet the family behind the camps.
We're the Ruths — Matt, Beth, Henry, Grace, Tommy, and Violet — and we landed in Corolla in 2022. We fell in love with everything about it: the wild horses, the sunrises, the bike paths, and the easy way the community welcomes new families.
Our summers turned into sandcastle-building, nature-trail walking, kayak-paddling, ghost-crab-hunting affairs. We watched our kids meet new friends every week and decided we wanted to create something lasting; something that gave more kids a chance to do the same. And give more parents a chance to work or relax or both.
OBX Summer Camps is what we built. A place where kids can run wild (in the best way), make lifelong memories, and feel right at home. We share Henry's treasure hunts, Grace's dance parties, Tommy's humor, and Violet's energy. We hope your kids leave camp salty, sandy, sun-kissed, and smiling — with new friends and unforgettable stories.