UPDATE: SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BOTH AUGUST 2024 SKATECAMPS

Some camps may be sold out / Please register for the waiting list in case more spaces are added.

Summer Fairfax City Skate Camps

Fairfax Surf Shop and Fairfax City Parks and Rec
Summer 2024 Skateboard Camps

June 17-21 $420
(4 day camp, no camp June 19th)

June 24-28 $479

July 1-3 $299
(3 day camp, no camp July 4th or 5th)

July 8-12 $479

UPDATE: SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BOTH AUGUST 2024 SKATECAMPS

Aug 5-9 $479

Aug 12-16 $479

  • 9 AM – 3 PM
  • AGES: 7 – 16 yrs (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • Before Care: 8 – 9 AM
  • After Care: 3 – 5:30 PM

The Fairfax Surf Shop is pleased to team up with the City of Fairfax to offer a fun, quality, skateboard camp experience for youth interested in learning or improving skateboarding. Since 1976, Fairfax Surf Shop has been a staple of skateboarding in the Northern Virginia community. Skaters will be placed into age/ability groups. Various skating styles covered (street, vert, rails, ramps, etc…) Learn or improve on key skateboarding basics and tricks: ollie, manual, kick flip, and more. Camp also features skate games, park activities, safety equipment tips and contests. Skaters receive a t-shirt (5 Day Camps) and Fairfax Surf Shop equipment discount. A quality skateboard and helmet are required for the camp. Elbow, knee and wrist pads are highly recommended.

Before & After care available

INSTRUCTOR:
Fairfax Surf Shop Team/Staff

LOCATION:
Skate Park at Van Dyck Park
9 AM – 3 PM

UPDATE: SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BOTH AUGUST 2024 SKATECAMPS

(Reserve early, space is very limited)

Click here to register
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Exclusive Camp Facilities

Campers will be utilizing various on-site facilities for camp activities throughout the week. Skaters will get to learn, ride, and complete all week long in the Van Dyck skate park and access an exclusive street course designed and assembled by the Fairfax Surf Shop team on the adjacent basketball court.

Frequent water breaks will be taken under the shaded pavilion next to the skate park. Lunch, snack, and many group activities will be held in the newly constructed and air conditioned Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center directly across the parking lot from the skate park.

The brand new facility has a massive conference room with hardwood flooring and a video projector that will be used to shoot skateboard videos for the kids. Campers will have access to the community center throughout the day for ice, water, and bathroom usage.

Sample daily schedule

8:00 - 8:45 AMBefore-Care (Sign-in, supervised freeskate)
9:00 - 9:15 AMSign-in (Meet instructors/staff, discuss goals for the day)
9:15 - 9:30 AMWarm-up/stretching exercise with instructors
9:30 - 11:30 AMAM Lessons: Mini ramp(small 1/2 pipe), quarter pipes and flatground
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch inside the community center with a skateboard videos and group activities
12:30 - 1:45 PMPM Lessons: Flowing through the park/streetcourse & working on tricks: grinds, kick turns, etc...
1:45 - 2:15 PMBreak
2:15 - 2:45 PMCompetitions, Games of S-K-A-T-E, etc.. (show case tricks learned)
2:45 - 3:00 PMWrap-up/group discussions of the day/Sign-out & Pick-up
3:00 - 5:30 PMSupervised After-Care: keep skating or relax in the community center

Before and after care service

Before & After Care will be offered throughout the week for all campers. Camp begins at 9 AM and ends at 3 PM. If a camper is not picked up by 3:10 PM they will be charged for after care services for that day. Single Before & After Care services can be paid for in advance online at the Parks and Rec Camp Registration site (through your account). On the day of service directly at the Parks and Rec office in the Sherwood Community Center located next to the Van Dyck Skate Park.

SUMMER 2024 SKATE CAMP

(FOR FULL WEEK BEFORE OR AFTER CARE SEE REGISTRATION PAGE)

Before care8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
After care3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Single before care$30
Single after care$45

What to bring to camp

  • Quality Skateboard with Metal Trucks*
  • Helmet & Pads*
  • Lunch & Snack(s)
  • Water Bottle
    (campers will have access to water on site as well)
  • Sunscreen

*AVAILABLE AT FAIRFAX SURF SHOP. QUALITY SKATEBOARD WITH METAL TRUCKS. SKATEBOARDS WITH PLASTIC TRUCKS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO SAFETY ON RAMPS.

Session dates

One Day Skate Camp
June 17-21
June 24-28
July 1-3
July 8-12
Aug 5-9
Aug 12-16

CLICK HERE TO REGISTERBefore and After care available.

LOCATION OF SKATE PARK: Van Dyck Park: 3720 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030

 

Exclusive camper discount

Sign up and receive an exclusive camper discount at Fairfax Surf Shop now through camp sessions!

Fairfax Surf Shop has been selling top quality skateboards, helmets & accessories since 1976

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