Camps

Activity Camps

Our community centers offer a variety of day camps each summer. Registration dates are typically in April; the exact dates are announced a few weeks prior on this website, our Facebook community center pages, Instagram, and Parkways blog.

Financial aid is available! 

School Age Care Summer Day Camps

Seattle Parks and Recreation school age childcare camps are administered through the Associated Recreation Council (ARC) and offer all-day care at selected community centers with robust programming, activities, field trips and more! 

Summer camp registration begins typically in April, with weekly camps beginning in late June. Financial aid is available for reduced/subsidized cost. Information and applications can be found on our Scholarships & Financial Aid page.

Preschool Summer DayCamps

Registration for summer camps typically begins in April each year. Watch this page for updates in 2024!

Seattle Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Associated Recreation Council, offers preschool summer day camps that meet the developmental needs of young children, focusing on emotional, social, physical, and cognitive skills to prepare children for success in school and in life. Classrooms are set up with safe and nurturing environments, fun-filled learning areas, consistent schedules and routines, and both large and small group times. Preschool activities include art, blocks, dramatic play, library time, cooking, discovery science, singing, and outdoor play. Preschool summer camps may be offered in weekly sessions for up to 8 weeks at certain locations. New themes each week! Check with your local community center for a detailed description of the various offerings.

Details:

• Children need to be fully potty-trained (no diapers or pull-ups permitted)
• Please speak with the program director regarding available food options. No refrigeration or microwave/oven will be available.
• Price and hours vary at each location

Financial Aid is available! Check with your local community center for more information.

Specialized Programs Summer Camps

Check back in spring for updates on 2024 summer registration!

Specialized Programs' trained staff work daily to offer a safe, exciting, and memorable summer camp experience for youth with disabilities. A nurse will be on site for all camp sessions. 1:1 supervision is not provided, but aids can accompany camper. Parents must complete and submit all required registration forms including the Participant Information and Medical History before registration is complete. If your child takes medication, a doctor’s signature is required. Scholarship applications are available and DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration Respite Care subsidies are also accepted.

Discovery Park Nature Daycamp

We offer acvitity camps each summer. Registration dates are typically in April; the exact dates are announced a few weeks prior on this website, our Facebook community center pages, Instagram, and Parkways blog.

Financial aid is available! 

Carkeek Earthkeepers Day Camps

We offer activity camps each summer. Registration dates are typically in April; the exact dates are announced a few weeks prior on this website, our Facebook community center pages, Instagram, and Parkways blog.

Financial aid is available! 

Camp Long Nature and Adventure Camps

Check back in April of 2024 for updates about summer camps at Camp Long.

Thank you! 

Rowing and Boating Camps

Green Lake Small Craft Center and Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center offer a fun, safe and memorable summer with Sailing, Rowing, Multisport and Adventure Camps. Most camps are open to all skill levels, with no prior experience necessary. Call Mount Baker  at (206) 386-1913 or Green Lake at (206) 684-4074 for more information after the summer schedule is announced in spring (typically in April or May).

All courses require a 10-minute float test, taken prior to your first class.
(Float Tests are available at our pools.)

Green Lake Small Craft Center offers beginning rowing, sail camps, paddle camps and adventure camps.

Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center offers beginning rowing, sail camps, adventure camps and multi-sport camps.

Free Programs and Meals

Each summer we offer FREE lunchtime recreational programming, meal and snacks program for children ages 1-18. Monday through Friday from from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. 

Check back here in late Spring 2024 for updates.