Traditional Camps
These camps offer a full day of excitement with special celebrations/activities on Fridays. Traditional camps are the camps you remember when you went to day camp. The camps are for children ages 6 to13 (on or before Sept. 1). Lakes Parks Camp TahiniHatchee offers a strong outdoor focus. Contact your local camp for a more detailed look into their summer planning. Click here to register for Traditional Camps now.

Traditional Camp Schedule
Day camp activities including arts and crafts, sports, organized games, quiet play, educational speakers, swimming, outdoor activities, and field trips scheduled Monday through Friday. While the camp day begins as early as 7:30 am and ends at 6:00 pm, the bulk of the structured programming is between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This gives the parents some leeway in drop off/pick up times so their child does not miss an exciting activity.

Specialty Camps
These camps fall outside the standard camp ages and/or offer a specific unique focus. Each specialty camp is an in-depth week on a particular concentration. Specialty camps are for those youth who have a true passion for the topic at hand. Specialty camps are offered at Boca Grande, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Manatee Park, Lakes Park, and various swimming pools. Click here to register for a specialty camp now.

Teen Camps
There is no need for your teen to be bored all summer. The Teen Camps offer a variety of weekly themes in order to provide the teens with a focus on a particular topic. Activities will be tied to the theme and will include indoors and outdoors activities, games, adventures, swimming, field trips and more. The final week of camp will involve a variety of components from the various themes. Teen camps are for youth ages 12 16. Please refer to theme descriptions and individual campsite grids for specific week information. Click here to register for a teen camp now.

Special Needs Camps
These camps are designed for participants with special physical and/or developmental delays. All potential special needs camp participants must first complete an assessment by our Special Needs department in order to register.

Campers with varying disabilities have the opportunity to register in our various community summer camp programs, but the campers parent/guardian must have completed an assessment and work with the inclusion team during the registration process to ensure the camper can have a successful and enjoyable summer camp experience. Contact our Special Needs, Program Specialist for an initial assessment at (239) 533-7423.

Caring, Trained Counselors
To ensure your childs safest experience possible, each carefully chosen camp counselor has passed a background check and has undergone training in CPR/First Aid, Behavior management, Health and Safety, and Camp Standards. Theyll take the time to listen and help build your childs self-esteem and self-confidence.