The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) offers a diverse array of exciting urban recreation and camping opportunities for youth ages 3 to 17; including sports camps, aquatic camps, therapeutic camps, and other day camps.  DPR also offers Discovery Camps for youth ages 6 to 13, and Little Explorers Camps for youth ages 3 to 5.  Camp Riverview is DPR’s premier overnight residential camp located on the shores of the Potomac River in Scotland, MD. 

 

DPR has partnered with the District Department of Employment Services to host a number of exciting teen and specialty camps.  DPR provides Before and After Care services at many camp locations.

 

Learn more about DPR Summer Camps 2008!  Registration begins March 3, 2008. 

 

DPR Summer Camps for 2008 will run June 23 – August 15, 2008, 9 am – 5 pm.  All camps will be closed on Friday, July 4.  Some camps may have special events and trips beyond regular hours.

 

Scholarship Rate
DPR offers a scholarship rate for qualifying applicants who are residents of the District of Columbia, to ensure that summer camps are available to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. To determine if you qualify, complete the Summer Camp Scholarship Rate Application and Worksheet*. Children of qualifying families are able to attend camps at a flat of $25 per child, per camp session.

 

For more information contact DPR’s Camp Central Office at (202) 671-0295 or DPRcamps@dc.gov.