DPR Customer Service: (202) 673-7647
DPR Kids, Camp & Co-op Division: (202) 671-0372
DPR Media Contact: Gwendolyn Crump, (202) 288-6027, [email protected]
(Washington, DC) – The DC Department of Parks and Recreation announced today that three new camps have been added for the summer 2016 camp season. Registration will open on Monday, May 23 at 12 noon. DPR’s camps are fun, enriching, and invigorating and the new camps will likely fill up quickly.
For more information, please visit New Summer Camps Added. The locations for the new camps are as follows:
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center (1100 Michigan Avenue, NE - Ward 5)
- Little Explorers (ages 3 - 5) | Sessions 1 - 3 ONLY
Brookland Middle School (1150 Michigan Avenue, NE - Ward 5)
- Discovery (ages 6 - 10) | Sessions 1 - 3 ONLY
Hamilton Recreation Center (1340 Hamilton Street, NW - Ward 4)
- Discovery (ages 6 - 10)
All three camps will operate Monday through Friday, from 9 am – 5 pm.
DPR also offers a Before and After Care package for an additional flat rate. Before care is offered from 8 am – 9 am and after care is offered from 5 pm – 6 pm.
Additionally, DPR has select camps that have available spaces including: cheer, boxing, junior engineers, girls basketball, and REC camps. Please visit Select 2016 Camps Still Available to register for those camps.
About DPR
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) provides quality urban recreation and leisure services for residents and visitors to the District of Columbia. DPR supervises and maintains area parks, community facilities, swimming pools and spray parks, and neighborhood recreation centers. The agency also coordinates a wide variety of recreation and educational programs including sports leagues, youth development, therapeutic recreation, aquatic programming, outdoor adventure, camping, and senior citizen activities. Adaptive programs and facilities are available for persons with disabilities.
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