Durham Parks and Recreation

Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, friendship-building activities, sports, fitness, swimming, day trips and much more. Specific activities, dates and trip destinations will depend upon the camp location and type of camp.

Ages 5-17 (must have completed kindergarten)

Dates June 22 – Aug. 14. Registration opens March 9 at 9 a.m.

Price Check website for details and a sliding fee scale application (sliding fee scale guaranteed approval by registration due Feb. 13).

Website

dprplaymore.org

Phone

919-560-4355

dprinfo@durhamnc.gov

Age Range

Elementary, Middle, High

Address

400, Cleveland Street, American Tobacco Historic District, Downtown Durham, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, 27701, United States

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Durham
919-684-3698
Kindergarten, Elementary

A young child with blonde hair and a blue shirt poses with his colorful artwork of a chameleon on a branch.

Children’s Art Classes

Orange
984-234-5565
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, High

Teacher instructing a student in string intensive camp in a room with windows, both are holding their own bass violin, student is looking down at violin with sheet music placed in front of him while teacher is looking at student.

Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts

Orange
919-960-6898
Elementary, Middle, High

Jordan Lake Rowing Club – Rowing Camp for Teens

Wake
Middle, High

NC State Drum Major student teaching a line of campers in front of a wall of mirrors, students hands are raised as if playing imaginary drums.

NC State’s Department of Performing Arts and Technology – Drum Major Leadership Camp

Two students are looking down at a music soundboard inside of a music studio on NC State's campus.

NC State’s Department of Performing Arts and Technology – Electronic Music Productions Camp

High school students playing the piano with headphones on inside of a classroom with other students.

NC State’s Department of Performing Arts and Technology – Introduction to Music Technology Camp

YMCA Campers in Leadership Training camp counselors standing in green field. Girl in front is raising a gatorade bottle up to the sky and smiling.

Campers in Leadership Training at YMCA Camp Clearwater, Chapel Hill Day Camp & Meadowmont Day Camp

Vault Theatre

Durham
919-886-4584
Elementary, Middle, High

Children each hold colorful plastic watering cans, watering tall flowers and plants.

My Little Farmer Summer Camp

Kindergarten

On a table draped in a pink and white gingham tablecloth, there are mini easels holding papers with outlined drawings of horses. Next to each easel is a mini plastic palette of watercolor paints. Behind the table, there is a brown and white miniature pony grazing.

Mini Rider Academy – Unicorn Camp

Durham
Kindergarten

A young girl pets a brown horse on its muzzle. The horse stands behind a fence, with another dark brown horse in the background. Two other young girls also look at the horse.

Mini Rider Academy – Riding Camp

Durham
Elementary

Three children smile and stand side by side outside, with trees in the background. The child on the far left holds a yellow soccer ball. Behind them stands a camp staff member, also smiling.

YMCA – Camp Crush

Orange
919-442-9622
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle

A young girl, wearing a light teal t-shirt and glasses, gets ready to throw a basketball in an indoor gym. A camp leader in a dark blue t-shirt is standing behind her, coaching her.

YMCA at Meadowmont Day Camp

Orange
984-260-7595
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle

A group of young children smile, along with a young woman, under a blue tent.

Chatham YMCA Day Camp

Chatham
919-545-9622
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle

A group of teens is actively playing soccer, with two players both reaching their foot for the soccer ball. Behind them sits a goal net.

NCFC Youth Soccer Camps

Wake
919-834-3951
Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, High

A line of children stand next to each other on a tennis court, each holding a tennis racquet in varying colors.

Southern Village Club

Orange
919-969-8442
Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle

A group of young children talk and smile while painting wood cutouts.

Haw River Christian Academy

Chatham
919-533-4139
Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, High

YMCA Cheerio on the New River

276-579-6731
Elementary, Middle, High

Theatre Quest at Playmakers Repertory Company

Orange
919-962-7529
Middle, High