Summer Camps Guide: Staying Cool In ’22
Guide to Park Hill and Nearby Summer Camps
Compiled by Cara DeGette
Editor, GPHN
It’s February, short and cold . That means it’s time to start thinking about the long, lazy, days of summer — and the camps that go with them.
Last year’s rollout of vaccines has enabled operations for many camps to be restored, but the rise of Omicron has thrown some schedules off. Bottom line, some are still finalizing plans, so make sure to check websites for the latest info.
Special note: Camps with descriptions below denote those organizations who are paid advertisers to the Greater Park Hill News Camp Directory.
Art Garage
6100 E. 23rd Ave.
artgaragedenver.com
Art Students League of Denver
200 Grant St. | asld.org
Athena Project’s Girls Create
2344 E. Iliff Ave.
athenaprojectarts.org/summer-camps/
Bladium Kids Camps
2400 Central Park Blvd.
camps.BladiumDenver.com
Bluff Lake Nature Center
11255 E. MLK, Jr. Blvd.
blufflake.org/camp/
Butterfly Pavilion
Westminster | butterflies.org
Camp Granite Lake
Golden
campgranitelake.com/rates-dates/
Ceramics in the City
5214 E. Colfax Ave.
Ceramics in the City is where art is entertainment! We are planning great projects for summer camps – pottery painting, glass fusing, clay hand building and even pottery wheel! But why wait until summer? Check out our website for daily fun for all ages! ceramicsinthecity.com 303-200-0461
Cheyenne Fencing and Pentathlon
5818 E. Colfax Ave.
coloradofencing.com
City of Aurora Summer Camps
Various locations
auroragov.org/recreation
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
119 Park Avenue West
International Summer Dance Institute (ISDI) programs offer five active weeks for students 3 to pre/professional in age/class segments. Creative Academy June 13-17: STREAM (theatre tech) & Hip-Hop. ISDI Global Kids Camp cultural & movement June 13-24. Elite teaching artists in Pre/Pro Intensives July 11-22. COVID compliant.
Registration/details:
cleoparkerdance.org/academy
303-295-1759
academy@cleoparkerdance.org
Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club
Various
rapidsyouthsoccer.org
Colorado School of Strings
3112 Trenton St.
coloradoschoolofstrings.com
Commerce City Parks, Recreation & Golf
Commerce City
Our LIT program is designed for teens ages 14-15 who are thinking about a career working with children. Participants will complete a CPR/First Aid course and learn leadership skills, conflict resolution, program planning, and safe supervision techniques.
Please visit c3gov.com/camp for the application and more information.
Dance Institute Summer Camp
4601 Quebec St.
www.DanceInstituteDenver.com
Denver Botanic Gardens Camps
1007 York St.
catalog.botanicgardens.org
Denver Dumb Friends League Camp
Denver | ddfl.org/youth-camps/
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
dmns.org/summercamps.
Denver Parks and Rec
Various Locations
denvergov.org
Denver Zoo
2300 Steele St. | denverzoo.org
Four Mile Historic Park Camps
715 S. Forest St.
fourmilepark.org/summer-day-camp
Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families
Various locations
heritagecamps.org
International School of Denver
Lowry | isdenver.org/camp
Jewish Community Center
350 S. Dahlia St. | jccdenver.org
Kathy’s Kamp Summer Enrichment Camp
Northeast Denver
familiesforwardrc.org
LYNX Camp
University of Colorado Denver Campus
The LYNX National Arts & Media Camps are summer immersion programs for high school students interested in music and the arts hosted on the University of Colorado Denver campus and sponsored by the College of Arts & Media. These courses are designed to provide an educational preview of college programs.
artsandmedia.ucdenver.edu/prospective-students/lynx-camps
Mighty Movement Academy
2245 Kearney St.
Get Outside, Work Hard, Have Fun! Weekly half-day camps June 6 thru Aug. 19 for youth ages 8-16 years old in Park Hill. We teach kids to safely build strength and boost speed in a positive, non-competitive environment. Campers will need a bike to transport between field/gym. Camps from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch can be added with GF, dairy-free and vegetarian options available.
Register: bit.ly/icpSSSC
Contact: 720-955-3677
Montessori Children’s House of Denver
Various Locations
We live for the moments when excited children discover passions that drive them and talents they never knew they had. Our theme-based, two-week camps use hands-on, real-world experiences, guided by highly trained Montessori educators, to give children a chance to explore the world and their own unique gifts.
mchdenver.org, 303-322-8324
Neighborhood Music & Theatre at Stanley Marketplace
2501 Dallas St., Aurora
neighborhoodmusicstanley.com
School of the Poetic City
2015 Glenarm St.
schoolofthepoeticcity.com
Sewall Child Development
940 Fillmore St.
Summer@Sewall preschool & school-age (ages 2.5-8) takes kids to explore a sensory garden, discover basic science, play in parks, enjoy water play, build things, enjoy music & movement, reading…to learn & grow. Colorado COVID-19 safety compliance. In Denver’s Congress Park at 940 Fillmore St. Register with Kerry karmbruster@SewallChild.org 303-399-1800. Details: Sewall.org/Summer
Soccer Electric
East High and Sie Film Center
We’re teaming up with Denver Film Society, Denver East High School and other local partners for the 8th annual CAMPLIFY. Campers play games and develop their soccer skills with experienced soccer coaches and outdoor ART / STEM sessions with expert teachers and closely supervised walks to the Sie FilmCenter for age-appropriate movies.
soccerelectric.com
SPREE Summer Camp
Various Locations Denver
GreenwayFoundation.org/camp
Stanley British Primary
350 Quebec St.
stanleybps.org
Summer in the Parks and Summer Day Camps
City of Denver | denvergov.org
The Urban Farm
10200 Smith Rd.
theurbanfarm.org/summer-camp-tuf
TOCA Denver at Bladium
2400 Central Park Blvd.
bit.ly/3spyBfF
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Lowry | www.wingsmuseum.org