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Crispus Attucks 717.394.6604 Preschool Camp Career Camps Camp Camp Location: Summer Camp Program
Camp Location: ex. 120 Camp Location: Camp Locations: Camp Location: 957 Camp Hebron Road Provided by: Child Care Options, Inc.
407 Howard Avenue Jewish Community Center Several locations throughout the YWCA Halifax, PA 17032 A non profit organization, partnering family
Lancaster, PA 17608 2120 Oregon Pike County (Thaddeus Stevens College of 110 North Lime Street Age Range: 1st through 12th grade and children's needs with Child Care Options.
Age Range: 6 to 12 years Lancaster, PA 17601 Technology, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA 17602 Financial Aid: Yes Consider your child's interests and abilities.
Financial Aid: No Age Range: 2 to 4 years Lancaster Science Factory, Lancaster Additional Sites: Website: www.camphebron.org If your child is interested in arts or science
Website: www.cacc-lancaster.org Financial Aid: Yes County Career & Technology Center, McCaskey H.S., Lancaster or sports, try to find a program which
and the School District of Lancaster) Eshelman Elem., Millersville Camp Shand 717.272.8001 offers that activity. Don't make the mistake
Cub Scouts 717.394.4063 Jenkins School 717.295.1548 Age Range: 3rd through 12th grade Age Range: 5 to 12 years (YMCA) of assuming that a camp which emphasizes
Day Camp Camp Location: A variety of career camps exploring Sports activities offered Camp Location: sports will motivate a child who hasn't
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J.E. Mack Reservation 3131 Columbia Avenue Financial Aid: Yes Website: www.ywcalancaster.org Featured Activities: Swimming, fire- will probably just be miserable there. Some
Newmanstown, PA Lancaster, PA 17603 building, nature activities, archery, hiking, programs offer mostly organized,
Age Range: 3 to 12 years The Salvation Army 717.397.7565 outdoor living skills, arts & crafts
Age Range: 6 to 10 years
Financial Aid: No Summer Day Camp Program
Resident Camps competitive sports, while others emphasize
Financial Aid: Yes Age Range: 7 to 17 years more cooperative games. Choose
Website: www.thejenkinsschool.com Camp Location: Financial Aid: Yes the program that fits with your family's
The Salvation Army Black Rock Retreat 800.858.9299
Cub Scout Evening Camp Website: www.lancasterymca.org personal values.
Lititz recCenter 717.626.5096 131 South Queen Street Summer Camp
Camp Locations:
Camp Location: Lancaster, PA 17603 Camp Location:
Muddy Run Girl Scouts in the 800.692.7816 Some camps offer the flexibility of
301 West Maple Street Age Range: 5 to 12 years Black Rock Retreat
Age Range: 6 to 9 years Heart of PA Camp Furnace Hills registering for different sessions
Lititz, PA 17543 Financial Aid: Call for information 1345 Kirkwood Pike
Financial Aid: Yes Camp Location: throughout the summer, so you might be
Youth Camps: Offers a variety of sports Quarryville, PA 17566
Website: www.padutchbsa.org Denver, PA able to arrange a variety of camp
and specialty camps Woodcrest Retreat 717.738.2233 Age Range: 7 to 17 years
Financial Aid: Yes Age Range: 1st through 12th grade experiences for your child.
Discovery Corner 717.394.7231 Age Range: 3 to 12 years Camp Location: Financial Aid: Yes
Summer Day Camp Financial Aid: Call for information 225 Woodcrest Drive Website: www.blackrockretreat.com
Girls who are not registered as Girl Scouts If your child has any special health
Camp Location: Website: www.lititzrec.com Ephrata, PA 17522 may attend camp for an additional fee.
First UM Church Age Range: 6 to 15 years Boy Scouts 717.394.4063 concerns (e.g. allergies, fragile medical
of America Website: www.gshpa.org conditions, asthma, medication, need for
29 East Walnut Street LRC Summer 717.392.2115 Financial Aid: Yes
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Camp Location: Teen Haven Camp 717.392.1995 program's ability to accommodate such
Age Range: 3 to 6 years Camp Location:
Bashore Scout Reservation Camp Location: needs.
Financial Aid: No Several locations throughout Lancaster YMCA, 717.464.4000
Jonestown, PA Brogue, PA (York County)
Age Range: Kindergarten through 14 years Lampeter-Strasburg
Age Range: 11 to 18 years Age Range: 9 to 17 years Find out what kind of training or education
GEARS Kids Center 717.367.0119 Financial Aid: Call for information Camp Location:
Financial Aid: Yes Featured Activities: Swimming, hiking, is required of the staff, and ask what sort of
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Website: www.padutchbsa.org mini golf, wagon rides, sports screening procedures are used in hiring
Rheems Elementary School Lancaster, PA 17602
Overlook Day Camp 717.290.7180 Financial Aid: Yes staff.
130 Alida Street Age Range: Completed kindergarten
Camp Locations: Cub Scout Camps Website: www.teenhaven.org
Rheems, PA 17570 through 12 years
Age Range: Finishing kindergarten 2042 Lititz Pike Financial Aid: Yes Camp Location: If the program serves children under seven
Lancaster, PA 17601 The Salvation Army 717.397.7565
through 6th grade Website: www.lancasterymca.org J.E. Mack Reservation years of age, what provisions do they have
Age Range: Entering 1st through 7th grade Newmanstown, PA Camp Ladore for providing rest time? Most young
GEARS Community Center
Stauffer Mansion YMCA Summer 717.393.9622 Age Range: 6 to 10 years Camp Location: children cannot tolerate a fast pace for the
70 South Poplar Street
1241 Lititz Pike Day Camps Financial Aid: Yes Waymart, PA whole day.
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Lancaster, PA 17601 Camp Locations: (Transportation provided)
Age Range: Preschool through
Age Range: 12 to 17 years City Center Age Range: 7 to 12 years
Kindergarten Webelos Camps Ask about the camp program's approach to
Financial Aid: No 265 Harrisburg Avenue Camp Location: Financial Aid: Call for information
Financial Aid: No discipline. Make sure you are comfortable
Lancaster, PA 17603 J.E. Mack Reservation Website: www.ladore.org
with it.
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Heart of PA Camp Location: through 12 years Age Range: 9 to 10 years Additional Resources Ask about the counselor/child ratio. Look
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Several locations throughout the County Quarryville, PA 17506 Cornwall, PA A listing of summer camps for students children per adult counselor. Ask if the
Age Range: 1st through 12th grade Age Range: 6 to 12 years Age Range: 6 to 17 years Camp Conquest 717.336.2541 with disabilities is available through the ratio changes during certain activities
Financial Aid: Yes A variety of specialty camps available, call Financial Aid: Yes Camp Location: Lancaster/Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, which require closer supervision (e.g.
Website: www.gshpa.org for more information Website: www.lancasterymca.org 480 Forest Road Special Education Services. Call Audrey swimming, horseback riding, etc.). Do the
Featured Activities: Sports, games, drama, Denver, PA 17517 Murry at 717.606.1683 for details. children move around in one large group or
Lancaster JCC 717.569.7352 nature study, weekly field trips Age Range: 7 to 15 years Website: www.iu13.org several smaller groups? Find out about the
Community Summer Day Camp Financial Aid: No Featured Activities: Boating, cabins, program's liability insurance.
Camp Location: Website: www.secarec.com hiking trails, lake, adventure trips, pool, Many county day care centers operate
Jewish Community Center golf, frisbee, sand volleyball summer school age programs. Call Child Ask about the cost of the camp program.
2120 Oregon Pike Camp Funshine Financial Aid: Call for information
Camp Location: Care Information Services, Are there additional charges for some of
Lancaster, PA 17601 Website: www.campconquest.org 717.393.4004 or 800.937.4546. the activities? What equipment are you
Age Range: 4 years through kindergarten; 299 Park Avenue
Quarryville, PA 17506 responsible for supplying and what will be
1st through 6th grade supplied by the camp? What is the refund
Financial Aid: Yes Age Range: 4 to 5 years
Financial Aid: No policy?
Website: www.lancasterjcc.org