Summer Camps

Summer Camp Information will be available soon.

Registration for the Waukegan Park District’s full-day summer camps will open on Friday, April 14, 2023. Full-day summer camps will be offered on weekdays from 9am to 4pm starting from Monday, June 5, 2023 to Friday, August 4, 2023. Open to children from six (6) to twelve (12) years of age, the summer camps will engage children in safe and enriching activities, including arts, crafts, sports, explorations, and more.

The Waukegan Park District will be offering the following full-day summer camps:

  • Belvidere Explorers at the Belvidere Recreation Center, 412 S. Lewis Avenue
  • Bowen Park Rangers at the Jane Addams Center, 95 Jack Benny Drive

Participants can be registered at the Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics.  A registration packet must be submitted for every participant. Additionally, a non-refundable $30 deposit per session is required to make a camp reservation and the remaining balance is due two weeks prior to the session’s start date. NOTE: A child is not â€‹officially enrolled until a $30 deposit AND a camp packet has been submitted to Julia Sanchez (jrsanchez@waukeganparks.org) at least two weeks prior to the start date.

The Waukegan Park District accepts third-party funding from other organizations, such as YWCA and Mothers Trust Foundation, and has financial assistance available.

SessionDatesFeeAvailability
Session 1Monday, June 5, 2023 to Friday, June 9, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 2Monday, June 12, 2023 to Friday, June 16, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 3*Tuesday, June 20, 2023 to Friday, June 23, 2023$120/$140Open
Session 4Monday, June 26, 2023 to Friday, June 30, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 5*Monday, July 3, 2023 to Friday, July 7, 2023$120/$140Open
Session 6Monday, July 10, 2023 to Friday, July 14, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 7Monday, July 17, 2023 to Friday, July 21, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 8Monday, July 24, 2023 to Friday, July 28, 2023$149/$175Open
Session 9Monday, July 31, 2023 to Friday, August 4, 2023$149/$175Open

*Summer camps will not be in session on Monday, June 19, 2023, in observance of Juneteenth, and Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in observance of American Independence Day.Â