Summer Camps in Litchfield Hills, CT

Ages 6–16 · $900/session

ASAP! Summer Camp is an arts-focused day camp held at Rumsey Hall School in Washington, CT, led by professional teaching artists across visual, culinary, and performing arts. The program has served the community for roughly 26 years and offers age-tiered tracks from grades 1–10.

As published: $900 base tuition; $100 early-registration discount before April 1; financial aid available (apply by June 1)

Ages 5–13

A weekly day camp on Arethusa Farm property at 14 Webster Road in Litchfield for ages 5 to 13, running ten weeks from June 15 to August 21, 2026. The site says the camp was run with Litchfield County UConn 4-H and first ran in summer 2025.

As published: Not published on the main page (a separate registration document was referenced but not read)

Ages 3–18 · $350–$385/week

Audubon Sharon Summer Day Camp is a nature-based day camp run by the Sharon Audubon Center, serving children ages 3 through 12th grade on the Center's wildlife sanctuary grounds. It is directed by Camp Director Wendy Miller.

As published: "Tuition for each session is $350 per child per week." (2026); TRIP teen week $385; 4-day week $280

A coed traditional day camp at 104 Goose Green Road in northern Connecticut with aquatics, sports, outdoor adventure, and arts and sciences, weekly theme weeks and a CIT program. The 2026 schedule runs weekly sessions June 22 to August 14.

As published: 2026 early bird: 1 week $640, 2 weeks $1,245, 4 weeks $2,410, 8 weeks $4,225; before care or after care $85 per week, both $150; deposit $125 per week. The page also shows a second table with $500 early / $550 regular for one week, so confirm current tuition

A horse camp at Brushy Hill Farm, 15 Coachmans Drive, with a daily riding lesson, stable management, barn safety, horse care and first aid, grooming and tacking up, games, crafts and weekly demonstrations including a farrier visit. The farm says the camp has run for over 45 years and lists eleven 2026 weekly sessions from June 15 to August 28.

As published: 2026: $350 per camper per week; camp runs 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., extended or full-day options available on request (price not published); payment in full required to reserve dates

Ages 11–16

A freedom-of-choice performing and creative arts camp for ages 11–16 in the Berkshire foothills, offering 30+ non-competitive arts activities and income-based sliding-scale tuition (from roughly $9,275 for a 4-week session up to about $15,991 for 8 weeks at the top tier). Its distinguishing identity within this Connecticut set is being the one camp built entirely around an arts/no-sports model with staff described as "working artists and teachers."

As published: 2027 income-based tiered tuition (sliding scale): Tier 1 (highest income) Full Season (8 wk) $15,991, First/Second Session (4 wk) $9,275; scales down through Tier 6 ($0) based on household size/income disclosure. Pricing is per session (full season, half-season, or 6-week)

Ages 7–16

A traditional boys' overnight camp on Bantam Lake in Morris with more than 40 activities, including waterskiing and motor sports. It enrolls about 160 campers and staff in a close-knit community and runs sessions from one to eight weeks.

As published: 2027 (June 27 to August 21): 1 week $2,755 ($2,675 early bird until Nov 15, 2026); 2 weeks $5,360; 3 weeks $7,270; 4 weeks $9,180; 6 weeks $11,435; full season (8 weeks) $13,230. Deposits $800 to $2,500

Ages 6–16 · $2,675–$13,230/session

A girls' sleepaway camp on Bantam Lake in the Litchfield Hills operating 70+ years, sister camp to the boys' Camp Awosting, serving ages 6–16 with lakefront classics (waterskiing, sailing) plus gymnastics, horseback riding, and a trip program for older campers. It sits in the same Litchfield-County cluster as Camp Mohawk and Camp Sloane, competing directly for the same "girls' overnight camp" search intent.

As published: 2027 total tuition per session: 1 Week Rookie $2,675 early bird; 8 Week (Full Season) $13,230 regular

Ages 5–16 · $2,674–$4,849/session

A traditional YMCA sleepaway and day camp on a 560-acre property with a private lake in the Litchfield Hills, founded in 1901 and now over 125 years old — one of the older, larger-footprint YMCA camps in the state. It runs two-week sleepaway sessions, day-camp weeks, and an equestrian/ranch program, and is the only camp in this Connecticut set that publishes an explicit staff-to-camper ratio (1:4), signaling a supervision-focused pitch to parents.

As published: 2027 Tier 1-3 per 2-week session: sleepaway $3,349/$2,999/$2,674; 4-week LIT up to $4,849

Ages 5–17 · $965–$3,495/session

A YMCA overnight and day camp in the Litchfield Hills approaching its 100th anniversary (~1928 founding), distinguished within this set by having the only substantive, dedicated international-camper program — a real webpage with grade-conversion charts for France, Spain, and the UK. It offers tiered sleepaway, riding, teen/LEAD, and day-camp tracks with income-based financial-aid pricing, and runs CIT and Red Cross lifeguard-certification pathways for older teens.

As published: 2027 tiered pricing per two-week session: Sleepaway $2,475–$2,975 (Tier 4 = financial aid); Riding Camp $2,825–$3,325; Teen/LEAD $2,475–$2,975; Day Camp $935–$1,085 (5th/half week $465–$545)

Ages 5–16

Camp Washington is an Episcopal camp and retreat center established in 1917 on a 300-acre campus in the Litchfield Hills, serving campers ages 5–16 as an overnight program. It describes itself as "a welcoming and inclusive community for all of God's people."

As published: Not published

A 427-acre Scout camp on West Hill Pond (opened 1924) that in 2026 offered short-term Scouts BSA programs: one- and two-day merit badges, a la carte activities, an overnight Cooking merit badge and scuba certification, a week-long NYLT leadership course, and unit and family camping. The camp says these are not designed to replicate a traditional troop summer camp, and it suspended week-long summer camp in 2020.

As published: Merit badge week June 29-July 3, 2026: $75 per Scout for two-day programs, $50 for one-day programs; camperships available

Ages 3–13

Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust offers more than 70 half-day and full-day nature, farm, art and cooking programs for ages 3-13 from June through late August. The page says to watch for 2027 dates.

As published: Not published

Pre-K to grade 12 (about ages 3–17)

A one-week Girl Scouts of Connecticut day camp in New Milford (July 13-17, 2026, theme "Standing Ovation") for girls entering Pre-K through 12th grade. Offers Program Aide and CIT leadership tracks.

As published: 2026: Camper week $350-$425

Ages 7–16

A coed sleepaway camp in the foothills of the Berkshires in Winsted, CT, for ages 7 to 16 in two- and three-week sessions. The 2027 rate sheet lists seven session options from 2 to 7 weeks between June 27 and August 14, 2027.

As published: 2027: A session (2 weeks) $3,795; B session (3 weeks) $4,995; C session (2 weeks) $3,795; AB or BC (5 weeks) $7,795; ABC (7 weeks) $10,645; $250 sibling discount; bus from Merrick NY or the Bronx $110 each way; airport transfers extra

A residential summer program on the 800-acre Hotchkiss campus for middle and high school students, with two-week courses such as rocketry, DNA science, environmental science, climbing, fly fishing, theatre, piano and writing, plus afternoon and evening activities like swimming, hiking and crafts. The 2027 sessions run June 27 to July 10 and July 11 to 24, 2027.

As published: 2027: Rocketry course $5,250 per two-week session (other courses not checked); tuition includes room, board, course expenses and health center needs; specialized afternoon options cost extra

Ages 7–15 · $7,600–$10,200/session

KenMont and KenWood are brother/sister residential summer camps in Kent, CT, with KenMont serving boys and KenWood serving girls in grades 2–10. The camp offers 45+ activities across athletics, waterfront, arts, and adventure, including 20 tennis courts and a waterskiing program.

As published: 2027 four-week sessions $10,200 each; two-week option $7,600

$1,800–$2,200/week

A residential and day jazz camp run by Litchfield Performing Arts at The Frederick Gunn School, for students age 13 through adult at beginner to advanced levels, including students with learning disabilities. Sessions run one to four weeks with faculty-led instruction in a non-competitive program that includes a big band, core courses and student and faculty concerts. The camp lists 44 teaching artists and an income-based scholarship program.

As published: 2027 one-week tuition: $1,800 day student, $2,200 residential. Four weeks: $6,900 day, $8,500 residential. Early registration and loyalty discounts listed.

Ages 5–12

A town summer program at the Town Beach on Mudge Pond for children ages 5-12 whose parents live or work in Sharon, offering swim lessons, arts and crafts, themed weeks, sports and games. In 2026 it ran June 22 to August 21, Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, with full- and half-day options.

As published: Not published (page says "affordable" full- and half-day options)

Kindergarten to grade 9 (about ages 4–14)

A summer STEM camp for grades K-9 at the Marsh Parish House behind the First Congregational Church in downtown New Milford, taught by high school and college students and adult professionals. The site calls 2026 its 23rd summer season; 2027 dates were not yet posted.

As published: Weekly tuition not published on the page fetched; early drop-off $100 per week; 10% sibling discount on full-day registrations

Ages 9–18 · $760–$940/week

Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center is a 60-acre year-round outdoor ministry of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ, established in 1957. It runs one-week summer camp sessions with tiered 2026 pricing and also hosts retreat groups ranging from 10 to 150 people.

As published: 2026 tiered pricing: $940 / $850 / $760 per 1-week session

Grades 3 to 10 (about ages 7–15)

A screen-free residential and day camp at Marvelwood School, 476 Skiff Mountain Road, for rising 3rd through 10th graders, with archery, mountain biking, swimming, horseback riding, art, performing arts and optional learning-support enrichment (Orton-Gillingham, multisensory math, executive function). Sessions are June 27 to July 18, July 18 to August 8, or the full six weeks; the page does not label the year.

As published: Residential $2,500 per week; day $2,000 per week; a second enrichment activity is $425 extra per week; financial aid available

Ages 6–17

Weekly themed summer programs for kids and teens ages 6-17 at the American Mural Project, including Teen Art Studio, Outdoor Design & Build, Art Play and Band Lab. Led by teaching artists and art educators.

As published: Not published (a $25 sibling discount and limited scholarships are offered)

Taft School's summer program offers academic and enrichment courses (Young Scholars, Liberal Studies, test prep for day students, writing workshops) on its Watertown campus in 2026. Third-party listings describe boarding and day options.

As published: Not published

A YMCA summer day camp at 270 Smith Pond Road serving Waterbury, Watertown and surrounding towns, with swimming, boating, archery, arts and crafts, low and high ropes, a climbing tower, sports and nature, plus specialty camps in fishing, aquatics, mountain biking, survival and performing arts. The camp page lists registration as opening February 2027.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–15 · $483–$1,646/week

A traditional all-girls overnight camp in Litchfield dating to at least 1920 (per third-party listings, not confirmed on the camp's own site), serving ages 7–15 across sessions of 1–9 weeks with a roughly 40-activity weekly program and an on-site riding stable of about 20 horses. It's positioned as one of the longest-running girls' sleepaway camps in the Litchfield Hills cluster.

As published: 2027: Day Camp $483 per week; 1-week overnight $1,646; 2-week overnight $3,039 per session

A YMCA summer day camp at the Adventure Site at Southbury Training School, 1461 South Britain Road, serving over 125 children a day from Southbury, Middlebury, Woodbury, Oxford and Beacon Falls. Activities include swimming, boating, archery, a climbing tower, arts and crafts, nature, sports and low ropes; a 2026 brochure and open registration were listed.

As published: Not published on the camp page (2026 brochure link was dead when checked)