Summer Camps in Quiet Corner, CT

A residential camp on Columbia Lake in Columbia, CT, with campers living in screened cabins and a daily program of swimming, boating, nature study and arts. A registered nurse lives on site each session.

As published: Not published (site links a "2027 Dates & Rates" page that could not be read)

Ages 5–13

Camp Cutler is a YMCA of Greater Hartford day camp at the Hale YMCA in Putnam, serving grades K–7 (ages 5–12) with arts and crafts, STEM, literacy, sports, free daily swim lessons, and free breakfast/lunch through Putnam School Food Services. Staff complete over 40 hours of orientation before campers arrive.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing listed as "coming soon"); Y Vacation Days priced at $65/day (member) or $105/day (program participant)

An overnight summer camp at 127 Babcock Hill Road for campers with developmental disabilities or special needs, offering recreation and respite in two-week sessions across eight weeks. Campers and counselors bunk together in cabins, with swimming, boating, arts, music, performing arts and evening campfires.

As published: Not published (fees refer to a registration policies document)

Ages 4–15 · $257–$328/week

Camp Mansfield is a traditional outdoor day camp run by the Town of Mansfield Parks and Recreation Department for campers age 4 1/2 to 15. It is held on the grounds of Mansfield Middle School, Schoolhouse Brook Park and Bicentennial Pond, with groups set by the grade a camper enters in the fall. The camp states that staff are certified in First Aid, CPR and AED and that it has a campers-with-special-needs inclusion process.

As published: 2026 full-week resident rates: Explorers (grades K-6) $257, Adventurers (grades 7-9) $318; non-resident rates $267 and $328. Shorter first weeks, KinderCamp half days and optional Camp Care cost extra or less.

Ages 4–22

Camp Quinebaug ("Camp Q") is a state-run special-needs summer day camp established in 1972 by Connecticut's Department of Developmental Services, located on the Wauregan Reservoir and serving children ages 4–21 who are eligible for DDS services.

As published: Not published

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A town-run weekly day camp for children entering kindergarten through grade 8, 9 AM to 4 PM, June 22 to August 14, 2026 (closed July 3). Before care (7-9 AM) and after care (4-5 PM) are available.

As published: 2026: $230 per week for Coventry residents, $250 for non-residents; $25 nonrefundable deposit per child per week; before care $47 per week, after care $38 per week

Ages 6–16 · $345–$685/week

A Christian (American Baptist Churches of Connecticut) camp and retreat center on a 270-acre property with a 90-acre lake, marking a 70th-anniversary milestone. It runs a traditional weekly-priced "Traditions Camp" for ages 6–16 alongside a Special Needs Program, a Leaders-in-Training track, and family/adult retreat weekends — a broader, multi-audience programming mix than the purely kids'-camp operations in this set.

As published: 2027 rates (site labels these "tentative, subject to change"), per week: Traditions Camp (ages 6–16) Full Week $685 / Half Week $345; Leaders-in-Training initial week $250; Special Needs Program (18+) $735/week; Family & Friends Camp $295/person (family cap $1,180); Adult Retreat $345/person

Ages 6–16 · $150–$1,445/week

Camp Woodstock, operated by the YMCA of Greater Hartford, is a co-ed overnight and day camp in the pine forests of Woodstock Valley known since 1922 as "The Friendship Camp." It offers over 30 daily activities for ages 7–16, typically in two-week sessions, with financial aid available.

As published: 2026: day camp "$315/Session Full Day $150/ Session Half Day" (weekly); 1-week overnight Tier 1 "$1,445" (tiers to $1,255); 2-week overnight $2,065-$2,350; LIT 4-week $2,995-$3,495

Grades 2 to 12 (about ages 6–17)

A Girl Scout lakeside camp in Tolland offering six themed one-week sessions from July 5 to August 14, 2026, for girls entering grades 2-12, plus Program Aide and Counselor-in-Training leadership tracks. The camp reopened with new yurts, a shower house and beach access to Sweetheart Lake.

As published: $600-$675 per week; Program Aide $1,100-$1,175; CIT $1,100-$3,525 by track (2026); financial aid available

Ages 5–14 · $425/week

The Rectory School in Pomfret runs a screen-free day camp for ages 5 to 13 with weekly registration, plus Summer@Rectory, a two-week boarding or day program for ages 9 to 14 that combines morning academics and enrichment with afternoon adventures. Activities named include sports, art, nature trails, robotics, coding, theater, science labs and swimming.

As published: 2026 Day Camp full day $425 (9:00 am to 4:00 pm), extended hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm an additional $15. Summer@Rectory tuition not published on the program page.

Ages 9–13 · $242–$300/week

A small-group day camp run by the Connecticut Audubon Society at its Center at Pomfret, for ages 9 to 13 who want to bike local backroads and trails while learning about birds, wildlife and habitats. The 2026 program was three separate one-week sessions with only 10 campers each. Campers need their own properly fitted bicycle and helmet.

As published: 2026: $242 per week for Connecticut Audubon Society members, $300 for non-members. Early drop-off and late pick-up available for an additional fee.

Ages 7–15 · Free

A free, medically-focused camp for children with serious illnesses, founded by Paul Newman in 1988 and part of the global SeriousFun Children's Network. Unlike every other camp in this set, it charges families nothing, which shapes its whole identity as a philanthropic rather than commercial camp — and makes conventional consumer-review benchmarking somewhat beside the point.

As published: Free of charge to families — site states the camp is "dedicated to providing 'a different kind of healing' to children with serious illnesses and their families, free of charge"

Ages 6–15 · $350–$650/week

A 4-H day and overnight camp on 270 acres of woodlands and ponds in Connecticut's "Quiet Corner," running since 1954 and positioned as one of the more affordable options in this set (2025 pricing started at $420 for day camp and $650 for overnight). It serves boys and girls ages 6–15 with a Junior Counselor/Teen Leadership pathway for older youth.

As published: 2025-listed pricing "starting at": Resident/Overnight Camp starting at $650; Day Camp starting at $420. Exact pricing basis (per week vs. per session) and 2026 figures were not published on the page reviewed