Summer Camps in South County, RI

Ages 5–12

Summer morning camp for children ages 5 to 12 run by the Bonnet Shores Fire District at the Bonnet Shores Community Center. Campers do arts and crafts, sports, games and visits from special guests. Sessions are two weeks long, or campers can join for the full six weeks.

As published: Not published

$250/week

A budget-friendly, scholarship-supported day camp on a 95-acre riverside site in Saunderstown, running 8 one-week sessions at $250 each. It's a nonprofit community camp built around broad accessibility rather than a specialty niche, and — beyond the low weekly price and scholarship availability — publishes little about staffing or enrollment size.

As published: $250 per session (8 one-week sessions over the summer); "generous scholarships available"

Ages 5–18

One of the oldest Girl Scout camps in the country (founded 1921), on a 173-acre property on Larkin Pond in West Kingston, offering both day camp and a 6-day/5-night residential option, with sliding-scale pricing from $250 to $700 per session. Counselor training covers safety protocols, age-appropriate supervision, and abuse-prevention/reporting, and the camp leans on a loyal returning-counselor base.

As published: Published session range: $250 (3-day mini-camp) to $700 (full week, 6 days/5 nights residential); day camp runs Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm; $35 non-refundable registration deposit; financial assistance/sliding-scale fees available

Ages 5–17 · $4,148–$11,372/session

A Jewish overnight and day camp near Wakefield with deep roots — founded in 1937 out of the closing Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island, and relocated to its current 72–75-acre Worden's Pond site in 2003. It offers a wide range of session lengths, from a 5-day "Taste of JORI" trial to an 11-week-plus full season costing over $11,000, plus a separate K–3 day camp, making it one of the more structured and premium-priced overnight options among Rhode Island camps.

As published: Overnight (grades 2–8), 2026 published rates: Full Season (6/27–8/13) $11,372; 4-Week Trip 1 $6,658; 3-Week Trip 2 $5,424; 2-Week Mini 1 (new campers) $4,148; 2-Week Mini 2 $4,148–$4,648; Taste of JORI (5 days, new campers) $2,100. Day Camp (grades K–3): Sessions 1–3 (2 weeks each) $1,340 each; Session 4 (1 week) $670. Teen LIT: up to $11,792 full season; SIP: up to $3,000 full season

Ages 7–17

Rhode Island's overnight camp for children and teens with Type 1 diabetes, held for one week each summer at Camp JORI in Wakefield. The 2027 camp week is August 15 to 21, with registration opening February 2027.

As published: Overnight tuition $750 including a $50 non-refundable registration fee (year not stated; site footer 2026)

Ages 8–12

A therapeutic summer day camp on the URI campus for children ages 8 to 12 with anxiety, blending outdoor adventure with expert-led exposure therapy in small groups. Directed by licensed psychologist Dr. Ellen Flannery-Schroeder; 2026 sessions ran July 13 to 17 and July 20 to 24.

As published: Not published

Ages 4–14

A small, independently run, tech-free, all-outdoor summer day camp in South Kingstown (West Kingston address) with swimming, boating, archery, field games and arts and crafts. A middle-school Gopher Program is a leadership track that feeds the CIT and staff ranks, and a bonus week runs at Larkin's Pond Beach Club.

As published: 2026: Main program $350 per week (Tier 1), $310 (Tier 2), $270 (Tier 3); Gopher Program $265, $235 or $205 per week; plus $30 one-time registration fee and $30 weekly deposit; extended hours $45-$65 per week

Surf school based at Narragansett Surf & Skate that runs four-day surfing and skimboarding camps in 2026 at Narragansett Town Beach, South Kingstown Town Beach and Matunuck Point. Camps run in ten weekly sessions from late June to late August.

As published: Not published (camp prices are not listed; a private lesson is $75)

Ages 9–14

Free one-week day camps on the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus with adventure-based STEM learning in the university's engineering facilities. Campers build underwater ROVs (SeaPerch), fly a drone, make 3-D printer art and explore ocean science. Families submit an interest form and spots are assigned by lottery.

As published: Free of charge (2026)

Youth and adult summer sailing programs at Wickford Yacht Club from Minnows (half-day) through racing 420 classes, running June 22 to August 14 in 2026 with classes 9am-4pm. Offers a need-based scholarship program.

As published: 2026: Minnows $275/week (13 hours); Beginner $725 per two-week session (60 hours); Adventure $320 per two-week block (Tue/Thu); racing classes not retrieved

Ages 7–15 · $2,450/session

A historic overnight camp founded in 1887 on Point Judith Salt Pond in South Kingstown/Wakefield — one of the state's oldest sleepaway programs, for ages 7–16, with two-week sessions priced around $2,310. It markets itself on generations of family tradition and a coastal, sailing/windsurfing-oriented waterfront setting, though the site itself publishes little on staffing or camper capacity.

As published: Two-week session: $2,310 total (per published 2026 rate), $500 non-refundable deposit; Early Bird pricing available for registrations before Jan. 1; 5% sibling discount

YMCA Camp Watchaug, founded in 1948 by the Westerly-Pawcatuck YMCA (now part of Ocean Community YMCA), is an ACA-accredited waterfront day camp on Watchaug Pond in Charlestown serving ages 4 through entering 9th grade. It has grown from an original 40 campers per day to serving over 300 per day across 13 activity areas including a zipline, climbing wall, archery, and ropes courses.

As published: Not published

One of the oldest and largest Scout camps in the country, founded in 1916 on a 1,800–2,000+ acre reservation divided into three sub-camps (Three Point, Medicine Bow, Sandy Beach), operating 8 weeks each summer. It has an unusually formalized, long-running counselor-development pipeline — the Apprentice-in-Training program dating to 1956, now called the Yawgoog Leadership Experience — that builds staff from camper alumni, giving it more institutional depth than most other camps in this set.

As published: 2026 published fees: Scout (in-council, Adventure Card) $650/week; Out-of-council Scout $675/week; Adult leader $400 (3 free per troop, 1 more free per 12 Scouts); Fun Friends Adventure Camp $675 first week/$475 additional week; Yawgoog Leadership Experience $300 first week/$200 additional week; Webelos Outdoor Adventure full week $675 first/$475 additional, half week $425; $200 discount for a second week