Camps with farm & animals in Connecticut

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 3–15

A farm day camp on the 120-acre Auer Farm using a STEAM curriculum with time in barns, gardens, a play forest, stream and trails. Groups run from Sprouts (ages 3-5) through a grades 9-10 Leadership program.

As published: Per week: Sprouts (half-day) $370; Young Farmers (K-5) $395; Explorers (6-8) $395; Leadership (9-10) $375. Dates for summer 2026 were not listed on the page

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 4–15

A nature-focused, tech-free day camp on more than 700 acres in Deep River with a private lake, low ropes course and a farm with animals. Programs include Seedlings (4-5), Main Camp (5-13), Scout Survival Camp (13-15) and a CIT program.

As published: Not published on the pages reached. Summer 2026 add-ons: morning or afternoon care $50 per week each; round-trip bus $70 per week from shoreline towns

Ages 3–10

A seven-week nature camp (June 22 to August 7, 2026), 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM, with weekly themes and hands-on outdoor activities and animal care. Our Living Planet serves ages 3-6 and Eco Explorers serves ages 7-10.

As published: 2026: $710 per week ($660 early bird); the four-day Week 2 is $568 ($528 early bird); Eco Explorers extended day to 3 PM adds $175 per week. One need-based scholarship

Ages 6–11 · $225–$245/week

Dudley Farm Museum runs a small, farm-based summer day camp for children ages 6–11 on its historic Guilford property, capped at 25 campers per week with hands-on activities such as a Farmers Market & Entrepreneurship week.

As published: Approximately $225/week for local campers, approximately $245/week for out-of-town campers (published as "TBD" pending final confirmation)

Ages 8–12

A full-day, five-day history camp where children ages 8-12 try 1700s chores and games at the Noah Webster House and spend two days a week at Westmoor Park caring for barnyard animals and tending a garden. Two 2026 sessions were offered.

As published: 2026: $290 per week for members, $325 per week for non-members; extended care until 5 PM $50 per week

Ages 6–14 · $385/week

A farm-life day camp in Simsbury for ages 6 to 14, running seven one-week sessions from 9 am to 1 pm with snack and lunch provided. Campers feed and care for animals, garden organically, gather eggs, take hayrides, ride ponies and horses, and hike to streams and fields. The farm lists all 2026 weeks as sold out.

As published: 2026: $385 per week per child, with a $25 fee for switching weeks.

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

Ages 7–15 · $2,999–$7,799/session

The oldest continuously-operating coed camp in the United States (founded 1886 in NYC, relocated to Connecticut's shoreline region in 1929), now a 740-acre Episcopal-affiliated nonprofit combining a summer camp with a retreat/conference center. Pricing scales by age and session length from 2 to 8 weeks, expressed as a $750–$1,500/week equivalent, reflecting its position as a longer-format, multi-week traditional camp rather than a single-week option.

As published: 2026 per-session pricing (multi-week sessions): Ages 7–9: $2,749 (2 wk) / $4,399 (4 wk) / $5,499 (6 wk) / $5,999 (8 wk); Ages 10–13: $2,999 / $4,799 / $5,699 / $6,499; Ages 14–15 (Pioneer Village): $5,099 (4 wk) / $7,599 (6 wk) / $8,599 (8 wk). Camp itself expresses these as weekly-equivalent rates from $750–$1,500/week depending on age and session length

A summer nature camp on the 280-acre Indian Rock Nature Preserve run by the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut, with archery, canoeing and kayaking, fishing, hiking, animal care, art, water sports and model rocketry. Sessions run June through August, and 2026 registration opened March 1.

As published: Not published on the page (a 2026 brochure link was not retrievable); financial assistance available

A weekly summer riding program at Mead Farm, 107 June Road, for beginners age 6 and up with a daily riding lesson, horse feeding, stall mucking, grooming and tacking; families sign up for any combination of days or weeks. The farm's site links a 2026 summer brochure; the farm states it was founded in 1928.

As published: $1,375 per week, 8:30 AM to 1 PM (from a Greenwich Free Press feature; the farm's own page did not show a price and the brochure PDF was an unreadable scan)

Ages 8–16

A girls' riding camp in Ellington founded in 1956 as San Juan Ranch, teaching riding skills, horse care and horsemanship. It offers overnight camp in sessions of up to three weeks, plus a day camp, adult camp and family camp.

As published: Day camp 2026: $975 per session (sessions June 22-26 and July 27-31). Overnight camp uses three voluntary pricing tiers (Tier 1 full cost, Tier 2 basic cost, Tier 3 minimum cost); dollar amounts are in an image and were not readable

Ages 4–14 · $200–$460/week

Drop-off summer camps at a museum, farm and nature center campus in Stamford, from a toddler art program through a full-day Explorers camp for children entering grades 3 to 7. Weekly themes use Heckscher Farm, the nature trails, live animals and a new planetarium and astronomy center. Camps are open to museum members at the Family level or higher.

As published: 2026 member prices listed per child: Explorers Adventure full day $368 (four-day week) and $460 per week; Earthkeepers half day $200 and $250 per week; Space Surveyors $312 and $390 per week; Wild at Art $200 to $255. Camps are members-only (Family level or higher)

Ages 5–12

A licensed nature day camp at 191 Farmington Avenue in Berlin for ages 5 to 12, with eight weekly themed sessions from June 22 to August 14, 2026. The center says it was voted Best Summer Camp in 2025 and 2026.

As published: 2026 per week: members $160 half day, $275 full day; non-members $180 half day, $300 full day

Ages 4–14 · $400–$420/week

Drop-off summer farm camps at an organic demonstration farm in Westport, with programs for ages 4 to 6, 7 to 10 and a Green Teen service program for ages 11 to 14. Campers plant and harvest in the gardens, care for farm animals such as sheep, goats, alpacas and chickens, and make sustainable crafts. A separate seed-to-table cooking camp for ages 6 to 12 runs on selected weeks.

As published: Prices as posted on the 2026 camp page: Little Farmers (ages 4-6, 8:30-12:00) $420 per week; Jr. Farmers (ages 7-10, afternoons) $400 per week; Green Teen (ages 11-14) $410 per week; Seed-to-Table Cooking Camp (ages 6-12, max 14 campers, lunch included) $420 per week

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

Pre-K to grade 9 (about ages 3–14)

A YMCA day camp (the 2026 season is branded "Sloper 77") with traditional camps for grades K-9, specialty camps in farm and golf, a Pre-K program called Wanderers, and a registered nurse on site during camp hours. Two-week sessions run June 22 to August 14, 2026, with preview and finale weeks.

As published: 2026 members/non-members: Traditional camps (K-9) $585/$635 per 2-week session; East Coast specialty (grades 2-5) $605/$655 per 2 weeks; West Coast specialty (grades 6-9) $605/$655 per 2 weeks (Farm Camp $665/$715, Golf Camp $675/$725); Wanderers Pre-K $285/$310 per week; preview or finale week $340/$365; $50 deposit per session plus $20 improvement fee