Camps with financial aid in Rhode Island

Ages 6–11 · $300–$325/week

Scout-run day camp open to children in grades 1 to 5, with no Scouting experience required, at Adventure Base Camp (Camp Champlin) in Cranston. Each week has a theme, and activities include archery, boating, swimming, crafts, outdoor cooking, nature and daily STEM projects, with a family campfire program on Fridays.

As published: 2026: $300 per week for a Narragansett Council Scout, $325 for others; extended care $65 per week

Ages 6–14 · $292–$365/week

Artists' Exchange is a nonprofit arts collaborative in Cranston's Rolfe Square that runs weekly themed day camps (visual art, ceramics, digital media, and theater) for ages 5-14 out of its own studio, gallery, and theater campus. It also runs a selective Counselor-in-Training program for teens starting at age 14.

As published: $365/week full day (9am-3pm); $292 for a 4-day week; 5% early-registration discount before March 1 brings the base price to $346.75; extended care $10/hour or $50/week

Ages 3–15

Outdoor day camp of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island for children ages 2 1/2 to 15, held at its wildlife refuges in Bristol, RI and Seekonk, MA. Campers explore fields, forests, ponds, streams and the Narragansett Bay coast, with nature education, hikes and games.

As published: Not published (Counselor-in-Training session in 2026 was $225 for members and $275 for non-members; members receive camp fee discounts)

Ages 5–13

Camp Aldersgate is a United Methodist Church-affiliated, ACA-accredited camp and retreat center on over 280 acres in North Scituate, running both day camp (ages 5-13) and overnight camp (ages 7-17) with a private lake, ropes courses, and themed weeks. It is a member of the Rhode Island Association of Camps.

As published: Not published (rates page did not display pricing in accessible text form)

$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 8–17 · $405–$855/session

A niche sailing- and paddling-focused day camp on the Providence waterfront (109 India St.), running EcoAdventure and Learn-to-Sail/Race tracks priced $405–$855 per session. It's a specialty rather than general-purpose camp, and the organization's own site notes that "classes sell out quickly," suggesting strong demand within its narrow niche.

As published: Per published rate page: EcoAdventure (1 week, 5 days/wk) $405; KidSail/TeenSail (2 weeks, 5 days/wk) $855; Racing/Junior Instructor Training (2 weeks) $855; Private lessons $75/hr (2-hr minimum)

Ages 4–16 · $215–$430/week

The Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation runs the Jamestown Sea Adventure Camp, an eight-week sailing and marine-education day camp for ages 4-16 based at Fort Getty in Jamestown, now in its 25th year. Programs range from a land-based "Explorers" group for the youngest campers through sailing-focused "Strictly Sailin'" and leadership tracks for older teens.

As published: 2026 Prices: half-day programs $215, full-day (9am-4pm) $430; "All prices are per camper, per week."

The Jamestown Arts Center runs weekly, hands-on art day camps for ages 3-15 at its Valley Street campus, covering ceramics, drawing, illustration, digital art, fashion design, and story-making alongside professional teaching artists. The facility is fully wheelchair accessible and offers scholarships.

As published: $220-$300 per week depending on session length (4-day sessions ~$220, members $198; 5-day sessions ~$275, members $250); partial and full scholarships available

Ages 3–14

ACA-accredited day camps on the Moses Brown School campus. RISE Camp serves ages 3 to 14 with arts, academics, science, sports and adventure, and the school also runs sports and specialty camps such as soccer, lacrosse, tennis, chess and a theatre intensive. The camp states that RISE Camp was established in 1963.

As published: Not published

Ages 4–12 · $356–$395/week

Weeklong art camps run by the Newport Art Museum School at the Coleman Center for Creative Studies. Each camp has a theme (space, fantasy and miniature worlds in 2026) and is led by a named teaching artist, with separate camps for ages 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12.

As published: 2026: $395 per week for non-members, $355.50 for members (five-day camps, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm)

Ages 3–15 · $145–$345/week

A multi-site YMCA day camp based in Middletown with a second location at Common Fence Point in Portsmouth, offering a broad menu of specialty tracks — aquatics, gymnastics/ninja, golf, rackets, outdoor adventure — plus a traditional program and a Counselor-in-Training pipeline for teens entering 8th–9th grade. Member/non-member tiered pricing and the CIT leadership program are its most distinctive published features; camp size and staff-training detail aren't published.

As published: Per week, member/non-member: Traditional $255/$305; Curious Minds $270/$320; Aquatics $280/$330; Gymnastics/Ninja/Outdoor Adventure/Sports $280–295/$330–345; Golf Clinic $210/$260; Rackets Clinic $210/$260; Counselor-in-Training $140/$165

Grades 2 to 6 (about ages 6–11) · $225–$345/week

Week-long music camp for children entering grades 2 to 6, run by the nonprofit Newport Sings at Channing Memorial Church. Campers explore their voices through music, art and movement and work toward a performance for family and friends. The organization offers its programs free or on a sliding scale.

As published: 2026 registration page: $295 standard, $345 community supporter rate, $225 budget-friendly rate for the week, plus a $25 registration fee

Ages 10–17

Weeklong musical theatre intensive for ages 10 to 17 held at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Participants learn music and choreography from iconic chorus numbers of a selected composer and perform in an "Opening Night" show on the PPAC stage at the end of the week. No audition is required, and a more advanced intensive, ENCORE!, serves experienced high schoolers.

As published: Not published

Ages 7–17 · $230–$825/session

Sail Newport is a nonprofit public sailing center at Fort Adams on Narragansett Bay that runs summer youth sailing classes from beginner to advanced. Programs include Little Guppies for the youngest sailors, two-week dinghy sessions for ages 7 to 17, and one-week keelboat sessions for ages 12 to 17, with race training in some dinghy sessions. Students take a swim check at the start of each session.

As published: 2026: Little Guppies $230 for one week; keelboat $700 per week ($650 for siblings); dinghy $825 per two-week session ($750 for siblings)

Ages 5–18 · $375–$400/week

Save The Bay, the Narragansett Bay environmental nonprofit founded in 1970, runs tiered marine-science day camps (Junior BayCamp through a High School Camp) based out of its Newport Hamilton Family Aquarium location, staffed by degreed marine-science educators and licensed boat captains. Camps run full days with hands-on exploration of Narragansett Bay.

As published: $375/week for members; $400/week for non-members (full-day, 8:30am-4pm); limited full scholarships available for families receiving SNAP/EBT benefits

Ages 5–14

The Town of Warren's Parks & Recreation Department runs a traditional day camp for ages 5-14 at Burr's Hill Park, Mary V. Quirk, and Warren Town Beach, with a free summer lunch program and optional extended-hours care. It is a municipal program for Warren families, with reduced rates for residents.

As published: Warren residents: $350 (traditional camp), $200 per additional sibling; non-residents: $600; extended hours $50/week (residents) or $100/week (non-residents); financial assistance available to Warren residents only

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