Camps with swimming in Connecticut

Ages 10–16

A sleepaway sports camp on Suffield Academy's 368-acre campus for ages 10 to 16, where campers choose one of eight sports (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, volleyball) and train twice a day with coaches. Suffield Academy lists the 2026 camp dates as June 28 to August 7 with one-week sessions that can be combined.

As published: First-session price not shown on the page fetched; page states each additional session is $2,000 and $750 off each session after the first; $1,000 deposit; $175 off each additional child; group discounts of 5% or 10%

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

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 5–18 · $425–$525/week

A Girl Scout summer day camp in Weston for campers entering kindergarten through grade 12, running six themed weeks in July and August. Activities include a daily swim in the on-site pool supervised by certified lifeguards, archery, outdoor cooking and survival skills. Bus routes and financial aid on request are listed.

As published: 2026 weekly rates range by week and fee tier: $425-$500 (weeks 1, 3, 4, 6) and $450-$525 (weeks 2 and 5); older campers in weeks 2 and 5 can join an overnight

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 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 5–13 · $228–$386/week

Camp COMO is the state-licensed summer day camp of the Stonington Community Center (COMO), running 10 weeks of programming on a 16-acre campus for preschool through grade 7, with specialty options in arts, technology, and athletics.

As published: 2026 pricing: full day $321 (members) / $386 (non-members) per week; half-day $228 (members) / $293 (non-members) per week; $50 non-refundable deposit per week

A YMCA day camp on more than 80 acres at 15 Canton Road, serving the Farmington Valley with archery, bouldering, a climbing wall, swimming, arts and crafts, nature hikes, a low ropes course and a splash pad. Originally established in 1962 as Holiday Ridge Day Camp, it runs ten one-week sessions from June 15 to August 21 in 2026 and has units from grades 1-2 through grades 7-8 plus leader and counselor-in-training groups.

As published: 2026: $329 per 1-week session; $629 per 2-week session; pre-camp and/or morning bus $75 each or $125 for both per one-week session; post-camp and/or afternoon bus the same; YMCA family membership saves $10 off regular session prices; $75 non-refundable deposit per session

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 7–14

Camp Claire is a non-profit, ACA-accredited, co-ed day and overnight camp on Hamburg Cove, operating for "over 100 years" (since 1916 per third-party listings), serving campers ages 7–14 in a cooperative-education, traditional-camping model.

As published: Not published (site directs visitors to a separate cost page)

Kindergarten to grade 4 (about ages 4–9)

The Town of Westport's day camp at Compo Beach for children entering grades K-4, with seven themed weeks from June 22 to August 7, 2026. Daily activities include arts and crafts, sports, games, STEM, yoga, playground and beach time, plus weekly special events and a field trip.

As published: $325 per camper per session; $260 for the four-day session June 29-July 2 (2026)

Ages 5–12

A free summer day camp on a 36-acre campus in Farmington for children ages 5 to 12 who live in the City of Hartford or the Town of East Hartford, which the camp says has served Hartford's children since 1894. Campers are bused from assigned stops and get breakfast and lunch. Daily programs include arts and crafts, nature, music and performing arts, swimming, sports, a computer lab and a LEGO STEM program.

As published: Free to eligible families. A one-time non-refundable application fee per child applies, and East Hartford campers pay a weekly fee (amounts not published); Care 4 Kids is accepted.

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)

Grades 1 to 7 (about ages 5–12)

A traditional full-day town camp for children who have completed grades K-6, with swim lessons, five program areas, special events and field trips, held at Gideon Welles School in summer 2026. A half-day Discovery Junior program (ages 4-6) and two Adventure Weeks of daily trips run alongside it.

As published: Not published on the camp page

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A state-licensed YMCA day camp at 97 Salmon Brook Street for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, with swimming, swim instruction, archery, a climbing wall, gaga, arts and crafts, nature adventures and field trips. The 2026 schedule ran ten themed weeks from June 16 to August 21; the page says 2027 pricing and registration are coming soon.

As published: Weekly camp price not shown on the current page (2027 pricing "coming soon"); Y vacation days listed at $85/day for members and $115/day for program participants; before and after care (7-9 am, 4-6 pm) included in camp price; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

Ages 5–15

A YMCA state-licensed day camp at 30 High Street for ages 5-11, with field trips, arts and crafts, archery, STEM, nature and sports, plus a separate teen camp for ages 12-15 that explores Connecticut attractions and does community service. It serves Andover, Colchester, Glastonbury, Hebron, Marlborough and nearby towns, with 2026 weeks from June 22 to August 21.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon")

Ages 3–5

An outdoor day camp on 22 acres at the Wilton Family YMCA with a 50-meter outdoor pool, a pond, a ropes course and climbing wall, plus fishing, archery and mini-golf. Programs run from Camp To Come To (ages 3-5) through Teen Camp (grades 7-8) and CIT (grades 9-11); the 2027 calendar was "coming soon."

As published: Not published on the camp page (see the site's Registration & Pricing section)

Ages 6–17 · $775–$4,790/session

A century-old (1920) YMCA camp on Cedar Lake offering both overnight and day camp for roughly 500+ campers a summer, per its own social media. It's a mainstream, broadly-programmed Y camp rather than a specialty one, with staff described as "well-trained" but no published ratio or detailed counselor credentials.

As published: 2027 per session: Day Camp 2-week $975/$875/$775 (tiers); Overnight 2-week $3195-$2695; Leadership 3-week up to $4790

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 5–13

A YMCA day camp at 11 Pinney Street for ages 5-13, with outdoor time in a wooded wetland nature preserve, archery, a low ropes course, swimming and swim instruction, arts, music, drama and STEM, plus weekly guests and field trips. Camp runs 9 am to 3:30 pm and 2026 weekly themes are posted; 2027 pricing is coming soon.

As published: Not published (2027 pricing "coming soon"); $20 per week per child deposit at registration; early and late care available for an additional cost; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

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 5–16 · $1,165–$12,655/session

Connecticut's self-described "premier Jewish summer camp," a co-ed overnight and day camp in Madison with tiered early-bird/regular pricing running from about $5,285 for a mini-session up to roughly $12,655 for the full summer, framed by the camp as "all-inclusive." It fills a clear niche as the state's main dedicated Jewish overnight-camp option.

As published: 2026 per-session pricing (early bird / regular): Full Summer (6/27–8/15) $12,305 / $12,655; Session 1 (6/27–7/25) $8,500 / $8,700; Session 2 (7/25–8/15) $7,090 / $7,240; Mini Session 1 (6/27–7/11) & Mini Session 2 (7/25–8/8) $5,285 / $5,385. Camp states rates are "all-inclusive"

Ages 5–16 · $540–$620/week

A traditional YMCA summer day camp on the Mahackeno Outdoor Center campus for campers entering kindergarten through grade 10. Campers are grouped in cabins by grade and each of nine weeks has a theme, such as Color Wars, Amazing Race and Shipwrecked and Soaked. Staff are described as going through rigorous training.

As published: 2027 weeks 1-9: members $540 per week, community members $620 per week; one-time $60 registration fee and $50 per week deposit; pre-camp care $125 per week, post-camp care $250 per week

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.

A Scouting America reservation at 221 Mt. Tobe Road (open since 1938) with Scouts BSA resident camp, Cub Scout day camp, and a STEM day camp open to non-Scouts for grades 3-8 ($350/week, July 6-10 and July 13-17, 9 AM to 3:30 PM). The camp is licensed by the State of Connecticut as a day and resident youth camp and nationally accredited by Scouting America.

As published: STEM day camp $350 per week; other program fees Not published

Ages 3–5

A first-camp experience held at the New Canaan YMCA for children ages 3-5 (pre-K, potty-trained), with creative learning, swimming lessons, music, arts and crafts, Bouncing Bears gymnastics and theme weeks. 2026 ran in three two-week sessions; the page noted it had reached capacity and had a waitlist.

As published: Not published on the web pages (rates are in a brochure PDF)

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

A traditional day camp run by the Mandell JCC on 75 wooded acres along the Farmington River in Windsor, with a 2026 season from June 22 to August 14. The camp lists pool and riverfront swimming, boating, water skiing, archery, a climbing wall, a ropes course, sports, pottery, woodworking and music. Water activities are supervised by Red Cross-certified instructors, and the JCC offers need-based financial assistance.

As published: 2026 rates are on the camp's Sessions and Rates page: two-week sessions run from $1,466 to $1,943 for grades K-9, with more than one price listed per grade group (by registration date and membership) and higher totals for longer enrollments; $150 non-refundable deposit per child per session

Ages 6–12

A seasonal day camp for ages 6 to 12 on 77 wooded acres on Lake Avenue in Greenwich, run by the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich and licensed by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. It has an outdoor pool, archery range and a pond for fishing and canoeing, with weekly themes such as Team Sports Competition and Camp Simmons Traditions. Current Club membership is required to register.

As published: Not published

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 6–15 · $550–$675/week

A sailing and marine science day camp on Holly Pond and Long Island Sound at Cove Island Park, for children entering grades 1 through 9, with a Counselors in Training program for ages 14 and 15. Each one-week session has a theme and a typical day mixes animal encounters, swimming, sailing, art and science experiments. The camp lists certified sailing instructors, lifeguards and CPR and First Aid certified counselors.

As published: 2026 tuition per week: $550 (entering grade 1), $595 (grades 2 and 3-4 groups listed), $675 (older groups); four-day week 3 is discounted; $150 non-refundable deposit per session; early camp $25 and late camp $100

Ages 3–21

A six-week special-needs day camp run jointly by five central Connecticut recreation departments for campers with a physical, intellectual, developmental or other health impairment. It meets at Smith Middle School with games, sports, arts and crafts, nature walks, swimming and field trips; 2026 ran June 22 to July 31 plus an Adventure Trip week.

As published: $174/week ($204/week for typical siblings); Adventure Week $204 (2026); separate transportation fee

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A day camp for children entering K-8 based at Jefferson Elementary School in Norwalk, with campers going to the Wilton YMCA on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for swimming, ropes course, archery, mini-golf and sports. The page lists summer 2027 (8 AM to 3 PM, extended care to 6 PM), with breakfast and lunch included in 2026.

As published: Not published on the web page (separate 2027 pricing sheet PDF); financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

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 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

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A co-ed YMCA day camp for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, using the Wheeler Y's gym, indoor pool, climbing wall, outdoor gaga pit, nature trail and archery. The 2026 season ran nine weeks from June 22 to August 21, 9 am to 4 pm; 2027 pricing is coming soon.

As published: Weekly camp price not shown (2027 pricing "coming soon"); Y vacation days listed at $70/day; before camp 7-9 am and after camp 4-6 pm available; Care 4 Kids accepted