Camps with swimming 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

Grades 1 to 6 (about ages 5–11)

Day camps run on the grounds of the Agawam Hunt club in Rumford (East Providence), for members and non-members. Camp Agawam (grades 1-6) combines golf and racquets clinics with counselor-led activities and pool time, with a Racquets Academy, Racquets & Golf Sports Academy and Junior Golf Development Camp for older children.

As published: Summer 2026 Camp Agawam: 5 days $415 members / $465 non-members; 3 days $290 / $320; extended day $20 per child per day; lunch included. Other academies' prices not on the main page.

$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 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 4–15 · $260–$375/week

A traditional YMCA day camp on 87 lakefront acres in Coventry, offering a spread of tracks — half-day for ages 4–6, a traditional full-day program, an "immersive" option, specialty camps, and a Leaders-in-Training pathway — at weekly rates roughly $260–$375. It reads as a large, activity-rich, classic YMCA outdoor camp, though the branch publishes little about staff hiring, training, or overall camper capacity beyond noting that specialty instructors have relevant field backgrounds.

As published: Traditional Camp $355/week; Half-Day Camp (ages 4–6) $260/week; Immersive Camp $375/week; Specialty Camp $375/week; Leaders in Training $355/week

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."

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

Ages 5–12

A Catholic day camp run by the Diocese of Providence on a wooded Chepachet property with a private beach, offering archery, canoeing, fishing, hiking, nature and sports for children ages 5 to 12 of all faiths. Summer 2026 ran eight themed weeks from June 22 to August 14, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and 2027 registration opens in January.

As published: 2026: $275 per week per camper ($255 per additional sibling), $65 per day; early bird $265 per week if registered by May 16, 2026; bus transportation $20 per week. Camp states true cost is $525 per week, subsidized by the Catholic Charity Appeal. Financial aid available.

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

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 3–12 · $395–$535/week

St. Michael's Country Day School runs a seven-week Summer Fun Camp for ages 3 through rising 8th grade on its Newport campus, with half-day and full-day tracks and explicit low camper-to-counselor ratios for younger groups. The camp is open to any family, not just enrolled students.

As published: Half day (9am-1pm, ages 3+): $395/week; full day (9am-4pm, ages 4+): $535/week; $100/week non-refundable deposit; early-bird discount of $25 off full-day registration (Jan 30-Mar 1); 4-day July 4th week: $318 half-day / $433 full-day

Ages 5–12 · $286–$447/week

Day camp of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island at the Dwares JCC, built on four pillars: Judaism, arts, movement and STEM. Campers entering kindergarten through grade 6 have daily swim lessons, sports, arts, science and weekly field trips, and older students can join as Leaders in Training or Counselors in Training.

As published: 2026: members $356 per week, non-members $447 per week; the shortened week of June 29 is $286 member, $357 non-member. Registration fee $45 member or $75 non-member. Lunch is provided.

Ages 3–15 · $550/week

Day camp on the 84-acre Narragansett Bay waterfront campus of Rocky Hill Country Day School. Campers from age 3 through the teens do art, science, sports, nature walks, tide-pooling and waterfront swims, with a different weekly theme and a Friday celebration. Sports camps and tennis are offered separately.

As published: 2026: Full Day Camp $550 per week (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM)

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

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