Camps with water sports in Rhode Island

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)

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)

Six one-week summer rowing sessions (9-11 am) at the Narragansett Boat Club on the Seekonk River, for rising 6th graders and older. Led by varsity coaches supported by current and former junior rowers.

As published: Not published (price shown at registration)

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

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 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)

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