2024 Summer camp

  • Printed guide: Week of February 21
  • Registration opens: March 11 for DG Park District residents and March 18 for non-residents
  • Registration will be available online at dgparks.org or in-person at Lincoln Center or Recreation Center


What to expect in 2024:

Downers Grove Park District is excited to offer a full lineup of our popular summer camps in 2024!

Traditional Full-day Camps

  • Kinder Camp for campers entering Kindergarten in the Fall of 2024
  • Adventure Camp for campers entering grades 1 to 5
  • Teen Trekkers for campers entering grades 6 - 8
  • Extended hours for Kinder Camp, Adventure camps and Teen Trekkers (9:00am - 5:30pm)
  • Before care available for an additional fee
Early Childhood Camps
  • Half Day camps for campers 2 - 5 years old
  • Exploration Station & Extension Camp
  • Pee Wee Camp
Teen Camps - for campers entering 6th - 8th grade
  • Counselor in Training
  • Teen Trekkers
  • Teen Wilderness Explorers
History Camps
  • Half-day camps
  • Available for ages 5-12
Nature Camps
  • Half-day camps for campers entering Pre-K through 5th grade
  • Teen Wilderness Explorers full day camp for campers entering 6th - 8th grade
  • New full day camp for campers entering 1st - 5th grade
  • Specialty Nature Camps
  • Before and after care available for an additional fee
  • Art, Dance & Theater
Youth Specialty Camps
  • STEM-based
  • Cooking
  • Chess, Spanish and more!
Sports Camps
  • All Star Sports Instruction
  • 5 Star Soccer
  • New Wave Lacrosse
  • Challenger International
  • Chicago Fire
  • Offered at Downers Grove Golf Club
  • Ages 3-18

Thank you to our camp sponsor, Jackson Family Dentistry!