Cincinnati and Dayton: who runs camps, in their own words
One operator on this page printed a line about the coming season when we read it. The other lines below print last season’s year or no year, and each is labelled.
Listed, not checked. We have not visited, inspected, rated or endorsed any camp named on this page, and a camp being named here says nothing about how it is run. Each fact is the operator’s or the agency’s own wording, with a link to the page it came from. Read the questions to ask and put them to the camp yourself.
Registration is closed for all 2026 Day Camps. 2027 information is coming soon!(greatparks.org)the line prints 2026 and 2027
Before and after care
Before and after care are available for Operation Outdoors camps at Miami Whitewater Forest for $30 per week, per camper.(greatparks.org)no year in this line The hours are 7:30-9 a.m. for before care and 4-5:30 p.m. for after care.(greatparks.org)no year in this line
Help paying
The awarded scholarship is up to 75% of the program cost, with a maximum of $300. Non-Hamilton County Residents are only eligible for 50% up to $200.(greatparks.org)no year in this line Program participants must first be registered for the camp or program.(greatparks.org)no year in this line
Health form
Parents or guardians must complete their camper's health profile online through CampDoc at least seven days before camp begins.(greatparks.org)no year in this line
Neither the care price line nor the scholarship line prints a year.
This year's 10-week Summer Day Camp Program will be offered at 22 recreation centers and run from June 8, 2026 to August 14, 2026 for youth ages 6-12 (5-year-olds who have completed full-day kindergarten are eligible as well).(cincinnati-oh.gov)the line prints 2026
Registration
Open registration will begin on February 9(cincinnati-oh.gov)no year in this line
Membership
A CRC center membership is required for all camp participants.(cincinnati-oh.gov)no year in this line
Inclusive camps
Inclusive day camp opportunities, for children ages 6-12, provide that children with and without disabilities can attend day camp together and enjoy swimming, sports, games, crafts, outings, music and more.(cincinnati-oh.gov)no year in this line
The February line prints no year. The sentence before it on the page prints last season’s dates. We do not assign the February line a year; on the calendar it sits with the dates that print none. The fee was not in the page text we read.
Campers are eligible for the grade they will be entering in Fall 2026.(cincymuseum.org)the line prints 2026
Price lines
Summer Camps are sold by the week.(cincymuseum.org)no year in this line 5-Day Camps Members: $335; Non-Members: $360(cincymuseum.org)no year in this line 4-Day Camps Members: $285; Non-Members: $310(cincymuseum.org)no year in this line 5-Day Premium Camps Members: $385; Non-Members: $410(cincymuseum.org)no year in this line
Before and after care
We will not be offering before or after care for the summer of 2026.(cincymuseum.org)the line prints 2026
Cancelling
There is a $50 processing fee for cancelling before May 1, 2026. There will be a $100 fee if you cancel on or after May 2, 2026, up until the Friday before your camp.(cincymuseum.org)the line prints 2026
The grade line and the cancellation dates print last season’s year, and the price lines print none.
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required.(cincinnatizoo.org)no year in this line
Summer camp
Half Day Camps available for 4yr-Kindergarten(cincinnatizoo.org)no year in this line
Winter camp
Winter Camp is the perfect activity for kindergarteners through 8th graders cooped up during winter break.(cincinnatizoo.org)no year in this line
The page’s summer section also prints a grade range for full-day camps. Its ordinals are set in a way we could not quote cleanly, so read that line on the zoo’s page. We found no summer dates or prices in the page text we read.
Overnight Summer Camp in Ohio | YMCA Camp Kern Ages 7-14(campkern.org)no year in this line Frontier Village (Ages 7-9)(campkern.org)no year in this line Explorer Village (Ages 9-11)(campkern.org)no year in this line Adventure Village (Ages 11-13)(campkern.org)no year in this line Pioneer Village (Ages 13-14)(campkern.org)no year in this line
Length of stay
Overnight Camp: Sunday-Friday(campkern.org)no year in this line
Day camps
Sunrise Day Camp (Ages 5-10)(campkern.org)no year in this line Horse Day Camp (Ages 8-13)(campkern.org)no year in this line
Help paying
As part of the YMCA of Greater Dayton, we offer need-based financial assistance for camp programs, made possible through generous donations to our Annual Campaign and community partners like the United Way.(campkern.org)no year in this line This financial assistance program uses a sliding scale based on your income, household size, and any unique circumstances.(campkern.org)no year in this line Pay a reduced $25 deposit per week + $2 admin fee(campkern.org)no year in this line
We found no tuition and no season year in the page text we read. The camp’s tie to the YMCA of Greater Dayton is in its own sentence under help paying.
What does Ohio 4-H print about its camp sites?
Ohio 4-H prints its camp sites with addresses. Two of them: 4-H Camp Graham 164 Springhill Road, Box 185 Clarksville, OH 45113(ohio4h.org) and 4-H Camp Clifton 2256 Clifton Road Yellow Springs, OH 45387(ohio4h.org) On how to attend: For more information about how to attend your county's 4-H camp, contact your local OSU Extension Office(ohio4h.org)
What does the registration law say about city and park-district programs?
The registration statute’s fifth exemption: (5) A program that provides activities for children who are five years of age or older and is operated by any county, township, municipal corporation, township park district created under section 511.18 of the Revised Code, park district created under section 1545.04 of the Revised Code, or joint recreation district established under section 755.04 of the Revised Code.(codes.ohio.gov, effective January 1, 2025) A program that fits those words is not asked to register, so its absence from the state’s list is not a warning sign. Whether a given operator’s program fits, or registers anyway, is a question for that operator (day camp registration).
Pages we could not read, so they are not here. Leaving a camp out says nothing about the camp.
YMCA of Greater Cincinnati: myy.org refused our reader, so nothing from it is quoted.
Five Rivers MetroParks: no camp page was found; the pages we reached were about campsites.
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio: the page read had no camp dates, ages or prices.
Boonshoft Museum and the YMCA of Greater Dayton day camps: no camp page was found at the addresses we tried.
Private and for-profit camps: not covered at all.
Two women in a stone-walled room, one at an ironing board, one behind a pair of round wringer washers.The record’s description: Camp Ebenezer (Holmes Co., Ohio): Two staff members of Camp Ebenezer, a Mennonite summer camp for African American children, do the laundry, circa 1948. HM4-110, Photo 53(Wikimedia Commons)Photo: Mennonite Church USA Archives. Rights line on the file page: The uploading organization may have various reasons for determining that no known copyright restrictions exist(Wikimedia Commons)The place and year are in the record’s description above. It is not a camp named on this site.
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