Day camps for 2026

Day camps are the quintessence of summer camp in Canada and the US. A day away from home with friends, enjoying the outdoors, friendship, laughter and camp activities ought to be part of every childhood. Our Kids Go To Camp has been covering the world of day camps and summer camps for over a decade. We list day camps from throughout Ontario, Quebec, BC, and numerous other provinces and northern United States including New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and others. They're just one type of camp, with others being March break camps near you, as well as overnight and PA day camps. 

Day camps are ideal for busy families where parents work but do not want to spend a week (or several weeks) apart from their child. It's nice to get a daily update from your child as he or she grows and learns from the summer camp experience. There are a variety of activities offered at day camps, including arts and crafts, sports and many other daily activities.

Camps often focus on a specific area. This might be a sport like horseback riding, soccer, paintball, hockey, baseball or volleyball. There are also day camps that focus on science, technology or computers and there are many very interesting day camps put on by museums or galleries.

The benefits of summer camp go beyond this: 

• it allows children to "dip into" activities with less of a commitment.
• kids more fully explore skills of self-sufficiency and independence in camp,
• camp allows them to learn and grow in ways that no other summer activiity can. 

Day camps are especially ideal for young children, where a family might want to expand the child's experience beyond that offered by regular day care.