Youth Summer Camps 

2025 Summer Camp Registration Opens Soon!

At YMCA Summer Camp, kids find adventure, meet friends, discover passions and have tons of fun. Families across the Denver metro area come to the Denver Y Summer Camp for a comprehensive experience, including physical activity, art projects, games, time outdoors, character development and social emotional learning — not to mention two field trips each week!

June kicks off Summer at the Y-seum! Watch your step ... here, our Y-storians dug deep and studied hard to understand the fascinating story of our planet. They have scoured the planet in search of sacred artifacts that bring natural history to life — and they’re ready to share it all with you, the Y-seum visitors, at Summer Camp 2025! Bring your curiosity and excitement and get ready to have some fun at the Y-seum this summer!

January 22, 2025:  

Open to YMCA staff, members, 2024 camp participants and current OST participant

January 29, 2025:  

Open to the general public

Map of All Camp Locations

Summer Camp FAQs

January 22, 2025: 

For YMCA staff, members; current and registered Out of School Time participants; 2024 Summer Camp participants; scholarship recipients (Individual memberships and couple without child memberships are not eligible for early registration.) 

January 29, 2025: 

For the general public
 

March 31, 2025: 

CCCAP participants 

Day Camp: 8 AM – 4 PM | Monday – Friday

Before Camp care: 6:30 AM – 8 AM | Monday – Friday | offered at an additional cost and only at select locations

After Camp care: 4 PM – 5:30 PM | offered at an additional cost at all locations 
 

Specialty Camps

Adventure Camp: Monday – Thursday | 8 AM – 4 PM  

Basketball & Culinary Camp: Monday – Friday | 8 AM – 4 PM 

Most camps begin the week of June 2 and most end Aug. 14, but please check at your preferred location. 
 

  • Day Camp
  • Specialty – Adventure Camp
  • Specialty – Basketball Camp
  • Specialty – Culinary Camp 

Day Camps:

  • Arvada-Duncan YMCA (6/2-8/7; Before & After; no care 6/19 & 7/1)
  • Aurora YMCA (APS) (6/2-7/31; After Care; no care 6/19 & 7/1)
  • Downtown Denver Area (6/9-8/8; Before & After; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Elkhart Elementary (6/2-7/31; Before & After; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Excel Academy (6/2-8/7; After care; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Glendale Sports Center (6/2-8/7; Before & After; no care 6/19 & 7/1)
  • Palmer Neighborhood ^ (6/9-8/8; After Care; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Park Hill Neighborhood (6/9-8/14; After Care; no care 6/19 & 7/1)
  • Reunion (6/2-8/7; After care; no care 6/19 & 7/1)
  • Shelton Elementary (6/2-8/7; After Care; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Southwest YMCA (6/2-8/8; Before & After; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Trailside Academy (6/9-8/1; Before & After; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • University Hills-Schlessman YMCA (6/9-8/14; Before & After; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*
  • Yale Elementary (6/2-7/31; After care; CCCAP; no care 6/19 & 7/1)*

*accepting CCCAP 

Specialty Camps:

  • Arvada-Duncan YMCA
  • University Hills-Schlessman YMCA 
  • Day Camp: $250 for members/$300 non-members
  • Specialty Camp-Adventure: $460 for members/$515 for non-members
  • Specialty Camp-Basketball: $320 for members/$370 for non-members
  • Specialty Camp-Culinary: $425 for members/$475 for non-members

The price will be different for camps during holiday weeks due to fewer camp days offered.

If you wish to cancel your Summer Camp registration, contact us online with your request. We must receive your cancellation request in writing. You may receive a refund or credit depending on when you submit your cancellation request: 

  • Cancel 21 days or more before your child’s first day of camp: Full refund or full account credit, minus 10% cancellation fee*
  • Cancel 7-20 days before your child’s first day of camp: 50% refund or full account credit, minus 10% cancellation fee*
  • Cancel 1-6 days before your child’s first day of camp: No refund or account credit 

NOTE:

  • In special, extenuating circumstances, a full refund may be approved for cancellations less than 21 days before the first day of camp. These refunds are approved on a case-by-case basis, and a 10% cancellation fee applies. 
  • You may transfer your Camp registration (to a different Denver Y camp or a different week of the same summer) up to 7 days before your first day of camp for an additional 10% processing fee. 

*All refunds and credits subject to 10% cancellation fee. Cancellation and transfer fee percentage applied to your total camp cost. 

No for both!  

However, a future billing method is required to complete the registration. We encourage you to set up an ACH/bank account in your YMCA Account for your billing method. Here’s how to set up a payment method in your YMCA Account. 

If you register before May 15, 2025: You may pay in full at registration or through automatic monthly payments. 

If you register on or after May 15, 2025: You must pay in full for all weeks of Summer Camp. 

If you miss a monthly payment, your registration may be withdrawn with a 10% withdrawal fee, based on the payment schedule below:

Summer Camp Registration Payment Schedule Denver YMCA

*Withdrawal fee percentage applied to your total camp cost.

  • A YMCA Account. Don't have an account? Set up your YMCA account.
  • Preferred location, desired Camp weeks, whether you need Before- and/or After-Camp Care (available at select locations).
  • A preferred payment method on file in your account. We encourage you to set up an ACH/bank account for your billing method.  
  • Full registration payment or initial payment to begin monthly payment schedule*:

 

Summer Camp Monthly Auto Pay Denver YMCA

*Monthly payment option available for registration before May 15, 2025. 

After registering for Summer Camp, you will receive a follow-up communication from the Y with a link to complete additional required registration forms within your YMCA Account — including authorized pick-ups, emergency contacts, sunscreen authorization, medical authorization and more.  

Your camp registration is not complete until you complete these required forms, and the deadline to complete them is May 15, 2025. Those with incomplete forms will not be able to attend camp until completed.  

We encourage you to complete these forms in your YMCA account right after you register!

Welcome to Summer at the Y-seum!

Day Camp

(Ages 5 - 12)

At day camp, we get back to the basics: tons of fun and an exciting weekly field trip. Your children can come to camp and spend their days playing outside; learning new skills in arts and crafts; and building a community that can grow with them.

Adventure Camp

(Ages 10 - 14)

This camp is built with adventure in mind, so your child must be ready to engage in fun and challenge-seeking adventures. Camp activities may include white water rafting, high ropes courses, mountain biking and more. (*Note: parents interested in registering their youth in Adventure Camp will be required to complete a screening after the registration process.)

Basketball Camp

Basketball camp is an action-packed camp that focuses on promoting physical activity, sportsmanship, and skill development. Campers will have the opportunity to build fundamentals, foster a love for basketball, competition, and fun.

Culinary Camp

YMCA nutrition and cooking specialists are nurturing a deeper understanding of nutrition, kitchen skills and discovery of tasty cuisine among these campers. Campers are grouped with peers of the same grade.  

Before Camp Care

Pre-camp fun starts early prepping your child for the day with a variety of activities including art and games. YMCA counselors ensure campers are checked into their respective camps each morning.

At Select Locations. If families are registering for the camps above, they can add on this option during registration and before they check out. Before camp care is not a stand-alone registration option. If before camp care is needed after the registration process is complete, please contact us.

After Camp Care

Post-camp fun rounds out the end of your child’s camp day with art and games. YMCA counselors ensure campers are checked into after care from their respective camps each afternoon.

After camp care is an available option for Specialty Camps at the Arvada - Duncan YMCA, Southwest YMCA and University Hills - Schlessman YMCA. If families are registering for any Specialty Camps, they can add on this option during registration and before they check out. After Camp Care is not a stand-alone registration option. If after camp care is needed after the registration process is complete, please contact us.

Overnight Camp

While the Denver YMCA does not offer overnight camp, our partner YMCAs in Colorado do!
 
Camp Chief Ouray
 
Camp Jackson - Pueblo
 
Camp Shady Brook (Deckers)
 
Camp Tumbleson Lake - Boulder Co.

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