Camps

Summer Camp – the best way to spend your summer!

KCR School-Age Summer Camps

Traditional day camp options are located at the Ranch House and Dakota Lodge for school-age campers and at the Community Center for pre-school age campers. See more info below!

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School-Age Summer Camp Info

2024 Camp Registration

  • Registration is online! When registering, please select the camp based on the grade your child will enter for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Families may register for full weeks (Mon-Friday), no partial weeks offered. There are two holiday weeks that include a holiday, Memorial Day is a 4-day week (Tues-Fri) and Independence Day is a 3-day week (Mon-Wed).
  • A $40 per week, per child deposit is required upon registration. This is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
  • Registration will open in two phases. The first phase will open at 9 a.m. on the first day and close on the last day at 5 p.m. The second phase will open at 9 a.m. and close when the waitlist is at its capacity. Date windows are:
    • March 11-22-> Ken-Caryl Residents
    • March 25 -> Open to All (Resident & Non-Resident)
    • When registering, please select the camp based on the grade your child will enter for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Cancellation deadline is April 19.

Summer Notes

Having an online account is helpful and required to complete this registration process. We recommend creating an account in advance of registration. Be sure to review your account details to ensure your address and family member info is correct.

Questions? Please email youthprograms@kcranch.org

*Each camper must be 5 years old by May 28 to participate in any school-age camps.

For preschool summer camp, check out our Rainbow Fish!

Looking for something for 6th – 10th graders? Check out our Teen/Pre-Teen Camps!

Ken-Caryl offers several contracted enrichment camps for school-age kiddos at the Ranch House- check those out here!

nature camps
Camps at the Dakota Lodge

KC Nature Camp

Following a weekly theme, children will participate in nature-based crafts, science projects, cooking activities, large and small group games, and team building. Once a week, the camps will go to an off-site field trip. Once a week, camps have group tennis lessons and swimming time at the Community Center and will go on a hike in the Ken-Caryl Valley area.

The Dakota Lodge hosts two camps, grouped by grade:

THE TADPOLES CAMP

Ages: K* – 2nd Grade

THE FROGS CAMP

Ages: 3rd – 6th grade

Camps at the Ranch House

School-Age Camps

Following a weekly theme, children will participate in crafts, science projects, cooking activities, large and small group games, and team building. Once a week, each camp will go on an off-site field trip. Camps have group tennis lessons twice a week and will go swimming at the Ranch House pool three times a week (camp swim lessons for ages <10 are available M-Th each week your child is signed up for summer camp).

The Ranch House hosts three camps, grouped by grade:

‘THE HOOTS’ CAMP

Ages: K* – 1st grade

‘DAH BEARS’ CAMP

Ages: 2nd – 3rd grade

‘THE LIONS’ CAMP

Ages: 4th – 6th grade

*Fee for 5-Day Week:
  • Resident: $290
  • Non-Resident: $377

*Pro-rated for 4-day Memorial Day and 3-day Independence Day weeks.

Dates: May 28 – August 2

Daily Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

School-Age Breaks Camp Info

We offer camps during Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring breaks every school year!

Ages/Grades: 

  • 5 years – 12 years/Kinder-6th grade

Hours & Location:

  • 8:00am-5:00pm
  • Ranch House- 7676 S. Continental Divide Road

Fee per day:

  • $55/Residents; $72/Non-Residents

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