Registering Your Camper
Review the Guide
Our camp guide is published online annually in February. Click the link below to view our most recent guide.
Register Your Camper
Registration opens annually on March 1. Ask us about VIP early registration dates for YMCA members.
Get Ready for Summer!
A welcome email will be sent to all camp families in early June. Specific camp schedules will be emailed one week before your camp starts.
YMCA Summer Day Camps
We offer camps for all ages and interests! Scroll to the bottom of this page for a full list of camp offerings by week.
Preschool & Kinder Camps
Ages 4–6
The YMCA's preschool (Rookie) and Kinder camps are designed to introduce our youngest campers to summer camp. These camps emphasize small group sizes and age-appropriate activities.
Preschool and Kinder camps are offered every week of summer, and include a variety of half- and full-day options.
Week-Long Day Camps
Entering Grades 1–5
Choose from 30+ weekly day camps. Our camp offerings include Sports, Adventure, STEM, Curiosity, Camp Ponderosa, and ZooTown.
Camps are offered every week of summer, and include a variety of half- and full-day options.
Month-Long Summer Learning Camps
Entering Grades 1–5
These month-long camps focus on learning-loss prevention through activities designed to strengthen math and reading skills while keeping summer fun.
Our Summer Learning Camps are offered by the month (June, July, and August) and accept the Best Beginnings scholarship.
Teen Camps
Entering Grades 6+
Our teen camps are designed to foster independence, develop new hobbies, and build real-life skills in a fun, supervised environment.
Camps are offered every week of summer, and include a variety of half- and full-day options. We also offer a weekly junior counselors program for teens.
2026 Summer Camp Offerings
All 2026 YMCA Summer Camps start June 15.
This week's theme is Be the Hero. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Babysitting 101 (AM Half Day*)
- Dance (Half Day PM)
- MVP Football (AM Half Day*)
- MVP Strength & Conditioning (PM Half Day)
- Rookie Dance (AM Half Day*)
- Trail Running (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Basketball (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Junior Mad Scientists
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Survival
- ZooTown
This week's theme is Be the Hero. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Babysitting 101 (AM Half Day*)
- Dance (Half Day PM)
- MVP Football (AM Half Day*)
- MVP Strength & Conditioning (PM Half Day)
- Rookie Dance (AM Half Day*)
- Trail Running (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Basketball (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Junior Mad Scientists
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Survival
- ZooTown
This week's theme is Out of This World. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Rookie Soccer (AM Half Day*)
- Softball (AM Half Day*)
- Touch Rugby (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Baseball (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Culinary
- Junior Space Explorers
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Teen Big Sky Adventures
- ZooTown
This week's theme is Step Into the Storybook. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Babysitting 101 (AM Half Day*)
- Beginning Taekwondo (AM Half Day*)
- Fly Fishing (AM Half Day*)
- KinderArt (AM Half Day*)
- MVP Soccer (AM Half Day*)
- Rookie Sports (AM Half Day* and PM Half Day)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Cool Cat Coding
- Digital Art Adventures
- Flag Football (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Junior Big Sky Adventures
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Logo Masters: Branding
- ZooTown
This week's theme is Camp Rivalry Week. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Girls Flag Football (AM Half Day*)
- MVP Strength & Conditioning (PM Half Day)
- Pickleball (AM Half Day*)
- KinderArt (AM Half Day*)
- Rookie Gymnastics (AM Half Day* and PM Half Day)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Big Sky Adventures
- Junior Engineering & Inventions
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Multi-Sport (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Teen Culinary
- ZooTown
This week's theme is All the Buzz. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Rookie Fun & Fit (AM Half Day*)
- Topnotch Trick Shots (AM Half Day*)
- Volleyball (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Big Sky Adventures
- Camp Ponderosa
- Junior Music
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- LEGO Creators
- Outdoor Recreation (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Pollinator Protectors
This week's theme is Camp's Got Talent. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Fly Fishing (AM Half Day*)
- Rookie Basketball (AM Half Day*)
- Track & Field (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Camp Ponderosa
- Junior LEGO Creators
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Soccer (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Teen Climbing
- Theater
This week's theme is Here Me Roar. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Lacrosse (AM Half Day*)
- MVP Basketball (AM Half Day*)
- Rookie Sports (AM Half Day* and PM Half Day)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Art
- Camp Ponderosa
- Carnival Creations
- Flag Football (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Junior Climbing Camp
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Soccer (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Pi-Thon Circuits
- Robot Carnival
This week's theme is Splish Splash. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Babysitting 101 (AM Half Day)
- Beginning Taekwondo (AM Half Day*)
- KinderSTEM (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Basketball (Half Day/Full Day options)
- Camp Ponderosa
- Junior Big Sky Adventures
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Theater
This week's theme is Y Marks the Spot. We're offering the following camps this week:
Half-Day Camps
- Active 6 (AM Half Day)
- KinderAdventure (AM Half Day*)
*Afternoon Add-On available for morning half-day camps
Full-Day Camps
- Camp Ponderosa
- Climbing
- Junior Culinary
- KinderHawks
- KinderKubs
- Multi-Sport (Half Day/Full Day options)
Summer Day Camp FAQs
YMCA Summer Camp registration opens annually on March 1 for the general public.
We also offer a VIP early camp registration for YMCA members. Check back in February for early registration dates.
No. A one-time $15 registration fee for our week-long camps is required for each camper each summer. A $25 deposit per camp is due at time of registration. This deposit guarantees your child’s place and is applied to the total balance due. The remaining balance will be scheduled for the Monday prior to your camp's start date.
Changes and cancellations must be communicated a minimum of 10 days prior to the start of your camp's start date. The registration fee and deposits are non-refundable.
Payment processes may vary for our month-long summer camps. Click the button to learn more.
No. YMCA Summer Camp is open to members and non-members. YMCA members do receive early access to camp registration during a VIP registration period.
Full-day YMCA camps run 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, with camp curriculum running from 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Half-day camps run Monday–Friday with varied start and end times.
Yes. YMCA financial assistance is available for all camp programs. Please submit your application at least seven days prior to registering for camp. An application is required.
Our month-long camps (Camp Imagination and Camp Horizon) are licensed through the state of Montana and accept Best Beginnings scholarships.
Online registration is available for all week-longday camps.
We do not offer online registration for our licensed, month-long Camp Imagination and Camp Horizon programs. Click the button below to learn more about our month-long camps.
Yes. All YMCA camps offer waitlist options. You will be contacted if a spot becomes available. We strongly encourage families to sign up for another camp as a backup option. If space opens in your preferred camp, we will adjust your camper's registration and transfer the deposit.
Our Sponsors & Partners
A special thank you to our camp sponsors and partners:
