East Hartford Parks and Rec Announces Summer Camp Program!

East Hartford Parks and Rec Announces Summer Camp Program!

East Hartford, CT - Summer is fast approaching and East Hartford Parks and Recreation will be offering summer camp programs for the 2023 summer season.

East Hartford Parks and Recreation Summer Camps will open Monday, June 19th, 2023 and will run 7 consecutive weeks, ending on Friday, August 4th. Camps are open to East Hartford residents only and serve children and teens entering grades 1 – 9 and participants with special needs ages 6 -21.   Enrichment programming continues to be a stimulating part of the programming thanks to our collaboration with East Hartford Public Library and East Hartford Youth Services.

Camps will be held at the same park locations. However, the inclement weather locations are not on site this summer due to school construction. Inclement weather days will be determined the day prior and camps will be held at the offsite designated location.  Parents and caregivers will be notified directly.

  • Little Rec’ers Camp for children entering grades 1- 2 will be located at Goodwin Park/ Goldstar Pool, *Pitkin School during inclement weather days.
  • Fun Days Camp for children entering grades 3 – 4 will be located at Gorman Park / Lord Pool, *Silver Lane School during inclement weather days.
  • Explorers Camp for children entering grades 5 – 6 will be located at McAuliffe Park / Drennan Pool, *East Hartford Middle School during inclement weather days.
  • Teen Camp for teens entering grades 7 – 9 will be located at Hockanum Park/ Terry Pool,

* ECLC School Gym during inclement weather days.

  • Camp Sunburst for participants with special needs ages 6 - 21 will be located at McAuliffe Park, Drennan Pool, * Wickham Library during inclement weather days.

Campers will participate in a variety of activities; arts & crafts, sports, special events and more. Campers will also visit the pools, where they will have free swim and receive swim instruction from our American Red Cross Certified Lifeguards.

 All campers will be registered for the East Hartford Public Library summer reading program through Readsquared and will receive prizes at camp to recognize and celebrate the time they spend reading! Campers will also participate in weekly enrichment activities sponsored by the Library, including STEM, Makerspace, puppetry, performing arts, drumming and more. For some enrichment activities campers will be bused to the Library.

Breakfast and lunch is provided for all campers through the Summer Meals Program! 

In partnership with East Hartford Youth Services and LEO Clinic, each camp will be assigned an embedded social worker.

For more information about camp, join us at a Virtual Camp Open House on Tuesday, May 16th at 6:30pm, hosted via Zoom by the East Hartford Public Library. To register, click here for the library’s online events calendar, or call the library at 860-290-4330.

Registration for camps opens Wednesday, May 17th. Register online at www.ehparks.org or at the parks and recreation office at the CCC located at 50 Chapman Place. 

Camp brochures will distributed electronically to all students attending East Hartford Public Schools and additional copies will be available online at www.easthartfordct.gov/parks-recreation

East Hartford Parks and Recreation Summer Camps provide excellent opportunities for children to play and socialize in a safe and supervised environment.   For more information, please call Parks and Recreation at 860-291-7160 or visit www.easthartfordct.gov.