Long Island summer camps
Day camps, sleepaway, and specialty. Every Long Island summer spot vetted for age, operator type, and what kids actually do there.
Between the Pipes Hockey offers tailored on-ice and off-ice training led by NCAA Division 1 and professional hockey players. The camp emphasizes both physical skill development and mental training, including visualization and mental toughness work. Services include goalie training, skating lessons, video game analysis, and mentorship from college and pro athletes to help players reach goals in juniors, Division 1, or professional play.
Camps 'R' Us Syosset is the Syosset campus of Camps 'R' Us, a family-owned, ACA-accredited day camp that has operated on Long Island since 1993 and bills itself as the Island's most affordable accredited day camp. The camp runs at St. Edward the Confessor School, 205 Jackson Avenue, Syosset. The Syosset campus has run since 2017. Three grade-based programs share the site: Tiny Tots for children at least 3 years old who have not yet completed kindergarten, Campers for kids completing grades K through 4 (KinderKamp, 1st and 2nd graders, 3rd and 4th graders), and Explorers for 5th through 8th graders, whose day includes trips. Days run 9 AM to 4:30 PM with extended hours from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, and rotate through field sports, court sports, swimming, the Splash Zone, WonderWorks, arts and crafts, gaga, special events and theme days. Families can enroll for 1 to 8 weeks and 2 to 5 days a week.
Cultural Arts Playhouse is a established theater arts program celebrating 30 years of drama education on Long Island. The immersive summer program combines skill-building workshops with rehearsal and performance in fully staged musicals, serving grades K-10. Students participate in musical theater, acting, and dance instruction as part of a comprehensive theater arts experience.
Intensive professional training utilizing state-of-the-art dark rooms, editing suites, and black box theatres, culminating in student performances. Operated by Nassau BOCES and Hofstra University.
SPORTIME Summer Tennis & Multi-Sport Camps offers year-round tennis instruction and summer day camps for children ages 3 and up, with programs ranging from beginner Red & Orange Ball tennis for younger players to competitive Green & Yellow Ball training for older juniors. The camps emphasize skill development, self-esteem building, socialization, and fun, with experienced certified coaches and counselors leading activities on tennis courts and sports fields. SPORTIME operates multiple locations across Long Island, NYC, Westchester, and the Capital Region, and also offers school-break camps, private lessons, and special event programs.
Long Island camps, answered
When should I book summer camp on Long Island?
Earlier than feels reasonable. Long Island families start looking in January, and the popular sessions and specialty camps fill through late winter and spring. Town camps tend to open registration in the spring, usually with resident priority. If you are reading this in April you are not out of luck, but start calling.
How much do Long Island day camps cost?
It is a wide range, and it depends on whether you are looking at a town-run day camp, a private one, or a specialty camp that charges by the week. We do not publish a price for every camp. Where the camp states its rates, the listing shows a cost range, and many listings also carry session dates. Where it does not, the listing links out to the camp's own site. Prices change every year, so confirm before you budget.
Are there town-run camps?
Yes. Set the operator filter to Town-Run to see the ones we have verified. Most Nassau and Suffolk towns run a summer day camp for residents, and they are usually the most affordable route, though they book on the town's own calendar and generally ask for proof of residency.