2026 Summer Day Camp

Registration Information

Registration for summer day camp opens on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 12:00am and is on a first come, first served basis. Registration costs for 2026 are $175 per week for campers as well as Leaders in Training (LITs). New in 2021, there is a one-time $25 application fee per child registered. (please see details below). Parents are able to register their child for as many weeks of camp as they wish, as long as there is availability. A minimum, nonrefundable $75 deposit, plus the one-time $25 application fee are due at the time of registration to reserve your child’s spot. If you wish to pay in cash, you must do so in the MCRD office. If a week is full, you will have the option to be placed on the waitlist for any weeks that are full (see waitlist procedures below). Payment in full is due for all registration for all weeks by 5:00pm Friday, May 8th, 2026. If payment is not received in full by this time, you will forfeit your registration and MCRD reserves the right to fill those weeks with another camper on the waitlist. If you wish to create an automatic draft payment plan, please contact MCRD to do so. Additional payments must be made in person at the Recreation Department's Office with cash or check, or can be done online via credit/debit card. It is the sole responsibility of the individual registering their child for full, on-time payment. Assistance with registration, including access to a computer, will be provided at the MCRD office during normal business hours. Registration and payment will not be accepted through mail.

Application Fee

There is a one-time $25 application fee that applies to each camper and LIT which you register. It is not a per-week fee. The application fee does not apply if you are only registering for the waitlist, but if you have a week of camp in your cart, the application fee will apply. Campers and LITs coming off the waitlist will be charged the application fee if they have not already done so previously. The minimum $75 deposit of registration fees does not apply to the application fee.

Waitlist Procedures

To ensure an enjoyable and safe atmosphere for both campers and staff, there is a maximum number of campers allowed per week. You may find that a week has reached its capacity while registering, and if this is the case you will have the option of being placed on a waitlist. As openings become available, MCRD staff will call individuals in the order in which they were placed on the waitlist. These spots are filled on a first come first serve basis; if one spot becomes available during all six weeks of the program, the child listed as number one on the waitlist will have first priority in securing those spots. MCRD staff will call the phone number(s) provided during registration and will leave voicemails if participants do not answer. Participants will have 24 hours to confirm their camper’s spot after receiving the initial phone call or voicemail by submitting payment in full, including the one-time application fee. Saturdays and Sundays do not count towards 24 hours). Registration fees for waitlist spots are due in full to confirm spot. If 24 hours pass without receiving confirmation and payment, staff will move on to next person on the waitlist until the spot is filled.

Refunds and Nonrefundable Deposit

25% of registration fees and the $25 application fee are nonrefundable. We understand that things may come up after registering your child for camp and it may become necessary to withdraw them for one or all of their weeks. If this is the case, please let us know as soon as possible. If you withdraw prior to 5:00pm May 8, 2026, any amount in excess of the nonrefundable 25% of registration fees will be refunded. After May 8th, refunds will only be issued if 1) a two week notice is given from the start of the camper’s session AND 2) MCRD staff can find someone to take their spot from the waitlist. No refunds will be issued within two weeks from the start of the camper's session.