Zionsville Parks Summer Camps

Spy Kids Camp

Tuesday, June 6

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mulberry Fields Park, 9645 Whitestown Road
Ages: 9 - 12 years
Fee: $40 Resident/$45 Nonresident

Calling all sleuths! Your mission, if you choose to accept, is a fun day full of secret missions, fingerprinting, code cracking, laser dodging, invisible ink and more!

American Girl Camp

Thursday, June 8

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mulberry Fields Park, 9645 Whitestown Road
Ages: 6 - 12 years
Fee: $40 Resident/$45 Nonresident

This is a fun-filled, one-of-a-kind day camp that encourages creativity and gives campers a chance to share their love of American Girl stories. We will explore historic facts, play games, sew, explore our own memories, and make new ones! Campers may, but are not required, to bring a doll.

Creek Camp

Tuesday, June 20

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Elm Street Green, 165 N Elm St.
Ages: 9 - 12 years
Fee: $40 Resident/$45 Nonresident

Eagle Creek is such an important part of our community! Spend the day learning about watersheds and how we can take care of this beautiful resource while also getting in the creek to explore and look for creatures!

Scales and Slime Camp

Thursday, June 22

9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Zionsville Nature Center, 250 N 5th Street
Ages: 9 - 12 years
Fee: $40 Resident/$45 Nonresident

This camp is for kids who think reptiles and amphibians are amazing creatures! Campers will explore all things frogs, turtles, and snakes by meeting Zionsville Nature Center resident animals, participating in fun hands-on activities, and searching for wild creatures in the Zion Nature Sanctuary!

Wilderness Adventure Camp

July 10 - 14

1:00 - 4:00 pm
Overley-Worman Park, 6040 Godello Circle
Ages: 9 - 12 years
Fee: $120 Resident/$135 Nonresident

Join us for an exciting wilderness adventure! Learn basic survival skills such as shelter building, starting a fire with flint and steel, and navigating all while enjoying the beautiful world around us.

Counselor-in-Training CIT Program

The Counselor in Training (CIT) program with Zionsville Parks offers teens who’ve aged out of our traditional camps an opportunity to learn valuable leadership and real-life skills during the summer.
Through guidance and support from the counselors they are working with, CITs will learn through team building, leadership training, and assisting with camp activities.
This program allows CITs to experience increased responsibility and independence at camp while still enjoying all the fun that camp has to offer.
Ages: 13 – 15 years
CIT will be considered on a first come first serve basis.
There will be limited CIT positions in camps for ages 4 - 8 years. No CIT positions are available in 9 - 12 year old camps.
All CIT are required to attend a mandatory camp training session Friday, June 2 from 9 - 11 am

CIT Applications are CLOSED for 2023

Summer Camp Scholarships

The Zionsville Parks Foundation recognizes that quality summer camp programs are important to your family health and strive to ensure every Zionsville child has an opportunity to attend. The Foundation offers financial assistance to Zionsville residents who may face financial hardship in paying camp registration fees.

A limited number of scholarship funds are available for those who qualify.
To serve as many families as possible, scholarships will be awarded based on need and may not cover the full camp registration amount.
Applying does not guarantee any financial assistance or guaranteed registration into any particular camp.
If approved the scholarship will be issued as a credit on your MyRec account that must be used for camp registration by March 31.

Camp Scholarship Applications Are CLOSED for 2023

Transfer Policy

A transfer from one day camp to another day camp is contingent upon the availability of spots within the desired camp. If the camp is at maximum capacity, a transfer will not be allowed.

Wait List Policy

There is no fee to be placed on the wait list. If a spot becomes available in the desired camp, the camper's parent/guardian that is prioritized at the top of the wait list will be notified via email through MyRec. The parent/guardian will have 24 hours from the time of the notification email to make payment in full for the desired camp. If payment has not been received in full, the next camper’s parent/guardian will be notified.

Age Policy

The cutoff date for a camper’s age on the first day of the camp week.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

The Zionsville Parks and Recreation will issue a full refund if the department cancels a camp.
Cancellation for a camp must be requested a minimum of 4 weeks from the respective camp date to receive a 100% refund, less a $10 service charge for cancellation per camp, per camper.
Cancellations made a minimum of 2 weeks from the respective camp date will receive a 50% refund.
Cancellations made less than 2 weeks from the camp date will not be issued a refund.
There will be no camper substitutions.

Inclusion and Modifications

The Zionsville Parks and Recreation Summer camp program is committed to being an inclusive program. We will make reasonable modifications to allow participants of many different ability levels to join our camp programs.

With that in mind, our summer camps are not specialized or therapeutic programs. Safety of our staff and each participant is our top priority. Planning reasonable modifications may take time. The earlier we know of your need the more likely we can make modifications before the programs begin. We reserve the right to decline modifications if said modifications fundamentally alter the nature of the program or is unreasonable as outlined by ADA regulations.