With all the demands of the school year, kids deserve a break—and so do parents!
That’s why a number of local partners and organizations have come together to host a wide range of summer camps that will keep kids engaged and learning all summer long.
Explore the following Henry County summer camp programs that will introduce your child to an array of topics, from science, to nature, to performing arts. A variety of entertaining and educational enrichment opportunities await your child this summer.
Family Support Circle Youth Excellence Program (YEP) Summer Day Camp
Family Support Circle offers many fun and educational summer options with their Youth Excellence Program (YEP) Summer Day Camp. YEP focuses on helping students in grades 1–8 develop a deeper sense of self, a steadfast belief in their own voice, and the realization that they can influence change in the world.
Children receive tutoring and homework help on various subjects ranging from health to STEM, and they get to participate in various social and recreational activities, including field trips, arts and crafts, sports, nature instruction, games, cultural awareness, special events, and even a STEM-based Zero Robotics program for middle schoolers.
Dates: Session I: June 1– June 30, 2021 | Session II: July 1–July 23, 2021
Hours: Monday–Friday 7:00am-4:00pm (Before and after care are available at additional cost)
Location: 109 South Lee Street, Stockbridge, GA 30281
Contact: info@familysupportcircle.org / (770) 378-4070
Cost: Contact Family Support Circle for details
Panola Mountain State Park Junior Ranger Camp & Outdoor Adventure Camp
Does your child love to explore the outdoors? Tired of the same old summer camp? Looking for some adventure this summer? Panola Mountain State Park offers not one, but two, outdoor summer camps to keep your nature lover engaged.
Junior Ranger Camp
This 5-day program will introduce kids ages 6-10 to the wonders of the outdoors. Activities include hiking, frog hunting, bug catching, bird watching, craft-making, geocaching, orienteering, and more. Campers are to bring lunch and snacks. Be sure to apply sunscreen and bug spray each day.
Dates: June 21–June 25, 2021
Hours: 9:00am-1:00pm (Early drop-off is available for a $10 fee)
Location: Panola Mountain State Park
Contact: Nature Center at (770) 389-7801 / pm.naturalist@gmail.com
Cost: $125 per child
Outdoor Adventurer Camp
If your 10- to 14-year-old child is interested in archery, bouldering, tree climbing, outdoor living skills, and more, this is the camp for them.
Dates: June 28–July 2, 2021
Hours: 9:00am-4:00pm (Early drop-off/late pick-up is available for a $20 fee)
Location: Panola Mountain State Park
Contact: Nature Center at (770) 389-7801 / pm.naturalist@gmail.com
Cost: $200 per child
Henry Arts Alliance Summer Arts Camp
It’s time to make your summer camp plans. Now is the time to sign up for Henry Arts Alliance Summer Arts Camp. Join us for another exciting year of dancing, drama, art, literature and more. We have 3 camps to choose from for completed Kindergarten through 8th grade students.
Join the Henry Arts Alliance Summer Arts Camp for another exciting year of dancing, drama, art, literature, and more. Choose from three camps: Exploring the Arts, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts.
Dates: June 14–June 18, 2021
Location: McDonough Presbyterian Church
Contact: See www.henryartsalliance.org for additional information
Exploring the Arts Summer Camp
If your child enjoys the arts, he/she will love Exploring the Arts Camp, where they’ll experience a variety of artistic interests. Every day he/she will attend sessions in art, drama, literature, dance, and music. The Arts Camp finale will host a variety of performances the kids have practices throughout the week.
Level 1: Students having completed Kindergarten through 3rd grades
Hours: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $125 per child
Visual Arts Summer Camp
Does your child enjoy creating works of art? Are you looking for a fun, local, and affordable camp opportunity? This is the perfect camp for those campers that would like to participate in art, literature, and music without being in the forefront of the dance performance.
Campers will work with qualified professionals to create works of art. Faculty consists of professionals in the art field.
Level 1: Students having completed Kindergarten through 3rd grades | *Registration limited to 15 students.
Hours: 9:00am-12:00pm
Cost: $125 per child
Level 2: Students having completed 4th through 8th grades | *Registration limited to 25 students.
Hours: 9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $175 per child
Performing Arts Summer Camp
If your child enjoys dance, drama, and music, this is the camp for him/her! At the Performing Arts Camp, they’ll get to experience being in a show complete with singing, dancing, and drama. Campers will be working with professionals in the field to learn a musical in one week.
Level 2: Students having completed 4th through 8th grades | *Registration limited to 40 students.
Hours: 9:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $175 per child
GymTech Summer Camp
GymTech Youth Gym Sports’ Summer Day Camp includes fantastic gymnastics lessons on bars, beam, floor, vault, and tumble track, as well as strength and conditioning training. Camp will also include group activities, such as relay races, pit races, arts & crafts, water days, and more.
Potty-trained children as young as 3 years old may participate in half-day camps, and children 5-13 years old may enjoy full-day options. Children can attend just one week or for the whole summer.
GymTech is offering a summer special: Pay for five or more full day weeks and receive free registration and two free open gym passes. Offer ends May 28, 2021.
Dates: June 2–July 30, 2021
Hours: Monday–Friday | Half day: 8:00am-12:30pm; Full day: 8:30am-5:00pm (Early drop-off and late pick-up available for additional $15-25/week; see staff for more details)
Location: Gym Tech Youth Gym Sports, 175 Kendra Dr., McDonough, GA 30253
Contact: (678) 492-2268 / info@gymtechgymsports.com
Cost: $35-135
- 5 full days – $135
- 3 full days – $105
- 1 full day – $50
- 5 half days – $105
- 3 half days – $80
- 1 half day – $35
Registration fees include:
- $35 per child or $60 max per multi-child family (for non-enrolled GymTech participants)
- $30 per child or $50 max per multi-child family (for currently enrolled GymTech participants)
- They also offer a discounted registration fee of $30 per child or $45 per family for those only attending one week of camp.
Henry County Parks & Recreation
The Henry County Parks and Recreation Department offers Day Camp all summer long. Camp activities include arts and crafts, games, swimming, field trips, and other creative means of expression and recreation. Camp is open to ages 6-12 (age as of June 1, 2021).
Dates: May 27–August 3, 2021 (No camp the week of July 5)
Hours and Locations vary.
Contact: (770) 288-7300
Cost: $125/week per child; $115/week for each additional child | *Additional $30/week/child for out-of-county residents
Click here for payment plan info; click on “Day Camps” to see pricing and other details.
In addition to the full day camp options, the Parks & Rec program also offers a variety of special interest camps and classes, including basketball, tennis, and dance.
Dance & Tumble Summer Classes
See flyer for more details.
Dates: July 13 & 15 or July 20 & 22, 2021
Ages: 2-13 (age as of June 1, 2021)
Hours: Tumbling (ages 2-4) 3:00-3:45pm; pre-Jazz/tumbling (ages 5-8) 3:45-4:45pm; Jazz/tumbling (ages 7-12) 5:00-6:00pm; dance skills/tumbling (ages 8-13) 6:00-7:00pm
Location: Locust Grove Recreation Center
Contact: (770) 288-7300 / Amy Bailey, Instructor: (678) 300-9182
Cost: Resident fee – $60/week per child | Non-resident fee – $90/week per child
Registration: April 5–July 9, Monday–Friday 9:00am-4:00pm at Bear Creek Recreation Center, Fairview Recreation Center, Heritage Park, J.P. Moseley Rec. Center, and Locust Grove Rec. Center, or online.
Bull Martin’s Basketball Camp
See flyer for more details.
Dates: June 21–25, 2021
Ages: 6-18 (age as of June 1, 2021)
Hours: 8:00am-1:00pm (6-10 yr. olds); 8:00am-4:00pm (11-18 yr. olds)
Location: Fairview Recreation Center
Contact: (770) 288-7300
Cost: Resident fee – $100 per child; $90 for each additional child | Non-resident fee – $130 per child; $120 for each additional child
Registration: April 5–June 18, Monday–Friday 9:00am-4:00pm at Bear Creek Rec. Center, Fairview Rec. Center, Heritage Park, J.P. Moseley Rec. Center, and Locust Grove Rec. Center, or online.
Academic Summer Tennis Camp
See flyer for more details.
Dates: June 1–July 23, 2021
Ages: 5-18 (age as of June 1, 2021)
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: Richard Craig Park
Contact: (770) 288-7300
Cost: Resident fee – $125/week per child; $115/week for each additional child | Non-resident fee – $155/week per child; $145/week for each additional child
Registration: Begins April 12, Monday–Friday 9:00am-4:00pm at Bear Creek Rec. Center, Fairview Rec. Center, Heritage Park, J.P. Moseley Rec. Center, and Locust Grove Rec. Center, or online.
SkyCamp at Sky Zone McDonough
Have an epic time at SkyCamp! Kids can have fun while staying active, with instructor-led activities like age-appropriate exercise and Ultimate Dodgeball. It’s easy and hassle-free for parents: Drop them off, and the SkyCamp team will make sure they have the best experience ever.
Dates: Session 1: June 7–11 | Session 2: June 21–25 | Session 3: July 12–16 | Session 4: July 19–23
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Location: 165 Mill Road, McDonough, GA 30253
Contact: (770) 676-3772
Cost: $179 per session – siblings discount available; $50 per day
Starlite Family Fun Center of McDonough
Camp Starlite is a guaranteed fun time for your child this summer! This all-inclusive camp is perfect for ages 5-14 and includes lunch and an afternoon snack. Your child will be fully supervised while enjoying the center’s awesome attractions and activities, including skating, laser tag, indoor playground, STEM/STEAM activities, games, crafts, and movies—and when weather permits, a bounce house and giant water slide!
Dates: Week 1: June 7–11 | Week 2: June 14–18 | Week 3: June 21–25 | Week 4: June 28–July 2 | Week 5: July 12–16 | Week 6: July 19–23 | Week 7: July 26–30
Hours: Monday–Friday 9:30 am-5:00 pm (Early drop-off at 7:30 am and late pick-up until 6:00 pm for an additional $25/week)
Location: 425 Plaza Pkwy, McDonough, GA 30253
Contact: (770) 898-0100 ext. 416 / michelle@starliteffc.com
Cost: $135/week per child
Drip-Thru Coffee Summer Reading Program
Drip-Thru Coffee has returned with its summer reading program for children in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Drip-Thru believes reading is “FUNdamental” and should be encouraged over summer breaks. Students in Grades K-8 are invited to read at least 10 books by August 31st.
Parents/Guardians can register their child(ren) at the store via their Customer Loyalty Account or summer_reading@dripthrucoffee.com. Once the log is completed, emailed and reviewed by staff, the student will receive a FREE 12oz. fruit smoothie.
Dates: June 1–August 31, 2021
Hours: 7:00 am-4:00 pm weekdays; 8:00 am-1:00 pm weekends
Location: Drip-Thru Coffee, 50 Hwy 138 W., Stockbridge, GA
Contact: (404) 784-0188 / summer_reading@dripthrucoffee.com
Cost: Free
With a broad choice of offerings, these Henry County summer camps will help keep your kids occupied during the school break. Visit our website today to find even more fun, affordable activities to enjoy during the summer and year-round.