Summer Camps

Camps for the adventure-seeker, animal-lover, athlete, naturalist, scientist, artist, and more!

Summer Program Guide

Summer Camps are featured in the Summer Program Guide:

Summer 2025 Program Guide cover

Registration is open

Visit the Program Guides or Registration pages for more information.

Summer Camp FAQs

Summer Camps FAQs Document Thumbnail links to full document PDF (opens in new window)

View frequently asked questions in the Summer Camp FAQs (PDF) or by scrolling down.

Summer Camp Schedule Organizer

2025 Summer Camp Organizer Document PDF

Plan your summer camp schedule using our Summer Camp Organizer (PDF)

Questions?
Contact Kelly Nielsen at [email protected]

Cancelation Policy
View the Summer Camp Cancelation Policy

Summer Camp | Social Story™
The Wheaton Park District understands that visiting a new place or engaging in public activities can sometimes be challenging for individuals with different needs. That’s why we offer Social Stories™ to help visitors feel comfortable and confident.

* The terms ‘social story’ and ‘social stories’ are trademarks originated and owned by Carol Gray. https://carolgraysocialstories.com/social-stories/

Summer Camp FAQs

You must cancel the Wednesday prior to camp starting to receive a refund. A refund will not be provided if it is requested past the deadline.

You may cancel by contacting the Community Center front desk at 630-690-4880.

When a camp or program is at full capacity, you will be placed on a waitlist. Being placed on a waitlist requires payment to secure your waitlisted spot. Spots will be offered in the order of the waitlist as space becomes available. If space does not become available, your payment will be automatically refunded to the original form of payment.

You may check your waitlist status by logging into your account and clicking on your name in the top right corner. Then under My Account, click My Pending Enrollments to view your status.

Campers’ Favorite Camps
Awesome August
Camp Blackhawk
Camp Goodtimes
Camp I Don’t Know
Camp Illini
Camp No Name Mean
Camp Green
Safety City
Super Tots

Contact Information
Name: Kelly Nielsen
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630-510-5120

Lincoln Marsh Camps

Contact Information
Name: Deb Ditchman
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630-871-2810

Specialty Camps

Contact Information
Name: Chad Shingler
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630-510-5119

Sports Camps
Athletic Camps
Camp Sports & Sorts
Nerf Camps

Contact Information
Name: Cody Nelson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 630-510-5099

Campers in Camp No Name, Camp I Don’t Know, Camp Goodtimes, Camp Illini, Mean Camp Green and Awesome August* receive pool wristbands in various colors assigned to specific levels of aquatic skills. Each color serves as a visual for staff and lifeguards to ensure campers are in safe areas of the pool given their skill level.

On the first day of camp, campers complete aquatic skills testing† to be assigned an appropriate color wristband. Campers may re-test each Monday if they would like to try for a different color band. The decision of the wristband color is at the sole discretion of Aquatics staff.

Color-coded wristbands and associated skill levels:

a. Red Wristband | Beginner
Must stay in shallow areas. Allowed to go down slides and ask for a “catch” if needed.
b. Yellow Wristband | Intermediate
Allowed to go in the deep end (up to 5’) and down slides.
c. Green Wristband | Advanced
Allowed to go off diving boards.

Campers may re-test each Monday if they would like to try for a different color band.

*These are the only camps that visit the pools.

† Camp Goodtimes campers do NOT swim test and are not allowed to go down the slides. Each of these campers will receive red wristbands and move around the pool in small groups between the shallow end of the pool, sand play area and waterfall area.

Yes. Every camp your child is in will require paperwork to be on file. The necessary paperwork will be communicated in a welcome email the week before camps start and must be brought to the first day of camp. If your child attends the same camp for multiple weeks, you only need to submit paperwork once. If your child is enrolled in multiple camps, fill out the paperwork (for each child) and make copies for the various camps to save time.

Locations do not share paperwork.

A welcome email will go out to all participants the week before camp starts and will include important information, including everything your child will need to bring to camp! All items that come to camp should be labeled with your child’s name.

2025 Registration Dates

Winter
Registration is open
Classes started 1/2

Spring
Registration is open
Classes started 3/31

Summer
Registration is open
Classes start 5/27

Fall
Program guide available on/about 7/15
Resident registration starts 7/29
Nonresident registration starts 8/12
Classes start 9/2