Summer Camps

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

Summer Camps are featured in the Wheaton Park District Spring Program Guide.

The Spring Program Guide and Summer Camp Organizer will be available on January 26, 2027. Registration opens February 16 for residents and March 2 for nonresidents.

Visit the Program Guides or Registration pages on the Wheaton Park District website for more information.

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 Ray Morrill 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:
Kelly Nielsen | [email protected] | 630-510-5120

Camp Sports & Sorts:
Rory Conroy | [email protected] | 630-510-5131

Computer Camps:
Chad Shingler | [email protected] | 630-510-5119

Cosley Zoo Camps:
Sarah Tulicki | [email protected] | 630-510-5036

Lincoln Marsh Nature & Adventure Camps:
Deb Ditchman | [email protected] | 630-871-2810

Museum Camps:
Michelle Podkowa | [email protected] | 630-510-4956

Sports Camps:
Cody Nelson | [email protected] | 630-510-5099

Various Camps:
Chad Shingler | [email protected] | 630-510-5119

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.