When each city's parks and rec department opens summer camp registration. Every date links to the city's own page. Where a city hasn't announced 2027 yet, we say so and show last year's date, and we can email you when the camps go up.
| City | Last year | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | Jan 28 / Feb 7 | not announced |
| Atlanta | Feb 2 | not announced |
| Fort Worth | Mar 2 | not announced |
| Seattle | Mar 17 (Mar 10 scholarship) | not announced |
| Phoenix | Mar 19, noon | not announced |
| Houston | Apr 1 | not announced |
| Long Beach | Apr 11, 9 AM | not announced |
| Chicago | Apr 20–21 | Apr 19–20, 2027 |
| Denver | May 6, noon | not announced |
| Portland | May 14, 9:30 AM | not announced |
| San Francisco | classes May 16 | not announced |
| San Diego | no single date | not announced |
| Minneapolis | no single date | not announced |
| Los Angeles County | no single date | not announced |
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: Jan 28, 2026 for scholarship-eligible families (priority); general registration Feb 7, 2026. Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: Feb 2, 2026 (Camp Best Friends). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). The city's camp page shows 2027 dates as "Coming soon". Source
Last year: Mar 2, 2026 (all Camp Fort Worth registration). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). The city says 2027 dates will be announced in late winter, with most camps starting registration in mid-March. Source
Last year: general registration Mar 17, 2026 (scholarship-eligible families from Mar 10). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: Thursday Mar 19, 2026 at noon (PHXPlays summer camps). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: online from Apr 1, 2026 (Summer Enrichment Program). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: Saturday Apr 11, 2026 at 9 AM (day camps, aquatics camps, Kids Discovery camps). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: Online registration Monday Apr 19 and Tuesday Apr 20, 2027 (programs viewable from Apr 12; in person from Apr 24 or 26, varies by park). Source
Last year: online Apr 20, 2026 at 9 AM for parks west of California Ave, Apr 21 at 9 AM for parks east. Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: May 6, 2026 at noon. Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). The Nature Day Camp page says 2027 registration is TBD. Source
Last year: May 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM for camps and activities Jun 22–Jul 26 (later sessions opened later). Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). The Camp Mather lottery usually runs from the first week of December to the first week of January. Source
Last year: summer classes: general registration May 16, 2026 (members May 9, priority May 13); day camps had no single published date. Source
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). Registration dates vary by recreation center; there's no single citywide date. Source
Last year: the city didn't publish one date.
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026).
Last year: the city didn't publish one date.
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
2027: not announced yet (we checked the city's site on Oct 30, 2026). For ESTEAM camps the county says only that registration opens in early spring. Source
Last year: the city didn't publish one date.
No summer 2027 camps are on the city's registration site yet. We check every day and email you when they appear.
Free: one email when your city's summer 2027 camps go up (with the registration date when the city lists it) and one when registration opens. We never register for you, and we're not the city.
1 of the 14 cities we cover had announced 2027 dates by Oct 30, 2026: Chicago (Online registration Monday Apr 19 and Tuesday Apr 20, 2027 (programs viewable from Apr 12; in person from Apr 24 or 26, varies by park)). Last year the first opened in San Jose (Jan 28 / Feb 7) and the last in Portland (May 14, 9:30 AM).
City parks and rec camps cost far less than private camps, so popular ones can fill on the first morning of registration. Full camps still get spots back later when families drop out or the city adds a session.
Open it on Camp Radar and tap "Alert me": we email you when it has a spot. Free alerts come within the hour; the Season Pass ($29 per family, until Aug 31, 2027) sends them the minute we see it.
No. Camp Radar is independent and not affiliated with any city or ACTIVE Network. You always register on your city's official site; every date here links to the city's own page.