Recreation Services offers a wide variety of summer camps that are fun, interesting, creative, active, and adventurous. Register for all camps online or through any City of Eugene community center or pool. Some camps must be paid in full when you register. For all others, reserve a space with a $25 deposit, then full payment is due three weeks prior to start date. Withdrawals after June 1 forfeit the deposit.
Below is a brief summary of what each of our locations offer. For a full listing of summer camp offerings visit Recenroll.
Art Camps at Amazon Community Center Ages 3-5, 5-7 & 8-11
2700 Hilyard St., Eugene, OR 97405, 541-682-5373
Imagine, play and create! If you like to act, draw, paint, build and imagine, this is the place to be. Talented arts instructors, educators and recreation leaders bring their special skills and training to offer a fun, safe and creative summer at camp. The camps mix visual, 3D and performance arts with games, swimming and play to keep campers fresh and creative.
Youth Camps at Petersen Barn Community Center
870 Berntzen Rd., Eugene, OR 97402, 541-682-5521
Petersen Barn offers a wide range of fun summer camp activities for all ages, including Summer Play Adventures for preschoolers, Soccer Camps for pre-school and elementary aged youth, performance and science camps for middle schoolers, and Culture Jam for older teens.
Camps at Sheldon Community Center
2445 Willakenzie Rd., Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-5312
Your mission - if you choose to accept it - is to slip, slide, create, design, develop, throw, run, snake, twist, toss, play, learn, swim, visit, discover and engage in the most exciting summer experience ever! Join the Mission Impossible team and earn your credentials as a top agent to fun! Every agent is held in the highest respect, esteem and absolute coolness! Sheldon Community Center offers four camp programs for youth ages 2 1/2-14. For more information View our brochure or visit RecEnroll.
Outdoor Camps at Morse Farm Ages 6-11
595 Crest Drive, Eugene, OR 97405, 541-682-5373
These are the outdoor camps that everybody loves! Field trips every week to some of the most beautiful and fun places in our state. There is swimming at Amazon Pool and trips to a variety of parks throughout the city. Play, swim and relax outside all day long, rain or shine!
These camps provide the perfect blend of organized activities and supervised unstructured play. Experienced staff make the magic happen in a safe outdoor environment a the historic Wayne Morse Family Farm Park sited on 27 acres of woods and meadows. There is something for everyone at the Farm - arts and crafts, fort building or just plain hanging out. “All green time, no screen time!”
Outdoor Camps at River House
301 N. Adams St., Eugene, OR 97402, 541-682-5329
Wow! Surfing, Sailing, Rafting, Kayaking, Skateboarding, Tree Climbing, Boating, Environmental Education and even Gardening. The River House has it all. Meet new friends, learn new skills, sign up NOW for great adventures!
Adaptive Recreation Camps at Hilyard Community Center
2580 Hilyard, Eugene, OR 97405, 541-682-5311
Adaptive Recreation Camps provide activities for youth with disabilities to develop active, healthy, and playful lifestyles and friendships. Camps include sign language, animal-related activities, outdoor activities such as swimming, canoeing, and fishing, and community outings.
Eugene Police Activities League (EPAL) Ages 8-13
A wide variety of activities will help students develop and build leadership skills. EPAL is part of the National Police Activities League program, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting positive youth development through athletics, recreation and education. For more program information go to www.eugene-or.gov/epdyouthcamps
