Summer is just around the corner. Its long, lazy days can be the stuff childhood memories are made of. Or they can be a wad of worry for working parents or those who just can't bear to hear more whining about boredom.
Plenty of Rogue Valley organizations offer camps to keep the kids safe and busy through the season. The Mail Tribune has compiled this list of camps and welcomes information from other camp organizers. Groups that want to be included in the guide can e-mail information about the organization and activities to jwurth@mailtribune.com.
The Ashland Y offers activity-based day camps and sports camps in weekly sessions. Full-day care is available.
The Klamath Falls church (it also operates a private school) offers day and resident camps for kids entering third through 12th grades at Mountain Lakes Bible Camp 50 miles east of Medford.
The Britt Institute arm of Britt Festivals offers three week-long summer camps for intermediate and advanced music students.
Two Ashland synagogues offer weeklong day camps in August in Ashland.
Circus arts performer Jill Fjeldheim offers a part-day camp in two sessions through the Talent Parks Department.
Southern Oregon University coach Brian McDermott offers a basketball camp mornings June 29-July 16 for boys and girls entering third through eighth grades.
This day camp offered by a private instructor has 12 weekly, themed sessions. Full days are available.
Marius Boone offers a football skills camp for kids in third through sixth grades in part-day sessions two weeks.
The Jackson Soil & Water Conservation District will offer a Forest and Range Day Camp June 22-26 for kids going into fifth through seventh grades.
Girl Scouts offers residential camps in the mountains of Southern Oregon in two forms: a three-day camp for girls 5 and older and a parent, and a six-day camp for girls in 2nd grade and older.
Kids Unlimited of Medford offers weekly full-day camp sessions featuring a variety of activities for kids entering first through eighth grades. The organization asks that kids sign up for at least four weeks of camp.
The Klamath Outdoor Science School offers Klamath Falls-area nature camps.
The Ashland circus arts group offers weekly part-day camp sessions throughout the summer.
LEAP, or Leadership Edge-ucation Adventure Program, offers leadership-oriented day and residence camps near Ashland.
The city parks department offers full-day camps in weekly sessions throughout the summer.
Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts offers theater camps that include rehearsals and performance of a play for children 6-19. Partial-day sessions run for as long as a month.
Oregon Stage Works offers weekly theater summer camps through the Ashland Children's Theatre June 15-Aug. 28.
The Rogue Gallery offers art-based camps for kids 7-11 in partial-day, Tuesday-Friday sessions. It also offers Friday-Sunday "studio" experiences for teens 14-18.
The Y offers day camp sessions weekly in Medford and Central Point and overnight camp east of White City.
Rogue Valley Soccer Club is offering four-day soccer-skills camp sessions for kids 6-10 this summer.
Roller Odyssey roller skating rink offers full-day summer camp sessions weekly for children 4-12.
ScienceWorks offers weekly sessions of part-day science- and art-oriented camps, with a few full-day options available.
West Main Church of Christ offers an overnight camp at Box R Ranch in the Greensprings area July 5-11.
St. Mary's School in Medford offers weeklong summer camp sessions for students entering second grade and older. Full- or part-day schedules are available.
The Farm offers day camp in weeklong sessions for kids 5-10 June 22-Aug. 21.
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