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About the Summer Day Camp Program
The Greenbelt Conservancy, in partnership with the City of New York Parks & Recreation Department offers an exciting, educational, hands-on summer camp experience for children ages 5-12 who love nature.

Summer Day Camp is based in High Rock Park, 200 Nevada Avenue, off Rockland Avenue, in the heart of the Greenbelt.

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2008 Summer Day Camp is supported, in part, by
the SI Bank & Trust Foundation.
additional funding is provided by Con Edison,
Northfield Savings Bank,
Verizon Foundation,
and Woitkowski & Schmidt, P.C.
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Q: What is the camp program and when is it held?
Five week-long sessions are offered. Camp hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each session will include guided hikes, forest explorations, take-home crafts, and team-building games and an end-of-session group project.

ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS: The Greenbelt Summer Day Camp is a New York City Department of Health licensed program. Campers are placed into small groups according to the child-adult ratio guidelines mandated the Board of Health. This means it is safe, and your child will receive lots of attention.

Q: Who is the program for?
The Greenbelt Summer Day Camp program is for children ages 5-12. Five-year-olds must turn six by December 31, 2008. For children ages 5-7, a copy of their birth certificate must accompany the registration form and payment.

Q: Where is the program located?
The Greenbelt, with its natural areas, parks, hiking trails, streams, ponds, vistas, Nature Center and Carousel is the campers' territory. It's a great place! The camp's headquarters is the Greenbelt Environmental Education Center at High Rock Park, located at 200 Nevada Avenue. Parents drop campers off and pick them up in the parking lot. 

Q: Who runs the camp program?
The Greenbelt's environmental educators run the camp program. The Greenbelt Environmental Education Department was designated a National Environmental Education Landmark by the United States Department of the Interior in 1971.

Q: How much does it cost?
For non-members, fees are $125 per week.
The weekly fee is $110 for Greenbelt Conservancy "Family" members.
Big discounts are available for early bird registration. Even bigger ones are available if you are a Family level member. 
It is easy to join the Conservancy. Membership gives you discounts on many activities and events, and provides important support to our environmental education programs. The money you save on the Summer Day Camp program may pay for your membership!

Early Bird Special! (Deadline is April 25)
Sign up for the full series of five sessions and save!
$425 for Greenbelt Conservancy "Family" members Take advantage of this incredible bargain!
$475 for non-members (Join the Conservancy now and save!)

A note on refunds: A 20-percent non-refundable charge will be made for all cancellations made prior to May 25. Cancellations from May 25 through June 15 will receive a 50-percent refund. No refunds can be made after June 15.

Registration for Greenbelt Summer Day Camp

Each camper will receive a free camp T-shirt! Extra T-shirts are available for $5.

Registrations are accepted only by mail on a first-come, first-served basis. Campers 5-7 years old must provide a copy of their birth certificate, with complete registration information and full payment.

Register for summer day camp!

    Registration applications must include the following:

Print the registration form

    Make checks or postal money orders payable to The Greenbelt Conservancy. Send the completed application and full payment to: