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Enjoy water sports at Westchester Summer Day in Mamaroneck. Photo courtesy of the camp
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2/9/25 - By Katherine Dhurandhar

Looking for a day camp in Westchester to keep your kids occupied this summer? Summer camps from White Plains to Armonk–and all points in between–offer fun and enriching activities for kids of all ages, from plunging into the pool on a hot day to learning new, valuable tech skills. 

Whether you’re looking for summer art camps for your preschoolers, STEM day camps for your kids, travel or adventure camps for your teens, or a traditional multi-activity camp experience, we’ve found the best day camps throughout Westchester County. 

I know that I still cherish my own summer day camp experiences from Camp Mohawk, which is featured in our list below and is still going strong. Like Camp Mowhawk, many of these day camps have been around for decades and are ready to welcome the next generation of campers. 

For more summer camps in Westchester, be sure to bookmark our Camps Guide for Westchester and Hudson Valley Kids and Camp Directory. You can search the Directory by the type of camp you are looking for, your child's age, and the area you live in. 

Best Summer Day Camps in Westchester (At a Glance)

  • Best STEM Camp: iD Tech Summer Programs 
  • Best Arts-Focused Camp: Steffi Nossen School of Dance
  • Best for First-Time Campers: Young Judaea Sprout Westchester Day Camp
  • Best All-Day Option (with extended hours!): Westchester Summer Day

Read on for our rundown of all of the best day camps in the region. 

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No Limit Ninja Yonkers

Yonkers
For Ages: 4+
Best For: Kids who love high-energy obstacle courses and ninja-style challenges.
At No Limit Ninja Yonkers–one of the largest ninja gyms in the tri-state area–kids ages 4+ can conquer three challenging obstacle courses seen in popular competitions! Opt for high-energy ninja classes led by experienced instructors, enroll in half-and full-day vacation camps, or sign-up for action-packed ninja and sports summer camps. Adrenaline-fueled birthday party packages are also available. READ MORE

Shake It Off

Scarsdale
For Ages: 3-8
Best For: Young children who enjoy dance, crafts, and imaginative play in a creative environment.
Shake it Off offers school break camps and summer camps for children ages 3-8. Shake It Off's camps include crafting, dancing, bounce time, imaginative play, science experiments, and more. Budding artists can explore creative endeavors, collaborate on projects, and express their imaginations through art. Camp counselors foster a supportive environment, encouraging campers to unleash their artistic potential and make lasting memories.   READ MORE

Gather Culinary Camps

Yonkers
For Ages: 7-13
Best For: Kids who want hands-on experience learning cooking techniques and themed kitchen projects.
Gather Culinary offers summer cooking camps for ages 7-13 as well as private group camps and teen experiences. Each week-long camp focuses on a specific theme, such as pasta or dumpling making, garden-to-table cooking, and chocolate artistry. From knife skills to ingredient selection, young chefs will gain confidence with professional tools and techniques that make cooking both safe and exciting.  READ MORE

Katonah Art Center Camp

Katonah
For Ages: 3.5-17
Best For: Creative kids who want to explore visual arts, from painting to animation and jewelry design.
With classes divided by age group and activity, this camp caters to ages 3.5-17. Paint a mural, fuse glass, make a horror film, learn Flash animation, design jewelry, and more. Registration is by the week; choose full- or half-days. Extended days are also an option.  READ MORE

Steffi Nossen School of Dance

White Plains
For Ages: 3-18
Best For: Dancers and performers who want to develop ballet, musical theater, and choreography skills.
SummerDance at Steffi Nossen School of Dance offers dance and musical theater camps for kids 3-18. Campers can start as early as age 3 with Storybook Camp, and intensive camp are available for older kids with a focus on dance or musical theater. Students learn from professional instructors to hone their performing arts skills, including producing and directing their own performances. Camps are offered during the summer as well as on school breaks. READ MORE

Oasis Day Camp - Westchester

Dobbs Ferry
For Ages: 3-15
Best For: Families looking for a traditional camp experience with flexible scheduling and options for younger kids.
Oasis Summer Camps offers three different programs: a traditional summer day camp program for children in grades K-6, a teen travel program that visits regional attractions, and its Early Start Imagination Camp for preschoolers. Little ones enjoy a dedicated space and smaller equipment, plus flexible scheduling options. Lunch and transportation are offered. READ MORE

Westchester Circus Arts

Katonah, Tarrytown, and Stone Ridge
For Ages: 6-16
Best For: Kids interested in performance-based physical skills like aerials, acrobatics, and trampoline work.
Real circus artists inspire kids with exciting after-school classes, birthday parties, and summer camps. Campers ages 5-18 experience flying trapeze, aerial arts, acrobatics, trampoline, tightwire, juggling, clowning, and more. All ages and abilities are welcome and no experience is necessary. Every two-week session ends with a show for friends and families to attend. READ MORE

The Rock Club

New Rochelle
For Ages: 6-16
Best For: Adventurous kids who enjoy indoor and outdoor rock-climbing and strength-building activities.
The Rock Club offers weekly indoor and outdoor rock-climbing camps and classes, including vacation mini-camps, promoting strength, balance, flexibility, and focus. Camps and classes include all climbing equipment, team-building elements, ground games, and fun, with no experience necessary. READ MORE

ROAMFurther Athletics

Mt. Kisco
For Ages: 3-14
Best For: Athletic kids who want obstacle-based training and parkour-style movement.
ROAMFurther Athletics is a specialized athletic training facility located at Mount Kisco's Grand Prix Racing, offering coach-led fitness classes, seasonal camps, birthday parties, and team building events for kids and adults in the practices of parkour, ninja warrior, and obstacle-based training. The facility includes customizable age-appropriate obstacles, training equipment, a trampoline, and more. Camps keep kids moving from drop-off to pick-up; parties offer exclusive use of the training area and a private party room. READ MORE

Camp Pinebrook

New Rochelle
For Ages: 3-12
Best For: Kids who want a traditional camp with swimming, sports, and plenty of outdoor play.
At Camp Pinebrook, children make new friends, develop life skills, and have fun in a nurturing environment infused with Jewish values for campers from 3 years old through 9th grade, with a Counselor-in-Training program for 10th graders. Facilities include two heated pools, athletic fields, a gymnasium, an amphitheater, large indoor facilities, activity spaces, and 15 acres to explore.    READ MORE

Young Judaea Sprout Westchester Day Camp

Croton-on-Hudson
For Ages: 4-12
Best For: Children who want a community-focused camp with diverse activities and values-based fun.
Sprout Westchester, a Young Judaea day camp, is a place where children and staff work together to create a diverse, joyful, and safe community based on fun, Jewish values, friendship, and personal growth. Campers participate in daily instructional and free swim, arts, sports, cooking, adventure courses, drama, archery, STEM, and music. Transportation is included in tuition. READ MORE

Challenge Camp

New Rochelle
For Ages: 4-15
Best For: Curious kids who enjoy a wide variety of STEM, arts, and tech-focused courses.
Challenge Camp is an ACA-accredited day camp focused on STEM and arts enrichment for creative children ages 4-15 at Iona University in New Rochelle. Challenge Camp offers over 100 courses ranging from 3-D printing, architecture, chess, coding, cooking, Lego, littleBits, magic, Minecraft, model rocketry, robotics, theater, video production, and more. The Afternoon Challenge includes enrichment and sports options. Transportation and early drop-off/extended-day options are available. READ MORE

iD Tech Summer Programs

Purchase and Pleasantville For Ages: 7-17
Best For: Tech-savvy kids eager to learn coding, game design, and robotics on a college campus.
Kids can explore a prestigious college campus while making friends and mastering new tech skills. At iD Tech camps, students ages 7-18 learn to code, design video games, produce videos, mod Minecraft, create with Roblox, build laptops, learn about cybersecurity, and more. READ MORE

Beth El Day Camp

New Rochelle
For Ages: 2-12
Best For: Campers who want a full-day traditional program that includes sports, arts, and extended care.
Beth El Day Camp is a nurturing and loving environment where young children feel free to explore their world and be adventurous in a safe setting. The summer days at Beth El Day Camp are spent learning to swim, singing songs, creating art, investigating STEM, playing tennis and other sports, discovering nature, and sometimes sitting on the grass eating popsicles with friends and counselors. A delicious lunch is served daily, and towel service is included. Beth El offers before- and after-camp care as well as a special program just for 2-year-olds. READ MORE

Breezemont Day Camp

Armonk
For Ages: 3-13
Best For: Kids who want classic camp activities plus extras like canoeing and archery.
Kids can tick all the traditional summer camp boxes at this Armonk camp, which is situated on 18 acres and features swimming, sports, arts and crafts, and a lake for canoeing—plus a whole lot more, from an “aerial playground” (think ropes courses) to an archery range. Lunch is made on-site every day, and kids can attend anywhere from four to all eight weeks.  READ MORE

Camp Hillard

Scarsdale
For Ages: 3-13
Best For: Families looking for a long-standing, well-rounded traditional day camp
Since starting Camp Hillard in 1929, Westchester's first day camp, the Libman family has been providing children with active, safe, and memorable summers at their beautiful 20-acre camp in Scarsdale. Over the years Camp Hillard has developed a program that is carefully scheduled so that campers have the full benefit of outstanding swimming and sports, balanced with high-quality creative and performing arts, specialty activities, as well as exciting special events. READ MORE

Westchester Summer Day

Mamaroneck
For Ages: 2-13
Best For: Kids who enjoy a large campus with sports fields, pools, and indoor/outdoor facilities.
Located on the beautiful 26-acre Westchester Day School campus on the Long Island Sound, WSD offers the best in outdoor and indoor (air-conditioned for rainy day play) facilities, including: well-equipped sports fields, tennis courts, three in-ground heated pools, a full-size gym, art rooms, computer and science labs, new climbing wall, zip-line, balance beam, and trapeze. Children look forward to returning year after year, as they grow from toddler to teen, renewing old friendships and beginning new ones at Westchester Summer Day. READ MORE

Elmwood Day Camp

White Plains
For Ages: 3-12
Best For: Kids who want a mix of sports, art, drama, and electives like photography.
Elmwood boasts three heated pools, basketball courts, sports fields, multiple playgrounds, and facilities where kids can do art, drama, and more. Along with traditional camp activities, kids from kindergarten and up can take various electives ranging from photography to cooking.   READ MORE

JCC of Mid-Westchester

Scarsdale
For Ages: 2-10
Best For: Younger campers who enjoy structured activities like swim, gymnastics, and music.
Both year-round classes and summer camp are offered at this multifaceted facility. Both include high-caliber offerings in swim instruction, gymnastics, and dance, among other things. Swim classes range from introductory lessons to competitive performance. Summer at the J Camp caters to ages 2-6 with swimming, gymnastics, baking, music, nature exploration, special theme days, and more.  READ MORE

Camp Mohawk

White Plains
For Ages: 3-15
Best For: Kids who like a mix of swim, electives, and social activities with options through age 15.
Mohawk Day Camp is committed to enriching children’s lives through friendship. The camps are divided by age group, with campers ages 3 to 4 in a dedicated area with a shallow swimming pool, smaller-scale sports facilities, and age-specific activity centers. Older kids are offered electives, excursions, special events like an evening campfire, and even the option for a weeklong sleepaway camp. Transportation is available. READ MORE

Camp Mount Tom

New Rochelle
For Ages: 3-15
Best For: Campers who enjoy traditional sports, arts, and nature activities in a classic summer setting.
Traditional camp activities await campers ages 3 to 15, including daily swim instruction, sports, cultural and performing arts, STEM, nature, outdoor adventure, and special events. The preschool section is led by early childhood educators and offers flexible scheduling options for the length of the camp day. Transportation is available. READ MORE

Purchase Day Camp

Purchase
For Ages: 3-15
Best For: Kids who want a flexible day camp with a variety of traditional activities and pool time.
While kids in grades K-10 get their own set of fun, those ages 3 to 4 have a dedicated building wing, outdoor courtyard, and tented pavilion for sports, crafts, science, games, cooking, music, and assorted other fun. A heated umbrella pool is dedicated to Jr. Camp use. Stay until lunchtime, mid-afternoon, or late afternoon. A June mini-camp is also offered to the preschool set. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Steffi Nossen School of Dance
Young Judaea Sprout Westchester Day Camp
Purchase Community House Children's Center

About the Author

Katherine Dhurandhar
Katherine Dhurandhar is a Community Publisher for Mommy Poppins, representing the Westchester and Hudson Valley region of New York, and a freelance copyeditor for Westchester Publishing Company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling with her husband and son.
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