Deerkill Day Camp is a very popular camp option among NY families. This third-generation family business, celebrating its 59th season, is located on a wooded 15-acre site and brings a community feel to the summer camp experience for campers age 3 through 15.
Deerkill offers children a chance to pick up a new sport or hobby, learn to swim and form lifelong friendships this summer. The diverse program includes professional swim instruction in large heated pools, an array of athletics on fields sized for younger and older children, creative and performing arts such as arts and crafts, ceramics, woodworking, dance, theater, and digital photography, and specialties such as karate and nature, among other activities. A new 28-foot climbing tower and 250-foot zipline were also recently added to the program.
Deerkill offers door-to-door daily transportation on mini air-conditioned buses, staffed with professional drivers and bus counselors. The Directors are on the camp grounds every day and accessible by phone by day and night; there is no large administrative staff and all the individual group leaders are adults, many of whom are teachers.
2016 Session runs June 27 to August 19
All campers may register for 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 weeks. New campers may also register for 2 weeks for their first summer. For those campers registered for 5, 6, or 7 weeks, parents may choose any weeks throughout the summer.
With the exception of horseback riding, an optional elective, there are no extra charges at Deerkill. Tipping is not allowed, a large expense at many camps, and tuition includes the following:
Family weekend pool club at no additional cost. Every Saturday and Sunday from 12-5 plus Monday July 4th. Open Saturday June 15 to Sunday August 14
Door-to-door transportation by air-conditioned mini-buses supervised by bus counselors
Hot lunches prepared daily in our own modern kitchen
Field trips and all camp supplies
Ice cream and Ices for afternoon snack
Daily towel service
Group photo, camp shirt, backpack, DVD yearbook, Fall Festival, winter reunions
Tuition varies by camper age and pick-up and session length. Visit the website and enter your child’s information to see rates for the 2015 summer and request a brochure. For more information call 845-354-1466, email or log onto www.deerkilldaycamp.com.
Business Review
“My daughter attended Deerkill for the 1st time at age 4. I was so pleased with her progress in swimming. Just a few weeks at Deerkill made her a real swimmer and she is so much more confident in the water.” ~ Alex
“It’s wonderful that he participates in mature activities that are made simpler for his age group. I am amazed that he really knows how to perform at these activities.” ~ Donna
“It’s a terrific idea to open the camp to families on weekends. Our son really got a kick out of showing his friends around “his camp” and it makes us feel more content knowing that he is comfortable in the surroundings." ~ Carol
“I was continually impressed over the last several years by the way you run your camp and treat your staff, not to mention the campers and parents.” ~ Tom
