Summer Day Camps
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center / Tinley Park-Park District, 8125 W. 171 Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477
About
Summer Day Camps offers games, crafts, science projects, indoor and outdoor activities, splash pad days, swimming, and special events. Campers take part in field trips, local outings, and swimming at the White Water Canyon as part of the sessions. Activities follow weekly themes that focus on creativity, independence, and friendship, with many hands-on opportunities.
• Ages: 3–15 years old
• Schedule: Registration is by full sessions, with options including 4-week and 8-week registrations, as well as two-week and eight-week sessions.
• Price: Little Adventures offers $10 off a 4-week registration and $15 off an 8-week registration for the second or more campers enrolled in a summer day camp program. Explorers offers $5 off a 4-week registration and $10 off an 8-week registration for the second or more camper enrolled in a summer day camp program. Sunshine offers $5 off a 4-week registration and $10 off an 8-week registration for the second or more camper enrolled in a summer day camp program. There is a multi-child discount of $15 off a 4-week registration and $30 off an 8-week registration for both McCarthy Park and Vogt Woods camps. There is a $15 discount for a second child in Sunrise and Sunset camps. There is a second and more child discount of $20 off a two week session and $60 off an eight week session for Tween Camp fees. Discount applies to families with campers in Tot Camp, Day Camp and Tween Camp, and the multi-child discount applies to the lowest fee.
The program has day camp options for early childhood, grades 1–7, and grades 7–10. Little Adventures, Explorers, and Sunshine Tot Camps are described as giving the youngest campers a fun-filled day of adventures, with daily indoor and outdoor activities, in-house visitors, and splash pad days. Summer Day Camp is for fall campers entering grades 1–7, and campers are separated into age-appropriate groups led by two to four highly trained camp counselors. Tween Camp is for ages 11–13 and includes different themes each session, with weekly activities based on the session theme and swimming at the White Water Canyon, along with field trips, local outings, and other activities across eight weeks.
Participants must be able to use the bathroom independently. Registration for camps is for an entire session, and refunds are not issued for missed summer camp days. If a camper is removed from camp due to unacceptable behavior, they are sent home and no refund is issued; if a camper is sent home more than two times, they are removed from camp for the rest of the season without a refund. For summer camp programs that begin in June, refund requests must be made by May 1 for a full refund, and requests after May 1 receive 50% of the total camp fee. For programs that begin in July, refund requests must be made by June 1 for a full refund, and requests after June 1 receive 50% of the total camp fee. A Medication Form must be filled out for any camper who needs to take medication. Registration for residents begins online on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM, in-person resident registration starts March 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM, and all non-resident registration starts March 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
The Summer Day Camps leadership contact listed is Bailey Hecker, Recreation Supervisor.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
• Ages: 3–15 years old
• Schedule: Registration is by full sessions, with options including 4-week and 8-week registrations, as well as two-week and eight-week sessions.
• Price: Little Adventures offers $10 off a 4-week registration and $15 off an 8-week registration for the second or more campers enrolled in a summer day camp program. Explorers offers $5 off a 4-week registration and $10 off an 8-week registration for the second or more camper enrolled in a summer day camp program. Sunshine offers $5 off a 4-week registration and $10 off an 8-week registration for the second or more camper enrolled in a summer day camp program. There is a multi-child discount of $15 off a 4-week registration and $30 off an 8-week registration for both McCarthy Park and Vogt Woods camps. There is a $15 discount for a second child in Sunrise and Sunset camps. There is a second and more child discount of $20 off a two week session and $60 off an eight week session for Tween Camp fees. Discount applies to families with campers in Tot Camp, Day Camp and Tween Camp, and the multi-child discount applies to the lowest fee.
The program has day camp options for early childhood, grades 1–7, and grades 7–10. Little Adventures, Explorers, and Sunshine Tot Camps are described as giving the youngest campers a fun-filled day of adventures, with daily indoor and outdoor activities, in-house visitors, and splash pad days. Summer Day Camp is for fall campers entering grades 1–7, and campers are separated into age-appropriate groups led by two to four highly trained camp counselors. Tween Camp is for ages 11–13 and includes different themes each session, with weekly activities based on the session theme and swimming at the White Water Canyon, along with field trips, local outings, and other activities across eight weeks.
Participants must be able to use the bathroom independently. Registration for camps is for an entire session, and refunds are not issued for missed summer camp days. If a camper is removed from camp due to unacceptable behavior, they are sent home and no refund is issued; if a camper is sent home more than two times, they are removed from camp for the rest of the season without a refund. For summer camp programs that begin in June, refund requests must be made by May 1 for a full refund, and requests after May 1 receive 50% of the total camp fee. For programs that begin in July, refund requests must be made by June 1 for a full refund, and requests after June 1 receive 50% of the total camp fee. A Medication Form must be filled out for any camper who needs to take medication. Registration for residents begins online on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM, in-person resident registration starts March 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM, and all non-resident registration starts March 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
The Summer Day Camps leadership contact listed is Bailey Hecker, Recreation Supervisor.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
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