Patuxent River Youth Center School-Age Care Camps
46870 Tate Road, Bldg. 2815, Patuxent River, MD 20670
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Patuxent River Youth Center School-Age Care Camps include activities such as art projects, culinary classes, gardening, video games on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo with Teen ratings, and robotics. Camp days can also feature Raspberry Pi computing, coding through Scratch and Python, introductions to mechanical, electrical, computer, aerospace and chemical engineering, as well as pool days, movie days, and field trips such as Medieval Times, iFLY Indoor Skydiving, Dave & Busters, Level 99, and Beat the Bomb. The program also offers service project opportunities, Job Ready night, Career Launch, and Goals for Graduation.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: School-Age Care and Summer Day Camp offer full day care when school is out, with School-Age Care available weekdays from 6 AM to 6 PM and a 12-hour maximum per day; fall, winter and spring break camps, Summer Day Camp, the Teen Center weekday program from 2 PM to 6 PM, and week-long NAWCAD summer camps (Computer Coding Camp June 22–26, 2026 and Engineering Exploration Experience July 6–10, 2026) run on specific dates when school is out and are closed on weekends and federal holidays.
• Price: School-Age Care hourly care is $8 per hour with a 2-hour minimum and any portion of an hour charged at the full-hour rate; the NAWCAD Engineering Exploration Experience one-week camp is free; Pax River Teen Summer weekly fees vary based on scheduled field trips.
The Patuxent River Youth Center is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is an affiliate of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and 4-H. It is home to Boys and Girls Clubs of America and 4-H programs and offers before-school and after-school programs. School-Age Care openings can be requested via MilitaryChildCare.com, and the program serves specific St. Mary’s County schools, including Spring Ridge Middle, Green Holly, Park Hall, Greenview Knolls, Lexington Park, St. John’s, Evergreen, Chesapeake Public Charter, Little Flower, King’s Christian, and St. Michaels.
Fall, winter and spring break camps are an extension of the School-Age Care program, offer full day care when school is out, and are open to all with base access, with limited spaces and eligibility priorities. Summer Day Camp is also an extension of the School-Age Care program, offers full day care when school is out, runs Monday through Friday with weekly themes and day trips, and has limited spaces open to those with base access, with availability and eligibility priorities. Programs are open to all with base access where stated, and there is a 12-hour maximum per day for care in School-Age Care.
The Teen Center offers time for teens on weekday evenings from 2 PM to 6 PM to spend time with peers, with enrollment that is free, open to anyone with base access, and accepted year-round. Boys and girls who are at least age 12 and in 7th grade through age 18 and in 12th grade with base access are eligible for the Teen Center program. The Teen Center provides teen volunteerism options through the Leaders in Training and Jr. Program Assistant programs, offers some grant-funded employment opportunities, and includes Job Ready night, Career Launch and Goals for Graduation, which provide training and possible scholarship opportunities.
Pax River Teen Summer offers different field trips every week, with registration for each week ending on the Monday prior to that camp week. The Pax River Teen Center is partnering with NAWCAD for summer camps, including the NAWCAD Computer Coding Camp (C3) and the NAWCAD Engineering Exploration Experience (E3), and camp spaces for these NAWCAD summer camps are limited. The Teen Center and NAWCAD Summer Camp Engineering Exploration Experience is a free one-week program held July 6–10.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: School-Age Care and Summer Day Camp offer full day care when school is out, with School-Age Care available weekdays from 6 AM to 6 PM and a 12-hour maximum per day; fall, winter and spring break camps, Summer Day Camp, the Teen Center weekday program from 2 PM to 6 PM, and week-long NAWCAD summer camps (Computer Coding Camp June 22–26, 2026 and Engineering Exploration Experience July 6–10, 2026) run on specific dates when school is out and are closed on weekends and federal holidays.
• Price: School-Age Care hourly care is $8 per hour with a 2-hour minimum and any portion of an hour charged at the full-hour rate; the NAWCAD Engineering Exploration Experience one-week camp is free; Pax River Teen Summer weekly fees vary based on scheduled field trips.
The Patuxent River Youth Center is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is an affiliate of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and 4-H. It is home to Boys and Girls Clubs of America and 4-H programs and offers before-school and after-school programs. School-Age Care openings can be requested via MilitaryChildCare.com, and the program serves specific St. Mary’s County schools, including Spring Ridge Middle, Green Holly, Park Hall, Greenview Knolls, Lexington Park, St. John’s, Evergreen, Chesapeake Public Charter, Little Flower, King’s Christian, and St. Michaels.
Fall, winter and spring break camps are an extension of the School-Age Care program, offer full day care when school is out, and are open to all with base access, with limited spaces and eligibility priorities. Summer Day Camp is also an extension of the School-Age Care program, offers full day care when school is out, runs Monday through Friday with weekly themes and day trips, and has limited spaces open to those with base access, with availability and eligibility priorities. Programs are open to all with base access where stated, and there is a 12-hour maximum per day for care in School-Age Care.
The Teen Center offers time for teens on weekday evenings from 2 PM to 6 PM to spend time with peers, with enrollment that is free, open to anyone with base access, and accepted year-round. Boys and girls who are at least age 12 and in 7th grade through age 18 and in 12th grade with base access are eligible for the Teen Center program. The Teen Center provides teen volunteerism options through the Leaders in Training and Jr. Program Assistant programs, offers some grant-funded employment opportunities, and includes Job Ready night, Career Launch and Goals for Graduation, which provide training and possible scholarship opportunities.
Pax River Teen Summer offers different field trips every week, with registration for each week ending on the Monday prior to that camp week. The Pax River Teen Center is partnering with NAWCAD for summer camps, including the NAWCAD Computer Coding Camp (C3) and the NAWCAD Engineering Exploration Experience (E3), and camp spaces for these NAWCAD summer camps are limited. The Teen Center and NAWCAD Summer Camp Engineering Exploration Experience is a free one-week program held July 6–10.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
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