Summer Day Camp 2024

June 10 - August 9, 2024
Monday - Friday, 7 am–6 pm
Preschool through Grade 8
Jim Porter Recreation Center in Brengle Terrace Park

The City of Vista prides itself on offering an action-packed, varied, and exciting summer day camp. Campers enjoy many activities including arts & crafts, sports, science, hiking, and water games. We offer 5 camps designed by age and interest that run weekly with many of our campers enjoying all 9 weeks. Camp includes, at no additional charge, breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, guest entertainers including Science Adventures, a BMX Bike Show, Magicians, a Bubble Show, Love on a Leash therapy dogs, Animal Ambassadors, and a dance party with a live DJ. The first 200 registrants will receive a free kid’s meal from Raising Canes. Camp hours are 7 am-6 pm. The bulk of the camp activities will take place between 9 am and 3:15 pm.

Registration & Information

Registration opens April 9 at 9 am! Register by phone at 760.643.5272 or in person at the Jim Porter Recreation Center, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive. Registration hours are weekdays 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. The first 200 in person registrations will receive a free kid’s meal to Raising Canes.

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The Camps

Mini Explorers I: Ages 3 - 5
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There is nothing mini about the adventures of this camp. We will keep your preschooler busy for hours, sending them home exhilarated from the fun-filled days they will experience. Each day will include songs, crafts, sensory experiences, academic learning, and large and small motor skills.

Explorers I: Kindergarten - Grade 3
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Explorers II: Grades 4- 8
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This camp offers supervision by counselors who will bring the summer fun! Campers will unite with old friends and make new ones while building self-confidence, creating masterpieces, learning new games, decision-making, unplugging from electronics, and utilizing Brengle Terrace Park for fun and fitness.

Multi-Sport Camp I: Kindergarten - Grade 4
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Multi-Sport Camp II: Grades 5 - 8
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Multi-Sport camp includes all the sports and games campers are craving this summer. Activities will be geared to skill levels to build grit, playfulness, accountability, and sportsmanship. Sports include, but are not limited to, basketball, soccer, tennis, water games, kickball, golf, obstacle course, baseball, hiking, volleyball, field hockey, and more!

Counselor in Training - Grades 9 - 11

Too old to be a camper, and too young to be a staffer, but just right for taking on more responsibility and contributing in meaningful ways. The CIT program is a fantastic opportunity to teach and mentor while polishing skills of problem-solving, dependability, and communication. CITs will work in all camps and even in the kitchen. Click here for the application form.