If you want your child to participate in one of St. Johns County's summer camps this year, you'll have to enter the drawing. | Photo courtesy St. Johns County
Published on February 17, 2026 at 3:59 pm
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Parents looking to send their kids to one of St. Johns County’s county-operated summer camps will have a chance to earn a spot starting next week.
The county’s Parks and Recreation Department offers camps promising arts and crafts, swimming, fun activities and more for children ages 5-12 through much of June and July. This year’s camps will be held at Davis Park in Ponte Vedra, the Ketterlinus Gymnasium in St. Augustine, Plantation Park on Racetrack Road and Trout Creek Park in St. Augustine.
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But securing a spot for your child isn’t as simple as just signing up.
Due to high demand for the programs, the county offers spots to children based on a lottery system. Signups for the drawing open at 8 a.m. Monday on the county’s website and will remain open through 8 p.m. March 6.
The results of the drawing will be emailed to entrants in late March. If your name is drawn and your first choice summer camp is full, your child will be placed in your second choice. But if your second choice is full, you will have the option to be placed on a waiting list.
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Camps run from June 8 through July 24, with days off on June 19 and July 3.
Cost for the summer camps is $430 per child. Families who qualify for free or reduce-cost lunch are eligible for discounts.
For more information, go to St. Johns County’s summer camps information page.
