Below is a list of summer camps that we have confirmed will be operating in-person camps for summer 2020. As always, please contact each camp directly for information on what COVID safety procedures they have put in place and for availability.
PLEASE NOTE: Daycares that offer camp are not included in this list. If you are having a hard time finding a camp, please check the daycares in your area. They may have programming too.
Blossom Scholastic, Buffalo, NY – STEM day camps for girls age 8 to12.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo – Locations throughout the City of Buffalo – Programming for school age kids.
Buffalo Yacht Club Summer Junior Sailing Program, Buffalo, NY – Programming offered for kids age 6 to 17.
Camp Centerland at the JCC – Amherst, NY – Programming for school age kids.
Camp Invention – Several sites throughout WNY (plug in your zip code to find the site closest to you.) This camp features STEM related programming for children in grades K-6.
Elmwood Franklin Summer Camp, Buffalo, NY – Programming for kids age 3 ½ to 14.
Engineering For Kids Buffalo – They normally have various sites throughout WNY and this year they are offering private, in home options where an instructor would come to your home for groups for 5 kids or more. Programming is for ages, 5 to 7 or 8 to 11. The info on this was originally found on a Facebook post and I couldn’t find it on their site. Here’s a link to their post.
Genesee Country Village & Museum – Mumford, NY – Programming for kids age 4 to 18 with options for older returning campers to return as assistants.
Hybrid Ninja Academy, Lancaster, NY – Programming for school age kids with half or full day options.
Jefferson Youth Center – Tonawanda, NY – Programming for school age children.
Just for Kids – Williamsville, NY – Programming for school age children.
Note: They normally have a site in Grand Island too, but their site says that is not operating for summer 2020 due to COVID.
Launchpad for Learning – East Amherst, NY – Programming for kids age 2 to 9 years old.
Michael Phelps Swim School, Amherst, NY – Half day programming for school age kids.
Orchard Park Recreation – Orchard Park, NY – Programming for kids age 4 to 13.
Rolly Pollies of WNY – 3 locations throughout WNY – Programming for kids age 3 to 9.
Sit n’Stay Pet Services’s Kid Dog Central Camp, Orchard Park, NY – Day camp for kids age 9 to 13 and their dogs.
Stutelage Innovations, East Amherst, NY – Programming for ages 3 to 10.
Sweet Charlottes, Clarence, NY – Programming for kids ages 2 to 7.
The Coder School Buffalo, East Amherst, NY – Programming for kids interested in learning to code ages 7 and up.
The Salvation Army Summer Day Camp in the City – Buffalo, NY – Programming for children age 5 to 12.
YMCA – Locations throughout WNY – Programming for school age children.
Note: They are open but limiting the number of locations this year.
Know of other in-person summer camps in WNY that are open?
Contact me! I’ll be updating this list as I come across new resources and I’m happy to add anyone I missed.
If you’re not comfortable with in-person summer camp just yet, here’s a post with virtual summer camp options!
