Happy Acres Ranch offers your child a unique opportunity to experience a  camp setting without ever having to leave the city! Our outdoor program focuses on traditional camp experiences in a natural, relaxed setting. All activities are done on-site. We provide a wide variety of activities for our campers, including:

• Swimming (Lake) weather permitting
• Ecology / Nature
• Arts and Crafts
• Camp Wide Special Events
• Fishing
• Archery
• Camp Games & Sports
• Kayaking/Canoeing
• Horse and Animal Encounters
• Water Slide (weather permitting)

Campers may enroll for selected sessions by registering in ProCare.

Camp Sessions:

DCPS School Closure Day Camps

November 11

January 18

February 15

March 26

Weather Days TBD

Thanksgiving Camp

November 23- November 27

Closed November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day

Winter Camp

December 21-December 24

December 28-December 31

January 4- January 5

Spring Break Camp

March 15-March 19

Summer Camp 27

May 31-August 6

Our camp program hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. 

Drop off is from 8:30am – 9:00am, with pickup from 5:00pm – 5:30pm.

We offer Before Care from 7:00am – 8:30am and After Care from 5:30pm – 6:30pm.

*****Social Skills Super Saturday*****

Select Saturdays 9am-3pm

Register in Procare to enroll

Call 904-955-1427 for dates

New to our  camp? The ins and outs of our camp policies are in the 2026 Summer Camp Handbook.

Detailed registration instructions can be found here: How To Register