Planning out your kid’s summer can involve a lot of open browser tabs, a lot of dates, and a lot of decision fatigue. With dozens of incredible options across Central Oregon, from outdoor adventure programs to art camps, the sheer variety is amazing... and overwhelming.
This guide breaks down all the day camp options in Bend for 2026, organized by age group and themes, with registration dates, activities, and all the details you actually need.
I hope this guide saves you some time and stress, and helps you plan a summer that your kids will love!
–Megan
Preschool Aged Camps
Bend Parks & Rec Summer Buddies
⭐️ Ages: 3-5
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
💦 Type: Half-day camp with swim lessons
📝 Registration: opens late March
Camp Fire Tumalo Day Camp
⭐️ Grades: Pre-K (age 4)–7
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-26, 7/20-24, 8/24-28
📍 Location: Tumalo State Park (64185 O. B. Riley Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🌲 Type: Outdoors day camp
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Discovery Kids
⭐️ Ages: 3-7
🗓️ Dates: 7/7–8/24
📍 Location: Discovery Kids Preschool (745 Northwest Mount Washington Drive #100, Bend, OR 97703)
✨ Type: Half or full day camps
📝 Registration: opens 1/10/26
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Mini Mavericks
⭐️ Ages: 2-8
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Mini Mavericks Preschool (20250 Rogers Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🌲 Type: Outdoor-immersive with themes like cooking, wilderness skills, farming, and wild-crafting
📝 Registration: opens 1/1/26
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Play Theory Camp
⭐️ Ages: 3-8
🗓️ Dates: 7/6-8/25
📍 Location: Play Theory Cafe (2221 NE 3rd St Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701)
✨ Type: Two-day play-based camps with themes
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26
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Nano Ninjas Camp
⭐️ Ages: 4-6
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🤸 Type: Indoor ninja course skills & play
📝 Registration: open now
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R.A.D. Nest Camp
⭐️ Ages: 3-4
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌱 Type: Full day camp with outdoor exploration and indoor creativity
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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R.A.D. Sprouts Camp
⭐️ Ages: 4-7
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Pick up & drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌱 Type: Full day camp with outdoor exploration and indoor creativity, optional expeditions to outdoor spots around Bend
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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Waldorf School Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 3-7
🗓️ Dates: June 22-August 7
📍 Location: Waldorf School of Bend (2150 NE Studio Rd #2, Bend, OR 97701)
✨ Type: Open-ended indoor and outdoor play
📝 Registration: opens in January
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Wildheart Nature School
⭐️ Ages: 3½ – 5
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-26, 7/6-10, 7/20-24, 7/27-31
📍 Location: Juniper Jungle Learning Farm (22135 Erickson Rd. Bend, OR 97701)
🌲 Type: Nature-immersive with a touch of fantasy and whimsy
📝 Registration: begins 1/8/26 at 11am
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Woodland Academy Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 3-6
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Woodland Academy Preschool (1458 NW College Way Suite 201, Bend, OR 97703)
✨ Type: Half day camps with indoor and outdoor play
📝 Registration: Opens 2/7/26
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School Aged Camps
Apex Football Club Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 5-12
🗓️ Dates: 7/7-10, 7/14-17
📍 Location: Big Sky Park (21690 Neff Rd, Bend, OR 97701)
⚽️ Type: Soccer skills
📝 Registration: opens late March through Bend Parks & Rec
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Bend Parks and Rec Summer Camps
⭐️ Grades: K-5
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: varies
✨ Type: You name it! Arts, sports, cooking, outdoors & adventure, STEM… whatever you kids’ interests are, there is probably a camp for them
📝 Registration: opens late March
The Pac (Bend Parks & Rec)
⭐️ Ages: 9-11
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: The Pavilion (1001 SW Bradbury Wy, Bend, OR 97702)
😎 Type: Kids get to choose between various activities and off-site field trips
📝 Registration: opens late March at 6am
Bend Elks x Boss Baseball Camp
⭐️ Ages: 7-14
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-8/28
📍 Location: Vince Genna Stadium (401 SE Roosevelt Ave, Bend, OR 97702)
⚾️ Type: Baseball skills
📝 Registration: open now
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Camp CREATE
⭐️ Grades: K-5
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Cascades Academy (19860 Tumalo Reservoir Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🤓 Type: STEAM
📝 Registration: opens 2/20/26 at 10am
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Camp Fire Summer Kids
⭐️ Grades: 1-6
🗓️ Dates: 6/15-8/21
📍 Location: TBD
🌲 Type: Day camp
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Camp Fire Tumalo Day Camp
⭐️ Grades: Pre-K–7
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-26, 7/20-24, 8/24-28
📍 Location: Tumalo State Park (64185 O. B. Riley Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🌲 Type: Outdoors day camp. 4th & 5th graders have a 1 night overnight experience!
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Camp Fire Science & Sparkles
⭐️ Grades: K-3
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-26, 7/20-24, 8/24-28
📍 Location: Bend location TBD, 8/24 session hosted at Three Rivers School in Sunriver
🤖 Type: STEAM science project & creative arts
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Camp Fire Ecology Engineers
⭐️ Grades: 4-6
🗓️ Dates: 7/13-17, 7/27 -31, 8/10-14
📍 Location: Bend location TBD, 7/27 session hosted at Three Rivers School in Sunriver
🤖 Type: STEAM robotics and engineering through the lens of local ecology
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Camp Fire LEGO® Robotics
⭐️ Grades: 1-6
🗓️ Dates: 7/6-10, 8/3-7
📍 Location: Sisters Park & Recreation (611 E Cascade Ave, Sisters, OR)
🤖 Type: STEAM robotics and engineering
📝 Registration: TBD through Sisters Parks & Rec
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Circuit Bouldering Gym Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 6-12
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Circuit Bouldering Gym (63051 NE Corporate Pl, Bend, OR 97701)
🧗 Type: Rock climbing
📝 Registration: Opens 3/7/26
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High Desert Museum Kids Camp
⭐️ Grades: 1-5
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–8/14
📍 Location: High Desert Museum (59800 S Hwy 97, Bend, OR 97702)
🔎 Type: Natural world exploration
📝 Registration: Lottery opens 1/22/26 through 2/2/26, unclaimed spots open 3/4/26 at 7am
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Jordan Kent Sports Camps
⭐️ Ages: 6-12
🗓️ Dates: 6/15-8/14
📍 Location: Pacific Crest Middle School (3030 NW Elwood Ln, Bend)
🏃Type: Multi-sport, pickleball, and baseball/softball
📝 Registration: early bird open now (Save $50 with code: EARLY26)
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Mini Mavericks
⭐️ Ages: 2-8
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Mini Mavericks Preschool (20250 Rogers Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🌲 Type: Outdoor-immersive with themes like cooking, wilderness skills, and farming
📝 Registration: opens 1/1/26
→ Learn more
Play Theory Camp
⭐️ Ages: 3-8
🗓️ Dates: 7/6-8/25
📍 Location: Play Theory Cafe (2221 NE 3rd St Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701)
✨ Type: Two-day play-based camps with themes
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26
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Nano Ninjas Camp
⭐️ Ages: 4-6
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🤸 Type: Indoor ninja course skills & play
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
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Kids Ninja Warrior Camp
⭐️ Ages: 6-10
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🤸 Type: Indoor ninja course skills & play
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
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Ninja Elite Camp
⭐️ Ages: 9-13
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🤸 Type: Indoor ninja course skills & play
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
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Kids Yoga Camp
⭐️ Ages: 5-8
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🧘 Type: Yoga
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
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Tween Yoga Camp
⭐️ Ages: 9-13
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🧘 Type: Yoga
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
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R.A.D. Sprouts Camp
⭐️ Ages: 4-7
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Pick up & drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌱 Type: Full day camp with outdoor exploration and indoor creativity, optional expeditions to outdoor spots around Bend
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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R.A.D. Adventure Camp
⭐️ Ages: 7-12
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: All over! Pick up and drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌲 Type: Daily trips around Central Oregon with lots of outdoor time
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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R.A.D. Bike Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-12
🗓️ Dates: July-August
📍 Location: Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🚵 Type: Biking skills and off-pavement rides on local trails, bikes and gear included
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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R.A.D. Climbing Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-14
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Smith Rock SP, pick up and drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🧗 Type: Fully guided rock climbing camp for kids of all levels, gear included
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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R.A.D. Studio: Art & Design Lab
⭐️ Ages: 7-13
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🎨 Type: Art studio & makerspace where campers can create or build anything they imagine using real tools and supplies, from pottery to laser cutting!
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
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SNCO Nature Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 6-10
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–8/21
📍 Location: Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory
🔎 Type: Natural world & outdoor exploration
📝 Registration: opens 3/11/26 (or 3/9/26 for members)
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Summer Hoops Camp
⭐️ Ages: 5-9
🗓️ Dates: 7/13-16 & 8/3-6
📍 Location: N Zone Sports
🏀 Type: Basketball skills
📝 Registration: open now
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Paddlesports Adventure Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-15
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–8/21
📍 Location: Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe (805 SW Industrial Way, Suite 6, Bend, OR)
🚣 Type: Paddlesports – SUP, kayaking, and rafting
📝 Registration: open now
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Waldorf School Summer Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-12
🗓️ Dates: 6/22–8/7
📍 Location: Waldorf School of Bend (2150 NE Studio Rd #2, Bend, OR 97701)
✨ Type: Day camp with weekly themes
📝 Registration: opens in January
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Wildheart Nature School
⭐️ Ages: 5+
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–8/21
📍 Location: varies
🌲 Type: Nature-immersive with a touch of fantasy and whimsy
📝 Registration: begins 1/8/26 at 11am
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Wondery Art & Adventure Camp
⭐️ Ages: 5-11
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–9/4
📍 Location: Wondery Art & Adventure School (19570 Amber Meadow Drive Suite 110, Bend, OR 97702)
🎨 Type: Arts & outdoor exploration
📝 Registration: opens 2/4/26
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Middle School Camps
Bend Parks and Rec Summer Camps
⭐️ Grades: 6-8
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: varies
✨ Type: You name it! Arts, sports, cooking, outdoors & adventure, STEM… whatever you kids’ interests are, there is probably a camp for them
📝 Registration: opens late March
→ Learn more
Camp Fire Summer Kids
⭐️ Grades: 1-6 (leadership options for grades 7+)
🗓️ Dates: 6/15-8/21
📍 Location: TBD
🌲 Type: Day camp
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
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Camp Fire Tumalo Day Camp
⭐️ Grades: Pre-K–7
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-26, 7/20-24, 8/24-28
📍 Location: Tumalo State Park (64185 O. B. Riley Rd, Bend, OR 97703)
🌲 Type: Outdoors day camp. 6th graders have a 1-night overnight experience, and 7th graders have a 2-night campout!
📝 Registration: opens 2/1/26 at 4pm
→ Learn more
Camp Fire LEGO® Robotics
⭐️ Grades: 1-6
🗓️ Dates: 7/6-10, 8/3-7
📍 Location: Sisters Park & Recreation (611 E Cascade Ave, Sisters, OR)
🤖 Type: STEAM robotics and engineering
📝 Registration: TBD through Sisters Parks & Rec
→ Learn more
Ninja Elite Camp
⭐️ Ages: 9-13
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🤸 Type: Indoor ninja course skills & play
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
→ Learn more
Tween Yoga Camp
⭐️ Ages: 9-13
🗓️ Dates: TBD
📍 Location: Free Spirit Yoga & Ninja Play (320 SW Powerhouse Dr Ste 150, Bend, OR 97702)
🧘 Type: Yoga
📝 Registration: opens 1/12/26
→ Learn more
R.A.D. Adventure Camp
⭐️ Ages: 7-12
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: All over! Pick up and drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌲 Type: Daily trips around Central Oregon with lots of outdoor time
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
→ Learn more
R.A.D. Bike Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-12
🗓️ Dates: July-August
📍 Location: Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🚵 Type: Biking skills and off-pavement rides on local trails, bikes and gear included
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
→ Learn more
R.A.D. Climbing Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-14
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Smith Rock SP, pick up and drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🧗 Type: Fully guided rock climbing camp for kids of all levels, gear included
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
→ Learn more
R.A.D. Studio: Art & Design Lab
⭐️ Ages: 7-13
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🎨 Type: Art studio & makerspace where campers can create or build anything they imagine using real tools and supplies, from pottery to laser cutting!
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
→ Learn more
R.A.D. Teen Adventures Camp
⭐️ Ages: 13-17
🗓️ Dates: June-August
📍 Location: All over! Pick up and drop off at Seven Peaks School (19660 Mountaineer Way, Bend, OR 97702)
🌲 Type: Daily trips around Central Oregon with lots of outdoor time
📝 Registration: opens 1/27/26 at 10am
→ Learn more
Paddlesports Adventure Camp
⭐️ Ages: 8-15
🗓️ Dates: 6/15–8/21
📍 Location: Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe (805 SW Industrial Way, Suite 6, Bend, OR)
🚣 Type: Paddlesports – SUP, kayaking, and rafting
📝 Registration: open now
→ Learn more
Whitewater Kayaking Camp
⭐️ Ages: 10-16
🗓️ Dates: 6/22-25, 7/27-30, 8/24-27
📍 Location: Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe (805 SW Industrial Way, Suite 6, Bend, OR)
🚣 Type: Intro to whitewater kayaking – skills and safety
📝 Registration: open now
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