Oxford Park Commission Summer Day Camp Registration Opens March 30

Spots in the Oxford Park Commission's summer day camp will open for enrollment Monday, and the commission is urging Oxford families not to wait: specialty field trips and popular weeks have historically filled before the May 8 registration deadline.

The program serves children ages 5 to 13 across three summer sessions, all based at the Coach Howell Activity Center with daily hours running from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration can be completed online through OPC website accounts or in person at both OPC centers Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The summer opens with a four-day session from May 26-29 at $80 per child. June camp runs June 1-26 at $100 per child per week, or $350 for the full month. July follows the same pricing structure, covering July 6-31 at $100 per week or $350 for the month, giving families the option to commit by session or secure the better per-day rate by booking the full stretch.

Each day at Coach Howell Center includes a rotation of supervised activities: games, arts and crafts, movies, visits to the city pool and field trips. Participants are grouped by age and overseen by trained counselors, with certified lifeguards provided for all pool activities. The commission describes the camps as licensed programs running on a schedule coordinated with the Oxford and Lafayette County school calendars.

OPC administrators have described the program as both a childcare lifeline and a community investment. The camp gives working families a dependable summer option and provides local teens a path into paid and volunteer counselor roles, while anchoring a broader seasonal slate that includes youth leagues and special events across Oxford's parks-and-recreation system.

Families can reach camp director Hannah Thornton directly at hannah@oxfordparkcommission.com. The complete schedule, weekly themes and registration links are available through the OPC's online registration portal.