Best summer camps in Mamaroneck, NY (2026 guide)
If you live anywhere from the Boston Post Road to Orienta Point, you already know the rhythm. The Town of Mamaroneck camp brochure drops in late winter. The municipal residency-only camps fill the day registration opens. The private camps cost more and wait longer to post their dates. By March, the parent text threads are deep into “did you get a spot at WSD” territory.
We’re Sheridan Fencing Academy. Our Westchester location is on Depot Plaza in Mamaroneck — directly across from the Metro-North station — and our head coach there, Lou Montorio, has been training Westchester kids in sabre for over a decade. So we spend an unreasonable amount of time looking at what the other Mamaroneck camps are doing, what’s worth the price tag, and what the residency rules actually mean for working parents who don’t live in the right village.
Below are the 13 camps we’d actually recommend to a friend in the neighborhood for summer 2026. Real research, real verification, no sponsorships. Where we couldn’t confirm a 2026 detail, we’ve flagged it so you don’t get stuck.
What we looked for
To make this list, a camp had to:
Be based in Mamaroneck or directly adjacent (Larchmont, Rye, Harrison, New Rochelle if reasonably close)
Have confirmed 2026 programming OR a multi-year track record of running annually (flagged where applicable)
Welcome kids in the 6–18 range (some camps span younger or older — we noted that)
Have a real, working registration link — no half-built websites
We left off camps with stale 2024 pages and no recent updates. We also left off other fencing and martial arts camps for obvious reasons.
A note on residency restrictions
This is the most important practical thing to know about Westchester summer camps and it’s not always obvious from the websites: many of the best-priced municipal camps are restricted or priority-gated by residency. The Village of Mamaroneck Day Camp charges nearly 50% more for non-residents. Larchmont’s Flint Park camp is residents-only. The Town of Mamaroneck camps prioritize residents.
Before you fall in love with a price, check whether your zip code qualifies. We’ve flagged residency status on every municipal camp below.
1. Village of Mamaroneck Day Camp (VMDC)
Location: Harbor Island Park, Stephen E. Johnston Beach Pavilion, Mamaroneck
Ages: 4 (by start of camp) through teens entering 10th grade
2026 Dates: June 29 – August 7, 2026, Mon–Fri 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed July 3)
Cost: Resident Pre-K–7th $1,500; Resident 8th–10th $1,600. Non-resident Pre-K–7th $2,200; Non-resident 8th–10th $2,450. Add-ons: Early Morning $180, Extended Day $425.
Residency: Resident registration opens February 23, 2026; non-resident opens March 9
VMDC is the classic Mamaroneck municipal camp — six weeks of on-site programming and weekly off-site trips for grades 5–10, run out of Harbor Island Park. The age range is unusually broad for a municipal camp, all the way up to 10th grade, which makes it useful for families with kids spanning multiple stages. Early Morning and Extended Day are real options for working parents.
Why we like it: For Village of Mamaroneck residents, the value is hard to beat. Harbor Island as your kid’s daily home base for six weeks is a genuinely good deal for $1,500. Non-resident pricing tilts the calculation, but it’s still in line with private day camps in the area.
2. Town of Mamaroneck Hommocks Camp
Location: Hommocks Middle School, Hommocks Road, Mamaroneck (with regular visits to Hommocks Pool)
Ages: Entering 1st grade (completed K) through entering 6th grade
2026 Dates: Summer 2026 dates to be finalized in the 2026 Day Camp Parent Guide. Confirm directly.
Cost: Not yet posted in the 2026 guide — verify
Residency: Town of Mamaroneck residents prioritized
Hommocks Camp is the Town of Mamaroneck’s flagship elementary-aged day camp — arts and crafts, dance, sports, games, weekly entertainers, theme days, treasure hunts, an end-of-camp carnival, and visits from local Fire, Police, and EMS. Counselor-camper ratios are 1:8 for 1st–2nd graders and 1:10 for grades 3+. Licensed by both NYS DOH and Westchester County DOH.
Why we like it: The ratios are the real differentiator. 1:8 for younger kids at a municipal camp is rare — most public camps run 1:12 or higher. Combined with Hommocks Pool access, this is one of the best value-per-dollar options in the area for residents.
3. Town of Mamaroneck Teen Travel Camp
Location: Drop-off and pick-up at Hommocks Park Ice Rink parking lot
Ages: Entering grades 7–9
2026 Dates: Summer 2026; daily departure/return times vary (typically 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., with some 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m. trips)
Cost: Multi-session enrollment offers a $100 discount; full pricing in the 2026 handbook. Limited partial scholarships available.
Residency: Town of Mamaroneck residents prioritized
Teen Travel is exactly what it sounds like — daily field trips throughout NY, NJ, CT, and PA. Theme parks, water parks, city tours, arena tours, indoor entertainment centers, ball games, indoor rock climbing, mini-golf, bowling, movies, and aquariums. The 2026 handbook is already published on the Town site.
Why we like it: The 7th–9th grade slot is brutally hard to fill. Kids that age are often too old for traditional day camp and too young for a job. Teen Travel keeps them out of the house, in transit, and in motion — and the partial scholarships mean it’s accessible to more families than the brochure suggests.
4. Westchester Summer Day (WSD)
Location: Westchester Day School campus, 856 Orienta Avenue, Mamaroneck (26-acre Long Island Sound waterfront)
Ages: 2–13 (preschool through teen, with separate scaled-down preschool facilities)
2026 Dates: 2- to 7-week sessions across summer 2026
Cost: Tuition by session — verify the 2026 rate sheet directly (wsd@westchesterday.org or 914-698-8900 ext. 153)
Residency: Open to all
WSD is the premier private day camp in the area — three in-ground heated pools, a full-size gym, art rooms, computer and science labs, climbing wall, zip-line, balance beam, trapeze, kayaking, paddleboarding, and a beach. It’s one of the only true waterfront day camps in lower Westchester, and the 26-acre campus changes what “summer camp” can mean for a kid who’s mostly known indoor facilities.
Why we like it: Waterfront camps in lower Westchester are basically two: this one and the yacht club options. WSD is the version that doesn’t require a club membership and has the broader program, including serious arts and STEM tracks alongside the aquatics.
5. FASNY Manor Day Camp & French Language Camp
Location: FASNY Manor Campus, 111 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont
Ages: Nursery (rising) through rising 5th grade (Manor Day Camp); rising 1st–6th grade (French Language Camp)
2026 Dates: Registration opens March 30, 2026. French Language Camp Week 1: June 24–26 ($252); Week 2: June 29–July 2 ($335). Manor Day Camp half-day Nursery/Pre-K: $330/week ($198 short week 1; $265 short week 2).
Cost: Listed above; full pricing on site
Residency: Open to all; non-FASNY students welcome
Website: fasny.org/community/summer-camp
The French American School of NY runs two parallel summer programs out of its Larchmont campus. Manor Day Camp blends music, science, arts and crafts, cooking, and outdoor exploration in either English or French. The dedicated French Language Camp builds vocabulary and fluency through art, cooking, and games taught by French-speaking teachers — useful if your kid’s been studying French in school and you want to keep momentum, or if you’re trying to give them a foothold in a new language.
Why we like it: FASNY is the largest French-immersion school in the metro area, and the French Language Camp is one of the only ways for non-enrolled kids to access that level of language instruction. For families with any French connection (heritage, travel plans, school-year language study), it’s a genuinely useful summer week.
6. Larchmont Flint Park Day Camp
Location: Flint Park, Village of Larchmont (run by Larchmont Recreation Dept., 120 Larchmont Avenue)
Ages: Rising K through Rising 6th grade
2026 Dates: Six weeks of summer; specific 2026 dates announced via CivicRec portal — verify
Cost: Resident-only pricing via CivicRec; T-shirts required
Residency: Exclusive to Village of Larchmont residents and Chatsworth Avenue School students. Capped at 180 campers.
Website: larchmontny.gov/departments/recreation/day_camp.php
Flint Park is the classic municipal day camp for Larchmont families specifically — six weeks, capped at 180, residents-only. Don’t bother if you don’t qualify; do absolutely look at it if you do.
Why we like it: It’s the Larchmont version of “the camp every kid in the neighborhood goes to.” Friends from school, walkable from much of the village, value pricing for residents. The exclusive admissions are a feature, not a bug, for families who actually qualify.
7. Sheridan Fencing Academy Summer Camp
Location: One Depot Plaza, Mamaroneck (across from Mamaroneck Metro-North station)
Ages: 7–17
2026 Dates: June 15–19; July 13–17, 20–24, 27–31; August 3–7, 10–14, 17–21, 24–28
Cost: $750 per week, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Residency: Open to all
Website: sheridanfencing.com
This is us. Our Westchester facility on Depot Plaza is directly across from the Mamaroneck Metro-North station — meaningful for parents who commute, and for older kids who can train themselves to walk to camp from the train. We have eight full-length strips, which is a serious facility by competitive fencing standards. Our head coach for Westchester, Lou Montorio, was a 2018 National Champion and a six-time national silver medalist, so the kids are training under someone who’s competed at the highest level himself.
Why we like it: Bias acknowledged. Honestly: fencing tends to click with kids who like puzzles and a little intensity — it’s mental as much as physical. The Metro-North access is the practical kicker that the other Westchester camps don’t have. Free trial classes run year-round if you want to test before committing to a week.
8. Sandbox Theatre Summer Camp
Location: Sandbox Studios, 300 Waverly Avenue, 2nd Floor, Mamaroneck (additional location at JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale)
Ages: Roughly 4–14 (camp groupings vary by week; 9–14 for two-week musical productions)
2026 Dates: Weekly Mon–Fri 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. sessions throughout summer; full-musical sessions are two weeks
Cost: $225 non-refundable deposit at registration; balance due 2 weeks before session start. Optional aftercare 3–4 p.m.
Residency: Open to all
Website: wstshows.com/camps
Sandbox runs weekly themed musical-theater camps with genuinely creative themes — Wicked, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Harry Potter, Choose Your Own Adventure, Disney Fantasmic, Descendants — plus full Newsies Jr. productions at the JCC. Sessions cap at 20–24 campers, so the per-kid attention is real, and the directors are working theater educators rather than rotating college counselors.
Why we like it: The themes are smart. Wicked and K-Pop Demon Hunters aren’t normal camp options — they’re shows your kid is genuinely excited about. That alone changes the energy of the week.
9. School of Rock Mamaroneck
Location: School of Rock Mamaroneck (10+ years on the Sound Shore)
Ages: Toddlers, kids, teens, and adults (separate tracks)
2026 Dates: Multi-week summer sessions; specific 2026 dates on the website
Cost: Posted per session — verify
Residency: Open to all
School of Rock’s whole model is performance-based: students of all skill levels (guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, vocals) learn to play in a band and end the week with a live show. Full-band and Glee Club formats. It’s a meaningfully different experience from solo lessons or theory-heavy music camps.
Why we like it: Playing in a real band is the thing that turns kids who are “taking lessons” into kids who actually love music. School of Rock has been doing this in Mamaroneck for over a decade and the format genuinely works.
10. Larchmont Music Academy (LMA)
Location: 2089 Boston Post Road, Larchmont
Ages: 4–7 (Mini Camps “Meet the Instruments”); older for design-your-own programs
2026 Dates: Summer 2026 — specific weeks posted on the academy site
Cost: Per-program — verify
Residency: Open to all
LMA’s summer programming is unusually flexible — a “Meet the Instruments of the Orchestra” mini camp for ages 4–7, plus design-your-own schedules with Intro to Music Theory, Songwriting Workshop, Acting, Music History, Intro to Jazz Improvisation, and Advanced Jazz Lab. Private lessons run alongside the camps, and the monthly Master Class Series brings in genuinely accomplished artists.
Why we like it: The “design your own schedule” model is rare. For a kid who’s already taking lessons during the year, LMA lets you build a summer that complements rather than duplicates what they’re already doing — songwriting one week, theory the next, jazz improv the third.
11. One River School Larchmont – Art + Design Summer Camps
Location: One River School Larchmont (specific Larchmont street address on enrollment)
Ages: Children and teens (split tracks)
2026 Dates: Ten weeks of summer 2026 sessions; each camp is 2.5 hours with a 15-minute break
Cost: Per camp — verify full rate sheet
Residency: Open to all
Website: larchmont.oneriverschool.com
One River runs over 100 creative camps across 10 weeks, led by practicing artists, designers, and animators. Topics include cartooning, street art painting, cosplay, iPad art, fashion streetwear, designing interiors, K-Pop rotoscoping, and traditional drawing and painting. Bundle morning and afternoon for full-day, or mix camps mid-summer.
Why we like it: The instructors actually work as artists and designers — that’s not true of most “art camps.” For a kid whose interest in art is more sophisticated than “let’s paint with watercolors,” One River’s specialty topics (especially the digital and design tracks) hit the right level.
12. MADE Art Studio Summer Workshops
Location: MADE Art Studio, Mamaroneck
Ages: Children (range varies by week; primarily elementary)
2026 Dates: Ten weeks of themed sessions across summer 2026
Cost: Standard sessions; $25 off with code EARLYBIRD26 valid through 2/28/2026; automatic sibling discount at checkout
Residency: Open to all
Website: madeartstudio.com/summer-workshops
MADE is the hyperlocal Mamaroneck art studio option — themed weekly workshops for ten weeks of summer, rotating projects in canvas painting, wet clay, mosaics, and other media. Real professional materials, kid-distinctive techniques, ten years running.
Why we like it: It’s the studio your kid can walk into during the school year too. The summer camps double as an introduction to a year-round neighborhood resource — useful continuity if your kid actually loves it.
13. Clay Art Center (Port Chester)
Location: 40 Beech Street, Port Chester (≈15 minutes from Mamaroneck by car)
Ages: 7–15 (split: 7–11 hand-built sculptural art; 12–15 wheel-throwing pottery + hand-building)
2026 Dates: Monday, July 13 – Friday, August 28, 2026 (seven weekly sessions)
Cost: Morning Camp (9 a.m.–noon) $380/week; Afternoon Camp (1–4 p.m.) $380/week; Full-Day 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Early-bird 10% discount Jan 21–Feb 11. Scholarships available.
Residency: Open to all
Website: clayartcenter.org/summer-camp-2026
Clay Art Center is technically in Port Chester, not Mamaroneck, but it’s a 15-minute drive and worth it for the right kid. Campers actually sculpt, throw on the wheel, glaze, and fire their own ceramics in a working professional studio. The 12–15 track adds wheel-throwing, which is the discipline most pottery kids want to try and rarely get to access at this level.
Why we like it: It’s the largest and most active ceramic facility in the tri-state area, run as a nonprofit with real scholarships. The wheel access for the 12–15 group is genuinely hard to find elsewhere — most “pottery camps” are hand-building only.
Honorable mentions
A few worth knowing about that didn’t make the main 13: Sew Happy (Mamaroneck, sewing camps for ages 6–12, including Doll Camp and Intro to Machine Sewing) for kids who want a true craft skill. Camp Pinebrook in New Rochelle and Camp Hillard in Scarsdale for families willing to drive 15–20 minutes for traditional outdoor day-camp settings. JCC Mid-Westchester “Summer Days at the J” in Scarsdale, which won Best of Westchester 2024.
How to choose the right Mamaroneck summer camp
A few honest things to think about before you register:
Residency status determines half your shortlist. Confirm your eligibility for the municipal camps before you fall in love with the price. Village of Mamaroneck residents have one tier, Town of Mamaroneck residents have another, Larchmont Village residents have their own — and they don’t always overlap with what you’d assume from your address. Check before March.
Drop-off logistics matter more than they should. Most Mamaroneck camps run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — not workable for a parent commuting to the city. The municipal camps and Sheridan offer extended care; many of the specialty arts camps don’t. Build the schedule first, then the program.
Metro-North access is a real consideration for older kids. A camp at or near Mamaroneck Metro-North means a 12- or 13-year-old can reasonably walk themselves on independent days. Sheridan, Sandbox Theatre, and a few others sit close to the station. Worth thinking about as kids age into “I want to do this myself” territory.
Counselor ratios matter more than camp prestige. A 1:8 ratio at a municipal camp will give your kid a better week than 1:15 at a private one. Ask explicitly about ratios for your kid’s age group, not the camp’s overall average.
Rolling admission is your friend. Most specialty camps in the area (including ours) accept registrations year-round and don’t fill the way municipal camps do. The big day camps — VMDC, Hommocks, Flint Park, WSD — are the ones that genuinely sell out, especially for popular weeks. For specialty arts, music, and fencing camps, you have more flexibility than the websites suggest.
Frequently asked questions
When do summer camps in Mamaroneck open registration?
Municipal camps open in February or March (VMDC residents February 23, 2026; non-residents March 9). Private camps generally open registration between November and March, with early-bird pricing typically expiring February or early March. Specialty camps (arts, music, fencing) often accept registrations year-round.
What’s the average cost of a Mamaroneck summer camp?
Municipal camps for residents run $1,500–$1,600 for the full season. Non-resident municipal pricing jumps to $2,200–$2,450. Private day camps like WSD are typically $700–$1,000+ per week depending on session length. Specialty weekly camps (arts, music, fencing) run $380–$750 per week. French immersion at FASNY runs $252–$335 per short week.
Are there free or low-cost camps in Mamaroneck?
The municipal camps are the closest thing to low-cost for residents — VMDC at $1,500 for six weeks is significantly cheaper per day than any private alternative. Some of the specialty camps offer scholarships (Clay Art Center, Town of Mamaroneck Teen Travel). Beyond that, free options are limited compared to NYC’s offerings.
What about working parents who need full-day coverage?
VMDC offers Early Morning ($180) and Extended Day ($425) add-ons. Town of Mamaroneck camps typically offer extended care. Private camps like WSD and Sheridan run full school-day length. Most specialty arts camps end at 3 p.m. with no extended care, which is a real constraint to factor in.
Can my kid get to camp on the train?
Yes — Sheridan is across the street from Mamaroneck Metro-North, which is unusual. Most other camps require a drive or walk. For kids old enough to travel solo, the Mamaroneck and Larchmont stations open up Sheridan and a few of the Larchmont specialty options. Confirm with the camp before relying on a kid traveling alone.
One final thought
The Mamaroneck/Larchmont camp ecosystem rewards parents who plan early and read the residency fine print. The best-value options are gated by zip code, the best private options book up by spring, and the specialty options have more flexibility than parents realize. None of it is impossible — but it does reward families who treat the February brochure release like a real deadline.
The right camp for your kid is the one that fits their stamina, their interests, and your family’s logistics. We’ve sent kids on our team to several of the camps on this list at one point or another. The camp that was perfect for one family was wrong for another in the same building.
If you want to test fencing as part of your summer mix, we offer free trial classes for kids at our Mamaroneck location year-round. No commitment, no sales pitch — just an hour to see if the sport clicks. We’d be glad to meet your family.