Patch Picks: Area Summer Camps

is a feature that runs each Thursday, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more.

This week were giving you area summer camps.

Crystal Lake Park District Summer Day Camp

This day camp runs in five separate sessions, with the first one starting June 13 and the last one ending Aug. 12. The camp offers a 10 percent discount on people who sign up for all five sessions at once. A punch card is available for parents with changing schedules.

YMCA Camps, Crystal Lake

The YMCA is offering a number of camps for a wide range of ages. From the Day camps to the Discovery camps to the Team Leader camps, there's a camp for every child.

Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

This camp offers a sleep-away camp option for young girls from our area. Camp McCormick is  a 400 acre facility located a few miles south of Rockford, Illinois. It offers  amp facilities include a central dining hall, outdoor pool, showers, craft building, health center, hiking trails, covered wagons, Adirondacks, and platform tents.

Kids 'R' Kids, Crystal Lake

Kids `R` Kids is a locally owned and operated franchise. They provide innovative facilities and effective educational programs for children 6 weeks through 12 years of age.

KinderCare, Crystal Lake

This early learning center offers summer camp programs that run from May to August. Camps include Sport Smarts, Scienterrific, Wilderness 101, Dig Ancient Egypt, Splish, Splash!, Gross and Gooey Science, Spectacular Sports, Animal Antics, Feats of Science, Art Expo, Kids’ Kitchen, and Wild, Wild West.