Deerkill Day Camp

Otis, who joined the DKDC High Five Club, this summer turns 5 this week!

And that's a wrap. Our 67th summer has come to a close. While the memories are of experiences in the past, those same experiences will shape each one of our campers and staff in the future. We are honored and privileged to be the caretakers of this very special community. Only 311 days until Summer 2025...

BIG Field Day here today! STAR-ry Breakfast, debut of the Gladiator Challenge, the reveal of our STARs woodworking project oversized Adirondack chair and…THE closest Field Day in Deerkill history! Going into the last tug-of-war, it was all tied up at 1355 for Blue and 1355 for Green. The STARs stepped up for their Tug and the Blue STARs slowly pulled the Green STARs to their side, winning the day for Blue! It was a tremendously dramatic moment and a fitting end to a PERFECT Deerkill day. One more to go…let’s make it a good one.

Please take a look at our Lost and Found photos and videos below and email [email protected] for any items that belong to your camper. Anything not claimed by the end of this week will be donated to our Health Center or local organizations. Thank you!

Week 7 at Deerkill in the books:

WEEK 7 DKDC 2024 This is "WEEK 7 DKDC 2024" by Deerkill Day Camp on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Our STARs having their annual Interview Training with members of our Leadership Team

Our First Talent Show will be starting imminently. Thank you for your patience as we prepare our talent for their performances.

So many events in our penultimate week of camp!!

Animals for Adoption! Ever think about adopting an animal but not sure to where to start? Afraid you might adopt something not accustomed to being around children and not easily handled? Well, this might be YOUR day.

This is your special opportunity to adopt a well handled and healthy animal from Deerkill's Nature Hut. We are looking for off-season or permanent pet-friendly homes for our long-time gecko Pumpkin, cuddly friendly bunny Snoopy and amusing hairless guinea pigs, Olive and Ollie (who come as a pair). They've all been part of our Nature program this summer and have been well taken care of, however we cannot keep them here all year long.

You may choose to adopt for the off-season and send them back to us for next summer OR if you decide that you simply cannot part with the newest member of your family you can adopt them permanently.

If you are interested, please email us at [email protected] so we can discuss next steps. If multiple campers request to adopt, we will hold a lottery here at camp. Thanks so much for your consideration!

Scenes from a busy morning at camp

Week six is already starting off strong with the beginning of our Gaga Games! If you know Deerkill, then you’ll know we take this game seriously (serious fun, of course). Whose name will grace the Gaga Champ wall this summer? Stay tuned! Plus loads of trips and other on-campus amazing events in store! 🎉🎉

Deerkill Day Camp 2024 Week 5 Highlights: https://vimeo.com/994258993/48ebc2f148?share=copy

Keeping it fresh in the Deerkill kitchen…

2024 Deerkill Lost and Found (Part 1). Please take a look at the attached photos and video and let us know if anything belongs to your camper by emailing [email protected]. We hope the various items find a home soon...

A look back at week 4, the end of our 1st session of 2024: https://vimeo.com/990808206/6facdcda62?share=copy

Our STARs doing us proud

⭐️Week five ⭐️

Week four snapshots! What an AMAZING week it was!! From theme night to our Deerkill version of The Masked Singer, it was one for the books. Can’t wait to see what our photo team captures for week five!

We can’t WAIT to see you back @ camp at tomorrow!!

📸 A look back at week three of our 67th summer…Down at Deerkill! ⭐️

We were surrounded by kindness today for So proud of all the Acts of Kindness among our campers and staff today and every day.