Camp · Community/Rec Center · Ages 13–16 · $4/week
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Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident)

East Chattanooga Community Center · $4/week

The Chattanooga Community Center Summer Camp offers affordable day camp experiences for children and teens, focusing on recreation, education, and social dev...

▌ Editor's read The Chattanooga Community Center Summer Camp website loads successfully and provides information about their summer programs. The camp is operated by the City of Chattanooga's Parks and Outdoors department, indicating a municipal-parks owner type. The program is a day camp, running from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and is offered at various community centers across Chattanooga. A significant strength is its affordability, costing only $3.75 per week, which includes breakfast, lunch, and field trips. The camp is not listed in the ACA directory. While the website mentions a focus on recreation, education, and social development, specific details on staff background checks are not explicitly stated. The Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors Facebook page is active, but a dedicated Instagram handle for the summer camp was not found. Google reviews for 'Chattanooga Community Center Summer Camp' are not readily available as a consolidated entity, but individual community centers may have their own ratings.
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Who thrives here Ages 13–16

Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) serves high-school campers, which means the program is competing against summer jobs, college visits, internships, and residential overnight options. The case for a day camp at this age is usually a CIT (counselor-in-training) track, deep specialization in community/rec center, or a portfolio item parents and kids both value. Programs that don't articulate one of those three usually lose this age band by 9th grade.

Facts & Credentials

Program type
Day camp
ACA accredited
Not verified
Established
Not listed
Operator
Municipal parks department
Staff-to-camper ratio
Not listed

How we verify these →

Details

  • Category: Community/Rec Center
  • Ages: 13–16
  • Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Address: 2409 Dodson Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37406
  • Cost notes: Early Bird Registration (March 7th - April 5th): $30.00 for Hamilton County Residents for 8 weeks. Regular Registration (April 6th - May 1st): $40.00 for Hamilton County Residents for 8 weeks.

Logistics

  • Lunch provided: No
  • Transportation: No
  • Financial aid: No
  • Setting: mixed

Frequently asked about Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident)

What ages does Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) accept?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) is open to children ages 13–16. Camps publish their own age cutoffs, and some run mixed-age groups internally; check the registration page for that summer's grouping if your child sits at a boundary.
How much does Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) cost?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) publishes $4/week for the standard session. Final cost depends on session length, sibling discounts, and whether extended care is added on.
What are Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident)'s hours?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) runs Monday - Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.. If those hours don't quite cover your work day, check whether extended care or early drop-off is offered separately.
Who runs Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident)?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) is operated by the local parks department. The operator type matters for tuition policy (refunds, financial aid eligibility) and for what kind of staff training pipeline the camp uses.
Does Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) provide lunch?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) does not include lunch — campers bring their own. Most day camps without provided lunch are nut-free or nut-aware, so check the allergy policy before packing. Frozen water bottles double as ice packs and drinks; insulated lunch boxes hold below 40°F for about four hours.
How does Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) compare to other community/rec center camps in Chattanooga?
Community Center Summer Camp - Teen (Resident) is one of 6 community/rec center camps in Chattanooga that overlap its age range. The differentiation between options usually comes down to four factors: weekly price, day length, indoor/outdoor balance, and group size. Browse same-city alternatives in the directory to compare side by side.

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