News BREC Summer Camp Registration Opens Saturday, March 7

Baton Rouge, LouisianaMar 02, 2026The Recreation and Park Commission of East Baton Rouge Parish (BREC) will be opening online summer camp registration for East Baton Rouge Parish residents beginning Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. and on Tuesday, March 17 online or during regular facility hours of operation for out-of-parish residents. For decades, BREC’s Summer Camps have been an inclusive, family tradition in East Baton Rouge Parish! Parents recognize the quality of BREC’s summer program which is loaded with a diverse curriculum of fun, memory-making activities that are second to none. Campers experience recreational games, community field trips, recreational sports, cultural arts, develop new friendships and more. With over 250 individual camp opportunities across the parish, from recreation and theatre to animals and science, there is a camp for children of all abilities, ages and interests!

Community Recreation Camps

Give your child the opportunity to experience Camp BREC at any of our Community Recreation summer camps at ten locations throughout the parish for children ages 5-10. These camp opportunities are created to provide campers with an enjoyable camp experience, full of an array of exciting activities and unique field trips exploring EBR and surrounding areas. Each week of community recreation camp is themed to give campers up to nine weeks of new camp experiences with a variety of topics, such as Inventors and Explorers, Critters, Trails and Tales and more.

In addition to camps for only ages 5 to 10, Camp Red Stick is offered for tweens and teens, ages 11-14,  at Antioch Boulevard Park, North Sherwood Forest Community Park and Plank Road Park. Camp Red Stick is the ultimate ‘teen’ enrichment camp where summer is not just a break but a journey of discovery. Campers will enjoy vibrant mix of art and technology activities, weekly field trips, swimming, life skills workshops, and lots of other exciting recreational activities. BREC Beginnings Half-Day camps (from 8 a.m. to noon) are also available for kids ages 3 and 4 at Forest, Highland Road, Jackson and Zachary Community Parks.

BREC is also proud to offer Camp Sunshine, an exclusive summer camp designed for campers with intellectual and developmental disabilities who can function within a staff ration of 1:5. During each themed week, campers will enjoy recreational games and activities, arts and crafts, field trips, water activities, and inclusive activities with other BREC summer camps to socialize and interact with their peers. All BREC summer camps are inclusive, but Camp Sunshine is for campers who require a smaller group setting with trained staff of this expertise. All campers with a diagnosed disability must undergo an assessment with a BREC Adaptive staff member. The assessment must be completed prior to starting camp and are essential for our campers to have a successful experience at camp. Assessments will be held in person at Nairn Drive Park from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday from March 9 to May 6. To set up an assessment or for questions, email recadaptive@brec.org.

BREC Special Interest Camps

This summer, BREC will also offer athletic summer camps through our summer sports camp, Lester Roberts Sports Academy Basketball camps and half or full day tennis and pickleball camp programs. In addition, campers also have the opportunity to attend special interest summer camps at the Baton Rouge Zoo; Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center; full day or half day sessions at Farr Park Equestrian Center; Highland Road Park Observatory; Independence Park Theatre, featuring Musical Theatre Camp for Kids and Teens, Youth Media Arts Camp which ends with a Film Festival of campers productions and Imagination Station camp; Magnolia Mound; Perkins Road Extreme Sports Park, BREC Art Camp at Milton J. Womack, Outdoor Adventure Camp at Greenwood Community Park and BREC’s Nature Explorers Conservation Camp at Frenchtown Conservation Area. For a full list of all camps and details visit brec.org/summercamp.

Registration and Scholarship Information

Summer camp registration can be accessed via webtrac.brec.org or by visiting brec.org/summercamp and following the registration link associated with your choice of camp. All summer camp sessions can be reserved online only with a 50% payment of total session fees at the time of registration.

BREC recommends that parents or guardians make an account on Webtrac at least two days prior to registration if they have never used BREC’s online registration system. In order to complete successful online registration, parents or guardians who have registered online before should know their user ID and password ahead of time. If registrants are unsure if they have an account, they can send an email to info@register.brec.org.

BREC is committed to ensuring that all children, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances, have access to attend Summer Camp. With this, all East Baton Rouge Parish residents can apply for scholarship opportunities online by filling out the scholarship request form and fulfilling the 50% pre-payment of total session fees at the time of registration. The scholarship request form will be available at the start of camp registration on webtrac.brec.org. Applicants can access the form via the Navigation Menu on the Webtrac homepage, which can then only be submitted after camp registration is complete. A receipt number will be required in order to submit the scholarship form. BREC may provide scholarship assistance of up to 50% of the total fee to those families who qualify by providing documentation of filed 2025 Federal Tax form 1040 or current SNAP benefits. All additional details regarding camp scholarships can be found on BREC's summer camp webpage. 

No longer at the camp age and looking for a summer job? It’s never too early to start planning ahead for the summer and BREC is now accepting applications for summer employment. We are looking for engaging, high-energy and motivated individuals to make our summer experience unforgettable for the youth of East Baton Rouge Parish. Get a job for the summer and skills for a lifetime by applying today at brec.org/careers.

For individuals who are not yet eligible for employment but wish to acquire new skills and volunteer during the summer, BREC’s free Counselor-in-Training (CIT) Program offers teens ages 14-17 the opportunity to learn alongside our summer and seasonal camp staff at various camp locations.

For information on all BREC summer camps, registration or employment visit brec.org/summercamp.