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Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza

Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center · $25/week

Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center offers an affordable summer day camp for Dallas youth, focusing on recreation, education, and social development.

▌ Editor's read The Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center Summer Camp is a day camp operated by the City of Dallas Parks and Recreation Department, indicating a municipal-parks owner type. The camp website, part of the dallasparks.org domain, loads successfully and provides details about the program. It emphasizes recreation, education, and social development for youth, with activities like sports, arts and crafts, and field trips. The camp is notably affordable at $25 per week. There is no mention of ACA accreditation, state licensing, or specific staff-to-camper ratios on the provided page. The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department has a Facebook page (dallasparksandrecreation), but no specific Instagram handle for the Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center camp was found. Google reviews for 'Jaycee Zaragoza Recreation Center' show a rating of 4.3 stars from 100 reviews, with comments generally praising the facility and staff, though specific camp reviews are not detailed.
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Who thrives here Ages 5–12

Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza fits middle-elementary campers — old enough for skill-building to land, young enough that friend-group dynamics and counselor warmth still matter more than program rigor. Parents at this age band tend to prioritize a balanced rhythm of structured activity and unstructured play, which is the actual differentiator inside any given community/rec center program.

Facts & Credentials

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

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Details

  • Category: Community/Rec Center
  • Ages: 5–12
  • Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Address: 3114 Clymer St, Dallas, TX 75212, USA
  • Cost notes: $25/week for Dallas residents, $95/week for non-residents.

Logistics

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

Frequently asked about Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza

What ages does Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza accept?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza is open to children ages 5–12. 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 Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza cost?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza publishes $25/week for the standard session. Final cost depends on session length, sibling discounts, and whether extended care is added on.
What are Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza's hours?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza runs 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM. If those hours don't quite cover your work day, check whether extended care or early drop-off is offered separately.
Who runs Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza 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 Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza provide lunch?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza 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 Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza compare to other community/rec center camps in Dallas?
Rec Center Summer Camp - Jaycee Zaragoza is one of 60 community/rec center camps in Dallas 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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