Dates & Registration
Registration for 2025-2026 Weekends in the Country Overnights will open Monday August 11, 2025. Weekend Overnights run from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. Please refer to the Registration policies under the "Forms and Information" link above for more details. *Please note that while we will not ring in the year on New Year's Eve we WILL celebrate on the following weekend!
NEW CAMPERS: If you are interested in Summer Camp or Weekends in the Country Recreation & Respite for a new camper, please fill out a "New Camper Application" by clicking Register Online to create an account, then clicking on New Camper Application and submitting the designated information. Please note that we are not actively approving new campers at this time. Campers who register for a session without an approved new camper application on file will not be eligible to attend.
Weekends in the Country registration for 2025-2026 will open Monday August 11, 2025. Returning campers may register at that time. Summer Camp 2026 registration will open in January.
Summer Camp
2026 Dates
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June 21-July 4
July 5-July 18
July 19-July 24 (Camp Courage)
July 26-August 8
August 9-August 22

Weekends in the Country Overnights.
Registration for Weekends will open Monday August 11, 2025 at 8am.
9/13-9/14 *Easy Peezy Summer Breezy
Summer camp might be over, but the summer attitude and warm weather doesn’t stop yet! Come join us at camp for a relaxing summer vibe as we kick off the weekend season with laid-back field games, sunshine, and chilled out activities.
9/27-9/28 *Saturday Night Glee-ver
Join the Camp Horizons Glee Club as we rock out the weekend with humor, heartfelt drama, and dynamic musical performances! If you can say it, you can sing and dance it! This weekend will be jam-packed with Glee references and your favorite songs. Come sing along!
10/11-10/12 *Leaf Piles and Smiles
Embrace the autumn weather with a cozy sweater and good friends! This weekend we’ll be making some unique leaf-art, an autumn-scented craft, and enjoying the best parts of Fall; changing leaves, flannel sleeves, and making scarecrows.
10/25-10/26 *Ghouls Night Out
You’ll have a scary good time partying it up with the ghosts, ghouls, and monsters that come in costume this weekend! Write and share a spooky story, carve some pumpkins, and play some tricks on your counselors this Halloween weekend!
11/8-11/9 *Can You Can It?
What can we can? Come join the line up and learn the can-can dance, play can-jam, and participate in our can drive by bringing in any unwanted non-perishable foods! Test your cooking skills in a “Chopped” style show-down, making the best side you can out of canned mystery ingredients! Food collected for the can drive will be donated to the Willimantic Soup Kitchen.
11/22-11/23 *Shake Your Turkey Tail feathers
Gobble gobble! We can’t contain our boogie! Good jams, yams, we’ll be partying like turkeys the night before thanksgiving, and shaking those tail feathers! Tell us what you’re grateful for as we gather around the turkey!
12/6-12/7 *Dreamers & Doers
Bring your PJs for the best pajama party of the year! We’ll be cozying up by the fireplace and dreaming big, doing bigger! Decorate and start your very own dream journal, set some goals for the future, and enjoy some hot chocolate before our cozy movie night. Whether you’re a daydreamer or a go-getter, there’s something here for everyone!
12/20-12/21 *Stars, Stripes & Snowflakes
Ever heard of Christmas in July? Well, we’re flipping the script with a Fourth of July celebration in December! Celebrate winter holidays and America’s birthday all at once- make patriotic paper snowflakes, compete in candy cane minute-to-win-it, and honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a festive mash-up of stars, stripes, and holiday lights!
1/3-1/4 *In One Year and Out the Other
Celebrate New Year's in style with the best party in town! We’ll be ringing in the new year with sparkle, music, and celebration. Reflect on your favorite camp memories, make resolutions for the year ahead, and dance like it’s midnight- even if it’s only 8PM! *Please note that this overnight is Saturday January 3rd-Sunday January 4th.
1/17-1/18 *Horizons On Broadway
Bright lights, big city, who knew camp could be so pretty? Come take center stage for this Broadway Musical themed weekend! Whether your favorite show is Wicked, Hamilton, or Hadestown, you’ll have a chance to belt out your favs! Dine Broadway-style in the commons, learn some dance moves from the most popular productions, and take a stab at writing a musical about camp with your group!
1/31-2/1 *Souper-Bowl
Mmm, good soup! Come enjoy a soup and football mash-up weekend with us as we try to create the perfect Super Bowl watch party soup dish. Join in on some giant bowling, learn some football plays, and get cooking!
2/14-2/15 *Heart to Believe
Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate our love for camp with us and make heart eyes at your favorite activities! Get in a heart-pumping workout and make cards to exchange with your friends and feel the love at camp!
2/28-3/1 *Leap Through Time
What year is it? Travel through time with us as we mix up our weekends with both blasts from the past, and peeks into the future! Come dressed in your most futuristic 3000’s fashion, or debut something from an era gone by. Join us in making a time capsule for future campers and staff to open!
3/14-3/15 *Rainbow Rave
You don’t have to be a leprechaun to party under this rainbow! Join us for some lucky horseshoes and help us hunt for the hidden pot of gold. Get decked out in your brightest, boldest outfits for a night of glowing fun! Our Saturday night rave will be lit with dance lights, glow sticks, and enough color to make a rainbow jealous. Come dance, shine, and celebrate the luckiest weekend of the year!
3/28-3/29 *Cloudy With a Chance of Fun
March and April showers can’t bring us down! Come watch the classic movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with us and get in on all kinds of silly shenanigans and crazy science experiments! Can you engineer something cooler than inventor Flint Lockwood? Let’s find out!
4/11-4/12 *Buzzing Bees and Budding Tree
The outdoors are abuzz with the signs of Spring! Help us start our annually planted Horizons Hero Garden, go on a scavenger hunt for budding flowers, and learn about how we can protect the bees and trees around us. Bring your gardening gloves and your curiosity; nature is calling!
4/25-4/26 *Sunglasses, Selfies and Summer Ahead
Say goodbye to the weekend season and hello to summer vibes! Throw on your shades, strike a pose, and soak up the good times as we get ready for the sunny season ahead. We’ll be making summer bucket lists, snapping selfies at silly photo stations, and celebrating the memories we’ve made this year, camp-style!
Frequently Asked Questions
To reach a member of the leadership team while camp is in session and your camper is on grounds, call 860-456-1032 and dial through to ext. 0144. You will reach a member of the leadership team or be able to leave a message which will be returned. If there is an emergency or situation in which we need to reach parents and providers, we will utilize the primary emails on your camper's account. Please notify us if we are to use an alternate email address for contact.
Please refer to your confirmation email for specific information. In general, we must have waivers signed by a legal guardian within the year, a copy of a physical exam dated within two years of attendance and orders for medications. This may be on our camp form which is good for two years, or on an alternate form however MUST be signed and dated by a physician (no list of meds printed from a portal unless electronically signed). For campers who may reside in a residential setting, copies of 180 day orders are preferred.
All medications, prescriptions and non-prescriptions, pills, vitamins, liquids, creams, powders, etc. must be in original packaging. All prescriptions must have accurate pharmacy labels, including drug name, dosage, time, prescribing Doctor's name. It is mandatory by CT State Law that everything listed on your camper's medication information form or Doctor's Orders matches the labels on your bottles! Make sure that you have enough for your camper's stay plus extra. Any changes-this means additions, discontinuations, changes in dose and/or time must be submitted before your camper arrives for intake. Please forward any updates at any time prior to camp. This can be faxed to 860-456-4721 or emailed to mheimall@horizonsct.org or uploaded directly to your camper's online registration portal.
When you arrive at camp, you will be greeted at the road, handed your camper's name tag and directed to the gate where you will receive your cabin assignment. You will drop off your camper's luggage at the cabin, return to the parking lot with your camper and check in at the Commons building at your assigned intake appointment time. Please review the information you are given to review and make any needed changes and additions to the information we have on file. We account for five to six campers every fifteen minutes so changing your time could back up everyone's intake. The best way to help things run smoothly is to forward all changes in medication orders in advance so the health center is prepared. If you would like to change your intake time please contact Michelle at mheimall@horizonsct.org. We offer a late intake option for campers who cannot arrive during the regular intake day hours. Monday after the regular intake between 2-4pm is the time for a late arrival. Please contact mheimall@horizonsct.org to inform us that your camper will be arriving late.
Yes, after you have received signatures next to each station on your intake sheet, you may drop off your camper with their group. One staff member will be on the veranda to help you find the assigned counselors.
Pickup on the last day of the session (Saturday) is between 11-12:30 *late pickup is not offered as an option and a late fee will be imposed*
Please note that we try to maintain a NUT FREE environment within our camp kitchen. We do not purchase any products containing nuts and ask that you avoid sending products containing nuts to camp. Any other snacks can be brought to camp on intake day and dropped off at the Collection Station. We may not have any food in the cabins. Food alternatives for special diets may also be dropped off at the Collection Station on Intake Day. If your camper requires a special diet we will provide alternatives such as vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free options. We have one dessert per day at dinner which consists of a lower sugar/lower calorie product where possible. We can also provide a sugar free dessert if needed. Sugar free juice is available as well. Please be sure to let us know what is required so that we can be prepared.
Mail can be sent to the following address and is distributed at lunch each day:
Campers name/Horizons, Inc.
PO Box 323
South Windham, CT 06266
To email your camper, use the following address:
campers@horizonsct.org and please put the camper's full name in the subject line
Yes, a phone call can be made during the camper's scheduled time. Phone calls can be arranged on intake day at the Director's Station. We offer the option to collect and keep any electronics including cell phones locked and charged. If your camper would prefer to keep their cell phone in the cabin, they may.
At this time we do not accept credit card payments for the balance due. Payment can be made by check, money order, etc. We accept the deposit online during the registration process, all other payments must be made by check, money order, etc. or can also be brought on intake day. Please contact us to set up a payment plan.
Please be sure to register first to insure your spot is held. You may choose "3rd party" for payment source and not leave a deposit while we await the grant. It is your responsibility to insure that the grant is secured and approved.
We are not actively approving new campers. At this time, our spaces are severely limited as our capacity is still reduced and we are accommodating as many returning campers as possible. You may always fill out a new camper application by creating an online account and registering for a new camper application. We are not guaranteeing approval.
Registration for Summer 2024 is full. You may register for any session's waiting list.
Yes! We are offering our Weekends in the Country Overnights between the end of September and the beginning of May! Each weekend will include one overnight. As of now all of our weekends are full.
Yes! You can purchase a birthday package in the Trading Post. $40 includes a decorated birthday dinner with your group in a special location, a decorated cake, pictures to go home on a signed birthday card and a gift bag!
Drop off at camp on Saturday 9-9:30am, pickup by 4pm on Sunday. Please see the transportation tab for Hartford and North Haven information on the transportation page!
As of now we are planning to swim every day! We will be very busy through our stay with physical education, language arts, arts, camp crafts, pioneering, music, performing arts, science, health and fitness, and a variety of interactive evening activities. We have just finished installation of a new dock and hopefully will be fishing soon! We hope to also be able to resume boating this year.
Once a week campers go to the Trading Post as a part of their activity schedule.
We DO NOT wash laundry for two week campers, we do wash laundry once per week for those campers who are staying for four weeks.
Our ratio is 1:5, many of our groups have 6-7 campers and we have added additional staffing to the groups to insure that proper supervision is always accessible.