Camps & After School

Winter Break Camp

Frosty Flannels & Fun

Parks & Recreation’s Winter Break Camp is the perfect way to keep your kids entertained and engaged during the holiday season. This year’s theme is Frosty, Flannels, and Fun and will include a variety of festive activities. The camp will be held from Tuesday, December 26th to Friday, December 29th and Tuesday, January 2nd to Friday, January 5th, from 7:30am to 6:00pm at G.V. Daniels Recreation Center.

Campers can look forward to enjoying hot cocoa, crafts, themed dress-up days, and even a New Year's celebration! This is an excellent opportunity for your kids to make new friends and have some fun while celebrating the holidays - and their time off from school.

Registration opens on November 13th, 2023 at abilenetx.gov/signup and the cost is $100 per child. Don’t miss out on this exciting Winter Break Camp!

After School Program 2023-2024

Students ages 6-13 throughout the City of Abilene can register at any of our four recreation centers to attend after school. Our After School Program is available from 3pm-6pm at Chavez, Cobb, Daniels, & Rose Recreation Centers. Kids get opportunities for enriched learning, new experiences, fun activities, gym games, and even get homework help for their school assignments!

Weekly fees will be waived for children that are a part of the free or reduced lunch program. Documentation must be provided, and you can email that documentation to parksandrec@abilenetx.gov.

Transportation is provided by AISD to the rec centers from these schools:

G.V. Daniels: Thomas, Taylor, Purcell & Craig
Cobb: Purcell & Craig
Chavez: Ortiz
Oscar Rose: Austin & Bowie

Enroll Today

Enrollment for the After School Program 2023-2025 is now open! Register online at abilenetx.gov/signup!

If you have any questions, feel free to email Parks and Recreation at parksandrec@abilenetx.gov, or call Parks & Recreation during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm) at (325) 676-6217.