The Dallas Park and Recreation Department will utilize a Lottery Registration process. We expect demand to exceed capacity. To allow everyone interested in summer camp an equal opportunity at obtaining a spot, we will be conducting Summer Camp registration through a lottery system. Lottery registration will be open Monday, March 9 – Saturday, March 14. There is not a fee to register for the lottery. You may register for the lottery at one of the recreation centers, or online.

IN-PERSON LOTTERY REGISTRATION

To register online, visit our Summer Camp registration page. Find the camp you would like to register for and enroll each camper individually.

If you have two (or more) children that you want to enroll in the same camp, you may use the Lottery Friends option. Each household member must enroll individually and select the other as a Lottery Friend for this to take effect.

Once you have registered in the lottery, you will receive an Activity Sales Receipt via email that lists the lottery enrollment for each household member enrolled and the class details. It will be noted on your receipt that lottery enrollment does not guarantee a spot in the class.

On Monday, March 23, at 12pm, the lottery will be completed and the registration system will randomly place campers in camps. Once a location is full, all remaining campers will be placed in order on the wait list. As soon as the lottery is complete, the system will send a confirmation email to everyone who registered informing them of the status of their registration. The status will either say "Enrolled" or "Waitlist #." If your status is enrolled, parents/guardians will have Tuesday, March 24th through Saturday March 28, 2026 at 2:00pm to make your payment and confirm registration. After that time your spot will be given to the next person on the waitlist. If you applied for and were approved for a scholarship, payment will automatically be applied.
 
If camps still have spots available after the lottery is completed and all waitlist enrollees have been given a chance to claim any open lottery spots, the camp will open to the public for regular enrollment on a first come, first served basis beginning Monday, March 30, 2026. Summer camp registration will conclude once designated slots are filled. No additional campers will be added once camp has started.

Spaces are only open to City of Dallas residents. 

• March 9-March 14 - Lottery Registration Open
• March 23 - Lottery Drawing
• March 24-March 30 - Lottery winners complete registration
• March 30 - If space is still available, registration will open until filled