Summer 2027 in Ponte Vedra Beach: the county camp at Davis Park (lottery opens Feb. 22), GTM estuary camps, the nearest public pool and beach rules.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Sources: St. Johns County’s Summer Camp 2027 page and Solomon Calhoun Community Center page, the Friends of the GTM Reserve, the school district calendar and the county’s beach rules. Where we give a 2026 detail, we say so.

St. Johns County’s 2027 summer camp lottery opens Feb. 22, 2027, and the camps run June 7 to July 23. The last day of school is Friday, May 28, 2027. Ponte Vedra Beach is unincorporated, so its public camps, parks and pool are run by St. Johns County Parks and Recreation; county questions go to 904-209-0655.

Summer 2027 at a glance

  • Feb. 22: county summer camp lottery opens
  • April 1: county Counselor-in-Training applications open, ages 13 to 16
  • Friday, May 28: last day of school
  • June 7 to July 23: county summer camp, including at Davis Park (no camp July 5)
  • May 1 to Oct. 31: sea turtle nesting season on the beach

County summer camp

St. Johns County Parks and Recreation runs day camps for county residents ages 5 to 12 (a 5-year-old must have finished kindergarten) at four sites. The one in Ponte Vedra is Davis Park Field House, 210 Davis Park Road, with room for 80 campers. For 2027:

  • Dates: June 7 through July 23, except July 5
  • Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
  • Fee: $550 a child; $420 or $300 for children who qualify for reduced or free school lunch
  • Activities: field trips, arts and crafts and swimming, with an emphasis on the outdoors
  • Registration: a random drawing, not first come, first served; the lottery opens Feb. 22, 2027

Details are on the county’s Summer Camp 2027 page. For 2026, the lottery ran Feb. 23 to March 6 and results went out by March 24. Teens 13 to 16 can apply for the Counselor-in-Training program from April 1, 2027, first come, first served. The county also runs a Junior Lifeguard Program on its beaches and pool.

GTM Research Reserve estuary camps

The Friends of the GTM Reserve run Adventures in the Estuary, weeklong camps at the reserve in Ponte Vedra Beach with kayaking, hiking and wildlife encounters. 2027 dates are not out yet. In 2026, sessions for ages 6 to 8 and 9 to 12 ran weekly from June 1 to June 26, with a STEAM camp July 13-17 for campers ages 12 to 15; hours were 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, and the fee was $395 a week for Friends members and $445 for others. Members register first, according to the camp page.

Pools and splash pads

St. Johns County’s public pool is at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center, 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine: a Junior Olympic-sized pool plus a lesson pool with a splash area, run by Planet Swim. Daily swims are $2 for seniors, children and veterans and $3 for adults. The summer schedule and swim lessons are posted on the county’s center page; call the pool at 904-719-2291 or the weather hotline at 904-209-0380.

St. Johns County’s park pages list no public pool or splash pad in Ponte Vedra Beach itself.

The beach in summer

Ponte Vedra Beach’s county beach parks, including Mickler’s Landing, 1109 Ponte Vedra Blvd., are open dawn to dusk. County lifeguards work 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on holiday weekends. Alcohol, glass, fireworks and open fires are banned, dogs must stay leashed, and from May 1 to Oct. 31 beach fires and grills are prohibited from 7:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. for nesting sea turtles, the county’s beach rules say. Hurricane season starts June 1; see our hurricane prep guide.

What this means for you

  • Enter the lottery as soon as it opens Feb. 22; the county camps fill by drawing.
  • Join the Friends of the GTM Reserve email list if you want an estuary camp spot.
  • For year-round ideas, see kids’ activities and free things to do.

Frequently asked questions

When does St. Johns County summer camp registration open for 2027?

The county’s 2027 summer camp lottery opens Feb. 22, 2027. Spots are drawn at random, not first come, first served, and camps are for county residents ages 5 to 12.

Is there a county summer camp in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Yes. Davis Park Field House, 210 Davis Park Road, is one of four county camp sites, with room for 80 campers. The 2027 camp runs June 7 to July 23, except July 5, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays.

Where is the nearest public pool to Ponte Vedra Beach?

St. Johns County’s public pool is at the Solomon Calhoun Community Center, 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine, with a Junior Olympic-sized pool and a lesson pool with a splash area. Call 904-719-2291.

When is the last day of school in St. Johns County in 2027?

Friday, May 28, 2027, with a one-hour early dismissal, according to the district’s 2026-27 calendar.