Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. The kids are going to want to know what cool summer camp you’ve planned for them.

One day camp sure to please kids as well as parents is LCRA’s McKinney Roughs Nature Park near Bastrop. With 1,100 acres of pine forests, meadows and hills just 13 miles east of the Austin airport, McKinney Roughs is attractive and convenient.

The weeklong summer camps are for youngsters age 6 to 12. There are eight weekly sessions from June 16 through Aug. 15. (Camp is not offered the week of July 4.) Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with shuttle service from Austin and extended care available. Each session is different, so children can attend for the entire summer and have new experiences every week.

Details:

• Camp Tonkawa , ages 6-7. Campers experience hands-on learning with live animal presentations, nature hikes, camp crafts, games, nature studies and more.
• Camp Comanche , ages 8-9. Campers learn wilderness skills, raft the Colorado River, climb a 45-foot-high rock wall and swim at nearby Bastrop State Park.
• Camp Caddo , ages 10-12. Campers connect with the natural world through adventurous studies of geology, hydrology, botany and more. Activities include rafting, swimming and team-building challenges on a low- and high-ropes challenge course led by our ropes-certified staff.

Registration for the summer camps continues. The fee for each session is $165, and a 50 percent deposit is required. Payment balance is due by June 1. A summer camp shuttle service operates in Austin from 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. and 3505 Montopolis Drive and costs $60 a week. Early drop-off and late pick-up are available for $50 a week for both options, or $25 a week for one.

For a flier with more information and a registration form, go to www.lcra.org/parks/. To register, call (512) 303-5073, 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 8041, or e-mail outdoorprograms@lcra.org.

Summer camp is not only fun, it is a memorable experience sure to last a lifetime.