Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · verified September 3, 2026
When camp registration actually opens
Youth sports and camp registration in Mount Pleasant is not rolling. The Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department opens a two-week window at 8:00 a.m. on four Mondays a year, and Charleston County Parks opens every summer camp at once on February 1 at 7:00 p.m. Miss a window and you generally wait a season.
Next window
Winter athletics opens Monday, September 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m.
12 days
Closes October 12, 2026. Winter sports. Basketball is handled separately — see the next row.
Four Recreation Department Mondays — late September, late December, late March, late June — plus one county evening, February 1 at 7 p.m. Put those five on your calendar and you will not miss much.
The two camp dates that decide your summer
Charleston County Parks summer camps
February 1, 7:00 p.m.
Every county camp and the Junior Counselor Leadership Program open at the same moment. Popular sessions go quickly.
Charleston County Parks
Town of Mount Pleasant summer camps
Late February — Mount Pleasant residents first
Non-residents open roughly a week after residents. Patriots Point's camps — including Camp Summer Scientist and Flight Academy — register HERE, not on the museum's own site.
Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation
Mount Pleasant Recreation: the four Monday windows
| Season | Opens | Closes | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter athletics | Monday, September 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. | October 12, 2026 | Winter sports. Basketball is handled separately — see the next row. |
| Winter select & rec basketball | October 12, 2026 | November 2, 2026 | Basketball is broken out of the general winter window, which is the single most common thing people miss. Select evaluations follow November 5–8. |
| Spring athletics | Monday, December 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. | January 11, 2027 | Spring baseball, softball, flag football, girls flag football, soccer, spring lacrosse, and the 60/90 and middle-school baseball teams. |
| Summer athletics | Monday, March 22, 2027, 8:00 a.m. | April 5, 2027 | Summer leagues and programs. |
| Fall athletics & programs | Monday, June 28, 2027, 8:00 a.m. | July 12, 2027 | Everything for fall opens at once: fall sports, classes, junior tennis clinics and the fall Basketball Academy. |
The five things that cost families a season
01
New families must register in person first — do it before a window opens
A child who has never been in the system cannot be registered online. Someone has to appear in person at the R.L. Jones Center, the G.M. Darby Building or Park West with proof of address and a birth certificate or passport for each child. Doing that during a two-week window is how people miss the window.
02
Patriots Point camps are booked through the town, not the museum
Camp Summer Scientist and Flight Academy take registrations through mtpleasantrec.com and ride the town's February window. Parents watching only the museum's website miss them every year.
03
April 1 is the refund cliff for town summer camps
Cancel before April 1 and you get everything back except the $50 non-refundable deposit. After April 1, a request must come at least five business days before camp starts and refunds only half. Decide by April 1.
04
Lacrosse registers about six months early
Early registration for SPRING lacrosse opens in mid-September — roughly half a year before the season. It is the easiest one on the calendar to miss.
05
The spring window opens during Christmas week
Spring athletics opens the Monday after Christmas, at 8:00 a.m. It catches families off guard every single year.
Compiled September 3, 2026 from the Town of Mount Pleasant Recreation Department and Charleston County Parks. The recurring pattern — four Recreation Mondays and the February 1 county opening — is more dependable than any single future date, so confirm the exact day with mtpleasantrec.com and ccprc.com before you count on it. This page is not affiliated with either.
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