Mid-winter is a good time for Arlington families to start thinking about summer camps, and a new guide aims to ease the decision-making process this year.

CampARL.com launched last fall, and founder Anne Lyons Knapp has been tweaking it as parents begin thinking about camp opportunities during spring break, teacher workdays and the summer season.

“Since launching CampARL.com in October, I’ve focused on features that make day-camp discovery easier for busy Arlington families,” said Knapp, who is, herself, a parent who lives in Arlington.

“The most recent addition is our save-and-share functionality, which lets parents bookmark camps they’re interested in and share their shortlists with co-parents, friends or their carpool crew,” she told ARLnow. “This idea came directly from feedback from families, which I love to receive.”

The online database currently lists more than 80 camp opportunities. They’re mostly in Arlington, but some are elsewhere in Northern Virginia and in D.C.

They can be searched by month, price, age range and other criteria.

“I’ve also expanded our search filters so parents can find exactly what they need, whether that’s STEM camps, arts programs, sports-specific options, camps with extended-care hours or camps in a specific neighborhood,” Knapp said, adding:

“My target audience is Arlington parents and caregivers who are juggling work schedules, perhaps multiple kids with different interests, and the very real challenge of finding quality, convenient programming for summer as well as teacher workdays and holidays. These are families who want their kids to have enriching experiences but don’t have hours to spend researching dozens of camp websites — and since CampARL.com is completely free for families and camps, it’s an easy way to streamline that whole process.”

The platform embraces user input, its founder said.

“We’re constantly improving based on what families tell us they need,” she added. “Even my daughter has ideas that will make the site more useful.”