The process of finding the perfect summer camp for your children can be an overwhelming experience. But if you have a special needs child, that process can be much more difficult. Every child deserves a great summer where they’ll have a fun experience. Below is a list of special needs camps in the area for a variety of needs. If there is a camp missing from this list, please send the information to [email protected].
Brainy Camp Association of Children’s National Medical Center
(weeks for Neurofibromatosis, Tourette syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome, Sickle Cell, Epilepsy, Pace Makers and ICDs, Diabetes, Obesity)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
Phone: 202-476-3181 or 202-476-5142
Fax: 877-260-CAMP, 877-260-2267
Camp held at Massanetta Springs near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Camp Adventure (youth ages 6 – 16 years old with and without disabilities)
DC TR Atrium at DC Center for Therapeutic Recreation
3030 G Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
http://dpr.dc.gov/dpr/cwp/view,A,1241,Q,638963.asp
Camp Kesem GW (cancer)
800 21st St. NW
Room 427 – Box A12
Washington, DC 20052
CAMPSITE: YMCA’s Camp Letts located in Edgewater, MD
(202)683-8812
http://www.campkesem.org/site/c.jvI0ImN0JuE/b.3530781/k.76FF/Camp_Kesem_GW.htm
Let’s Play Together Inclusion Camp (youth with disabilities ages 6 – 16 years old)
DC Center for Therapeutic Recreation
3030 G Street, SE
Washington, DC 20019
http://dpr.dc.gov/dpr/cwp/view,A,1241,Q,638963.asp
Camp Abilities Maryland (blindness)
Mailing Address:
Camp Office
690 Planters Wharf Rd.
Lusby, MD 20657
http://campabilitiesmaryland.web.officelive.com/default.aspx
Email: [email protected]
Camp Friendship (cancer)
Relocated to NorthBay
11 Horseshoe Point Lane
North East, MD 21901
866.527.3060
Business Office:
10718 Cleos Ct.
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: 410-531-0758
Fax: 410-531-0934
Camp Greentop (physical, emotional, cognitive, and multiple disabilities)
15001 Park Central Road
Sabillasville MD 21780
(301)416-0801
http://www.leagueforpeople.org/camping_ther_web/camping.htm
Camp JCC
JCC of Greater Washington
6125 Montrose Rd
Rockville MD 20852-4860
301-348-3883
Camp SuperKids (asthma)
4019 Damascus Road
Laytonsville MD, 20852 USA
410-560-2120 ext. 224 (tel.)
Camp Sunrise (cancer)
Held at Camp Hidden Valley LLC
4722 Mellow Road
White Hall, MD 21161-9660
Camp Windward (dyslexia)
The Odyssey School
3257 Bridle Ridge Lane
Stevenson, MD 21153
410-580-5551
http://www.theodysseyschool.org/summer.cfm?subpage=31188
Jumpstart Summer Camp (speech & language difficulties)
National Speech/Language Therapy Center
5606 Shields Drive (off of Old Georgetown Rd.)
Bethesda, MD 20817
Tel.: (301) 493-0023
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.nationalspeech.com/
Kamp A-Kom-Plish (disabilities)
9035 Ironsides Road
Nanjemoy, MD 20662
Phone : 301-870-3226 or 301-934-3590
Fax : 301-870-2620
http://www.kampakomplish.org/index.html
The Katherine Thomas School
(speech, language, perceptual motor, sensory processing, academic development, and/or skill maintenance)
High School Program
301.738.9691, ext. 126
http://www.ttlc.org/camp_littlefoot.htm#highschool
The Katherine Thomas School
(speech, language, perceptual motor, sensory processing, academic development, and/or skill maintenance)
Learning Enrichment Program
301.738.9691, ext. 145
http://www.ttlc.org/camp_littlefoot.htm#learning
Lions Camp Merrick (deafness, diabetes, blindness)
3650 Rick Hamilton Place
Nanjemoy, MD 20662
Phone: (301) 870-5858
Fax: (301) 246-9108
http://www.lionscampmerrick.org/Default.aspx
Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp (burn victims)
5430 Harris Farm Lane
Clarksville, MD 21029
http://www.midatlanticburncamp.org/index.html
Summer Sensations (sensory processing differences)
Mailing Address: 6420 Dobbin Road, Suite B
Columbia, MD 21045
Physical Address of camp: St. John Park
at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Waterloo Road
Columbia, MD
410-997-8081 P
410-997-8082 F
[email protected] or [email protected]
TLC-The Treatment and Learning Centers
CAMP LITTLEFOOT (Speech Language Program)
Contact: Speech-Language Services: 301.424.5200, ext. 144
CAMP LITTLEFOOT (Sensory Integration/ Occupational Therapy Program: Friends in Motion)
Contact: Occupational Therapy: 301.424.5200, ext. 128
http://www.ttlc.org/camp_littlefoot.htm#campLittlefoot
Blackwater Outdoor Experiences (adventure based wilderness therapy)
13805 Village Mill Drive, Suite 203
Midlothian, VA 23114
Phone: (804) 378-9006
Fax: (804) 378-9074
Camp Easter Seals Virginia
900 Camp Easter Seals Road
New Castle, VA 24127
(540) 864-5750 Phone (May-August)
(540) 864-6797 Fax
http://va.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=VADR_camp_es
Camp Fantastic (cancer)
Special Love Headquarters:
117 Youth Development Court
Winchester, VA 22602
Camp: 600 4-H Center Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
540-667-3774 or 888-930-2707
fax: 540-667-8144
http://www.specialove.org/Camp%20Fantastic.html
Camp Holiday Trails (chronic illnesses)
400 Holiday Trails Lane
Charlottesville, VA 22903
ph (434) 977-3781
fax (434) 977-8814
http://www.campholidaytrails.org/
Camp Kesem UR
UR 21
28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
http://www.campkesem.org/site/c.jvI0ImN0JuE/b.3855359/k.5FAD/Welcome_to_Camp_Kesem_UR.htm
Camp Kesem at The University of Virginia
Address: P.O. Box 4321
Charlottesville, VA 22905
434-227-4556
Camp Virginia Jaycee, Inc. (intellectual and developmental disabilities)
2494 Camp Jaycee Road
Blue Ridge, Virginia 24064
Phone: (540) 947.2972
Fax: (540) 947.2043
Toll-Free: (800) 865.0092
Central Virginia Burn Camp (burn victims)
Located at Camp Holiday Trails in Charlottesville, Virginia
Camp mailing address:
1960 Candlewyck Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434)263-6566 * fax (434)-975-0080
Camp Location;
Camp Holiday Trails
400 Holiday Trails Lane
Charlottesville, VA
Chesterfield County (Camp Baker) (mental retardation and other developmental disabilities)
7600 Beach Road
Chesterfield, Virginia 23838
(804) 748-4789
(804) 796-6880 fax
http://www.richmondarc.org/camp.html
Oakland School Summer Program (learning disabilities, attention deficits, organizational problems)
Boyd Tavern
Keswick, Virginia 22947
v: 434-293-9059
f: 434-296-8930
