Summer Camps & Opportunities
Aaron's Place
Dedicated to supporting adults aged 21 and older who experience moderate to severe developmental and physical disabilities. Aaron’s Place is open M-F from 9:30-5:00 (see calendar for holiday and closure dates). Our primary objective is to nurture vocational, social, and educational growth, customizing our approach to cater to the specific and individualized goals of each client. Even after high school graduation, we maintain a strong commitment to prioritize and actively pursue the transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals of every client.
Alta Vista ILS (Port Orchard) – We offer fun educational supervised activities for children of all abilities. Alta Vista offers art Activities, and classes about science and cooking! Enroll now and don’t miss out on some summer fun!
Aspiring Youth
Summer camps, social skills groups and tech camps for youth with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities or similar traits.
Bay Cliff Health Camp– Founded in 1933 and holding its first summer session in 1934, Bay Cliff Health Camp is a therapy and Wellness center serving the needs of individuals living with disabilities. Bay Cliff provides multiple programs throughout the year and hosts several events for organizations aligned with our commitment to promoting health, happiness, and independence for people of all ages.
Blue Compass Camps
Autism & ADHD Camp Program for Tweens & Teens – 2023 update: We will be hosting a family rafting trip instead, on either the Rogue River or the Lower Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho. We have partnered with the wonderful guides at Orange Torpedo for this amazing adventure.
Camp Andy
CAMP ANDY is a 5-week summer day camp program for children ages 6-12. It was designed to help kids with autism spectrum disorders and/or ADHD to build social and behavioral skills outside of the clinic. It aims to increase self-esteem, self-efficacy, and resilience, especially in group settings.
Camp Beausite Northwest
Located on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Chimacum, WA and has been serving the special needs community for over 30 years. Ages 5- 99+
Camp Burton Christian Camp for Special Needs
Our New Horizons Camp provides a welcoming Christian camping environment to youth who are developmentally disabled and/or who are mildly, physically disabled. Campers must be able to care for their own personal needs (eating, dressing, and restroom use) with minimal assistance and be able to participate in most camp activities. The Camp activities include swimming at the local pool, canoeing, carnival, games, archery, talent show, and campfires.
Camp Dart-Lo
Camp seeks to provide all children the opportunity to mingle with diverse populations and develop an appreciation of individual differences .
Camp Killoqua
Camp Killoqua Inclusion Camp: a limited number of spots in each camp session for disabled campers.
Camp Korey
Joy, adventure & resilience for children with serious medical conditions and their families throughout the Northwest and beyond, always free of charge. Our purpose is to create empowering, adaptive year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions, free of charge. Our foundational pillars are safety, friendship, inclusion, equity, and fun.
Camp Parkview
A 3 day camp for adults “We will see you on July 29, 30, and 31 at Paramount Picnic Shelter in Shoreline for a Camp Parkview Daycamp over the three days!”
Camp Prime Time
Has been serving families with a seriously/terminally ill or developmentally disabled child(ren) in the Cascade Mountains just west of Naches, Washington since 1986. It provides a camping experience in the great outdoors where families can enjoy themselves in a supportive atmosphere at no cost to the family. Volunteers and donors serve as the core to camp operations, development, and funding activities.
Camp Sealth’s
Longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion make our summer camp a unique and fulfilling place for all campers. See their inclusion program
Camp Stand By Me
Week-long and weekend sessions for children (ages 7 and up) and adults who have any disability at our 17-acre accessible camp in Vaughn, WA. The camp operates year-round.
Kiwanis Camp Casey
Week-long summer camp for children ages 6-17 who have physical disabilities. It is provided by the North Central of Seattle Kiwanis Club and all staffing, nurses, and counselors volunteer to help create “the best week of the year” for our campers. Camp is located next to Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island in the old WWII army barracks (now owned by SPU). Transportation to and from Camp is provided from the North Seattle area. For over 75 years the Seattle North Central Kiwanis Club has fully funded the camp, so it is free of charge!
Mount Hood Kiwanis Camp (MHKC)
MHKC has partnered with the US Forest Service to help empower children and adults with disabilities through overnight, outdoor, recreational programming. We offer eight week-long sessions of residential summer camp, two winter retreats and a family camp at our 22-acre site in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Pierce County Specialized Recreation
Pierce County Parks & Recreation offers a variety of programs for participants of all ages and abilities in Pierce County. Programs are offered virtually, in-person, or as a combination of both. We continue to work hard to create programming that will engage, inspire, and connect our participants with each other, and the community as a whole, in the safest way possible. (See some of their flyers below)
Summer Camp Guide ( created by Macaroni Kids)
Tiny Notes Summer Programs
Camps begin on June 26 and have a different theme every week serving ages 3-10.
Wellness Counseling Social Emotional Wellness Camp
The goal is for your child to gain new skills for themselves and to increase your child’s awareness of other’s thoughts and feelings through observing and identify a range of different social cues.
Dedicated to supporting adults aged 21 and older who experience moderate to severe developmental and physical disabilities. Aaron’s Place is open M-F from 9:30-5:00 (see calendar for holiday and closure dates). Our primary objective is to nurture vocational, social, and educational growth, customizing our approach to cater to the specific and individualized goals of each client. Even after high school graduation, we maintain a strong commitment to prioritize and actively pursue the transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals of every client.
Alta Vista ILS (Port Orchard) – We offer fun educational supervised activities for children of all abilities. Alta Vista offers art Activities, and classes about science and cooking! Enroll now and don’t miss out on some summer fun!
Aspiring Youth
Summer camps, social skills groups and tech camps for youth with autism, ADHD, learning disabilities or similar traits.
Bay Cliff Health Camp– Founded in 1933 and holding its first summer session in 1934, Bay Cliff Health Camp is a therapy and Wellness center serving the needs of individuals living with disabilities. Bay Cliff provides multiple programs throughout the year and hosts several events for organizations aligned with our commitment to promoting health, happiness, and independence for people of all ages.
Blue Compass Camps
Autism & ADHD Camp Program for Tweens & Teens – 2023 update: We will be hosting a family rafting trip instead, on either the Rogue River or the Lower Middle Fork of the Salmon in Idaho. We have partnered with the wonderful guides at Orange Torpedo for this amazing adventure.
Camp Andy
CAMP ANDY is a 5-week summer day camp program for children ages 6-12. It was designed to help kids with autism spectrum disorders and/or ADHD to build social and behavioral skills outside of the clinic. It aims to increase self-esteem, self-efficacy, and resilience, especially in group settings.
Camp Beausite Northwest
Located on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Chimacum, WA and has been serving the special needs community for over 30 years. Ages 5- 99+
Camp Burton Christian Camp for Special Needs
Our New Horizons Camp provides a welcoming Christian camping environment to youth who are developmentally disabled and/or who are mildly, physically disabled. Campers must be able to care for their own personal needs (eating, dressing, and restroom use) with minimal assistance and be able to participate in most camp activities. The Camp activities include swimming at the local pool, canoeing, carnival, games, archery, talent show, and campfires.
Camp Dart-Lo
Camp seeks to provide all children the opportunity to mingle with diverse populations and develop an appreciation of individual differences .
Camp Killoqua
Camp Killoqua Inclusion Camp: a limited number of spots in each camp session for disabled campers.
Camp Korey
Joy, adventure & resilience for children with serious medical conditions and their families throughout the Northwest and beyond, always free of charge. Our purpose is to create empowering, adaptive year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions, free of charge. Our foundational pillars are safety, friendship, inclusion, equity, and fun.
Camp Parkview
A 3 day camp for adults “We will see you on July 29, 30, and 31 at Paramount Picnic Shelter in Shoreline for a Camp Parkview Daycamp over the three days!”
Camp Prime Time
Has been serving families with a seriously/terminally ill or developmentally disabled child(ren) in the Cascade Mountains just west of Naches, Washington since 1986. It provides a camping experience in the great outdoors where families can enjoy themselves in a supportive atmosphere at no cost to the family. Volunteers and donors serve as the core to camp operations, development, and funding activities.
Camp Sealth’s
Longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion make our summer camp a unique and fulfilling place for all campers. See their inclusion program
Camp Stand By Me
Week-long and weekend sessions for children (ages 7 and up) and adults who have any disability at our 17-acre accessible camp in Vaughn, WA. The camp operates year-round.
Kiwanis Camp Casey
Week-long summer camp for children ages 6-17 who have physical disabilities. It is provided by the North Central of Seattle Kiwanis Club and all staffing, nurses, and counselors volunteer to help create “the best week of the year” for our campers. Camp is located next to Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island in the old WWII army barracks (now owned by SPU). Transportation to and from Camp is provided from the North Seattle area. For over 75 years the Seattle North Central Kiwanis Club has fully funded the camp, so it is free of charge!
Mount Hood Kiwanis Camp (MHKC)
MHKC has partnered with the US Forest Service to help empower children and adults with disabilities through overnight, outdoor, recreational programming. We offer eight week-long sessions of residential summer camp, two winter retreats and a family camp at our 22-acre site in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
Pierce County Specialized Recreation
Pierce County Parks & Recreation offers a variety of programs for participants of all ages and abilities in Pierce County. Programs are offered virtually, in-person, or as a combination of both. We continue to work hard to create programming that will engage, inspire, and connect our participants with each other, and the community as a whole, in the safest way possible. (See some of their flyers below)
Summer Camp Guide ( created by Macaroni Kids)
Tiny Notes Summer Programs
Camps begin on June 26 and have a different theme every week serving ages 3-10.
Wellness Counseling Social Emotional Wellness Camp
The goal is for your child to gain new skills for themselves and to increase your child’s awareness of other’s thoughts and feelings through observing and identify a range of different social cues.
