Campers will have the opportunity to learn and practice early learner skills in a safe and supportive environment.

Palmdale, CA

Camp Take Root - Brain and Body Development

Angelus Oaks , CA

Mountain Respite Camp (MRC) offers a peer led camp experience to individuals living with or affected psychiatric disabilities.

AbilityFirst Camp Paivika in the San Bernardino Mountains provides special needs campers 11+ with traditional camping experience in a safe and nurturing environment.

An action-packed day camp for children with special needs filled with fun camp activities, including sports, music, games, art, entertainment, and exciting trips around the Orange County area.

Ahwahnee, California (Near Yosemite), CA

Located near Yosemite National Park in Ahwahnee, California, Camp Krem has served children and adults with disabilities since 1957. Offering three types of adventure programs Main, (traditional camp), Outdoor Adventure and several unique sessions of Travel Camping.

Our camp is an intense speech and language based program taught by licensed and graduate level speech pathologists. Our innovative camp is thematically based and includes weekly field trips.

Camp Ronald McDonald at Eagle Lake is a fully accessible residential summer camp that serves children who are 'at-risk', disadvantaged and /or living with emotional, physical and developmental disabilties.

Thousand Oaks, CA

Each summer we offer a unique, skills-based summer program for teens and adults with disabilities. Since 2014, campers have engaged in cooking, yoga, hiking, socialization, geocaching, technology, self-care, communication skills, Zumba, meditation, money management, art, theater, self-expression, self-advocacy, and so much more.

Walnut Creek, CA

Social Circle is a summer program ran by licensed therapist to facilitate language skills, motor skills, social skills,sensory/emotional regulation and so much more! We aim to bridge the gap between a private therapy room setting and real-life settings with peers to help generalize learned skills and develop and master new ones.

Torrance, CA

Week-long camp in Palomar includes, slip-n-slide, pool, music, crafts, horseback riding, and more!

Camp Escapades is an innovative summer day camp for children with developmental concerns and their siblings. Groups are staffed with occupational, physical or speech therapists, paraprofessional educators and one-on-one teen volunteers who are the child's "buddy" throughout the week. Activities include sensory experiences, dance, sports, fine motor skill development, music, games, yoga, cooking, and special events.

The Tikvah Program serves Jewish children, teens, and young adults ages 10-23 with learning, emotional, and developmental disabilities.

Four specialized day camps offer kids ages 3-18 a typical summer camp experience as they learn social skills, relationship building and engage in fun activities.

Cupertino, CA

Year round respite summer camp proudly working with children, teens and adults with disabilities


Developmental Disabilities in California on VerySpecialCamps.com

Developmental Disabilities listings in CA within this directory.
Statistic CA Developmental Disabilities % of CA Camps % of Developmental Disabilities
Total Listings1541.7%4.8%
Day Camps8
Resident Camps7
Respite Camps5
Travel Camps5
Coed15
Age Range3 - 25
Price Range/Wk$500 - $1,000/week

Format and gender counts reflect listings offering each option and may overlap. Prices based on director-reported brackets. Figures reflect this directory only.