Tips to Find a Camp or Program
Use these handy guides to help you in the search for a program that best meets your needs:
Recreation Council’s Summer Camp and Program Tips 2021
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Camp Guide
Call the Recreation Council to talk to your Area Coordinator
Service Area:
Missouri-Wide, St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Arts, Day Camps, Horseback Riding, Martial Arts, Gymnastics, Music, Overnight Camps, Performing Arts, Recreation, Social Groups & Family Support, Sports & Fitness, Technology, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
Adults, All Ages, Pre-School, Teens, Youth
Season:
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Not Applicable
St. Charles County Parks and Recreation
Inclusion Coordinator
A Coordinator of Inclusive Recreation assists parks and recreation departments in St. Charles County by including people with disabilities into existing programs . The Coordinator’s role is to work with the participant, family members, teachers and the recreation program staff to ensure appropriate and individualized accommodations are provided. Challenges to inclusion do exist, but through open communication and the willingness to work cooperatively, successful inclusion can happen. Serving the St. Charles Cities of St. Charles, O’Fallon & St. Peters.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Day Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
UMSL Succeed Enrichment Camp
UMSL Succeed
The SUCCEED Summer Enrichment Camp provides students ages 17 to 22 the SUCCEED college experience. Students will stay overnight in Oak Hall, utilize a meal plan on campus, take various academic workshops, complete vocational training, and engage in recreational and traditional camp activities on campus.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
Adults, Teens
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Arya Foundation
The Arya Foundation Equipment and Family Support
The Arya Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization that provides funding for need-based adaptive equipment, tricycles, and toys to children with special needs in St. Louis. We host an annual disability awareness family conference.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Social Groups & Family Support
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
I Can Ride Bike Camp
Lydia Cox Foundation
This week-long summer program is for children ages 8 and older who want to learn to ride a 2-wheel bike. Our 75 minute lesson uses a graduated method with 80% of our camp participants riding a typical two-wheel bike independently by the end of our 5-day program. We also welcome volunteer spotters who can run beside the riders as they learn. The Lydia Faith Cox Family Foundation was established in 2009 in memory of Lydia who filled us with joy for 3 beautiful years.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy
Tennis Lessons for Those with Down Syndrome
The Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy is designed to meet the sport specific needs of children and young adults with Down Syndrome. Through a high level of motivational exercises and positive attitudes, our staff is dedicated to giving our students training in tennis, all the while having fun and building relationships. Our day camp comes to the St. Louis metro area one week per summer.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Gateway Tykes on Trykes
Gateway Tykes on Trykes
Gateway Tykes on Trykes is a group of local Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapists along with local families dedicated to providing adapted tricycles to children in the St. Louis area and surrounding communites by raising funds for and assessing for, proper fit of the AmTryke® therapeutic trike to children & others who are otherwise unable to ride a regular bike.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Social Groups & Family Support, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Circle Star Ranch Camp
Camp Circle Star
Day Camp for indivuals under the age of 18 held in __ MO. Transportation can be provided from West County Mall or other TBD location. Call for more details.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Big Muddy Adventures
Canoe Adventure Trips
Whether this is your first time paddling or you’re a bonafide river rat, Big Muddy Adventures has a trip for you. We offer a wide range of options, from hour-long paddles to multi-day expeditions to private island dinners on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. We can customize a trip for your group and we make accommodations to support people with disabilities to attend our trips.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
Adults, Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Camp Independence
YMCA Metro Chicago
Campers have fun while playing sports, creating arts and crafts, singing around the campfire, paddling a boat, and making new friends. For many people, this may be their first chance to spend a night away from home. We encourage attendees to be active participants in their own care as well as their continued development of independence. Most importantly, the prescription for camp is fun! We serve youth ages 7-19 and adults 20 and older with sessions divided by age group allowing the staff to provide age-appropriate programming.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
