Camp WeCanDu (DASA)
Specialized Overnight Camp
Run by the Disabled Athlete Sports Association (DASA), Camp WeCanDu provides an opportunity for local youth with physical disabilities to fully participate in a week-long, traditional summer camp experience. Children living with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, visual impairments, and many other forms of physical disabilities will come together to create a fun and engaging social support system that encourages campers to discover their natural abilities through athletic and sensory activities while instilling family values and promoting independence and self-confidence that will later resonate through all aspects of life.
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
Emerge Everyone
Specialized Fitness Program & Personal Training
Emerge EveryOne is a group workout program designed specifically for exercisers with intellectual disabilities. We offer these classes once per week free of charge. We also offer individualized fitness training at our gyms in St. Charles and Wentzville, MO.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Adults, Teens
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Inclusive Outdoor Classes and Programs
MO Department of Conservation
The MDC manages state outdoor recreation areas and offers free educational programs for all age groups on topics like fishing, wildlife, plants, hunting, birds, conservation and more. We operate a number of our conservation and education centers in the metro St. Louis and St. Charles, MO area to share our love of nature and the great outdoors.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Recreation, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
BluePrint4Summer
Search Engine of Day Camps & Overnight Camps
A web app providing easy mobile access to summer camps and events in the local area so you can plan your summer around fun activities.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps, Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Both
Camp Manitowa
Youth Overnight Camp
Camp Manitowa Properties host coed overnight summer camps and year round retreats at its two locations in southern Illinois just a couple hours’ drive from St. Louis. We serve campers in 2nd-9th grade from all over the Midwest. During the school year, Camp Manitowa hosts retreats for schools, college student groups, religious groups, scout groups, musicians, men’s and women’s groups, families, weddings, and anyone else wanting to get away for a fun and meaningful camp experience. Camp Manitowa utilizes three different lakes and offers a wide variety of programs and activities for all our participants. We aim to create lasting friendships and personal growth by providing campers with a forum to experience new challenges, enhance self-confidence, develop skills and establish enduring friendships in safe, beautiful surroundings.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Fall, Spring, Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
American Camp Association
Camp Advisor and Resource Directory
ACA offers expert advice from camp professionals on camp selection, readiness, child and youth development, and issues of importance to families. ACA helps you find the right camp for every child.
Service Area:
Missouri-Wide, St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Both
Meramec Adventure Ranch
Overnight Camp for Youth with Autism
KVC Missouri’s Meramec Adventure Ranch is located just 90 miles from St. Louis and offers ropes courses, aquatic adventures, camping, climbing, kayaking, biking, team challenges, and more. Our summer camp challenges youth ages 7-18 with mental health challenges and autism to explore the outdoors in an exciting, supportive and safe environment. We also serve wounded veterans and their families, as well as groups looking for challenges, growth, and healing. Expert staff and programming helps participants connect to nature and other people, and experience deep personal healing and transformation. Operated by KVC Health (formerly Great Circle).
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
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Specialized Overnight Camp
MDA Summer Camp is a magical place where anything is possible — from swimming, to zip-lining and horseback riding to dancing under a disco ball and gaining valuable life skills. Each summer, thousands of kids attend life-changing, overnight camps around the U.S. — at no cost to their families, thanks to our generous supporters.
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
Camp Courage
Specialized Overnight Camp for Adults
Camp Courage is a 4-day/3-night, all-inclusive summer camping program for adults with special needs, including Down syndrome, birth defects, cognitive delays and high functioning Autism. This program is held each June, in Stewartsville, Missouri.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Overnight Camps
Ages Served:
Adults
Season:
Summer
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Wyman Center
Outdoor Center, Youth Empowerment Programs
The Wyman Center has served as the birthplace to our successful youth development approaches that are now offered to young people in St. Louis, and across the country. Today, Wyman’s campus still serves as the home of the Wyman Leaders Program, which supports around 600 St. Louis teens annually through summer residential experiences at Wyman’s camp and individualized coaching and enrichment opportunities throughout the school year.
When camp is not being used for Wyman programming, it is available for individuals and organizations to hold their events, enjoy the outdoors, and benefit from Wyman’s leadership and team building expertise. By holding your event at Wyman, you are supporting our programs and helping to empower the teens we serve.
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:
Inclusive
