These are day and overnight camps close to the Lehigh Valley or within driving range. Lehigh Valley Autism Guide does not endorse one camp over the other. You know your child best but LVAG simply provides awareness of what camps are available and their specialty. Also consider providing Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) to provide your child with additional support. Ask about using your FSS funding.
Camps Inside the Lehigh Valley
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​Active Learning Center
Where: 544 Jubilee St, Ste 1, Emmaus, PA 18049
Ages: Preschool to elementary school age
Bear Creek Mountain Camp
Each day, kids will participate in outdoor activities including disc golf, tennis, hiking, gaga ball, archery, kayaking, biking, swimming, camp zip lines, giant swing, ATV tours, water slide, fishing, and more!
Ages: 6-15
Where: Macungie, PA
Camelot for Children Summer Camp
From music to camping, 4th of July and career week are just some of the themes in this all day camp.
Ages: Teens
Where: 2354 W Emmaus Avenue, Allentown
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Camp Fowler
Hiking trails, streams, miles of outdoor fun. Focused leadership challenges on ropes course, climbing tower, and zip line. Heated pool, swim lessons, aqua aerobics, and dive-in movies. Playing soccer, softball, and basketball
Ages: 10 and up
Where: Valley Youth House, 5851 Horseshoe Road, Orefield, PA 18069
Camp JCC
All-day camp program includes arts and crafts, science and imagination, outside fun, dance parties, recreational time, and more.
Ages: Pre-K -10
Where: 702 N. 22nd Street, Allentown
Camp Lily Summer Day Camp
Campers with disabilities enjoy swimming, arts and crafts, sports, music, educational programs. Staff is 3:1 ratio so each camper gets support they need.
Ages: 8-21
Where: Allentown and Reading
Camp Spirit-Minsi Trails Council-Boy Scouts of America
Enjoy a week full of swimming, sailing, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, shooting, singing, hiking, mucking, canoeing, crafting, laughing, and so much more!
Where: Poconos
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DaVinci Science Center Summer Camps
Explore state of the art classrooms and access to the many innovative new exhibit areas. Hands on activities, captivating experiments and collaborative projects.
Where: Allentown
Equi-Librium (Day Camp)
Activities: Riding and carriage driving programs, hippotherapy sessions, arts and crafts, and refreshments.
When: Mondays 9a.m.-5p.m. Half day summer camp sessions are inclusive for
siblings and friends.
Where: Nazareth, PA
First Tee of the Lehigh Valley
Our trained coaches not only provide an introduction to junior golf and an opportunity to enhance golf skills, but they also create a safe, supportive, and empowering environment to prepare for friendships, school, etc
Ages: 7-14+ (broken down in groups)
Where: Lehigh Valley and Berks
Call: 610-868-5290 or email info@firstteelvb.org
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
STEM to cooking, crafts to Swifty fans. Traditional overnight camp.
Ages: K-12
LEAP (Learning, Enrichment and Partnerships (Day Camp)
Activities: Focus on career exploration, volunteering, and recreational activities. Create a resume, practice interviewing skills, and social activities in the community.
When: June to July 5 weeks
Where: Lehigh Valley
Ages: 13-25
Email: Erin Hayes at ehayes@esep.org
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Lehigh University CHOICES STEM Camp
Hands on learning experience in engineering and STEMP for girls led by women engineers.
Ages: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
Where: Bethlehem
LVCIL Real World Lehigh Valley
An intensive six-week summer program for young adults with disabilities to learn independent living, social, vocational, and leadership skills which includesvolunteering, presentations, interactive workshops, and community outings.
Ages: 14-25
Where: 713 13th Street, Allentown, PA 18102
Lehigh Valley Mad Science Summer and Vacation Camps
Full day and half day camp in). Ratio is one teacher to 12-15 kids so consider sending supportive staff if needed. Hands on games and projects.
Ages: 4-12
Where: Easton
Lehigh Valley Zoo Summer Camp
Exciting week of nature discover, animal adventures and Smart FUN. Full day camp with visits with zoo animals, creek studies and nature hikes.
Ages: 6-8 and 9-11
Where: Schnecksville
Merakey
Project Sizzle! Summer Literacy Day Camp
Centered around preventing summer learning loss especially with reading. Free for academically at-risk children.
Where: Project of Easton-320 Ferry St, Easton, PA 18042
Ages: K-5th grade
Via Student Work Experience (day)
Free innovative, work-based learning experience for HS students with disabilities. Students are matched with a nine-week PAID internship with one of the area's top employers 5 hrs a day, two days a week. Small group training sessions on the work site for extra 2 hrs a week. Professional portfolios including a resume, references and certificates.
Where: Bethlehem, PA
Via Teen Summer Experience (day)
Activities: Teens with varying disabilities will receive instruction on skills to assist them to achieve their personal goals. Via partners with employers to provide job shadowing, career exploration, interview skills and resume preparation. Recreational activities to build and develop socialization among peers.
Where: Bethlehem, PA
Ages: 12-21 years old
YMCA Camp in Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Traditional adventure camps with age-appropriate activities including sports, games, arts, music, swimming, etc
Ages: School age
Where: Allentown, Macungie, Catasauqua, Easton, Slate Belt, Nazareth
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Camps Outside the Lehigh Valley
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Appel Farm Arts Camp
This camp has been running for over 50yrs. It specializes in the creative arts (music, theatre, technical theatre, dance, visual arts, sports, horseback riding & swim.
Ages: 7-17
Camp Achieve for Campers with Epilepsy (overnight) A fun, safe environment staffed by medical personnel & highly trained
counselors provide a uniquely designed program tailed to your child's needs.. Typical camp activities including epilepsy education and support. Space is limited.
Ages: Kids and teens
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Time 2 Talk Therapy LLC
Intensive language and literacy for campers for Voice AAC devices.
Where: 521 Bridge Street Lehighton, PA 18235
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Camp Innabah-Christian Camp
Traditional Camp Experiences for kids with intellectual disabilities.
Where: 712 Pughtown Road, Spring City, PA
Ages: 12 and up with developmental disabilities. Sessions are also available for those over 40 years.
Camp Jaycee
Arts and crafts, dance, boating, swimming, nature, sports and games.
Where: Effort, PA
Ages: 7 and up for residential camp, ages 7-21 for day camp. Kids with disabilities are included.
Camp Joni & Friends Family Retreats
Gym, tennis, miniature golf, paddle boat,
fishing and cycling. Companions provided for children with disabilities.
Where: Spruce Lake Retreat in the Poconos
Ages: Children and teens.
Camp Lee Mar (overnight)
7 week residential summer camp incorporating strong Academic and Speech with traditional camp activities. Focus is also on building friendships and coping skills in groups.
Where: Lackawaxen, PA
Ages: 7-21 years old
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Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA (overnight)
An inclusion program that enables campers with developmental disabilities in traditional residential
camping activities with typical developing peers.
Campers have customized visual schedules and/ or written lists of what they will be doing, and
there are tons of choices throughout the day.
Where: Dingmans Ferry, PA
Ages: 8-19 years old with mild to mod intellectual disability with stipulations.
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Growing Green (Easter Seals Overnight camp)
Swimming, hiking, sports, field trips and organic gardening.
When: 6 weeks July to August
Where: At the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC).
Ages: 10-21 (and older as appropriate)
Iron Gate Farm (day camp)
Jumping, dressage, and equine assisted therapy. An "IEP on Horseback"is created to address each child's needs. Opportunities to ride with typical peers.
Where: Bangor, PA
Ages: Starting at age 2
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Twin Pines
Centered around Christian camping that includes sports, music and age appropriate. Lots of Love Camps are designed to meet needs of campers with cognitive and/or physical challenges.
For both kids with special needs and students without disabilities.
Where: 3000 Twin Pine Rd, Stroudsburg, PA 18360