Best Special needs Summer Camps in New Hampshire

A camp for people with developmental and physical disabilities, running since 1931, with residential camp (ages six and up), day camp sessions, Life Camp, and the CamPower work-skills program. A 2027 Schedule and Fees PDF is linked from its site.

As published: Not published on the page fetched (2027 Schedule and Fees PDF linked)

Ages 6–15 · $1,300–$2,500/session

Camp Fatima for boys in Gilmanton Iron Works and Camp Bernadette for girls in Wolfeboro are Catholic sleepaway camps run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. The camps are ACA-accredited, welcome campers of all faiths, and combine swimming, water sports, archery, sports and arts with faith activities such as nightly prayer at the Shrine. Fatima also runs a co-ed Special Needs Week for campers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

As published: 2027 tuition: two-week sessions $2,500 (June 27 to July 10, July 11 to 24, July 25 to August 7, and August 8 to 21 at Bernadette); one-week Starter Week and August 8 to 14 sessions $1,300; Special Needs Week $1,000. Registration fee $250 per camper per session ($150 for one-week sessions). Sibling discount $100 per session. Need-based financial aid applications are due February 1.

Ages 11–21

An overnight camp for youth and adults with a broad range of disabilities at Hidden Valley Reservation, shared with Scouting America New Hampshire. Seven weekly sessions serve ages 11-21 and two serve adults 22 and older, with round-the-clock on-site nursing.

As published: 2027: $1,625 per session (small group, 2-3 campers per counselor); 1-on-1 listed as $2,125 on the page (page text unclear); non-NH residents $2,975. Deposit $500 per camper per session (NH) or $750 (non-NH)