ADHD Summer Programs for Kids, A to Z

These summer programs offer social skills training or academic programs tailored for children with ADHD. (For information on summer treatment programs for ADHD, click here.)

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Camp Buckskin
Ely, Minn.
(763) 208-4805
ACA accredited
Buckskin's personal growth program aims to improve social skills that include forming relationships, problem solving, and task completion.

Camp Discovery
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
(818) 501-5522
Discovery has speech and occupational therapists working closely with counselors to craft activities for each child's special needs.

Camp Excel
Allenwood, N.J.
(732) 281-0275
Camp Excel offers academics, sports, recreational activities, and relationship-building activities in its program. Parent and sibling group meetings are also incorporated.

Camp Huntington
High Falls, N.Y.
(866) 514-5281
ACA accredited
Huntington offers a program for kids with learning disabilities and ADHD. Camp activities target disabilities, aiming to strengthen language or fine motor skills with classes in speech, music, and woodworking, for example.

Camp Kennebec
Arden, Ontario, Canada
(877) 335-2114
Kennebec makes social skills its priority for kids with learning disabilities and ADHD. Its staff includes special education and classroom teachers as well as social workers and behavioral therapists.

Camp Kirk
Kirkfied, Ontario, Canada
(416) 782-3310
CCA accredited
Camp Kirk's activities include martial arts, ropes courses, swimming, and archery as well as drama and ceramics; Kirk accepts children with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders from all over the world.

Camp Kodiak
McKeller, Ontario, Canada
(877) 569-7595
CCA accredited
Kodiak provides individual and small group academic tutoring as well as classes or individual training in dance, tree identification, Red Cross lifesaving, chess, sketching, and pond study, among others.

Camp Lee Mar
Lackawaxen, Pa.
(215) 658-1708
ACA accredited
Kids and young adults at camp Lee Mar are grouped according to their age and ability to encourage social growth. Along with academics and other usual outdoor camp activities, Lee Mar offers therapeutic horseback riding.

Camp Northwood
Remsen, N.Y.
(315) 831-3621
ACA accredited
Northwood camp specializes in children and teens with learning disabilities. Staff provides instruction to help kids master social skills and appropriate behavior.

Camp Nuhop
Perrysville, Ohio
(419) 289-2227
(419) 938-7151
A camp for kids and teens with learning disabilities and behavior disorders, Nuhop offers different camping programs from sports to science to fine arts.

Camp Ramapo
Rhinebeck, N.Y.
(845)-876-8403
ACA accredited
At Camp Ramapo, kids and teens can take part in the usual outdoor camp activities and continue their education in its Reading and Discovery Centers. Ramapo offers a one-to-one staff-to-camper ratio.

Camp Towhee
Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
(800)839-3950
A therapeutic program tailored for kids with learning disabilities and behavior problems, Towhee provides outdoor experiences geared to strengthen self-esteem.

Charis Hills
Sunset, Texas
(940) 964-2145
(888) 681-2173
ACA Accredited
A Christian-focus camp for kids with learning disabilities, Charis Hills combines academics, outdoor activities, and Bible study.

Frontier Travel Camp
Miami Shores, Fla.
(305) 895-1123
At Frontier Travel Camp, teens and adults with special needs travel the world (Georgia, Florida, and Northern Europe in summer 2009).

The Learning Camp
Vail, Colo.
(970) 524-2706
The Learning Camp offers outdoor activities such as horseback riding and rock climbing as well as an academic program tailored to kids with learning disabilities.

Quest Camp
Alamo, California
925-743-1370
ACA accredited
A typical Quest camper is a child or teen who struggles with mild behavior or emotional problems. To combat these issues, Quest has a therapeutic intervention program along with its traditional outdoor camp activities.

SOAR Inc.
Locations in
Balsam, N.C.
Big Sur, Calif.
Dubois, Wyo.
West Summerland Key, Fla.
(and more outside U.S. and Canada)
(828) 456-3435
ACA accredited
SOAR's multiple adventure camps provide experiences like scuba diving, rock climbing, and white-water rafting to help campers develop problem-solving and communication skills.

Summit Camp Inc.
Honesdale, Pa.
800-323-9908
212-689-3880
ACA accredited
Summit Camp's program includes a focus on therapeutic recreation in which recreational and educational activities aim to bolster confidence and campers are placed in compatible peer groups.

Talisman Programs
Zirconia, N.C.
888-458-8226
ACA accredited
Talisman, a wilderness learning camp, has programs for kids with ADD. The philosophy promotes self-regulation and self-direction.