ABOUT CAMP ALLEN

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A trip down Camp Road is a life changing experience!

Camp Allen welcomes about 600 campers each summer. They are persons of all ages with special needs and extraordinary challenges, including cerebral palsy, autism, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities. In many cases, the week or two campers spend at Camp Allen is the only extended time during the year that they spend enjoying the outdoors.

At Camp Allen, kids and adults take part in games, arts and crafts and sing-a-long. They swim, eat S'mores around the campfire, and learn new camp songs. They gain the satisfaction of mastering new skills and the joy of making new friends. They share a beautiful place where they truly belong. They return year after year, many of the older campers have been coming for decades!

Camp Allen is unique in the camping world. Counselors arrive from across the globe to provide campers with an intensive level of attention, support, and encouragement. All campers benefit from a 1:2 counselor to camper ratio, with a 1:1 ratio available to campers who require more extensive attention.

Camp Allen is not just a camp! Other opportunities for individuals include two vocational training programs: Peer Work for young adults with disabilities transitioning from school to work and Shoot for the Moon, a vocational program for youth at risk of dropping out of school, in partnership with NH Jobs for America's Graduates at Manchester West High School. Other opportunities include Life Camp, a week long session for those young adults who want to experience living more independently. You may want to ask about the Kids and Sibs program, an affordable week or two at camp with a sibling, friend, or other family member.

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