Easter Seals Disability Services

Easter Seals Camp

Donate Today to Help Someone Go to Camp!

Easter Seals’ camps offer children and adults with disabilities the same excitement and activities available at other camps. 

For more than 36 years, campers and volunteers from all walks of life have come together for this one magical week of camp.  Activities include crafts, hayrides, talent shows, dances, swimming, horseback riding, canoeing, archery, hiking, concerts, and a high and low ropes course.  

In order to continue this tradition in the future we will still need your support. Your donation ensures that no one who wants to attend is denied the opportunity to experience the joys and challenges of camp in a fully-accessible setting.

CAMP OAKES
Easter Seals Camp Oakes is a week-long resident camp serving children and adults in the San Bernardino Mountains.  Camp Oakes is an accredited American Camping Association site.  

Your donation will allow campers to experience hiking, campfire sing-a-longs, outdoor cooking, swimming, talent shows, storytelling, arts and crafts, group games, dancing and truck loads of fun! 

If you'd like to donate online for a specific camper to attend Camp Oakes,
get the details here.

Camp Oakes general information:

• Dates are August 8-14, 2010. (Volunteers arrive on Aug. 7.)
• Camp elevation is 7,300 feet
• The fee is $675
• The camp is co-ed and campers must have some communication skills
• The counselor to camper ratio is approximately 1:2.
• Campers stay in dormitories or 3-sided cabins
• Restrooms and showers are available
• A registered nurse is on 24-hour duty 
  
  

Watch the Camp Oakes Video

Camp Oakes Applications
All campers must complete the application process and have their physicians written approval.  Acceptance to camp is determined by camp nursing and directing staff based on Easter Seals' ability to accommodate the camper's needs. Applications for Camp in 2010 will be posted at a later date.

Camp Oakes Volunteers
Volunteers work in groups to help campers with disabilities enjoy this wonderful experience.  Volunteer training is offered prior to camp.  Counselors must be at least 18-years-old, but 16 and 17-year-olds are eligible for the Counselor-in-Training (CIT) Program. Applications for Camp in 2010 will be posted at a later date.

For more information please contact the Camp Coordinator or call (in the evening) 760.688.6611.