Since 1955, Courage Center Camps have provided camp programs for youth and adults with disabilities. Campers learn to grow, make friends and have fun in safe and accessible natural settings. We serve children and adults with physical disabilities, and youth with speech, language and/or hearing impairments. Our camp staff members provide mentoring and role modeling, while making sure campers have a fun, safe experience. We offer:
Courage Center Camp locations:Camp Courage - lies on 305 acres of beautiful lakeshore, woods and fields near Maple Lake, Minnesota (about 50 miles west of the Twin Cities).
CONTACT: CampCourage@CourageCenter.org
Courage North is set amid 105 acres of towering pines on Lake George, near Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota. Courage North offers sessions for adults with physical disabilities and youth and teens who are deaf or hard of hearing in modern, accessible cabins and accessible facilities.
CONTACT: CourageNorth@CourageCenter.org
Families are welcome to tour the camp facilities before the session begins.
See the Courage Center Camps 2009 Catalog for details on programs, locations, schedules, fees and application information.
CONTACT: (Toll Free) 1-866-520-0504 or (local) 763-520-0504 or e-mail CourageCamps@CourageCenter.org
Courage Center Camps are accredited by the American Camp Association.
We want everyone to have the chance to enjoy camp, so if you are unable to pay the full session fee, check with us. We may have camperships (scholarships) available to help cover the session costs.