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Summer programs that are geared toward, or known for, supporting of neuro- or ability- divergent high schoolers.
List updated for Summer 2025
Bay Area Programs
Art/Music
Marvegos Fine Arts School (San Mateo)
Serra High School (San Mateo)
Outdoors
BOK Ranch (Woodside)
Tracker’s Bay (El Cerrito & Oakland)
Sleepaway
Camp Harmon Easter Seals (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Camp Krem Camp Unlimited (Boulder Creek)
Camp Via West
Exceptional Needs Network’s Camp Arroyo (Livermore)
Social/Therapeutic Rec
AbilityPath Social Rec
Day Camps and weekend activities
Burlingame Parks and Recreation
Friendship Circle of Bay Area (Palo Alto)
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto)
Peninsula Jewish Community Center PJCC (Foster City)
Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center (San Francisco)
San Francisco Recreation and Parks
City of San Mateo Parks and Recreation
Walnut Creek Arts & Rec
Wellspring Camp We Go (Lafayette)
Speech/OT/Therapy
Quest Camp (Danville)
Social Thinking (San Jose)
Sports
Exception Sports / E-Sports (Various Locations)
First Tee Tri-Valley Golf Camps
KEEN San Francisco
Polo Pathways
Water Polo Lessons by 2 High Schoolers - free for special education students
Other/Academic
Stanford Neurodiversity Project - Research, Education, and Advocacy Camp for High Schoolers
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP)
Lists from Other Organizations
CAC for Special Education in Palo Alto Camps
Stanford Early Support Program for Autism (EPSA) Summer Camps List
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities: Recreational Programs for Kids with Exceptional Needs
Undivided: Accessible Summer Camps in the San Francisco Bay area (not yet updated for 2025)
Undivided: 2025 Disability-Friendly Sleepaway Camps and Family Weekends in California
Elementary/Middle School Age Only Programs
San Francisco Summer Resource Fair
HIVE by Hillsborough Recreation
Summer Programs
(Contact Tony at tgiacomazzi@hcsdk8.org to inquire about potential accommodations.)
PARCA REACH (San Bruno)
Barefoot Occupational Therapy (San Francisco)
Bay Area Educational Theater Company (San Mateo)
Outdoor Kids Occupational Therapy (Oakland, Berkeley)
Camp Soar (Belmont)
Embracing Autism Collaborative Services (Oakland)
Summer Camp (already at capacity for 2025)
Words in the Wild (Oakland)
Inspire Behavioral Learning (Berkeley, Oakland, Cupertino)
Chaverim: Inclusion for kids of all abilities - Camp Shalom (Los Gatos)
Curiodyssey
Serra High School (San Mateo)
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