Autism camps in Colorado
2 campswe have checked against the organisation’s own website. Day camps, overnight camps and respite weekends — including, where they exist, the ones that serve adults.
Ask about paying with waiver respite. Colorado’s waiver is the Children's Extensive Support (CES) for children; HCBS-DD and Supported Living Services for adults, and respite hours can often be spent on camp, billed as out-of-home respite. Ask your case manager, and ask the camp whether they accept Colorado waiver funding. How Colorado’s waiver works →
Ascendigo Autism Services
Ages Youth and adultsCarbondale, CO
An autism-specific nonprofit in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, built out from a summer sports camp started in 2004 into employment services, in-home behavioral therapy and life coaching. Camp activities run to wakeboarding, rafting, climbing and horse riding, with individualised plans using a naturalistic developmental behavioral approach. Genuinely adventurous rather than cautious, which suits young people who are tired of being handled carefully.
National Sports Center for the Disabled
Ages Children and adultsWinter Park, CO
One of the largest therapeutic recreation organizations in the world, serving more than 3,000 children and adults a year since 1970. Based at Winter Park Resort with a Front Range center at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden. Summer camp days run to hiking, archery, a ninja warrior course, horse riding, paddleboarding, kayaking and fishing; winter is skiing and snowboarding.
Front Range Adaptive Program Center at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden - closer for most Denver-area families than Winter Park.
How to choose and fund a camp →
Waiver respite, Extended School Year, and the questions to ask before you register.
Coloradoproviders & resources →
Therapy, schools, clubs and support, county by county.
Camps change age ranges, dates and fees every year — confirm directly before planning around anything here. Missing a camp, or spotted something wrong? Tell us.