Camp Ramapo

Camp Ramapo serves more than 550 children with special needs ages 6-16 on our beautiful Rhinebeck campus. Ramapo provides an opportunity for children with a wide range of needs to experience success, from nonverbal young girls and boys to teens who need essential conflict resolution skills.- Our activities are designed to promote confidence and build trust. They fit into a predictable, highly structured, and action-packed schedule that also provides the opportunity for choice.- Ramapo's one-to-one staff-to-camper ratio and expert training of carefully selected counselors ensure a safe, predictable, and highly structured setting that fosters the development of positive social and learning skills. The result is a community in which campers build healthy relationships, increase self-esteem, and improve learning skills.- A typical day at Camp Ramapo might include a morning challenge on the high ropes, a swim in the lake or pool after lunch, an afternoon learning about nature, and an evening campfire.- Campers practice responsibility by maintaining the cleanliness of their bunk and bed, a task shared by everyone.