In today’s world, the benefits of building character skills and traits such as gratitude, kindness, creativity, curiosity, perseverance, resiliency, empathy, courage, and teamwork could not be more important.
The American Camp Association (ACA) is the key to unlocking a future where all children thrive. ACA provides research, education, and training to promote safe and healthy camp experiences for all families.
Help families in their search to find the right summer camp for their child by adding or updating your camp's programs and sessions on ACA's Find a Camp search tool.
The Staffing Summit is getting a new look for the 2025–2026 season! The October 28, 2025, summit will focus on recruiting and hiring staff, while the April 28, 2026, event will highlight staff training and retention. Submit your session ideas to help camps strengthen their hiring strategies.
Learn about our research, our evaluation tools and services, and research related to youth development and out-of-school time experiences, such as camp, conducted by a wide variety of scholars and experts.
