https://www.acacamps.org/conference

The 2026 National Conference will be held February 17-20, 2026, in San Diego, CA. 

https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/board-directors

ACA is led by a volunteer Board of Directors responsible for hiring the chief executive and guiding the association’s strategic direction. The Board ensures ACA delivers meaningful outcomes for its...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/character-camp-initiative

ACA’s Character at Camp Initiative is a six-year effort to expand, strengthen, and celebrate character development at camp. Funded in 2023 by Lilly Endowment, Inc., the initiative includes the...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/get-involved/volunteer-aca

Thank you to the thousands of volunteers who make the American Camp Association possible!

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-november-11-2025-strategic-abuse-prevention-podcast-meet-new-ceo

In this issue: Upcoming Webinar — Strategic Abuse Prevention In Memoriam: Susan "Suz" Welch Meet Henry DeHart: A Conversation with ACA's New CEO Announcing the Day Camp Convention...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/memoriam-suz-welch

The American Camp Association (ACA) honors and remembers Susan “Suz” Welch, a longtime active member of ACA, past president of the ACA National Board of Directors, and beloved member of the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/serving-all-2025-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-golden-lens-photo-contest-latest-camping-magazine

In this issue: Enter the Golden Lens photo contest November/December Camping Magazine availalbe online New podcast: Name It, Claim It, Define It: A Values and Virtues Conversation Project...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/emergence

Honk If You Love Snoopy, it said.   She didn’t press on the horn, but oh, how she could have.   Remembering how she had admired his confidence, his imagination, his...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-activities-fall

If your camp offers after-care programs, Thanksgiving camp, or other fall camp experiences for kids, these fall-themed activities are great for entertaining campers and don’t require a lot of setup...