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/about/get-involved/volunteer-aca

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

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/events-education/event/aca-southeastern-epic-coffee-chat

Join fellow emerging professionals over a cup of coffee or tea to discuss your summer. Come ready to share your wins, ask your burning questions, or just socialize and gather new ideas. This is a...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-keystone-epic-exchange

Join us for the next ACA, Keystone EPIC Exchange! Our November call will have THREE featured speakers: Bridgette Barbera-Byrne (YMCA of Greater Brandywine) -...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wisconsin-epic-conversation-october

Emerging Professionals in Camping October Call: Join us as we reflect on the highs, hurdles, and heartwarming moments of the summer. This virtual meetup is a space to share stories, exchange lessons...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/indiana-youth-programs-campus-sustainability-summit

The 2025 Indiana Youth Programs on Campus (IYPC) Sustainability Summit will be held on November 12, 2025, at Camp Tecumseh. It will feature sessions about camp-school...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/campwell-level-2-training

CampWell is a research-backed training framework, created by camp people, for camp people, for individuals serving youth, that encourages camps to create conditions where campers and staff thrive....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/making-camp-place-welcome-lgbtqia

This webinar will share learnings from a research study about how to make camp a place of welcome, safety, inclusion, and celebration for queer-identifying youth. We partnered with a small church-...