https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/setting-your-drivers-success-summer

The transportation of kids, equipment, and supplies at camp plays a large role in the success of camp each summer. Going on field trips and participating in other off-site activities contributes to...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/get-involved/awards/eleanor-p-eells-award-excellence-evaluation-research

The Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Evaluation & Research is designed to honor programs in which camp professionals conduct or apply meaningful, quality research or evaluation to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-camps-include-character

ACA built a survey to learn more from the field about how character already shows up at camp. In this blog, we share results from the survey and what we are learning so far

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-security

According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the incidence of violent crimes committed against and by children and youth continues to rise in America. This alarming data has youth-serving...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/get-involved-camp-research

The ACA research team considers itself a hub that connects researchers and youth development professionals from a wide variety of organizations.  We are small but mighty! Read more about the...

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/exhibithall/sponsorships

Extend your brand identity and marketing capabilities with a strong, visible presence at the ACA national conference. Let ACA customize a unique sponsorship package for you.

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/app

We are pleased to be able to offer a mobile app to enhance your experience during the 2024 ACA National Conference. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-caffeinated-wild-animals-helped-nine-campers-fall-asleep-other-field-observations-one-camp

I sat on a red camping chair in the middle of a cozy cabin in the woods with the beams of nine small flashlights shining in my face from the surrounding bunks. Third- through fifth-grade 4-H campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-research-forum

The ACA Research Forum is an opportunity for researchers and camp professionals to share and discuss new research related to campers, camp staff, camp programs, and a wide variety of other camp-...