Enchanted Hills Camp

Enchanted Hills Camp offers a sleep away camp experience where campers spend their days hiking a wooded trail, paddling across the lake, and performing skits with friends. Campers take part in swimming and water play in both the lake and the pool, hands-on creative projects using a wide variety of materials and techniques, music, games, social activities, and special interest programs that change by session. Activities also include adapted sports, group games such as Goalball, archery, basketball, other outdoor games, guided hikes, outdoor exploration, crafts, lessons, and the occasional drum circle.

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: A typical day begins as the sun peeks over the mountain and continues until around 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm depending on the age group, with meals served at 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 6:00 pm.

Enchanted Hills Camp was founded in 1950 by Rose Resnick and was the first camp on the West Coast designed specifically for blind children. Today, it is owned and operated by LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and retains much of its historic charm while benefiting from continual improvements to accessibility, facilities, and programming. The camp’s mission is to promote independence, community, and equity created by and with blind and low vision people.

Enchanted Hills Camp welcomes blind and low vision children, teens, adults, seniors, and members of the deaf-blind community, along with their families. The camp offers a wide range of sessions designed for different ages, interests, and support needs, with main program areas in aquatics, arts and crafts, enrichment, recreation, and nature, and meals served family-style. Sessions include Youth and Teen Camps with dedicated weeks for youth and two weeks for teens, the second week themed around a specific interest or hobby; Family Camp for families with blind or low-vision youth or parents, families with Little Learners, and families of former staff; and Spring and Fall Family Camps as an optional first step for youth interested in participating independently in future summers. Additional specialty sessions include Transition and Leadership Academies, Music Academy, Horse Camp, National Woodworkers Gathering, Writers Retreats, and an Adult Makers Camp featuring creative tracks in music, woodcraft, and cooking.

Providers Weekend is a three-day retreat that blends professional development, networking, and the camp experience for professionals who support blind and low-vision individuals. When Enchanted Hills is not hosting camp programs, the campus is available for rentals, retreats, and events for groups, families, fellow nonprofits, and community organizations, and these rentals help offset the cost of operating camp and keep programs affordable. Enchanted Hills Camp also runs a Campership Campaign so campers can attend at no cost to them or their families, and maintains an Amazon Wish List for purchasing items such as sports equipment, art supplies, tools, adaptive recreation gear, and practical essentials. Each year, 420 campers take part in camp sessions at Enchanted Hills Camp.

Last updated March 21, 2026.