Camp Rivendale

Camp Rivendale is a summer day camp that provides recreational opportunities for children and young adults who have physical, emotional, and/or developmental disabilities.

Camp Rivendale is a summer day camp that provides recreational opportunities for children and young adults who have physical, emotional, and/or developmental disabilities.

Camp Rivendale contributes to the physical, mental, and social growth of campers through the exploration of music, dance, drama, visual arts, sports, and aquatics. Our staff provide affection, support, and companionship to campers and work to promote the dignity, self-respect, and independence of individuals with disabilities.

Each summer, day-long camps are run at this serene outdoor campus. Campers cans sign up for as many or as few weeks as they want, but there is no guarantee that they will get in every week. Staff members supervise all activities daily from 9 am to 3 pm.

Participants will be placed by staff into one the following subgroups:

• Chipmunks: Campers ages 6-12 experiencing physical and/or developmental disabilities.
• A-Team: Campers ages 13-21 experiencing physical and/or developmental disabilities.

*To ensure a safe environment at camp, THPRD staff will not be providing personal services including feeding or changing to campers.

Registration Information

• Registration for camp opens April 15th for in-district, and April 17th for out-of-district. Register online or by calling or visiting any THPRD facility front desk
• When you register, you will be added to a "waitlist" and Camp Rivendale staff will contact you shortly with the camper application form
• Once the camper application form is sent back and received by staff, it will be reviewed and the camper will be moved from the "waitlist" to the Camp Rivendale registration(if qualified) for the week(s) they would like to attend camp and payment will be due

*For information on financial aid please email Inclusion@thprd.org

History

Staff named the camp for the Land of Rivendell, from the "Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien. Rivendell was a magical world where everyone was happy and compatible and life was wonderful with no hardships, burdens, or sadness. An office worker mistakenly typed "R-i-v-e-n-d-a-l-e" as the camp's name; it seemed right and the spelling stuck.

Camp Rivendale is part of the 68-acre Jenkins Estate campus. Camp grounds feature restrooms, two office areas, two covered pavilions, and an accessible playground, and also provide pathways and trails, natural areas, maintained gardens, a fish pond, a foot bridge, and lots of open play area.

Volunteer Opportunity

If you are interested in making a difference by volunteering at Camp Rivendale, please reach out to our Volunteer Services for information on opportunities for summer 2023 here.