Welcome To Easter Seals Camp ASCCA

Camp ASCCA is Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults. ASCCA is a nationally recognized leader in therapeutic recreation for children and adults with both physical and mental disabilities. Providing weekend and week long sessions, Camp ASCCA is open year-round.

Located in Alabama on Lake Martin, Camp ASCCA offers campers a wide variety of recreational and educational activities. Activities include horseback riding, fishing, tubing, swimming, environmental education, arts and crafts, canoeing, a "splash pad", outdoor adventure elements like the zip-line, and much more.

Our Mission

The Camp ASCCA mission is to help eligible individuals with disabilities and/or health impairments achieve equality, dignity, and maximum independence. This is to be accomplished through a safe and quality program of camping, therapeutic recreation, and education in a year-round barrier-free environment. Our goal is to serve those who can derive maximum benefit from the resident camp experience and provide a healthier, happier, longer, and more productive life for children and adults of all abilities.

THE 2012 SUMMER CAMP APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE HERE!

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Enis Higgs, Camp ASCCA's Food Services Director

May 17, 2012

Enis has been working at Camp ASCCA since last summer, but we just realized he's been highlighted in the ASCCA Vision newsletter, but not here on the web! Enis Higgs lives in Tallapoosa County and graduated from Horseshoe Bend High School back in the late 90s. He graduated from A...

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Radney School 5th Grade Plunges Into Water Quality

May 16, 2012

For our final Water Quality Day Camp we had the wonderful students from the 5th grade of William L. Radney School. Students were given the opportunity to expound upon their Alabama water and wildlife knowledge through participation in various activities. The schedule was very sim...

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Dadeville Elementary School 5th Grade Tests the Waters

May 15, 2012

Today we had the 5th grade student body from Dadeville Elementary School at our Water Quality Day Camp. Students arrived at 8:30 and spent the day exploring different aspects of water quality that are important to everyday life in Alabama. Students participated in four different...

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Meet Jackie Popper!

May 15, 2012

War Eagle! My name is Jackie Popper and Im the new Public Relations summer staff member here at Camp ASCCA. I was born and raised in Palm Desert, Californialocated inland between LA and San Diego, and the home to 225 golf courses. I started my career at Auburn University in the f...

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Great students and great fishing. What could be better than that? Add perfect weather.

May 1, 2012

Thanks again to Doug Darr, Aquatic Education Coordinator with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. He's provided the Step Outside & Fish programming for our visiting elementary school students over the past few weeks. Check out his most recent pictures high...

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Camp ASCCA featured on Time Well Spent

April 30, 2012

Jim travels to Sheffield and introduces us to Bruce Blankenship. Bruce has built several water falls and water features in his back yard. Grace travels to Lake Martin to learn more about Camp ASCCA - Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults. Time Well Spent 2011 Episode 2...

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It's not much, but it's a start! Updating Marc Roberts Lodge...

April 27, 2012

March Roberts Lodge is one of our residential facilities here at Camp ASCCA. It has 8 rooms, bathrooms, and sleeps 32 guests/campers/volunteers. This past winter we noticed that the roof was leaking! Oh no! All of our buildings have been on "the list" for updating and renovations...

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Lee-Scott Academy's 6th grade science camp returns!

April 27, 2012

We've had a lot of fun this week with another overnight science camp!  Thirty-eight 6th graders and eight parents/teachers from Lee-Scott Academy attended their annual science camp April 25-27th. The students enjoyed teambuilding exercises with Matt, canoeing with Amber, the envi...

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Rotary District 6880's RYLA program another success!

April 25, 2012

From the April 2012 District 6880 Dispatch, a newsletter for Rotarians in south Alabama...It is hard to believe that this years Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp is over. For the 7th year RYLA was held at Alabamas Special Camp for Children and Adults (ASCCA) on Lake Mart...

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St. James Environmental Science Camp 2012

April 24, 2012

Yes, they excitedly came and hesitantly went. They being the 5th graders from Saint James School in Montgomery, Alabama.  This annual overnight science camp is a regular on Camp ASCCAs calendar and is happily anticipated by all! 107 students, teachers, and parent volunteers conve...

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Upcoming ASCCA Events
Shepherd Center's Adventure Skills Workshop
May 18-20
Participants in ASW can choose from a number of sports and activities, including: tubing, jet skiing, water skiing, scuba diving, swimming, fishi...
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Houston County Schools
May 21-24
Students from Houston County, Alabama special education departments visit for a week of fun at Camp ASCCA!
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Dadeville High School Cheerleaders
May 25-27
Dadeville, AL High School cheerleaders will conduct their annual cheer clinic/camp and enjoy some "pool time" as well!
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Camp Seale Harris Family Summer Camp
May 29-31 / Jun 01
Southeastern Diabetes Education Services teaches children and their families how to Live Well with Diabetes! We offer children with diabetes, and thei...
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Camp Seale Harris Senior Summer Camp
Jun 03-09
Southeastern Diabetes Education Services teaches children and their families how to Live Well with Diabetes! We offer children with diabetes, and thei...
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