Camping For Disabled Camping Guide

We now live in an age where people with disabilities have established rights including camping for disabled persons. Camping is a great way to take a holiday and to become involved in activities enjoying the great outdoors.

Many campgrounds offer wheelchair accessible camping. Its worth contacting a camp site to find out about amenities such as wash rooms. Some campgrounds are able to offer more than others, it depends if the land for the site is actually practicle for wheelchair use and the costs involved for adaptations.

Contact a campground in advance to ask if they have a place to set up camp that will suit a wheelchair user. They may reserve a place to pitch that is close to amenities and offers the surrounding areas with a pathway and flat surface.

Whether you are Rv Camping or using a customized tent you have options available that will enable you to sit by a campfire under the stars welcoming your great abilities to get your self out there enjoying what nature offers.
Camping For Disabled

Disabilty Rights

I am a Disability Rights Advisor and it only felt right to do my best to include in my website an area that will focus on camping for disabled people.

For the UK
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 aims to end the discrimination that many disabled people face. This Act has been significantly extended, including by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. This covers access to goods, facilities and services including camp sites,campgrounds ( for further help and info with your rights use the equalityhumanrights.com)

For the USA
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA Title III: Public accomodations,including recreation facilities including sports stadiums and fitness clubs. (for further advice and info ada.gov)

Australia
Disablity Discrimination act 1992 is a very similar in providing rights that also includes a camping for disabled people camping and recreation ( this is a very good resource hreoc.gov.au)

Campground search

For uk campsites, this website provides a wheelchair icon for disabled facilities and contact details for each camp site ukcampsitesearch.co.uk

For US campsites rv camping and tent campsites from Woodalls.com

Campingusa also has the wheelchair accessible camping sign when camping for the disabled

searching campsites

Other campsite directories:
Campcanada

Europe camping guide

Campsites may not display the wheelchair accessible camping sign on the website or state an awareness of camping for disabled people. This does not mean they do not have the facilities, it is worth viewing the campsites that you like and then contact the ones you have an interest in and ask if the camp site provides suitable camping for disabled people. A bit of research and you will be on to a winner.

Quick Checklist - is the campground area level? are the grounds concrete and have pathways, do they have hook ups for electricity? Are the showers/toilets accessible? All useful questions to have answered.

Consider joining a local or national charity that provides summer camps. We have provided a short list here. They offer the opportunity to camp with a fully prepared campsite for disabilities.
Camp courageous Camp Courageous of Iowa provides this needed service to all. The camp provides opportunities for social and personal growth within a supportive environment.

campoakhurst New York service has summer camp resources program for 8 weeks.

Campingunlimited provide year-around recreational activities and summer camping for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Campwinston provides inspiring recreational opportunities including camping for kids with complex neurological disorders who need highly specialized support. Located on beautiful Sparrow Lake in the Muskoka region of Ontario, we operate a summer camp, weekend retreats and week-long retreats throughout the year.

dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/disabilities/camps/
provides a list of websites that provide info for the disabled camping.

If you are not able to find somewhere to help contact me and I will do my best to find out. I am good at this. I do this for free so please be patient with me.

Camping Tips

Prepare a Camping List for all items and camping gear needed for a camp trip

Prepare your camp food, for what to take, and a camping food list etc, with our Camping Food Ideas page.

Many campsites offer discounts for disabled persons camping or elderly that are worth enquiring about.

Camping Tent

We have researched tents that have wheelchair accessible doors. The Eureka Freedom Outfitter 11-Foot by 6.5-Foot Two-Person Tent come up on top although expensive it is made for a disabled person. Researching and reading reviews I followed either suggested this camping tent or others that were not suitable at all, but the person wanted a sale.

If you are looking for other camping tents that you may need assistance with access but not wheelchair access then there are many at Amazon or use our guide for Tents For Camping.

Camping guide wishes you a fantastic camping adventure.

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