Aspen Camp
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Organization Location
4862 Snowmass Creek Rd, Snowmass CO 81654
Description
Aspen Camp
For over 50+ years, Aspen Camp has served thousands of deaf and hard of hearing children and youth across the country at its modest camp 17-acre riparian environment nestled along the Snowmass Creek near Aspen, Colorado.
Our Beginnings
Aspen Camp is 15+ acre riparian forest nestled along the Snowmass Creek situated 7,582′ above elevation in the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado. With six programming facilities, Aspen Camp is the only year-round camp serving the hearing loss population and the sign language community.
Founded in 1967 by Reed Harris, Tom Sardy, and Lt. General William Martin along with support from the Pabst family and the Aspen Rotary Club. Aspen Camp continued to prosper, hosting well over 25,000 campers and families on its modest campground.
In 1974, the first Deaf Camp picnic was hosted, which John Denver and Jimmy Buffet frequently headlined.
Although Aspen Camp was met with a series of unfortunate events leading it to temporarily close its doors. It has since then overhauled the entire leadership team and completely revitalized itself.
Today, with the unwavering commitment from its board members, our neighbors, the Roaring Fork Valley, and the deaf and hard of hearing community, Aspen Camp is proud to welcome everyone back and offer our renown outdoor experiential and educational programs.
Mission Statement
Aspen Camp provides diverse experiential, educational, outdoor, and recreational experiences for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to connect with nature, others in the signing community, and with themselves.
Contact
Contact email - [email protected]
Contact form - https://aspencamp.org/contact/
Phone - +1 970-315-0513
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aspencamp/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aspencamp
Upcoming events
- No upcoming events
Past events
- through (MDT)
- CODA Retreat
- through (MDT)
- ASL/ Deaf Culture Immersion Camp
- through (MDT)
- Family KODA Youth Camp
- through (MDT)
- Families in Nature: Creekside Camp
- through (MDT)
- Families in Nature: Forest Camp
- through (MDT)
- Pride Weekend
- through (MDT)
- Job Skills Training Camp
- through (MDT)
- Families in Nature: Meadow Camp
- through (MST)
- Adult Winter Camp
- through (MST)
- Women’s Winter Retreat