When campers set foot on the camp site of The Painted Turtle, they enter a world where fun and laughter are part of the remedy.

Staff
Upon their arrival, campers and their families are greeted by the Painted Turtle’s exceptional staff. We carefully select our staff and volunteers, individuals who have a vast amount of experience in working with children—specifically children with life-threatening and chronic illness—to provide the safest and most enjoyable summer camp experience ever. Our staff goes through an extensive interview process, background screening, CPR and First Aid training, as well as a comprehensive orientation program. Most importantly, we choose a staff of people committed to the well-being and care of our campers.

Camp Program
So what is a typical day like at camp?

The Painted Turtle programs are designed to provide campers with safe, exciting activities that build self-esteem and confidence while encouraging positive friendships and community. Our activities are unique, full of surprise, and help campers to discover a magical, creative environment that is supportive, challenging, and inclusive, fostering both personal growth and exploration.

As campers participate in Painted Turtle activities they become their greater selves. They dance, they sing, they paint, they laugh. They get to be kids! Whether on horseback, flying through the air on a zip line, or paddling in a boat down the lake, campers are sure to find a new treasure inside themselves.

"you meet amazing people and the activities cannot be beat. The campground is amazing and it will be an experience you will never forget." -camper

Painted Turtle Activities

In addition to Arts and Crafts, Wood Shop, the Shamu Pool, Boating and Fishing, Horseback Riding, Fun and Games, and Creative Arts, The Painted Turtle also features several activity areas of our own creation: the Baking Center and Pizza Patch, organic garden and apple orchard, the Discovery Program and Star Lab, to name a few. The Painted Turtle is committed to a rich and ever-evolving program that engages and stimulates our campers to become their greater selves.

The fun doesn’t stop when the sun goes down. In the evening campers find themselves at the campfire circle, County Fair, a long-ago medieval banquet, a treasure hunt for a lost pot of gold, or strutting their stuff on stage. There’s no end to what surprises await campers next. At The Painted Turtle fun comes in every color.