Camp CaPella is an accessible camp on Phillips Lake in Dedham serving children and adults with disabilities, offering both day and overnight programs from age 5 up. Campers with conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome, brain injuries, and autism enjoy fully accessible swimming, boating, hiking, crafts, and nature study.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Camp CaPella directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleGreat camp with full inclusion. My son has been attending this camp for years and it's one of his favorite things to do all year long. The staff is always caring, welcoming, and amazing. If you can, you should totally donate and help support the wonderful things this camp does every year, even if the campers family can't afford it.
My daughter went this past summer for the first time and loved it so much she is counting down the days until next summer and she can come again. She met a lot of friends that she still talks about and looks forward to seeing next summer thanks so much for creating such an amazing experience and memories that are useful carry with them for a lifetime
My son has been here two years in a row (he is there right now!!) and he LOVES IT! The staff, the structure, the things they do have made my son feel like he belongs somewhere. I would give this place more stars if I could.
Staff was very courteous, helpful. One of the ladies knows ASL, the beach was clean, everything was really nice. A very pleasant visit.
My daughter had 2 great years at Camp Capella. She deals with Autism, PTSD, a panic disorder, and is developmentally delayed. She loved to spend a week at camp and really enjoyed art and going out on the boat to look for the Eagle. That all changed shortly after last years session. She has always been very uneasy about trusting people, but at camp she felt she could “just be myself Mom”. She found 2 staff in particular, Aly and Hayley that she became close with. This doesn’t happen often for my girl. They exchanged facebooks and everything was great. Until they both blocked her on Facebook. This broke the daughters heart. She cried for nights asking why they all of sudden hated her? Why they all of the sudden we’re so close and then BAM..not even telling her (or me) why. This is the type of thing that stays with you. After having years of trauma, especially stays with you. She decided she wanted to go back to camp this year and we (even before it was posted) began filling out applications for her and her friend Johnny. They had said that due to last years medical incidents..she needed to have a 1:1. I did not agree with this as having medical emergancy is not a campers fault, but never the less, found her a 1:1. We got congratulated on getting one and everything was great. I gave the forms to her physician to fill out and she did them and sent them out. We thought everything was great until earlier this month we were let know that my daughter was felt to be in other words..too much for camp this year. She had a head injury (again not her fault) earlier this year but has been doing well. Nothing had changed in her except that and now needing a 1:1. No one reached out to me on the closing date that the medical forms had to be in. I thought they had received them and everything was fine. Staff waited until a week and a half later to tell me she can’t come due to the medical a not being in and the nurse (Hayley) not feeling that she should come. My daughter had her hopes up. It was not very kind and we feel she is being discriminated against. We loved Camp Capella..but for some reason the new owners and administration don’t see my daughter the way we her family does. They see the disability NOT the ABILITY.





