Camp Spearhead
Private
Camp Spearhead is an overnight camp for children and adults with special needs, ages 8 and up with no upper age limit, run by Greenville County Parks, Recreation & Tourism since 1968. It offers eight one-week residential sessions each summer at the Pleasant Ridge Camp & Retreat Center off Highway 11 in northern Greenville County, on a site designed around campers' access needs. Activities include canoeing, a giant swing, zip line, high ropes course, alpine tower, target sports, fishing, swimming, bowling, basketball, nature programs, and crafts. Applications open March 1 and are completed online; 2026 weekly rates are $385 for Greenville County residents, $483 for other South Carolina residents, and $886 for out-of-state campers.
The practical details
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 Spearhead directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleYour no phones policy is completely unfair. If you're gonna tell out of county campers they can't bring their phones. Then the same needs to apply to the local campers as well. Unfair.
My son attended this camp last summer and I was very unhappy with how they assign cabins to campers. You would think younger kids would be in a cabin with other kids of similar ages. No…my son was 11, and there were multiple men (40-60+ years of age) housed in the same large cabin along with the younger boys and young adults. I found that strange and concerning, but the administration didn’t seem to think there was a problem with that. I don’t think I am the only parent of a special needs child that would feel uneasy about that living situation. He came home with a few questions I didn’t expect to be asked. My son is at a very impressionable age, and had I known he would spend a week in a cabin with much older men, I would have never enrolled him in the camp. But, on a positive note, he did enjoy the activities and the counselors.
One of the best camp grounds I have ever been too. The facility are top notch and the staff is incredible! If you are looking g for a venue for a corporate team building or want to celebrate with friends and family this is the place for you. The cabins are very comfortable and strike a perfect balance between roughing it and having the luxury’s of home.
Our twin boys have had wonderful experiences over the years. They have autism, and this is such a great opportunity for independence and growth. Its also a break for our family because we know our boys are safe, having a good time and are well cared for. Great staff, very organized, smooth pick up and drop off. Beautiful location as well.
If wasn't for my mom and my sister, I would never know that such a wonderful place with wonderful people was even here. Camp Spearhead has really been wonderful to me. I love coming to it and I also love the weekend programs. Most of all I love the staff and the people that help put together all the different activities and programs. I'm a camper/worker graduate, and I loved every bit of it. I loved getting to know the supervisors that I had every time, even the people that I worked with. If any of the campers haven't tried it out and want to, I must say it will be quite an experience, but it's worth it in the end. I will be going back year after year, because I love so much! Thank you Camp Spearhead!




