Where joyful belonging
sparks lasting breakthroughs.
For more than 30 years, Camp Twin Lakes has been a place where kids
living with serious illnesses, disabilities, and life challenges feel truly understood.
Surrounded by peers on the same journey and supported by our adaptive
programs and facilities, our campers try new things, discover new strengths,
and start to see themselves in a whole new way.

Our story

Before Camp Twin Lakes opened its cabins in 1993, groups in Georgia supporting families living with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other life challenges lacked the adequate facilities necessary to provide safe and therapeutic camp programs.

Developed with more than 70 Camp Partners, our tailored programming meets campers where they are, while giving them the chance to surprise themselves with what they’re capable of.

We provide our Camp Partners with industry-leading expertise in adapted camp programming, specialized facilities and equipment, tailored nutrition services, and skilled support staff.

Camp Partners provide the clinical experience required to support campers during their stay, and also recruit the volunteer cabin counselors and medical practitioners necessary to staff their camp. Our collaboration ensures that both Camp Twin Lakes and our Camp Partners share resources to maximize impact and best meet the needs of each camper.

Take a look at our Camp Calendar for the dates when Camp Partners will be hosting programs at Camp Twin Lakes.

To find the right camp for you or your child by diagnosis, click here. If you’re affiliated with an organization that is interested in becoming a Camp Partner, please email us.

Our Campuses

Camp Twin Lakes owns and operates three accessible, medically-supportive campuses in beautiful Rutledge and Winder, Georgia. Each of our campuses are fully equipped to accommodate campers of all abilities, making camp safe and fun for everyone.

summer Camps

Each summer, Camp Twin Lakes serves thousands of children and teens from across the country during weeklong overnight camping programs. Each week, Camp serves a different unique diagnosis or life challenge at our three medically-supported campuses located in Winder and Rutledge, GA.

At Camp, children with special healthcare needs and life challenges can participate in our fully-adaptive camp activities, such as zip lines, rock walls, and horseback riding, as well as our nature programming, which includes interactive nature exploration trails, a wheelchair accessible green treehouse, stargazing programs, and our 120-acre farm. Most of our summer camps serve kids ages 7-17 (ages vary per program).

The impact of camp reaches beyond one week or weekend. Our year-round camp programs are intentionally designed to provide campers with opportunities to build confidence, experience joy, and belong safely. Surrounded by peers who share the same challenges and a supportive team of caring adults, they experience a deep sense of belonging that changes their view of the world.

To find the right camp for you or your family, click here.

Weekend retreats

During the school year, Camp Twin Lakes provides weekend programs for children and families. Each weekend, Camp serves different groups living with or affected by unique diagnoses or life challenges at our campuses in Winder and Rutledge, GA. Caregivers and family members enjoy camp activities together and gain valuable support and resources from other families facing similar challenges, while campers have more opportunities to practice skills they learned at summer camp.

Weekend retreats are vital to increasing camper touchpoints, giving campers an opportunity to reunite with their community, including families in their child’s growth and development, and providing respite for parents and caregivers.

Our Camp Partners

Powering more than 70 partner organizations to provide camping experiences with life-changing impact on our campers.