Leisure Resources - North Region
Camps and Vacation Opportunities
Best Buddies Connecticut
52 Whitney Avenue, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
203.773.9233 - Phone
203.777.6289 - Fax
866.CT.BUDDY - Toll-Free
https://www.bestbuddies.org/connecticut/
State Director - Nikki Besitko
52 Whitney Avenue, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
203.773.9233 - Phone
203.777.6289 - Fax
866.CT.BUDDY - Toll-Free
https://www.bestbuddies.org/connecticut/
State Director - Nikki Besitko
Best Buddies® is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Bright Days Recreational Services
13 Monska Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-529-0250
Overnight trips for people with disabilities.
13 Monska Dr.
Easthampton, MA 01027
413-529-0250
Overnight trips for people with disabilities.
301 Great Neck Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
860-443-7818
Elisa Marcoux, RTS1 Camp Director
A state park for people with disabilities. Year-round camping, beach, picnic facilities, and accessible playground.
Camp Horizons
127 Babcock Hill Rd,
South Windham, CT 06266
Phone: (860)456-1032
Fax: (860)456-4721
http://www.horizonsct.org/
127 Babcock Hill Rd,
South Windham, CT 06266
Phone: (860)456-1032
Fax: (860)456-4721
http://www.horizonsct.org/
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 172
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: (860) 721-0384
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 172
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: (860) 721-0384
Fax: (860) 529-8708
www.crpa.com
www.crpa.com
Connecticut Summer Youth Camps Directory
390 Winchester Rd.
Winsted, CT 06098
390 Winchester Rd.
Winsted, CT 06098
SERC- State Education Resource Center
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
Telephone: (860) 632-1485
FAX: (860) 632-8870
www.ctserc.org
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
Telephone: (860) 632-1485
FAX: (860) 632-8870
www.ctserc.org
Eastern Region (includes Hartford and surrounding areas)
Marc Mercadante
Regional Director
Special Olympics Connecticut
Eastern Region
401 West Thames Street,
Suite 107
Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-887-1555
Toll free: 877-660-6667
Fax: 860-887-7435
MarcM@soct.org
Marc Mercadante
Regional Director
Special Olympics Connecticut
Eastern Region
401 West Thames Street,
Suite 107
Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-887-1555
Toll free: 877-660-6667
Fax: 860-887-7435
MarcM@soct.org
Beau Doherty
President
Special Olympics Connecticut
2666 State Street, Suite 1
Hamden, CT 06517
Phone: 203-230-1201
Toll free: 800-443-6105
Fax: 203-230-1202
Sprout
893 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
1888-222-9768
www.GoSprout.org
Vacation opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.
893 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
1888-222-9768
www.GoSprout.org
Vacation opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.
Youth Summer Activities in the State of CT –
United Way of Connecticut
1344 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067-1350
Phone: 860-571-7500
Fax: 860-571-7525
2-1-1 is a public/private partnership between the State of Connecticut and Connecticut United Ways.
Day Trip Opportunities
| Bridgeport | Ct Beardsley Zoo | www.Beardsleyzoo.org |
| Bridgeport | Discovery Museum | www.discoverymuseum.org |
| Bristol | The Family Center's Imagine Nation Museum |
https://www.imaginenation.org/ |
| Bristol | The New England Carousel Museum |
www.thecarouselmuseum.org |
| Bristol | Lake Compounds | www.lakecompounce.com |
| Danbury | Railway Museum | http://danburyrailwaymuseum.org/ |
| East Haven | The Shoreline Trolley Museum | www.bera.org |
| Essex | Ct.River Museum | www.ctrivermuseum.org |
| Fairfield County | MaryAnn Halls Music for Children |
www.musicforchildren.net |
| Farmington | Hill-Stead Museum | www.hillstead.org |
| Hartford | The Mark Twain House | www.marktwainhouse.org |
| Hartford | Yard Goats Baseball | https://www.milb.com/hartford |
| Middlebury | Quassy Amusement Park | www.quassy.com |
| Montville | The Dinosaur Place | www.thedinosaurplace.com |
| Mystic | Mystic Aquarium | www.mystic.org |
| Mystic | Mystic Seaport | www.mysticseaport.org |
| New Britain | Bees Baseball | http://nbbees.com/ |
| Niantic | Children's Museum of Southeasten Ct. |
www.childrensmuseumsect.org |
| Norwalk | The Maritime Aquarium | www.maritimeaquarium.org |
| Norwalk | Stepping Stones Museum |
www.steppingstonemuseum.org |
| Thomaston | Railroad Museum of New England Inc. |
www.rmne.org |
| Torrington | Warner Theatre | www.WARNERTHEATRE.ORG |
| Waterbury | Palace Theater | www.palacetheatrect.org |
| West Hartford | The Children’s Museum | https://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org/ |
| Mad Science | Mad Science of Southeastern Connecticut | www.madscience.org/seconn |
| CT Fairs Guide | Connecticut Fairs | www.ctfairs.org |