Leisure Resources - South Region
Camps and Vacation Opportunities
The Arc Eastern Connecticut
125 Sachem Street
Norwich, CT 06226
860-889-4435
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
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.
Camp Harkness
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
www.horizonsct.org
127 Babcock Hill Rd,
South Windham, CT 06266
Phone: (860)456-1032
Fax: (860)456-4721
www.horizonsct.org
CT Agricultural Fairs
Numerous fairs stae-wide which fun from mid-July through October.
Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, Inc.
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 172
Rocky Hill, Ct 06067
Phone: (860) 721-0384 Fax: (860) 529-8708
www.crpa.com
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 172
Rocky Hill, Ct 06067
Phone: (860) 721-0384 Fax: (860) 529-8708
www.crpa.com
Connecticut Summer Youth Camps Directory
390 Winchester Rd.
Winsted, CT 06098
390 Winchester Rd.
Winsted, CT 06098
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
36 Town Woods Road
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-1974
Lighthouse Voc-Ed Center
46 Plaza Ct.
Groton, CT 06340
860-445-7626
Provides day and evening programs for students with disabilities. Also provides job coaching parent support group, and leisure programs for children and adults.
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
Special Olympics Connecticut - Eastern Region
401 W. Thames Street
401 W. Thames Street
Norwich, CT 06360
877-660-6667 (Toll Free)
877-660-6667 (Toll Free)
Year-round sports training and competitions.
Special Olympics Connecticut
2666 State Street
Hamden, CT 06517
800-443-6105 (Toll Free)
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.
Town of Groton Parks & Recreation Department
45 Fort Hill Road
Groton, CT 06340
860-536-5680
Provides a wide variety of recreation and leisure programs and classes. All are inclusive and many are designed for special needs children and adults. Programs are offered to all, with preference to residents of Groton.
TRIPS Inc. Special Adventures
P.O. Box 10885
Eugene, Oregon 97440
1-800-686-1013
YMCA of southeastern CT
1 Harry Austin Drive
Mystic, CT 06355
860-536-3575
377 Main Street
Norwich, CT 06360
860-889-7349
181 Boston Post Road
Waterford, CT 06385
860-443-5368
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 |