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Friends & Family Camp

Camp is scheduled for August 21-24, 2025. Sign up for updates. Registration begins in April!

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The Friends & Family Camp is designed around the needs of those living with autism. Parents and caregivers can bring their loved ones with autism or other intellectual disabilities and relax with them over the weekend, knowing that they are in a safe and nurturing environment. Guests who are independent can attend on their own. Those who are under 18 and those who need daily help must attend with family or caregivers.

The Camp is KindTree’s founding event and the only event of its kind since 1997. It is located a bit south of Florence, Oregon on a peninsula in beautiful Siltcoos Lake. The curriculum is a flexible but reliable balance of structured and non-structured activities, with picture schedules to accommodate autists’ visual and concrete way of thinking.


Scheduled activities include arts and crafts, karaoke, piñata, campfires, late night movies, concerts, talent show, outdoor games, swimming and canoeing on Siltcoos Lake, and more.

It is a time for rejuvenation and solidarity. Autists are accepted and enjoyed for themselves, not forced into a procrustean neuro-normal mold. Autists and neuro-normal people get to know each other.
Magic happens.

This is some of the greatest autistic fun there is!!
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Camper Experiences

"This was my first Camp and it didn’t disappoint. I could just be me and be with others who just wanted to be themselves. Camp was the best thing all year. Definitely the highlight… Will be coming back again! Without this scholarship I wouldn’t have this option."

Take a Tour

Take a short tour of KindTree's Friends & Family Camp, a uniquely structured inclusive camping adventure for individuals and families experiencing autism, for all ages and all abilities, with long-time volunteer Frankie Sharp.

Camp Photos

Camp  Videos

Friends & Family Camp Videos from 2024

Camp Talent Show Part 1 Mary-Minn, Johanna & Tim, Clinton, Alana, the Rapper Doodles, Sabrina & Benny, Shanti, Jesse. All Talent Show videos MC’d by Brian & Tifani.
Camp Talent Show Part 2 Jonathan, Grant+ Deeno (see below), Rhythm & Aslyn, Two-Fer, Libby, Colin’s Beard Contest, Lilah, Matthew, Anna.
Camp Talent Show Part 3a Kelsey, Aradia, Sharlise, Ben
Camp Talent Show Part 3b Griffin, Corona & Crew, Jonah, Perry, Destiny, Lisa & Tim.
Grant plus Deeno..a life story
Frankie Sharp Concert
The Raventones Concert
“Fat Jesus on a Bicycle” STEEL WOOL Band

KindTree Founder Michelle Gonzales shares why our event in the woods is so important.

A volunteer and two campers  share their feelings about Friends & Family Camp.

Camp Photos from 2024

Camp Photos from  2023

Camp Photos from  2022

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