Our 73-year-old camp, the world renown EHC, serves blind campers of all ages, as well as their families.Enchanted Hills was founded in 1950 by Rose Resnick, an independent blind explorer who was far ahead of her time. Her vision was simple: She had the opportunity as a child to grow and learn by exploring the world around her and she wanted to bring this forward to thousands of blind children. In 1950, she was made aware of 311 acres near the summit of Mt. Veeder just west of Napa, California. Anyone who has visited Enchanted Hills Camp knows that it lives up to its name in every respect. It is literally a slice of freedom, independence, and magic where our imaginations see no barriers. We as blind individuals sometimes struggle to find opportunities to challenge ourselves and fit into our sighted communities. When we’re at camp, we’re all blind people learning and growing with each other and challenging ourselves to do our personal best every step of the way. We encourage our campers to go hiking and literally get lost together or with counselors and mentors. This is how we learn. Historically, we offered programs throughout the summer months for our blind babies and their families, teens, adults, and adults with special needs. We have offered some year-round programs, like our week long emersion to blindness training for adults who are newly blind, Changing Vision, Changing Lives. We also offer horse camps, music camps, chemistry and STEM camps, and so much more. We want people to come to Enchanted Hills Camp and push themselves to do things that make them feel uncomfortable, because when we’re a bit uncomfortable is when we’re most challenged to learn and grow. In 2017, wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties. Enchanted Hills was, tragically, right in the path of the so-called Nuns fire, which caused us to lose hundreds of beloved redwood trees and over half our residential and recreational buildings. While we were devistated to see the wreckage, we embodied our true Enchanted Hills Camp spirit and decided to re-build like never before. We have a dream to build a year-round camp where blind and low vision community members, friends, campers, etc. have a place to come grow, explore, learn, and so much more for centuries to come. We also want to share our slice of magic with anyone who wants to join us, which is why we’ve chosen to invite groups of any size to use our facility as a retreat center. We cannot do this work without the support of our community. We are a nonprofit who relies on the support of our community, our friends, and anyone who sees value in our mission. We cannot re-build Enchanted Hills Camp alone. We see anyone who helps us as part of our tight community. We ask you to come join us in San Francisco at our gala on Saturday, August 19, 2023 to join hands and make our dream, which only can be hatched at Enchanted Hills, a reality. There’s much to be done, but we believe we can do it with you and transform dreams into realities for centuries to come. |
Architectural Renderings - Enchanted Hills of the Future
Features of a New Enchanted Hills Camp and Retreat
Through your kind support at this year’s gala, Enchanted Hills will not only continue the tradition of great programs but build a first-of-its-kind, year-round natural center for blindness learning.
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