Camp Bloomfield

Camp Bloomfield
Slogan Junior Blind's Camp Bloomfield provides children and youth who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled with a natural and safe environment to develop self-esteem, build independence and fully experience the joys of the great outdoors.
Location Malibu, California, U.S.
Coordinates 34°04′32″N 118°55′31″W / 34.075448°N 118.925178°W / 34.075448; -118.925178Coordinates: 34°04′32″N 118°55′31″W / 34.075448°N 118.925178°W / 34.075448; -118.925178
Opened 1958
Operating season Summer sessions June - August, other activities offered year-round
Website http://www.juniorblind.org/

Camp Bloomfield is a 45-acre (180,000 m2) campground in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, California, United States. In 1958, Henry Bloomfield purchased the land, donating its use to Junior Blind of America for a camp for children and youth who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled. The largest of its kind in the Western United States, Camp Bloomfield serves hundreds of campers and family members free of charge each summer and is accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA).

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Activities at camp include:

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