Our History
1970
Camp Red Cedar is first established as a Boy Scout Camp named Red Cedar Environmental Center at the time.
1972
Camp Red Cedar, known then as “Red Cedar,” began as a privately owned not-for-profit equestrian facility offering therapeutic riding program.
1979
Evolved into “Red Cedar for Special Services” and became a United Way agency.
1982
Relocates from Griffin Rd. to current location, 3900 Hursh Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46845.
1989
Red Cedar merges with AWS, now Benchmark Human Services, eventually changing the name to “Camp Red Cedar.”
1997
Mad Anthony’s Charity Classic for Children helps transform Red Cedar into a fully functioning summer camp program and provides funds to construct a lake on property for aquatic therapy and beach activities.
2006
Integrated summer camps for children without disabilities are included to the program as interest grows.
2018
Camp Red Cedar offers a full complement of summer day camps for individuals with and without disabilities, year-around riding lessons and customized rental options for special events.
In 2018 we added a new 12,000 sq. ft. building that offers a large activity area, administrative offices, accessible restrooms, and a large service kitchen. In addition, we added (4) newly built cabins with six beds on each side and a fully accessible restroom in each area.
This much needed addition of space allowed us to demolish the old offices, cafeteria, and small cabins. This provides a much more accessible camp experience.
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Camp Red Cedar’s programs are CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited, the only PATH, Intl. (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International) Premier Accredited Center in Northeastern Indiana, is a member of the Certified Horsemanship Association and the Indiana Horse Council.
