Since 1967 the Kostopulos Dream Foundation has been dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through the medium of recreation and leisure education. Our longest running program, Camp Kostopulos, is a residential summer camp where kids, teens, and adults with disabilities are able to choose from two options a five day residential camp or travel trips.

Campers enjoy fishing, horse riding, swimming, camp outs, sing songs, create arts and craft projects, challenge themselves on the ropes course, make new friends, and renew old friendships. The Travel Trip Adventures program offers campers a five day trip camp to places such as Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone Park, Colorado or Jackson Hole. Activities could include river running, hiking, viewing wildlife, and visiting attractions, this and much more are all part of these trips.



The Kostopulos Dream Foundationis an agency dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities. Since 1967 we have offered recreational opportunities for individuals of all ages and abilities. Our longest running program, Camp Kostopulos, is a residential summer camp where kids, teens, and adults with disabilities are able to engage in a variety of activities. During a week-long stay, campers go fishing, ride horses, camp out, sing songs, work on arts and crafts projects, challenge themselves on the ropes course, make new friends, and renew old friendships. Other campers may opt to enjoy a week on the road as a participant in the Travel Trip Adventures program. Groups of campers and staff paraticipate in week-long camp trips to places such as Moab or Jackson Hole. River running, hiking, viewing wildlife, and visiting attractions are all a part of these trips.

 

Dan Kostopulos and his wife Helen had big hearts. They loved helping people and giving to those less fortunate. They found their niche through helping individuals with disabilities. As early as 1954 they formed a charity organization to address this special populations needs. By 1967 they formed a new charity,one that would provide smiles to thousands of children and adults with disabilities; Camp Kostopulos was born – located on 25 acres in Emigration Canyon just 2.5 miles from Salt Lake City.

Camp Kostopulos has grown over the years, even adding an umbrella name, the Kostopulos Dream Foundation. That first summer it was a day camp. Once things began to take off it quickly developed into a residential summer camp, one that would eventually serve not only residents of Salt Lake City but span across the United States.

Today the programs are year round from after school activities for children, and evening and weekend programs for teens and adults (see Programs for more information). The summer camp now has grown to 500 campers and includes travel trips as well as the residential camp. Facilities have been modernized and many ones added. Five all season cabins can sleep up to 87 people, there is an accessible playground, stocked trout pond, swimming pool and pool house, multi-sport court, a multi-purpose Yurt, our modernized Lodge is equipped with a kitchen and dining hall and our offices. Coming in 2009 is a new indoor equestrian center with stables and riding arena.