Adaptive sports in California

Last updated November 14, 2026. Every listing links to its source.

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Sports in California

• Multi-sport programs26
• Wheelchair basketball15
• Power soccer13
• Para alpine skiing11
• Para snowboard8
• Sailing, paddling & water sports7
• Adaptive surfing6
• Outdoor adventure5
• Para ice hockey5
• Para swimming4
• Wheelchair tennis4
• Para archery3
• Wheelchair rugby3
• Para cycling3
• Para climbing2
• Para canoe2
• Para rowing2
• Special Olympics sports2
• Blind football2
• Para athletics2
• Adaptive tennis & golf2
• Adaptive fitness & yoga2
• Therapeutic riding1
• Boccia1
• Goalball1
• Para table tennis1
• Sitting volleyball1
• Adaptive ice skating1
• Adaptive baseball & softball1
• Para judo1
• Shooting Para sport1

Adaptive skiing in California

• Bear Valley Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

  Bear Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• United States Adaptive Recreation Center (USARC) at Bear Mountain (Big Bear Mountain Resort)

  Big Bear Lake · All ages and abilities (winter alpine skiing and snowboarding)

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Access Mammoth (Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra) at Mammoth Mountain

  Mammoth Lakes

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Achieve Tahoe at Palisades Tahoe

  Olympic Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Achieve Tahoe at Northstar California

  Truckee

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Sierra-at-Tahoe

  Twin Bridges · Ages 7 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Mountain High Adaptive Program at Mountain High

  Wrightwood · Ages 5 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

Multi-sport programs in California

26 listings. See the Multi-sport programs in California page

• United States Driving for the Disabled (USDFD)

  Arroyo Grande

  Multi-sport programs

• Adaptive Club Ability First Sports

  Chico

  Multi-sport programs

• Rim of the World Special Athletes Foundation

  Lake Arrowhead

  Multi-sport programs

• Labesse Acquisitions LLC

  Lodi

  Multi-sport programs

• Team PossAbilities (Loma Linda University Medical Center)

  Loma Linda

  Multi-sport programs

• Special Olympics Southern California

  Long Beach

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs

• DSUSA Los Angeles – The Unrecables

  Los Angeles

  Multi-sport programs

  Free

• UCLA Adaptive Programs

  Los Angeles

  Adaptive fitness & yoga, Multi-sport programs

• Valley Children's Adaptive Sports

  Madera · Youth up to 21 especially encouraged

  Multi-sport programs

  Free

• SoCal Adaptive Sports

  Palm Desert

  Multi-sport programs

• Special Olympics Northern California

  Pleasant Hill · Children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs

• Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

  Pomona

  Multi-sport programs

• Access Leisure (City of Sacramento)

  Sacramento · Children, teens and adults

  Multi-sport programs

• Adaptive Sports and Recreation Association

  San Diego

  Para ice hockey, Multi-sport programs

• Challenged Athletes Inc.

  San Diego

  Multi-sport programs

• San Diego State University Adapted Athletics

  San Diego

  Multi-sport programs

• Sharp Rehabilitation Adapted Sports

  San Diego

  Multi-sport programs

• Achilles International Los Angeles

  Santa Monica · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• U.S. Military Racquetball Federation

  Santee

  Multi-sport programs

• High Fives Non-Profit Foundation

  Truckee

  Multi-sport programs

• Stand Up and Play Foundation

  Vista

  Multi-sport programs

• Adaptive Athletics Association

  California

  Wheelchair tennis, Multi-sport programs

• Desert Ability Center

  California

  Multi-sport programs

• Far West Wheelchair Athletic Association

  California

  Multi-sport programs

• Organization for the Physically Impaired (OPI)

  California

  Multi-sport programs

• Teaming Individuals Emphasizing Sports (TIES)

  California

  Multi-sport programs

Wheelchair basketball in California

15 listings. See the Wheelchair basketball in California page

• BORP Bay Meteorites

  Berkeley · Ages 18 and up

  Wheelchair basketball

• BORP Youth Wheelchair Basketball

  Berkeley · Ages 5 and up

  Wheelchair basketball

  Free

• Rancho Los Amigos Wheelchair Sports Program (Juniors / Rancho Halos)

  Downey · Ages 3 to 18

  Wheelchair basketball

• Sacramento Royals

  Folsom

  Wheelchair basketball

• Central Valley Ballers

  Fresno

  Wheelchair basketball

• BORP Bay Area Ballerz

  Hayward

  Wheelchair basketball

• Golden State Road Warriors

  Hayward

  Wheelchair basketball

• Angel City Sports Women's Wheelchair Basketball

  Los Angeles · Ages 18 and up

  Wheelchair basketball

• Boyle Heights Kodiaks Wheelchair Basketball

  Los Angeles

  Wheelchair basketball

• LA Hotwheels

  Los Angeles

  Wheelchair basketball

• Los Angeles Clippers Chairmen

  Los Angeles

  Wheelchair basketball

• PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports (skateboarding, golf, wheelchair basketball)

  Los Angeles · Ages 5 to 17

  Adaptive ice skating, Adaptive tennis & golf, Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive surfing

  VenueFree

• San Diego Silverbacks

  San Diego

  Wheelchair basketball

• San Diego Wolf Pack Wheelchair Basketball

  San Diego · Adults (active-duty and veteran service members)

  Wheelchair basketball

• Triumph Foundation

  Valencia · newly spinal cord injured, veterans, children

  Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair basketball

Power soccer in California

13 listings. See the Power soccer in California page

• BORP Power Soccer (Bombers & Shockers)

  Berkeley · open to participants of all ages

  Power soccer

• Burbank City PS

  Burbank

  Power soccer

• SoCal Vaqueros

  Burbank

  Power soccer

• Chico Gophers

  Chico

  Power soccer

• LA Galaxy PSC

  Lakewood

  Power soccer

• LA Angels PFC

  Los Angeles

  Power soccer

• Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) Power Soccer

  Norco

  Power soccer

• San Diego Power FC

  Oceanside

  Power soccer

• Sacramento Republic Power Soccer

  Sacramento

  Power soccer

• Golden State Ducks

  San Francisco

  Power soccer

• San Jose Flash

  San Jose

  Power soccer

• San Jose Steamrollers

  San Jose

  Power soccer

• Santa Rosa Phoenix

  Sebastopol

  Power soccer

Para alpine skiing in California

11 listings. See the Para alpine skiing in California page

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• Bear Valley Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

  Bear Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• United States Adaptive Recreation Center (USARC) at Bear Mountain (Big Bear Mountain Resort)

  Big Bear Lake · All ages and abilities (winter alpine skiing and snowboarding)

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• DSUSA Orange County – The Achievers

  Irvine · children, adults

  Para alpine skiing

• Access Mammoth (Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra) at Mammoth Mountain

  Mammoth Lakes

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Shasta Disabled Sports USA

  Mount Shasta

  Outdoor adventure, Para alpine skiing

• Achieve Tahoe at Palisades Tahoe

  Olympic Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Achieve Tahoe at Northstar California

  Truckee

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Sierra-at-Tahoe

  Twin Bridges · Ages 7 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Mountain High Adaptive Program at Mountain High

  Wrightwood · Ages 5 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Discovery Blind Sports

  California

  Para alpine skiing

Para snowboard in California

8 listings. See the Para snowboard in California page

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• Bear Valley Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Bear Valley Mountain Resort

  Bear Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• United States Adaptive Recreation Center (USARC) at Bear Mountain (Big Bear Mountain Resort)

  Big Bear Lake · All ages and abilities (winter alpine skiing and snowboarding)

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Access Mammoth (Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra) at Mammoth Mountain

  Mammoth Lakes

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Achieve Tahoe at Palisades Tahoe

  Olympic Valley

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Achieve Tahoe at Northstar California

  Truckee

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski & Ride School (adaptive) at Sierra-at-Tahoe

  Twin Bridges · Ages 7 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

• Mountain High Adaptive Program at Mountain High

  Wrightwood · Ages 5 and up

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard

  Ski area

Sailing, paddling & water sports in California

7 listings. See the Sailing, paddling & water sports in California page

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• Aqua-Nut Divers

  Bakersfield

  Sailing, paddling & water sports

• Tahoe Waterman Foundation Adaptive Paddling

  Carnelian Bay · Youth and adults

  Sailing, paddling & water sports

• Team River Runner Menlo Park & Palo Alto

  Menlo Park · Veterans and their families

  Sailing, paddling & water sports

• Team River Runner San Diego

  San Diego

  Sailing, paddling & water sports

• Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (BAADS)

  San Francisco

  Sailing, paddling & water sports

• Wheels to Water

  California

  Outdoor adventure, Sailing, paddling & water sports

Adaptive surfing in California

6 listings. See the Adaptive surfing in California page

• Amazing Surf Adventures

  Avila Beach

  Adaptive surfing

• PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports (skateboarding, golf, wheelchair basketball)

  Los Angeles · Ages 5 to 17

  Adaptive ice skating, Adaptive tennis & golf, Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive surfing

  VenueFree

• PlayLA Adaptive Para Surf Clinics

  Los Angeles (Venice) · Ages 5 to 17

  Adaptive surfing

  Surf programFree

• Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation

  Manhattan Beach

  Adaptive surfing

  Free

• AmpSurf

  Pismo Beach · Adaptive surf clinics and surf camps for children with disabilities (ages not stated)

  Adaptive surfing

  Free

• Association of Amputee Surfers

  Pismo Beach

  Adaptive surfing

Outdoor adventure in California

5 listings. See the Outdoor adventure in California page

• Shasta Disabled Sports USA

  Mount Shasta

  Outdoor adventure, Para alpine skiing

• Shared Adventures

  Santa Cruz

  Outdoor adventure

• Central California Adaptive Sports Center (CCASC)

  Shaver Lake · all ages

  Outdoor adventure

• Mission FISH: Fishing, Interacting, Sharing and Healing

  Victorville

  Outdoor adventure

• Wheels to Water

  California

  Outdoor adventure, Sailing, paddling & water sports

Para ice hockey in California

5 listings. See the Para ice hockey in California page

• BORP Sharks Youth Sled Hockey

  Oakland · Ages 7 to 18

  Para ice hockey

  Ice rinkFree

• LA Kings Sled Hockey at Icetown Riverside

  Riverside · Physically disabled youth and adults; adult and youth players welcome

  Para ice hockey

• Sacramento Lightning Sled Hockey

  Sacramento

  Para ice hockey

• Adaptive Sports and Recreation Association

  San Diego

  Para ice hockey, Multi-sport programs

• San Diego Ducks Sled Hockey

  San Diego · Ages 5 and up

  Para ice hockey

  Ice rink

Para swimming in California

4 listings. See the Para swimming in California page

• Orange County Makapo Aquatics Project

  Irvine

  Para canoe, Para swimming

• SwimNation Adaptive Swimming

  Irvine · children and adults

  Para swimming

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

• Artistic Swimming for Athletes with Disabilities (Artistic Swim AWD)

  California · youth, adults

  Para swimming

Wheelchair tennis in California

4 listings. See the Wheelchair tennis in California page

• USTA Southern California Wheelchair Tennis

  Los Angeles · Juniors (10 & under, K-12 clinics), teens and adults; All-Comers Camps ages 12+

  Wheelchair tennis

• San Diego District Tennis Association adaptive clinics

  San Diego · service members, veterans

  Wheelchair tennis, Adaptive tennis & golf

• Triumph Foundation

  Valencia · newly spinal cord injured, veterans, children

  Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair basketball

• Adaptive Athletics Association

  California

  Wheelchair tennis, Multi-sport programs

Para archery in California

3 listings. See the Para archery in California page

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• Easton Archery Center of Excellence

  Chula Vista

  Para archery

• Break The Barriers Archery

  Fresno · Ages 8 and up

  Para archery

Wheelchair rugby in California

3 listings. See the Wheelchair rugby in California page

• Northridge Knights

  Lake View Terrace

  Wheelchair rugby

• Nor-Cal Quakes

  Menlo Park

  Wheelchair rugby

• Triumph Foundation

  Valencia · newly spinal cord injured, veterans, children

  Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair basketball

Para cycling in California

3 listings. See the Para cycling in California page

• Bicycling Blind Los Angeles

  Los Angeles

  Para cycling

• Blind Stokers Club

  San Diego

  Para cycling

• Triumph Foundation

  Valencia · newly spinal cord injured, veterans, children

  Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair basketball

Para climbing in California

2 listings.

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• San Diego Climbing School Adaptive Climbing Programs

  San Diego · Ages 6 and up

  Para climbing

Para canoe in California

2 listings.

• Orange County Makapo Aquatics Project

  Irvine

  Para canoe, Para swimming

• Cal Poly Adapted Paddling Program

  San Luis Obispo

  Para canoe

Para rowing in California

2 listings.

• California Adaptive Rowing Program

  Long Beach

  Para rowing

• San Diego Rowing Club adaptive rowing

  San Diego

  Para rowing

Special Olympics sports in California

2 listings.

• Special Olympics Southern California

  Long Beach

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs

• Special Olympics Northern California

  Pleasant Hill · Children and adults with intellectual disabilities

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs

Blind football in California

2 listings.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

• PlayLA Blind Soccer Clinics

  Los Angeles · Ages 5 to 17

  Blind football

  Free

Para athletics in California

2 listings.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

• Achilles International Los Angeles

  Santa Monica · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Adaptive tennis & golf in California

2 listings.

• PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports (skateboarding, golf, wheelchair basketball)

  Los Angeles · Ages 5 to 17

  Adaptive ice skating, Adaptive tennis & golf, Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive surfing

  VenueFree

• San Diego District Tennis Association adaptive clinics

  San Diego · service members, veterans

  Wheelchair tennis, Adaptive tennis & golf

Adaptive fitness & yoga in California

2 listings.

• UCLA Adaptive Programs

  Los Angeles

  Adaptive fitness & yoga, Multi-sport programs

• C.O.R.E. Centers, LLC

  California

  Adaptive fitness & yoga

Therapeutic riding in California

1 listing.

• Achieve Tahoe

  Alpine Meadows · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

Boccia in California

1 listing.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

Goalball in California

1 listing.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

Para table tennis in California

1 listing.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

Sitting volleyball in California

1 listing.

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

Adaptive ice skating in California

1 listing.

• PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports (skateboarding, golf, wheelchair basketball)

  Los Angeles · Ages 5 to 17

  Adaptive ice skating, Adaptive tennis & golf, Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive surfing

  VenueFree

Adaptive baseball & softball in California

1 listing.

• SGV Panthers

  Pasadena · Visually impaired players of all ages

  Adaptive baseball & softball

Para judo in California

1 listing.

• Nakano Judo Adapted Judo for Children with Autism

  Santa Clara · children

  Para judo

Shooting Para sport in California

1 listing.

• Triumph Foundation

  Valencia · newly spinal cord injured, veterans, children

  Para cycling, Shooting Para sport, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair basketball

Questions people ask

Where can I find adaptive sports in California?

There are 103 adaptive sports listings in California on Play Adaptive Sports, in places like Los Angeles, San Diego, Berkeley, Irvine. Each listing shows the sports, ages, who it serves, cost when published, and a link to the program's own website.

Are there adaptive sports for kids in California?

99 listings in California say they serve kids or teens, in sports such as Wheelchair basketball, Power soccer, Para alpine skiing and Para snowboard.

Where can I go adaptive skiing in California?

Yes. California has 7 ski areas listed with adaptive ski or snowboard lessons: Bear Valley Mountain Resort, Bear Mountain (Big Bear Mountain Resort), Mammoth Mountain, Palisades Tahoe, Northstar California, Sierra-at-Tahoe and more.

Are there free adaptive sports programs in California?

9 listings in California say they are free. Others charge fees, and many offer scholarships.