- A special camp for campers with special needs! Camp Courageous is a year-round camp for people of all ages with special needs. The camp is located five miles outside of the city of Monticello in eastern Iowa. For detailed instruction on how you can find the camp you can view the online map. RECORD 4, 429 CAMPERS SERVED IN 2001! LATEST NEWS ITEMS: Monticello suffers serious flooding - ALL IS WELL ...www.campcourageous.org