Camps for Childhood Cancer Families
Did you know there is a wide variety of summer camps across the country for childhood cancer heroes and their siblings?
Summer camps are a great opportunity to have your hero or sibling enjoy time away from home and connect with others who share similar experiences! Camps for heroes specifically take care of their unique needs at various stages of treatment.
As the brother or sister of a child with cancer, a child can sometimes feel left out of things. But there are also special summer camps out there just for siblings! Some camps are even available to both heroes and siblings and the entire family.
Finding others who understand what both heroes and siblings are going through can make a world of difference for a lifetime. Attending camp makes kids feel much less alone and “different” from their friends back home. Many say that the kids they have met at camp have become their best friends in the world.
Note: The list of camps are meant as a starting point for you to contact the camps and learn more to see if they are a fit for your child. Please inform us if you find that a website is outdated, is no longer applicable to our purpose or has a broken link. Additionally, all external links are provided for informational purposes only. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation does not endorse any of the services or opinions of the organizations listed and bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external website or their subsequent links.
Find a Camp Near You!
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ALABAMA:
Smile-a-Mile
Contact Person: Bruce Hooper; Chief Executive Officer, [email protected] or (205) 323-8427, Ext. 106.
Address: 1600 2nd Avenue, South Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone: 205-323-8427
Website: https://www.smileamile.com/
Details: For children and families affected by pediatric cancer.
ALASKA:
No available camps at this time.
ARIZONA:
Camp Sunrise & Sidekicks
Contact Person: Ashley Larson
Address:
- For mailing: 530 E. McDowell Rd. #107-295 Phoenix AZ, 85004
- Camp Address: 5101 S. Senator HWY Prescott AZ 86303
- Phone: (480) 382-8564
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://azcampsunrise.org/
Details: Offer day camp for kids 3-7 for children who’ve been diagnosed with cancer and their siblings; this camp is two weeks long. Family camp is offered for children ages 3-7 and their entire family to take in the Camp Sunrise Experience. Arizona Camp Sidekicks is for sisters and brothers of children who have or have had cancer, ages 8-16, (ages 17-18 can apply to our Leader-in-Training program). Finally, Arizona Camp Sunrise is for children ages 8-16 who have or have had cancer, (ages 17-18 can apply to our Leader-in-Training program). All camps are free.
ARKANSAS:
Camp Quality—Arkansas
Contact Person: Sara Seagraves
Phone number: 870-926-2489
Email: [email protected]
Address: 199 Powderfork Rd, Bald Knob, Arkansas 72010
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/ar/
Details: For children with cancer and—space permitting—their siblings. Free
CALIFORNIA:
Camp Reach for the Sky
Contact Person: Robby Medina
Address: Oncology and Kids Foundation: 8898 Navajo Rd., Suite C337, San Diego, CA 92119
Phone: (858) 551-0922
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://oncologyandkids.org/
Details: For children with cancer and their siblings. Free of charge.
Camp Ronald McDonald For Good Times
Contact Person: Erica Mangham
Address: 1250 Lyman Place, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Camp Site: 56400 Apple Canyon Road, Mountain Center, CA 92561
Phone: 310-268-8488
Website: https://rmhcsc.org/camp/
Details: Family Camp is a 2 night – 2-day experience. Family Camps are offered in the spring and fall and are designed to support the whole family. Family Camp is open to all families who have a child with cancer, ages infant – 8 years old. Summer Camp is a 6 day 5-night experience that creates lifelong memories and friendships. We offer activities of a “normal” camp, adapted to meet the special needs of our campers. This is for patients and siblings ages 9 until high school graduation. Winter Camp is a 4 day 3-night experience that promotes self-esteem, friendships, and fun for children who currently have or have had cancer and their siblings ages 15 through high school graduation.
Camp Okizu
Contact Person: Suzie Randall; Executive Director Operations
Address: 83 Hamilton Drive, Suite 200, Novato, CA 94949
Phone: 415-382-9083
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://okizu.org/
Details: Okizu offers Family Camp, Oncology Camp, SIBS (Special and Important Brothers and Sisters) Camp, Teens-N-Twenties, and Bereaved Teen Weekends, held at Camp Okizu.
Camp Sunshine Dreams
Contact Person: Pamela Aiello; Chairperson
Address: Camp Sunshine Dreams Foundation, P.O. Box 28232, Fresno, California 93729-8232
Phone: 800-2345-7892
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://campsunshinedreams.org
Details: For children with cancer and their siblings.
World’s Greatest Camp
Contact Person: Roger Perez
Address: P.O. Box 6023, Orange, CA 92863-6023
Phone: (949)855-1972
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ocf-ocf.org/
Details: This camp is free of charge to OCF-OCF participants. The “World’s Greatest Camp” is held in the San Bernardino Mountains in June and September. The weekend-long camp is open to patients and their families.
CANADA:
Camp Quality—Canada
Contact Person: Fiona Fisher, [email protected]
Address: 1444 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4L 1E1
Phone: 416-406-CAMP (2267)
Toll Free: 1-866-738-8011
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://campquality.org/
Details: The six overnight camps in Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario are provided to children affected by cancer ages 4-18. The camps are focused on kids building new skills like swimming and hiking, kayaking and storytelling, making friends and gaining memories to last a lifetime.
Accepting online applications.
Camp Good Times
Address: 565 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4J4
Phone: 778-897-2377
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campgoodtimes.org/
Details: For children and siblings affected by childhood cancer—including bereaved siblings.
Campfire Circle
Contact Person: Alex Robertson; Chief Executive Officer at: [email protected]
Address:433 Thompson Rd W., Waterford, ON N0E 1Y0
Phone: 1-88-464-6624
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://campfirecircle.org/
Details: This camp is tailored to kids with and affected by childhood cancer, their siblings and their families. Some campers are newly diagnosed and on active treatment and some have been in remission for years.
Camp Sunseeker—Ages 15 – 17
Contact Person: Ben Pointer, [email protected]
Address: Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta 609 -- 5757 4 Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T2H 1K8
Phone: 403-216-9210
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.kidscancercare.ab.ca/
Details: Kid Cancer Care’s free camp programs offer kids across Alberta a chance to escape the rigors of cancer treatments for outdoor fun and adventure in a safe, caring environment. They offer year-round family camps so parents can get in on the fun too.
COLORADO:
Sky High Hope Camp
Contact Person: Becky Saad, Camp Director
Address: PO Box 5324, Denver, CO 80205
Phone: (303) 861-1754
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://skyhighhope.org/
Details: Sky High Hope Camp, now hosted at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, is a one-week summer camp for children with cancer and their siblings.
Camp Wapiyapi
Address: 191 University Boulevard, Box 294 Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 778-897-2377
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campwapiyapi.org/
Details: At Camp Wapiyapi, through week-long summer camp sessions near Woodland Park, children who are dealing with childhood cancer can experience those very things — at no charge. Through our unique camp experience, patients and their siblings, between the ages of 6 to 17 years old, can regain a normal childhood filled with laughter, adventure and fun.
CONNECTICUT:
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Contact Person: Alan Pender 860-429-3444
Address:
- Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
- Camp Site: 565 Ashford Center Road Ashford, CT 06278
Phone: Camp Site: (860) 429-3444
Email: Please visit website
Website: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
Details: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s signature summer program offers week-long residential Camp sessions for seriously ill children aged 7 – 15 and their siblings.
FLORIDA:
Camp Boggy Creek
Contact Person: David Mann; Camp Director at ext 4231 or [email protected]
Address: 30500 Brantley Branch Road Eustis, FL 32736
Phone: 352-483-4200
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.boggycreek.org/
Details: Since 1996, Camp Boggy Creek has made it possible for children with serious illnesses to enjoy a camp experience in a safe, medically-sound environment. Located just a short drive from Orlando, Florida, the 232-acre camp serves children ages 7-16 who’ve been diagnosed with chronic or life-threatening conditions. All free of charge.
B.A.S.E. Camp Children’s Cancer Foundation
Contact Person: Cindy Whitaker; Parent & Program Director at [email protected]
Address: 650 North Wymore Rd., #103, Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 407-673-5060
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.basecamp.org/
Details: BASE Camp overnight camp is a one night monthly "camp" for children five to fifteen (5 to 15).
Faces of Courage Camp
Contact Person: Peggie Sherry; Director at: (813) 948-7478
Address: 10006 Cross Creek Blvd., #519 Tampa, FL 33647
Phone: (813) 948-7478
Email: Submission form online
Website: https://www.facesofcourage.org/
Details: Faces of Courage provides free camps for women, children, teens and families touched by cancer and/or blood disorders. Motto: Cancer is Serious, Camp is Serious FUN!
GEORGIA:
Aurora Day Camp
Contact Person: Sami Tanenbaum, Director of Camp & Year-Round Programs
Address: 8105 Roberts Drive, Atlanta GA 30350
Phone: (470) 632-0909 x2
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.auroradaycamp.org
Details: Aurora Day Camp offers a full-summer camp and year-round programs for children with cancer and their siblings ages 3 1/2–16. All programs are free of charge.
Camp Sunshine
Contact Person: Sally Hale; Executive Director at [email protected] or ext. 111
Address: 1850 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404-325-7979
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.mycampsunshine.com/
Details: Here children with cancer are able to experience summer camp just like other kids. Two one-week sessions are held; a session for children ages 7 – 12, and a session for teens 13 – 18. Each week is packed full of fun, excitement, inspiration and age-appropriate activities.
Camp Rainbow
Contact Person: Kym Allen
Address: Augusta University 1446 Harper Street
Phone: 706-721-5503
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.augustahealth.org/childrens-hospital-of-georgia/community-pr...
Details: 6 days/5 night camp for children who are treated at the Medical College of Georgia with cancer or rare blood disorder. 1 sibling per patient is invited to attend camp free of charge.
Camp Second Chance (at Camp Twin Lakes)
Contact Person: Jill Morrisey; Chief Executive Officer at: 404-231-9887, ext. 226
Address: 1100 Spring Street, Suite 260 Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-231-9887
Email: Submission form available online.
Website: http://camptwinlakes.org/
Details: This a camp just for children who have/ had cancer and received a transplant and their families (including siblings).
HAWAII:
Camp Anuenue
Contact Person: B.K. Cannon; Director at: (808) 349-7325
Address: Camp is located on Camp Mokule`ia.
Phone: (808) 349-7325
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campanuenue.com/
Details: Camp Anuenue is open to children ages 7-18 who have or have had cancer and live in Hawaii (all islands). They also accept children from U.S. territories in the Pacific including Guam, Saipan, Samoa and the Marshall Islands. Campers include those in active treatment as well as long time survivors who continue to receive medical attention from our doctors and nurses.
IDAHO:
Camp Rainbow Gold
Contact Person: Elizabeth Lizberg; Executive Director at (208) 350-6435
Address: 1120 S. Five Mile Road, Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 350-6435
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://camprainbowgold.org/
Details: Camp Rainbow Gold offers a family camp, sibling camp and oncology camp for kids 6 through 12 and 13 through 17.
Ross Point Camp
Contact Person: John Batchelder; Executive Director at: [email protected]
Address: Ross Point Camp & Conference Center, 820 S. Ross Point Rd.,Post Falls, ID 83854
Phone: (208) 773-1655
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://rosspoint.org/
Details: Offers a 1-week camp for the entire family (including siblings) of a child who has/had cancer. Camp is located in Idaho.
Camp Hobe
Contact Person: Christina Beckwith; Executive Director at (801) 631-2742 or [email protected]
Address: PO Box 520755 Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-631-2742
Website: http://camphobekids.org/
Details: Camp Hobé is for kids 4 to 19 years old from the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada) being treated for cancer (& similarly-treated disorders), as well as their siblings. Kids diagnosed with these disorders can attend while being treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunosuppressants and for three camp seasons after their final treatment. The patient’s brothers and sisters can also attend during this time.
Families must request a registration invitation online to ensure their eligibility for camp.
ILLINOIS:
Children’s Oncology Services Inc./OneStep Programs
Contact Person: Devin Ryan [email protected]
Address: 213 West Institute Place, Suite 306 Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 924-4220
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://camponestep.org/
Details: Camp OneStep is for children (5-19) who have been diagnosed with cancer and offers 11 different programs throughout the year, serving children and families who live in Illinois, Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest.
INDIANA:
Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do
Address: P.O. Box 11166 Fort Wayne, IN 46856
Phone: 260 609-3155
Email: Online submission form available on website.
Website: https://www.campwatchawannado.com/
Details: This camp is for both siblings and patients who have had cancer for 1+ weeks.
IOWA:
Children’s Cancer Connection - Camp Heart Connection
Address: 5701 Greendale Road, Johnston, IA 50131
Phone: 515-243-6239
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.childrenscancerconnection.org
Details: Campers affected by childhood cancer enjoy a week-long overnight camp every June, their siblings also enjoy their own week-long overnight camp in August. Children’s Cancer Connection also has year-round programs for the entire family.
Camp Quality – Heartland
Contact Person: Laura Peitzmeier [email protected]
Address: PO Box 24322, Omaha, NE 68124
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/htl
Details: Serving children with cancer and their families through five days of unique summer camping, special events, and support at no cost to the family.
KANSAS:
Camp Quality – Greater Kansas City
Contact Person: Crystal Davison; Executive Director at: [email protected]
Address: Camp Quality Greater Kansas City 3111 SE 3rd Terr. Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Phone: 816-244-6912
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/gkc
Details: Camp is a one week program for kids with childhood cancer and their siblings—space permitting.
KENTUCKY:
Kids Cancer Alliance (Sibling Camp)
Contact Person: Shelby Russell; Executive Director at: [email protected] or ex. 111
Address: 611 W. Main Street, Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502)365-1538
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.kidscanceralliance.org/
Details: Kids Cancer Alliance now proudly offers oncology and sibling camps, teen and family retreats, quarterly events and in-hospital programs, as well as financial support all completely free to children with cancer and their families.
The Center For Courageous Kids
Address: 1501 Burnley Road Scottsville, KY 42164
Phone: (270) 618-2900
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.courageouskids.org/
Details: Summer sessions and fall/spring family retreat weekends available that include siblings.
LOUISIANA:
Camp Challenge
Address: Camp Challenge P.O. Box 10591 New Orleans, LA 70181
Phone: (504) 347-CAMP (2267)
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campchallenge.org/
Details: The mission of Camp Challenge is to enrich the lives of young hematology/oncology patients including, but not limited to, cancer and sickle cell disorders, their siblings and survivors by creating a week-long camping experience at no cost.
Camp Quality – Louisiana
Contact Person: Jessica Masters [email protected]
Address: 2252 Tower Dr., Suite 108, Box 205, Monroe, LA 71201
Phone: 318.548.1646
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/la
Details: Any child, ages 5-18, who has been diagnosed with cancer (any stage of treatment or remission) can attend with their sibling, space permitting.
MAINE:
Camp Sunshine
Contact Person: Joanne Bean, CEO
Address: 35 Acadia Road Casco, ME 04015
Phone: (207) 655-3800
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.campsunshine.org/
Details: Children with cancer and their families (including siblings) are able to attend 3-6 day retreats filled with activities and support. Sessions: 25-27 annually, programming in all four sessions throughout the year.
MARYLAND:
Camp Sunrise—Sun Sibs Program
Contacts: Director: Becca Adleberg - [email protected] or Camper Coordinator: Jaclyn - [email protected]
Address: 100 N. Charles Street, Suite 234 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 USA
Phone: 410-516-4203
Website: https://www.nchpad.org/Directories/Programs/7481/Camp~Sunrise~Programs
Details: Sun Sibs is a program that recognizes that siblings, of children with cancer, have special needs too. To address these needs, a sibling camping weekend was developed in 1996. The Sun Sibs program meets one weekend a year, separate from the dates of Camp Sunrise.
Special Love Inc. (BRASS Camp)
Contact Person: Angela Ashman; Program Director at [email protected]
Address: 158 Front Royal Pike, Suite 311, Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: 888-930-2707
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.specialove.org/
Details: Brass Camp is a 1-week camp exclusively for siblings. Siblings may attend exclusive one-week or weekend retreats. Siblings are also welcome at Special Love’s family camps held throughout the year.
MASSACHUSETTS:
Camp Casco
Address: P.O. Box 330, Sudbury MA 01776
Phone: 857-302-2726
Email: [email protected]
Details: Camp Casco is a completely free camp for pediatric cancer patients, survivors and their siblings.
Dream Day Cape Cod
Address: 165 Nan-Ke-Rafe Path Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 774-216-0990
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dreamdayoncapecod.org/
Details: Children with cancer and their families (including siblings) are given a break from hospitals and treatments through summer camp sessions and annual holiday events on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Contact Person: Alan Pender 860-429-3444
Address:
- Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
- Camp Site: 565 Ashford Center Road Ashford, CT 06278
Phone:
- Office: (203) 772-0522
- Camp Site: (860) 429-3444
Email: Visit website
Website: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
Details: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s signature summer program offers week-long residential camp sessions for seriously ill children aged 7 – 15 and their siblings.
MICHIGAN:
Camp Quality Michigan
Contact Person: Dave Meizels [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 345 Boyne City, MI 49712
Phone: (231) 582-2471
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/mi
Details: Any child, age 4-17, who has been diagnosed with cancer, and is less than five years out of treatment. At this time—due to limited space availability—siblings are not able to attend.
Special Days Partners Camp
Contact Person: Tammy Willis; Camp Director at [email protected]
Address: PO Box 436, Dimondale MI 48821
Phone: (866) 448-4710
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://specialdays.camp/
Details: Special Days Partners is for the brothers and sisters of children with cancer. The only program of its kind in Michigan, Special Days Partners gives these children their own week of carefree and action-packed summer camp, in the company of fellow campers who share and understand their unique experiences with cancer.
Camp Casey
Contact Person: Molly Reeser; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: 25882 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 207 Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Phone: 877-388-8315
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://camp-casey.org/
Details: Camp Casey is absolutely FREE for your entire family! These 1-day horseback riding retreats encourage campers to bring their siblings (no limits: bring them all!) If siblings cannot attend (or if camper is an only child), we encourage campers to bring along one friend
Little Mary’s Hospitality House
Contact Person: Maureen Fischer; Director
Address: 1580 Seaman Road P.O. Box 27 Wellston, MI 49689-9533
Phone: (231) 848-4699
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.littlemarys.org/
Details: Little Mary’s is a FREE vacation / retreat for the entire family (including siblings) of a child battling cancer.
MINNESOTA:
Kamp Kace
Address: P.O. Box 6462 Fargo, ND 58109
Phone: 701-367-6582
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.kampkace.org/
Details: A week-long camp for children with cancer and their siblings.
MISSISSIPPI:
Camp Hopewell
Contact Person: Lindsay Fournier [email protected]
Address: 24 CR 231, Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-234-2254
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.camphopewell.com/
Details: Camp is open to the entire immediate family of a child with cancer. The camp is free for the family, with hopes of giving them time to relax and enjoy themselves. Activity scheduling makes it possible for families to have fun together, while also allowing parents time to themselves while trained staff members care for the children. Fun and attention for everyone help siblings rediscover that they are just as important and valuable as the child with cancer. This camp offers the opportunity for families to feel the joy of being together.
MISSOURI:
Camp Sunrise
Address: American Cancer Society, Missouri Division, 3322 American Avenue, P. O. Box 1066, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (314) 286-8167
Website: https://hpsomo.wordpress.com/camp-sunrise/
Details: Family weekend for families (including siblings) with a child with cancer.
Camp Barnabas
Contact Person: Mike Mrosko [email protected]
Address: PO Box 609, Branson, MO 65615
Phone: 1 (417) 476-2565
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.campbarnabas.org/
Details: Camp Barnabas is a unique ministry providing Christian camping experiences to people with special needs and chronic illnesses, along with their siblings.
Camp Quality – Greater Kansas City
Contact Person: Crystal Davison; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: Camp Quality Greater Kansas City 3111 SE 3rd Terr. Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Phone: 816-809-8600
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/gkc
Details: Camp is a one week program for kids with childhood cancer and their siblings—space permitting.
MONTANA:
Camp Mak-A-Dream
Contact: [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 1450 Missoula, MT 59806
Phone: 406-549-5987
Website: https://www.campdream.org/
Details: Camp Mak-A-Dream offers cost-free, medically supervised camps to individuals diagnosed with cancer, siblings camps (ages 6-18, who have a sibling or parent diagnosed with cancer) and family camps. Located in beautiful Gold Creek, Montana, we serve a national (and even international!) population, giving campers an opportunity to connect with others within their own peer group who may share similar challenges.
Camp Braveheart (part of Big Sky Kids Camp)
Contact Person: Bruce Anderson; Big Sky Program Director at [email protected]
Address: Eagle Mount Bozeman 6901 Goldenstein Lane Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: 406-586-1781
Email:
- General Inquiries: [email protected]
- Big Sky Kids Inquiries: [email protected]
Website: https://eaglemount.org/
Details: Camp Braveheart is a special Big Sky Kids camp for little children, aged 5 to 10, who have been diagnosed with cancer. The children plus their immediate family (including siblings) stay at Hyalite Youth Camp on the shores of Hyalite Reservoir.
NEBRASKA:
Camp Quality – Heartland
Contact Person: Laura Peitzmeier; Camp Director at: [email protected]
Address: PO Box 24322, Omaha, NE 68124
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/htl
Details: Serving children with cancer and their families through five days of unique summer camping, special events, and support at no cost to the family.
NEVADA:
Camp Cartwheel
Contact Person: Anna Laufenburger; Executive Admin/Controller at: [email protected]
Address: 3711 Sunset Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120
Phone: 702-735-8434
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://nvccf.org/
Details: NCCF’s Camp Cartwheel at Torino Ranch is an outdoor three-night camp experience designed to help children with cancer or other critical illnesses as well as their siblings overcome the physical, mental and emotional obstacles posed by childhood disease. Camp Cartwheel at Torino Ranch provides a relief from the stress of hospitals and the trauma of fighting disease. For patients, it’s a time to have fun with their brothers and sisters and remember what it feels like to be a kid again.
Camp Hobe
Contact Person: Christina Beckwith; Executive Director at: (801) 631-2742 or [email protected]
Address: PO Box 520755 Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-631-2742
Email: Online form for general email questions and submissions.
Website: http://camphobekids.org/
Details: Camp Hobé is for kids 4 to 19 years old from the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada) being treated for cancer (& similarly-treated disorders), as well as their siblings. Kids diagnosed with these disorders can attend while being treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunosuppressants and for three camp seasons after their final treatment. The patient’s brothers and sisters can also attend during this time.
Families must request a registration invitation online to ensure their eligibility for camp.
Camp Firefly
Contact Person: Matt Cook; Chairperson of the Board
Address: 8990 Spanish Ridge Avenue, Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89148
Phone: (702) 737-1919
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.candlelightersnv.org/programs-services/quality-of-life/camp-...
Details: Camp Independent Firefly is a 5-day 4-night medically supervised camp for diagnosed children and their siblings 7 through 17 years of age.
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
On Belay
Contact Person: Madeline Brooks; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: On Belay Inc PO Box 391 Newmarket, NH 03857
Phone: 1-866-442-3529
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.on-belay.org/
Details: Youth ages 8-18 who have a family member that has been diagnosed with cancer can attend the program. The family member can be on any stage of the process with cancer (In treatment, have passed, or in remission). Once a part of the On Belay community, participants can return to as many programs as they wish.
NEW JERSEY:
Camp No Worries
Contact Person: Mike Zborowski; Camp Director at: [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 810 Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone: 856-359-4493
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.campnoworries.org/
Details: Camp for both patients, siblings and bereaved siblings ages 6-16 years old. Siblings attend with brother or sister who has/ had cancer for 1 week of overnight camp fun.
Happiness Is Camping
Address: 62 Sunset Lake Rd, Hardwick, NJ 07825
Phone: 908-362-6733
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.happinessiscamping.org/
Details: Any child with cancer and their siblings, age 6 to 16 years, are welcome at Happiness Is Camping. All that is required is that the child’s personal physician determines the child well enough to attend.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Contact Person: Alan Pender; Director at: 860-429-3444 or by email through the website.
Address:
- Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
- Camp Site: 565 Ashford Center Road Ashford, CT 06278
Phone:
- Office: (203) 772-0522
- Camp Site: (860) 429-3444
Website: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
Details: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s signature summer program offers week-long residential Camp sessions for seriously ill children aged 7 – 15 and their siblings.
Camp Dream St.
Address: 411 East Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone: 201-569-7900
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.jccotp.org/camp-dream-street
Details: Camp Dream Street is available to oncology patients and their siblings who are on active therapy or those who have completed chemotherapy treatment after. All children, and their siblings, with chronic hematological diseases, such as sickle cell anemia or hemophilia are eligible to attend.
Sister Pat’s Kids Camp
Contact Person: Moria Cappio; Camp Director at [email protected]
Address: 1600 Rahway Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.sisterpatskidscamp.org/
Details: Overnight camp for one week for children ages 6 – 14 with cancer and or serious blood disorders and their siblings.
NEW MEXICO:
Camp Enchantment; Super Stars Sibling Retreat
Contact Person: Shayne Rosenblum, Camp Director
Address: 10501 Montgomery Blvd. North East Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: 1-866-238-3219
Email: Contact through website
Website: https://www.campenchantment.org/
Details: New Mexico’s Sibling Retreat was designed to build supportive relationships. The September Retreat imparts coping skills for brothers and sisters of cancer patients, helping them to deal with the impact of cancer in their lives.
NEW YORK:
Kids Need More Camp Adventure
Address: KiDS NEED MoRE P.O. Box 305 Copiague, NY 11726
Phone: 1-631-608-3135
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://kidsneedmore.org/
Details: Camp Adventure is open to children coping with pediatric cancer. Cancer patients, on and off treatment and their siblings ages 6 - 16 are eligible. This sleepaway camp experience is offered at no cost to our families.
Accepting applications
Camp Childhood USA (Camp Good Days and Special Times)
Contact Person: Wendy Bleier-Mervis; Executive Director
Address: 1332 Pittsford-Mendon Rd P.O. Box 665 Mendon, NY 14506
Phone: 1-800-785-2135
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.campgooddays.org/
Details: Camp Childhood USA offers week-long summer sessions for children with cancer or sickle cell anemia, children who have a parent or sibling with cancer sickle cell anemia and children who have lost a parent or sibling with cancer sickle cell anemia.
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Contact Person : Alan Pender; Director at 860-429-3444 or by email through the website.
Address:
- Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
- Camp Site: 565 Ashford Center Road Ashford, CT 06278
Phone:
- Office: (203) 772-0522
- Camp Site: (860) 429-3444
Website: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
Details: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s signature summer program offers week-long residential Camp sessions for seriously ill children aged 7 – 15 and their siblings.
Camp Simcha
Contact Person: Rivkah Reichmannl Associate Director at [email protected]
Address: 151 West 30th Street New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 699-6661
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campsimcha.org/
Details: Camp Simcha is open to all children, ages 6-21, diagnosed with malignancies or chronic hematological disorders. Preference is given to children on active treatment or post-treatment, as indicated.
Camp Open Arms
Contact Person: Carlin Adams; Program Director at [email protected] or ext. 304
Address: 255 Alexander Street Rochester, New York 14607
Phone: (585) 423-9700
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://cscrochester.org/areas/youth-programs/
Details: Camp Open Arms is an annual two-week summer camp for children touched by cancer.
Sunrise Day Camp
Contact Person: Sandy Haft; Director at [email protected] or 516-634-4193
Address: JCC of Staten Island, 1466 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 718-475-5119
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://sunrisedaycamp.org/
Details: Sunrise Day Camp is the world’s first full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, provided completely free of charge.
Double H Ranch
Contact Person: Eileen Nash; CEO/Executive Director at ext. 226
Address: 97 Hidden Valley Road Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
Phone: 518-696-5676
Website: https://www.doublehranch.org/
Details: From June until the end of August, the Double H Ranch offers children, age 6-16 during the regular sessions and ages 17-21 during the alumni session, dealing with critical or life-threatening illnesses the chance to experience the magic of the Adirondacks. Siblings are welcome as well.
Online applications are recommended, but you may choose to download the application and mail it for submission.
NORTH CAROLINA:
Camp CARE
Contact Person: Carrie Keuten; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: Camp CARE PO Box 35072 Charlotte, NC 28235
Phone: (704) 606-2816
Email: Form available online.
Website: http://campcare.org/
Details: Camp CARE (Cancer Ain’t Really the End) provides a weeklong summer camp and year-round activities to children who have or have had cancer and their families in the Charlotte area. This weeklong summer camp provides a normal camp experience for children with cancer and their siblings from ages 6-16.
Camp Carefree
Contact Person: Executive Director; Lynn Tuttle at: (336) 548-2162
Address: 275 Carefree Lane Stokesdale, NC 27357
Phone: 336-427-0966
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campcarefree.org/
Details: Since 1986, Camp Carefree has provided a free, one-week camping experience for kids with chronic illnesses. The program also includes camps for well siblings of ill children and a week for children with a sick parent.
Camp Rainbow
Contact Person: Jacquelyn P. Sauls, Child/Family Specialist
Address: East Carolina University School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology PCMH 288 West, Greenville, NC 27858-4354
Phone: 252-744-2557
Details: One-week program for children aged 6 to 18 with cancer. Also, siblings and bereaved siblings can attend camp and have special programming. Free to children from eastern North Carolina.
OHIO:
Camp Quality Ohio
Contact Person: Sarah Givens; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: Camp Quality Ohio PO Box 358 Uniontown, OH 44685
Phone: 330-968-8924
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campqualityusa.org/oh/
Details: Camp Quality is Camp Quality is a weeklong camping experience and year-round support system for children with cancer and their families. Those who are eligible include children with cancer ages 4-18 in active treatment (defined as a diagnosis to five years out) & up to two siblings ages 6-16 for the first two years (siblings must live full time in the home of the child with cancer), children with cancer with permanent disabilities (physical) as a result of cancer & up to 2 siblings for the first two years, and children with cancer who relapse move back to number 1.
Currently accepting online applications.
OKLAHOMA:
Camp Dream Street
Address: PO Box 3431 Fort Smith, AR 72913
Phone: 479-782-8822
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.wecarefound.org/index.html
Details: Welcomes children from six through sixteen from Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. Healthy siblings participate as space allows. Free
Roundup River Ranch Camp
Contact Person: Kendra Perkins; Assistant Camp Director at 970-524-5718 or [email protected]
Address: 8333 Colorado River Road, Gypsum, CO 81637
Phone: 970-524-2267
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.roundupriverranch.org/
Details: The American Cancer Society is proud to offer free summer camps for children with cancer (in treatment or remission) and their families that provide a peer-supported place to become kids again see that they are not alone in their struggle. More information on camper eligibility is listed on the website.
OREGON:
Camp Millennium
Address: 2880 NW Stewart Parkway, Suite 200, Roseburg, Oregon 97471
Phone: 541-677-0600
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://campmillennium.org/
Details: Camp Millennium is for children from 5-16 years of age who are dealing with a cancer diagnosis. This weeklong program is free of cost!
Currently accepting online applications.
Camp Ukandu
Contact Person: Jason Hickox; Executive Director
Address: 601 SW 2nd Ave Suite 2300 Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-276-2178
Email: Form available online for submission.
Website: https://campukandu.org/
Details: Currently, each year, Camp Ukandu serves roughly 120 children. Their campers are patients, and siblings of patients, ages 8 – 18.
PENNSYLVANIA:
Camp Can Do
Contact Person: Tom Prader; Director
Address: Camp Can Do 2014, Inc. 3 Unami Trail Chalfont, PA 18914
Phone: (980) 999-0689
Email: Through website
Website: https://www.campcandoforever.org/
Details: Patient Camp is for children between the ages of 8 to 17 who have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 5 years. Sibling camp is for kids ages 8 to 17 whose brother or sister has been diagnosed with cancer.
Camp Dost
Contact: Chris Lehman at [email protected]
Address: Ronald McDonald House of Danville, 100 North Academy Avenue, PO Box 300, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821
Phone: (570) 214-2889
Website: http://rmhdanville.org/camp-dost/
Details: Offering children with cancer and their siblings with both a one week summer and day camp experience filled with exciting activities such as biking, arts and crafts, swimming, music, archery, rock climbing, woodworking and more.
Ronald McDonald Camp
Contact Person: Cindy Candela-Ryan; Camp Director at [email protected]
Address: 3925 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-387-8406
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.philarmh.org/camp/
Details: Ronald McDonald Camp is for children ages 7 to 17 who are currently undergoing treatment or who have been treated for cancer. Each camper may bring one sibling with them to attend Camp.
RHODE ISLAND:
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Contact Person: Alan Pender; Director at: 860-429-3444 or by email through the website.
Address:
- Office: 555 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511
- Camp Site: 565 Ashford Center Road Ashford, CT 06278
Phone:
- Office: (203) 772-0522
- Camp Site: (860) 429-3444
Email: Done through website.
Website: https://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
Details: The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s signature summer program offers week-long residential Camp sessions for seriously ill children aged 7 – 15 and their siblings.
SOUTH CAROLINA:
Camp Kemo
Address: 1600 Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201 US
Phone: 1-803-434-3503
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://prismahealthchildrens.org/programs-and-services/camps/camp-kemo
Details: CAMP KEMO Programs provides psychosocial programming for children and families with cancer or a blood disorder who are treated at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Camp Happy Days
Contact Person: Cindy Hay Johnson; Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: 933 Dupont Rd,Suite B, Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 571-4336
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.camphappydays.org/
Details: This week-long camp is for children diagnosed with cancer and their siblings, ages 4-16.
TENNESSEE:
Camp Horizon SIBS Camp
Address: 5112 Woodland Hills Dr. Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: (615) 952-0039
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://camphorizontn.org/
Details: Camp Horizon not only provides a summer camp getaway for patients that have or are in the process of battling cancer but also a week of camp for their Special and Important Brothers and Sisters (SIBS.)
TEXAS:
The Rainbow Connection
Contact Person: Catalina Castro at [email protected]
Address: Childhood Cancer Connection PO BOX 17176 Galveston, TX 77552
Phone: 409-240-1933
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.rccamp.org/programs/camp/
Details: The Rainbow Connection Camp is for children, ages 6 to 16, who have been treated for cancer or blood disorders at The University of Texas Medical Branch Children's Hospital at Galveston, Texas. The camp is also open to the brothers and sisters of these children.
Camp Alphie
Address: PO Box 7665 Amarillo, TX 79114
Email: Submission form available online
Website: https://www.campalphie.org/
Details: Camp Alphie's mission is to provide a place for children 7-14 suffering from cancer, as well as their families, to experience some new things, make new friends and connections, and relax - forget about their worries.
Camp Periwinkle
Contact Person: Larry Geiger at 713-807-0191 or [email protected]
Address: 3400 Bissonnet Suite 185 Houston, Texas 77005
Phone: 713-807-0191
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://periwinklefoundation.org/what-we-do/camps/camp-periwinkle/
Details: Only oncology patients from the Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers ages 7-15. Each patient may take one sibling in the same age range.
Camp C.A.M.P.
Address: PO Box 27086 San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210) 671-5411
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.campcamp.org/
Details: This camp provides overnight camping experiences to children and their siblings.
Camp Bravo/Courageous
Address: 1400 Hardaway St. Suite #206 El Paso, TX 79903
Phone: (915) 544-2222
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://candlelighterselp.org/
Details: Camp Courageous is designated for patients only and Camp Bravo is for siblings only.
UTAH:
Camp Hobe
Contact Person: Christina Beckwith; Executive Director at (801) 631-2742 or [email protected]
Address: PO Box 520755 Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-631-2742
Website: http://camphobekids.org/
Details: Camp Hobé is for kids 4 to 19 years old from the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada) being treated for cancer (& similarly-treated disorders), as well as their siblings. Kids diagnosed with these disorders can attend while being treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunosuppressants and for three camp seasons after their final treatment. The patient’s brothers and sisters can also attend during this time.
VIRGINIA:
Special Love Inc. (BRASS Camp)
Contact Person: Angela Ashman; Program Director at [email protected]
Address: 158 Front Royal Pike, Suite 311, Winchester, VA 22602
Phone: 888-930-2707
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.specialove.org/
Details: Brass Camp is a 1-week camp exclusively for siblings. Siblings may attend exclusive one-week or weekend retreats. Siblings are also welcome at Special Love’s family camps held throughout the year.
VERMONT:
Camp Ta-Kum-T
Contact Person: Dennis DePaul, Executive Director at [email protected]
Address: Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, PO Box 459, South Hero, VT 05486
Phone: 802.372.5863
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.takumta.org
Details: Camp Ta-Kum-Ta provides year-round, challenging, extraordinary experiences in a safe and loving environment for children who have or have had cancer and their families. The camp serves Vermont and Northern New York children (including other out-of-state children who are treated in Vermont) at no cost to their families.
WASHINGTON:
Camp Prime Time
Address: 6 S. 2nd Street, Suite 815 Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: (509) 248-2854
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.campprimetime.org/
Details: This camp welcomes cancer survivors, current cancer patients and cancer patient siblings from Western Washington and Alaska between the ages of 7 and 17.
Camp Good Times
Contact Person: Tanya Krohn; Camp Director, at [email protected] or 206-255-3800
Address: 7400 Sand Point Way Northeast #101S, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Phone: 206-556-3489 (For General Camp Inquiries)
Email: [email protected] (For General Camp Inquiries)
Website: https://www.thegoodtimesproject.org/camp-goodtimes-1/
Details: For children and siblings affected by childhood cancer—including bereaved siblings.
Camp Side-By-Side
Contact Person: Jennifer Kenney; Director at [email protected] or ext. 180
Address: 4540 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: 206-524-7300
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.upc.org/care/side-by-side1/
Details: Camp Side-by-Side is an annual week of summer camp tailored for families who have a child with cancer. Families are invited at no cost.
Ross Point Camp
Contact Person: Kari Allen at [email protected] or 509-863-7379
Address: Ross Point Camp & Conference Center, 820 S. Ross Point Rd., Post Falls, ID 83854
Phone: (208) 773-1655
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://rosspoint.org/camp-journey
Details: Offers a 1-week camp for the entire family (including siblings) of a child who has/had cancer. The camp is located in Idaho.
WISCONSIN:
One Step At A Time Camp
Contact Person: Devin Ryan at [email protected]
Address: 213 W. Institute Place Suite 306 Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: (312) 924-4220
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://camponestep.org/
Details: Family Camp provides families who have a child diagnosed with cancer a fun getaway weekend. Games, activities and friendships are all a welcome part of this respite from the medical world. Family Camp is held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin where many children who participate in this weekend return as campers the following summer. Bring the whole family and have a great time in a safe and comfortable setting.
Camp Angel, Camp Teen Angel, Angel Adventures, Angel Adventures Extreme, Camp Hozhoni
Address: P.O. Box 747 St. Germain, WI 54558
Phone: 800-860-3431
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://angelonmyshoulder.org/
Details: Cost-free weekend retreats for kids affected by cancer through a loved one. Held at Camp Luther in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, Camp Manito-Wish YMCA in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin and Keweenaw Base Camp in UP of Michigan. Camp Angel is for 8-12-years olds, Camp Teen for 13-15-year-olds, and Angel Adventure/Angel Adventures Extreme for 16-18-year-olds. Camp Hozhoni is for children ages 18 and younger with cancer or who have had cancer in their families.
WYOMING:
Camp Hobé
Contact Person: Christina Beckwith; Executive Director at: (801) 631-2742 or [email protected]
Address: PO Box 520755 Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801-631-2742
Website: http://camphobekids.org/
Details: Camp Hobé is for kids 4 to 19 years old from the Intermountain area (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada) being treated for cancer (& similarly-treated disorders), as well as their siblings. Kids diagnosed with these disorders can attend while being treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or immunosuppressants and for three camp seasons after their final treatment. The patient’s brothers and sisters can also attend during this time.