 Camps
for Children with Cancer...
Following is a list of camps for children with cancer. Simply click on a particular link to find
out more about a specific camp. If you have information about any camps not listed below, please let us know at:
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General Camp Links and
Information
First Descents is
a kayak camp for young adults with cancer. We have 3 weeks of camp each
summer for young adults ages 14-25.
970-476-9400
christine@firstdescents.org
Camp-Make-A-Dream
Children's Oncology Camp Foundation - cost-free camp program for
children with cancer.
Kids Camps
United States Camps by State
Alabama
Camp Smile-A-Mile is
a voluntary organization providing recreational and
educational experiences for young cancer patients from across Alabama at no
cost to their families.
Arizona
Camp Sunrise
(USA) Provide free programs for children in Arizona who have or have had
cancer, and for their brothers and sisters.
Arkansas
Camp Dream Street
California
Camp Reach
For The Sky
Julian, California, USA
Special camp for children who have,or have had,cancer.Focused on building
self-esteem through normal camping experiences.
Phone: 619-682-7411
Camp Sunburst- One-week
residential program for children aged 6 to 18 who
have life-threatening diseases.
707-588-9477,
admin@sunburstprojects.org
Camp Okizu
Orange County Foundation
for Oncology Children and Families (OCF-OCF)
(California, USA) An all-volunteer organization formed in 1982 serving
pediatric cancer patients and their families in Orange County.
Colorado
Sky High Hope Camp/Ronald
McDonald House
Camp Wapiyapi - a
no-cost camp for kids with cancer
Connecticut
Hole
in the Wall Gang Camp
Ashford, Connecticut, USA Phone:
860-429-3444
Tucked away from the outer roads, amid rural northeastern Connecticut's
rapidly rising-and-falling hills and dense woods, The Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp is almost undetectable.
Florida
The Boggy Creek Gang
Camp
E-mail: staff@boggycreek.org
www.boggycreek.org
R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out
to Cancer Kids) Camp
E-mail: jmore@cancer.org
Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc.
- Providing day outing and overnight
adventure camps to children and women with cancer and other blood disorders.
All programs are provided through the generosity of our donors and are
available at no cost to our campers.
Georgia
Camp Sunshine (,
USA) founded in 1983 as a summer camp for children with
cancer, now offering a range of programs for children and families.
Hawaii
Camp Anuenue
American Cancer Society-Hawaii Pacific Division
Phone: 808-595-7500 Ext. 102
E-mail: dglowik@cancer.org
Idaho
Camp Rainbow Gold
Phone: 208-734-2425
Fax 208-345-9069
Illinois
Camp COCO - jmorgan2@siumed.edu or
mreynolds2@siumed.edu
SIU School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics
Phone: 217-524-0654
Camp One Step At A Time
Phone: 773-847-439-2127
Indiana
Camp Little Red Door
Little Red Door Cancer Agency
E-mail: Ird@iquest.net
Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do
P.O. Box 11166
Fort Wayne, IN 46856
(260) 609-3155
Contact Person: Twila Huddlestone-Keirns,
Director
totallytwila@yahoo.com
Iowa
The Heart Connection
Phone: 515-243-6239
E-mail:
Info@childrenscancerprograms.com
Kansas
Camp Hope - Camp Hope takes place each June at Camp
Aldrich near Claflin, Kansas. Accredited by the American Camp
Association, Camp Hope is open to children between the ages of 8 and 21
years old. In addition, a day camp will be held one day during the week
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for children between the ages of 5 and 7 years
Kentucky
Indian Summer Camp is a
camp for children ages 7 to 17 who have or have had cancer. The site
includes details of camps; past and present, mission
statement, links etc.
Louisiana
Camp Challenge - Camp
Challenge is a grass roots non-profit organization
dedicated to giving terminally ill children and their siblings ages 6
through 18 a summer camp experience. Cancer Association of Greater New
Orleans
504-529-2273
Maine
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake -
in Maine, a retreat for families whose
children are in active treatment for cancer, kidney disease, and other
life-threatening diseases. Point Sebago Gulf Resort. Family program. Six
one-week residential camps. Free.
207-655-3300; 207-766-7948
Camp Rainbow- For children from Maine aged 4 and older who have or had
cancer and their families. Free. American Cancer Society, Maine Division
1-800-464-3102 (ME only)
207-729-3339
Maryland
Camp Friendship
E-mail: cjcfkids@aol.com
Camp Sunrise
American Cancer Society - Mid Atlantic Division
Phone: 410-931-6850 Ext. 375
E-mail: csharp1@cancer.org
Massachusetts
Island of Hope
E-mail: rickbarton@aol.com
Michigan
Special
Days Camps
Open to any child who currently has cancer or leukemia or has had it in the
past. This link brings you to an email link for more info.
Minnesota
Courage Center, Camping Dept.-
One-week residential camp for children aged 6 to 17 with cancer and their
siblings. Free.
612-520-0504
KAMP KACE is a week long camp for children with cancer and their siblings,
held every August at Lake Trowbridge, just outside Detroit Lakes in
Minnesota.
218-236-1090
Mississippi
Camp Rising Sun
Phone: 662-328-7741
E-mail: fekinder@aol.com
Camp Hopewell - Christians Living With Cancer
Phone: 662-234-2254
E-mail: hopewell@dixie-net.com
Missouri
Camp Quality Northwest Missouri
http://www.campqualitynwmo.org
816-652-3616
Camp Quality Ozark Missouri- Week long residential camp for children aged
preschool to age 18, with cancer on or off therapy. Siblings included in
special situations. One-on-one companion for each camper. Family reunions.
Year-round support. Free. Transportation assistance.
417-358-5512
Camp Sunrise- Family weekend for families with a child to age 8 with cancer.
Free. American Cancer Society, Missouri Division
314-893-4800
Kiwanis Camp Wyman- Summer program for children age 8 to 16.
Mainstreams children with cancer into the regular program. Fee. Financial
assistance
314-938-5245
Montana
Big Sky Kids
E-mail: eaglemount@prodigy.net
Camp Mak-A-Dream
E-mail: camp@montana.com
Nebraska
Camp Co Ho Lo
Phone: 402-397-5281
E-mail: bamkma@aol.com
New Jersey
Camp Quality New Jersey
P.O. Box 264
Adelphia, NJ 07710-0264
(732) 431-2600 (O)
(732) 431-2811 (fax)
frankd@campqualitynj.org
www.campqualitynj.org
Camp No Worries
Family "Y" of Burlington County
Phone: 856-234-6200
E-mail: Hallk@email.chop.edu
Happiness Is
Camping
Mid Hudson Valley Camp
Paulette Cicero, Associate Director
Phone: 908-654-5832
New Mexico
Camp Enchantment
Phone: 505-260-2105
E-mail: maltenbe@cancer.org
New York
Camp Adventure
American Cancer Society
Phone: 631-436-7070 Ext. 3312
E-mail: mesolen@wsboces.org
Happiness is
Camping
E-mail: HICoffice@aol.com
Camp Good Days and
Special Times
E-mail: CPKL@aol.com
Camp Simcha
E-mail: camp@chailifeline.org
North Carolina
Camp CARE
Phone: 704-384-7568
E-mail: ASmall6840@aol.com
Camp Firefly
E-mail: msj.cnsflp@memo.msj.org
North Dakota
Kamp K.A.C.E.
(Kids Against Cancer Everywhere)
Phone: 701-280-3429
Ohio
Camp Friendship
American Cancer Society, Ohio Division
Phone: 614-718-4438
E-mail: dholmes@cancer.org
Camp Quality
Ohio is a free week- long camp and year round support services for children
with cancer.
Kids N' Kamp- Year-round programs and activities for children with cancer or
other blood diseases and their families. Other programs include educational
assessments, tutoring, support groups, and counseling for all members of the
family. Free.
614-262-2220
Oklahoma
Camp Live-A-Dream takes place in June at the Oklahoma
Central Christian Camp in Guthrie, Okla. Camp Live-A-Dream is open to
children between the ages of 9 and 17 years. For more information on
Camp Live-A-Dream, please call Tonja Sprague at (800) 733-9888,
or email her at
Tonja.Sprague@cancer.org
Camp OK Corral takes place in June at Shepherd's
Ford Ranch in Avant, Okla. Camp OK Corral is open to children between
the ages of 6 and 18 years old. In addition, siblings are allowed to
attend the camp as long as space is available, which is provided on a
first come, first serve basis. Parents are also encouraged to
participate in the closing ceremony. For more information, please call
your local American Cancer Society office at (888) 376-1725
Oregon
Camp Ukandu
Phone: 503-295-6422 Ext. 3915
E-mail: cwieneck@cancer.org
Camp Quality Oregon
A non-profit group, comprised of volunteers, providing a free summer camp
for children and siblings and offer year round support. Campers age 5-17
are welcome. In beautiful Fall Creek, Oregon. Toll free in Oregon
1-866-632-5278.
Pennsylvania
Camp Can-Do
American Cancer Society
E-mail: pdoll@cancer.org
Camp Dost
Phone: 570-271-6300 Ext. 2889
E-mail: vclark@geisinger.edu
Ronald McDonald Camp
Phone: 215-387-8406 Ext. 323
E-mail: ccrsmile@aol.com
South Carolina
Camp Happy
Days & Special Times
E-mail:
childrensevents@happydaysnspecialtimes.org
Camp Kemo
Phone: 803-434-3503
E-mail: jeanne.schmidt@palmettohealth.org
Camp Merry Times - Friends of Santa Claus
Phone: 843-216-4851
E-mail: santasfriend@cs.com
Tennessee
Camp Eagle's Nest
East Tennessee Children's Hospital
Phone: 423-541-8280
Texas
Camp CLIFF (Children
Loved in Families Forever)
E-mail: luhn@wt.net
Camp Courageous/Camp Bravo
Candlelighters of El Paso
Phone: 915-544-2222
E-mail: Physolem@aol.com
Camp For All
Phone: 979-289-3752
E-mail: janetj@bluebon.net
Camp
Periwinkle
E-mail:
executive_director@periwinklefoundation.org
The Rainbow Connection
Phone: 409-772-3424
E-mail: jfmatthe@utmb.edu
Camp Sanguinity
Phone: 817-870-7989
E-mail: jillk@cookchilddrens.org
Camp Star Trails
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Phone: 713-792-3362
E-mail: lblanken@mdanderson.org
Utah
Camp Hobé
American Cancer Society
Phone: 801-483-1500 Ext. 110
http://www.camphobe.com
Vermont
Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
Phone: 802-244-8701
E-mail: takumta@aol.com
Virginia
Camp Fantastic/Special
Love, Inc.
Phone: 888-930-2707
e-mail: dsmith@visuallink.com or
lcain@visuallink.com
Washington, East
Camp Good Times East
Phone: 509-242-8295
E-mail: abby.wadlow@cancer.org
Camp Goodtimes West
American Cancer Society
E-mail: tnielsen7@aol.com
West Virginia
Camp Winica- One-week
residential camp for children aged 7 to 16 and junior counselor program for
youths aged 17 to 18 from West Virginia who have or had cancer. Free.
Transportation provided.
American Cancer Society, West Virginia Division
304-344-3611
Wisconsin
Hozhoni Weekend- Three-day
weekend for families from Wisconsin with a child with cancer. Free
American Cancer Society, Wisconsin Division
414-532-5500
Canadian Camps by Province
Alberta
Kids Cancer Care
Foundation of Alberta - a non-profit organization
providing camping programs and other projects for children with a history of
cancer and their siblings in Alberta.
British Columbia
Camp Goodtimes
Phone: 604-872-4400 Ext.238
E-mail: roxy@bc.cancer.ca
Newfoundland
Campdelighters
Phone: 709-747-5520
Ontario
Camp Oochigeas
E-mail: oochigeas@ooch.org
Camp Quality
Phone: 519-744-6034
E-mail: hamiltonbev@hotmail.com
Camp Trillium
Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre
Phone: 888-999-2267, 905-527-1992
E-mail: marcisp@camptrillium.com
Saskatchewan
Camp Circle of Friends
Phone: 306-374-2802
E-mail: skiph@sk.sympatico.ca
International Camps
Australia/ Camp
Quality is a year round support program for children with cancer and
their families. Founded and established in 1983 in Sydney,
Australia, there are now fourteen Australian locations covering every State
and Territory in Australia.
Ireland/ Barretstown
Gang Camp
E-mail: info@BarretstownGC.ie
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