Time spent at camp is a wonderful experience for our cancer kids and their siblings too. How wonderful for them to leave all those hospital visits behind and be outdoors doing fun things with other kids who understand. It gives them a chance to both have fun and to open up and say what they really feel about being diagnosed with cancer.
Many organizations have established cancer kid camps. These camps have the staff and facilities to deal with the children’s special needs and many times the counselors are cancer survivors. Which camp your child will visit is probably dictated by which camp is near you. Check with your hospital social worker or Candlelighters to find out what is available in your area. Or, peruse the list below.
Below is a listing for Cancer Camps throughout North America.
Alabama
Arizona
- Camp Sunrise
- Jumping Mouse Camp, Inc., 215 North Bonito, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 502-774-9608
- Candlelighters Weekend Family Retreat
Arkansas
- Camp Aldersgate, 2000 Aldersgate Road, Little Rock, AR 72205
501-225-1444- Camp Dream Street
California
- Camp Okizu
- Friends Network
- World’s Greatest Camp
- Camp Summer Sault, American Cancer Society, 936 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90801 310-437-0791;Fax 310-494-1782
- Camp Sunburst, 5350 Commerce Blvd. Suite I, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707-588-9477Camp Reach for the Sky – 619-682-7411Colorado
- Sky High Hope Camp
- Western Colorado Camp Courage
- Camp Comfort
- The Silver Lining Ranch
- National Sports Center for the Disabled
- North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc (NARHA)
- First Descents, a kayaking camp in Vail, CO
- Camp Wapiyapi
Connecticut
- Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
- Camp Rising Sun
- Time for Life
Florida
- Boggy Creek Camp
- B.A.S.E. Camp
- Camp Good Days
Georgia
- Camp Sunshine – Georgia
- CURE
Hawaii
- Camp Ho‘oulu Me Ka Ikaika
- Camp Àvenue
- Camp Families Can Survive
Idaho
- Camp Rainbow Gold – 208/734-2425
- Camp Magical Moments
Illinois
- Camp COCO – 217/524-0654
- Camp One Step At A Time
Indiana
- Camp Little Red Door
- Camp Watcha -Wanna -Do
- The One Step At A Time Project
Iowa
- Camp Amanda, Amanda Cares, Inc., 4217 University, Des Moines, IA 50311
515-279-5444Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
- Camp Challenge
Maine
- Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake
- Camp Rainbow, American Cancer Society, Maine Division, 52 Federal Street
Brunswick, ME 04011 Phone – 1-800-464-3102 (ME only) 207-729-3339- Camp Carole
Maryland
- Camp Friendship
- Camp Sunrise
Massachusetts
- Camp Carole
- Dream Day on Cape Cod
- “Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe”, P.O. Box 364, Yarmouthport, MA 02675
508-375-0003- Camp Island of Hope
Michigan
- Special Days Camp
- Camp Casey
- Little Mary’s Hospitality House, 1580 Seaman’s Road, Wellston, MI 49689
1-800-435-4297/616-848-4699Minnesota
Courage Camps
- KAMP KACE
Mississippi
Camp Hopewell Rising Sun
Missouri
Camp Sunrise, American Cancer Society, Missouri Division, 3322 American Avenue, P. O. Box 1066, Jefferson City, MO 65101 314-893-4800
- Kiwanis Camp Wyman, 600 Kiwanis Drive, Eureka, MO 63025 314-938-5245
- Camp Barnabas
- Camp Rainbow
Montana
- Camp-Mak-A-Dream
- For One Another
- Big Sky Kids
Nebraska
- Camp CO HO LO
New Jersey
- Happiness is Camping
- Camp No Worries
New Mexico
- Camp Enchantment
New York
- Camp Adventure
- Happiness is Camping
- Camp Simcha
- Camp Open Arms
- Camp Good Days & Special Times
The 52 Association for the Handicapped, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1829, New York, NY 10118 212-346-5586- Sunrise Day Camp
North Carolina
Kaleidoscope Program, P. O. Box 3417, Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, NC 27710 919-681-4349/919-681-3446
- Camp Rainbow, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, PCMH 288 West, Greenville, NC 27858-4354
919-551-4676- Camp Carefree
- Camp Care
- Camp Firefly
North Dakota
- Kamp K.A.C.E.
Ohio
- Kids N’Kamp, 3440 Olentangy River Road, Suite 103K, Columbus, OH 43202
614-262-2220- Camp Friendship
Oklahoma
- Camp Live-A-Dream
- Camp OK Corral
Oregon
- Camp Ukando
Pennsylvania
- Camp Can-Do
- Ronald McDonald Camp, The Ronald McDonald House, 3925 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-387-8406- Camp Happy Days
- Camp Debbie Lou
- Camp Dost
South Carolina
- Camp Happy Days and Special Times
- Camp Kemo
- Camp Merry Times
Tennessee
- Camp Horizon, American Cancer Society, Tennessee Division, 1315 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203 1-800-280-1227; in TN: 615-255-1227
- Camp Eagle’s Nest
Texas
- Camp Discovery
- Camp Periwinkle, 6720 Bertner Street, Houston, TX 77030 713-661-4960
- Camp Star Trails, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Box 87
Houston, TX 77030 713-792-3362- Camp Cliff
- Camp Couregous/Camp Bravo
- Camp for All Rainbow Connection
- Camp Sanguinity
Utah
- Camp HobeVermount
- Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
Virginia
- Camp Fantastic
- Camp Five Seasons, 3704 Farnsworth Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23321
804-484-0984; 804-547-5145- Camp Holiday Trails, P. O. Box 5806, Charlottesville, VA 22905-5806
804-977-3781- Camp Agape NW
- Camp Side-By-Side
Washington
- Camp Good Times East
- Camp Good Times West
West Virginia
- Camp Winica, American Cancer Society, West Virginia Division, 2428 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25311 304-344-3611
Wisconsin
Hozhoni Weekend, American Cancer Society, Wisconsin Division, N19 W24350 Riverwood Drive P. O. Box 902, Pewaukee, WI 53072-0902 414-532-5500
Most States
Camp Quality USA
Canada
- Kids Cancer Camps of Alberta
- Camp Good Times – British Columbia
- Campdelighters – Newfoundland
- Camp Oochigeas – OntarioCamp Trillium
- Camp Saskatchewan
Other Camp Resources
- Allen’s Guide’s list of oncology camps
- American Cancer Society (ACS)
- DisAbled Athletes
- Children’s Oncology Camping Association, International
Please Note: Dani’s Foundation cannot be held responsible for information from other sources.
