(Florida) Inheritance of Hope’s signature offering is the Legacy Retreat®, an all-expenses-paid experience where families with children under 18 create lifelong memories while receiving the tools to navigate the challenges of a parent's terminal illness.

(Connecticut and Maryland) is a camp founded by Paul Newman in 1988 that offers summer programs, family weekend programs, and other opportunities for seriously ill children and their families throughout the Northeast, free of charge. The Hole in the Wall Gang is just 1 camp offered by the SeriousFun Children's Network worldwide (see below).

(Washington) offers cancer retreats that address the psychological, physical, and spiritual needs of people with cancer. The cancer retreats consists of 3-day retreats, offsite workshops, and a webinar series for people living with cancer, survivors, family members, and caregivers.

(New Jersey) provides children with cancer and their siblings, ages 6-17, with a traditional camp experience for free. Campers climb the high ropes, shoot archery, swim in the pool, and much more.

(throughout the United States) offers a number of weekend and weeklong outdoor adventure programs for young adults, ages 18-39, with cancer and young adult cancer survivors. First Descents' multi-day adventure programs are centered on whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, or surfing and are free of cost to all first-time participants.

offers free, 3-day educational retreat for adults with cancer or adult survivors and their primary care giver. These retreats take place twice a year and include a combination of educational workshops and informal discussion sessions with others who are coping with some of the same issues.

(Maine) provides free retreats that incorporate respite, recreation and support, while enabling hope and promoting joy, for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families through the various stages of a child’s illness. On-site medical and psychosocial support is included. Bereavement sessions are also offered for families who have experienced the death of a child from a supported illness.

(Maryland) is maintained and sponsored by Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center's Division of Pediatric Oncology. Camp Sunrise is a weeklong, overnight summer camp held in early August for children ages 4 to 18 who have or have had cancer. SunSibs is a weekend camp over Memorial Day weekend for children ages 5 to 17 who have had siblings diagnosed with cancer.

(Idaho) offers a weeklong summer camp for kids with cancer, as well as siblings and families. These camps give campers the opportunity to fish, hike, do crafts, and make lasting friendships.

(throughout the United States) provides year-round programs, experiences, and companionship for children with cancer and their families at no cost. The camps offer exciting activities, a chance to develop new friendships, and opportunities to help children develop courage and emotional strength. Some camps also offer these opportunities to siblings.

(Ontario, Canada) provides free workshops and weeklong overnight camps for children ages 6 to 18 affected by childhood cancer or serious illness and their families.

(North Carolina) offers a free, 1-week camping experience to children ages 6 to 16 with certain illnesses, including cancer. They also run camps for siblings of chronically ill children, as well as a week for children with a sick parent.

(Minnesota) provides 3 days of peer support and activities for children and teens ages 6 to 18 with a parent or caregiver who has or has had cancer.

This camp’s mission is to transform lives through year-round recreational and social programs for children and their families challenged with pediatric cancer or another life-threatening illness.

Camp Koru enriches lives through community and the outdoors as a way to move forward after cancer.

Nighthawk Ranch is a unique setting with traditional camp activities (archery, ropes course, camping, etc.) and ranching activities. The goal of the camp team is to help campers develop skills that will show them their many capabilities.

This is a special camp for children who have cancer or have had cancer, and their siblings, offering archery, arts and crafts, canoeing, hayrack riding, whitewater rafting and more.

(Throughout the United States) Summer camps for children ages 6 to 18 with a parent who has or has had cancer. The camps are held on college campuses. Each of the camps is organized and operated by a group of student leaders.

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The American Cancer Society offers a free summer camps for children with cancer (in treatment or remission) that provide a peer-supported place to become kids again see that they are not alone in their struggle.

Live by Living is a non-profit in Colorado that offers guided outdoor adventures along the Denver area Front Range and in the central Colorado Rockies (hikes, ski tours, snowshoe tours and overnight trips to cozy cabins).

Aurora Day Camp is a proud member of the Sunrise Association, whose mission is to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings worldwide. Sunrise accomplishes this through the creation and oversight of welcoming, inclusive summer day camps, year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities, all offered free of charge.

This camp provides a respite for children with cancer and their families through an annual week-long camp program that offers a safe and nurturing environment.

Camp Courage is an outdoor camp located at the Balarat Outdoor Education Center in Jamestown, CO for children diagnosed with cancer that provides campers with experiences designed to promote coping skills to deal with the challenges of living with cancer.

This is a camp where kids with chronic and life-threatening illnesses can truly enjoy the joys of childhood.

(throughout the United States) is a family retreat for children with cancer and their families. The program offers fun, family-centered activities to help participants “feel like a family” again. Some highlights of the program are family-centered beach games, arts and crafts, parent support groups, and evening activities that include a special night out for the parents.

A Florida based medical camp where children with serious medical illnesses can have a life-changing experience filled with love, fun, respect, and joy at no cost to their families.

(Georgia) offers a variety of free programs throughout the year that give children with cancer who live in or are treated in the state of Georgia the opportunity to enjoy activities like swimming, horseback riding, and arts and crafts and make new friends. The summer camp program is for children ages 7 to 18. There are also programs specifically for siblings and parents.

Camp Mak-A-Dream is a medically supervised, cost-free Montana experience in an intimate community setting for children, young adults and families affected by cancer.

The Sibling Day Camp is a camp program at Children’s Colorado for siblings of patients receiving treatment at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

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