Cancer Summer Camps: Summer camps for children with Cancer

Cancer Summer Camps in the Southwest US

Amplify Sleep Away Camp

Girls Residential Camp, ages 8-18

Ojai, CA

Established in 2012

Amplify Sleep Away Camp

Experience a fun-filled summer of sleep away or day camp with Amplify—an award-winning and American Camp Association Accredited music and arts program for girls! Nestled in the Topa Topa Mountains of Ojai, CA, just 1.5 hours from the vibrant city of Los Angeles, Amplify beckons campers from across the U.S. and around the world.

Our affordable 2-week sessions, extendable up to 8 weeks, offer a transformative journey for campers ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

*Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times

Residential coed camp for children diagnosed with childhood cancer

Mountain Center, Southern California

Established in 1982

Nothing can compensate for the anguish that childhood cancer inflicts, but since 1982, Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times has helped thousands of children and their parents recapture hope, enthusiasm, and love of life in a medically and psychologically safe environment created especially for them.

Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times offers activities of a "normal" camp, adapted to meet the special needs of the campers. ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

*Arizona Camp Sunrise

Residential coed summer camp

Payson, Arizona

Established in 1983

Arizona Camp Sunrise, the first camp in Arizona for children with cancer, began in 1983. The Sidekicks program, the only program in the state made specifically for the siblings of cancer patients, started in 1988. We try to give these kids a "normal" summer camp experience, in a setting that caters to their special medical needs. Medical staff are on call 24 hours a day.

Some traditional camp activities we offer include archery, ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

*Camp Okizu

Residential coed camp for children with cancer

Berry Creek, Northern California

Established in 1982

Camp Okizu is a free, medically supervised summer camp for children with cancer, their siblings, and their parents.

Every summer Okizu provides tons of fun for pediatric oncology patients and their siblings at our week-long resident camps. Okizu creates an atmosphere conducive to nurturing self-esteem and building self-reliance, while maintaining the most important aspect of camp: an experience that is fun for the campers.

Okizu ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association