Registration for Summer 2024 is now open!!! Dates are as follows: Oncology Family Camp Session 1: May 25-27 Session 2: June 7-9 Young Adults Weekend June 1-2 Summer Camp Session 1: June 30-July 4 Session 2: July 7-11 Session 3: July 14-18 Session 4: July 21-25 Sickle Cell Family Camp (registration opens to the public on January 31, 2024) August 23-25 COVID-19 Vaccine Update Happiness Is Camping will NOT require the COVID-19 vaccine for the summer of 2024. We recommend that all attendees remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine and boosters. CDC guidelines can be found here. Happin ..read more

Summer Camp Survey Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Summer Camp Survey Thank you for another INCREDIBLE summer! This survey is designed to help us gather information so that we can create even more impactful programs in the future. This survey should be completed by the parents/guardians of attendees. Your camper(s) can certainly be with you when you complete this form. How would you rate your child(ren)'s time at Happiness Is Camping? * Rate 1 out of 5Rate 2 out of 5Rate 3 out of 5Rate 4 out of 5Rate 5 out of 5 How important is Happiness Is Camping to your fam ..read more

Family Camp Survey Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Summer Camp Survey Thank you for another INCREDIBLE summer! This survey is designed to help us gather information so that we can create even more impactful programs in the future. This survey should be completed by the parents/guardians of attendees. Your camper(s) can certainly be with you when you complete this form. How would you rate your family's time at Happiness Is Camping? * Rate 1 out of 5Rate 2 out of 5Rate 3 out of 5Rate 4 out of 5Rate 5 out of 5 Would you recommend Happiness Is Camping to another f ..read more

We are proud to announce that Newsweek has named Happiness Is Camping one of America’s Best Summer Camps! The ranking identified the 500 best summer camps in the country. Evaluation and scoring was based on peer-to-peer surveys, social media reviews, parent surveys, and desk research. Thank you to our staff, volunteers, Board, families, and donors for making this accomplishment possible. We are honored by this award and look forward to serving children with cancer, children with sickle cell disease, and their families this summer! Please click here to read the full list of America’s Best Summ ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that registration for the 2023 season is now open! We have developed our own applications so that registering for camp takes just a few minutes. Our Oncology Programs include Family Camp, Summer Camp, the Counselor and Mentorship Program, and the Young Adults Weekend. Sickle Cell Programs include two sessions of Sickle Cell Family Camp. We will meet all State mandates and will follow guidance from the CDC and American Camp Association. While we are currently planning on operating a more traditional program in 2023, our Medical Council will meet in the early Spring t ..read more

Our top priority at Happiness Is Camping is and always will be the safety of our campers. Thanks to our volunteer medical staff and health center facilities, we are capable of hosting even the sickest children on active treatment who are typically too ill to attend other camps. Many of the campers we serve are on active treatment and/or are immunocompromised. For the safety of our entire community, our Medical Council has determined that all attendees, including Family Campers, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend any of our programs.  A person is considered “fully ..read more

Summer Camp Survey Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Summer Camp Survey Thank you for another INCREDIBLE summer! This survey is designed to help us gather information so that we can create even more impactful programs in the future. This survey should be completed by the parents/guardians of attendees. Your camper(s) can certainly be with you when you complete this form. How would you rate your child(ren)'s time at Happiness Is Camping? * Rate 1 out of 5Rate 2 out of 5Rate 3 out of 5Rate 4 out of 5Rate 5 out of 5 How important is Happiness Is Camping to your fam ..read more

Our top priority at Happiness Is Camping is and always will be the safety of our campers. Thanks to our volunteer medical staff and health center facilities, we are capable of hosting even the sickest children on active treatment who are typically too ill to attend other camps. Many of the campers we serve are on active treatment and/or are immunocompromised. For the safety of our entire community, our Medical Council has determined that everyone ages 5 and up, including Family Campers, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend any of our programs.  A person is consider ..read more

Our top priority at Happiness Is Camping is and always will be the safety of our campers. Thanks to our volunteer medical staff and health center facilities, we are capable of hosting even the sickest children on active treatment who are typically too ill to attend other camps. Many of the campers we serve are on active treatment and/or are immunocompromised. For the safety of our entire community, our Medical Council has determined that everyone ages 5 and up, including Family Campers, must be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines in order to attend any of our programs. Click here to learn ab ..read more

REGISTER NOW We are thrilled to announce that registration for the 2022 season is now open! We have partnered with CampBrain to create a new, streamlined registration process for our families. We have programs for the entire family including Summer Camp, the Counselor and Mentorship Program (C.A.M.P.), College Prep Camp, and Family Camp! Please click here for our 2022 Dates. We will meet all State mandates and will follow guidance from the CDC and American Camp Association. While we are currently planning on operating a more traditional program in 2022, our Medical Council will meet in the ear ..read more