Camps

The Camp Rainbow Gold oncology camps are divided by age — youth camp for children 6-12 and a teen camp for children 13-17. Each week hosts approximately 50-60 children for a week of discovery and outdoor fun. Swimming. Sharing. Singing. Hiking. Playing. Fishing. Horseback riding. Dancing. Storytelling. Laughing. Painting. Biking. Memory making. Creating. Dreaming. Living.

A full medical staff and a licensed social worker keep a careful and nurturing watch over the medical and emotional needs of every camper. Highly trained camp staff and volunteers aim to provide a fun, safe and caring community for the children.

Children meet other children undergoing similar experiences who can share a bond only found here. Most campers return year after year, building on old friendships, adding new ones and eagerly welcoming first-time campers into the Camp Rainbow Gold family.

As the campers get older, they still want to come back. And they can. The Junior Counselor program brings them back to the camp to mentor their young friends.

The generosity of many Idaho residents and major fundraising events orchestrated by more than 200 volunteers brings Camp Rainbow Gold to life and makes this unique camp available without cost to campers and their families.

Registration is now open.

 

 

July 14-19, 2013
Sibling Camp at
Cathedral Pines

Siblings of children diagnosed with cancer also experience a strong emotional and social impact. Oftentimes, siblings feel overlooked as the parents and other family members turn their attention to treatment and other considerations that coincide with a cancer diagnosis. Just as the child with cancer needs support, attention and care, so do their strongest supporters — their brothers and sisters.

Camp Rainbow Gold Sibling Camp plays hosts to approximately 90-100 siblings of Idaho children who have been diagnosed with cancer during some point in their lives. Over the course of several days, the attention turns to these children who also need the chance to have fun and make friends with other children who understand them.

Two children from each family may attend Camp Rainbow Gold Sibling Camp each summer. If there are additional children in the family who are interested in attending, they will be added to a waiting list.

 

Registration is now open for the 2013 Camp Rainbow Gold Family Camp. All camps and services are free of charge. Register now.

Family Camp at Camp Perkins
For the families of children diagnosed with cancer
June 6-9, 2013

Recharge. Reconnect. Refocus. Camp Rainbow Gold Family Camp, held at Camp Perkins near Ketchum, Idaho, offers families a chance to focus on each other and enjoy the simplicity of camping in Idaho’s beautiful Sawtooth National Forest. Approximately 20 families of children with cancer meet others who face the same challenges.

Climb a rock wall. Try your hand at archery. Take a bike ride. Hike and play and relax. But most importantly, do it together.

 

Winter Family Retreat at Cathedral Pines
For the families of children diagnosed with cancer
December 12-13, 2013
Enjoy cross-country skiing, snowman-building contests, snowshoeing, sledding, creating art during a relaxing afternoon or maybe just soaking up the serene winter landscape through a frosty window of a warm cabin. The choice is yours as you join other families like yours who have been affected by cancer. Check back soon for more information, including how to sign up.