Camp Boggy Creek
Cancer Fall Family Retreat · About this organization
What you get
Your whole family gets a free three-day weekend at a medical camp, with lodging, meals, activities and a volunteer pal to host you.
How to start
Have your child's cancer specialist fill in the camp's cancer medical form, send it with recent clinic notes by fax or email, and fill in the online application.
Good to know
- The next cancer family weekend is November 20 to 22, 2026.
- Sending an application does not guarantee a place.
The details, as published
Free November 20–22, 2026 cancer family retreat for a diagnosed child ages 5–17 and immediate family, with camp activities, lodging, meals, and medically reviewed admission.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free three-day family retreat
Three-day cancer family retreat with lodging, meals, camp activities, and volunteer family pals.
Noncash help · Per Event
3 retreat days per award
Can cover
- retreat admission
- lodging
- meals
- boating
- fishing
- archery
- woodshop
- miniature golf
- Free to families.
Peer And Emotional Support
Family peer connection
Parents, siblings, and diagnosed children connect with other families facing similar challenges.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- parent support
- sibling participation
- family pals
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is cancer and fits the cancer-specific retreat session.
Age
Age 5 to age 17, measured at service date.
- Both developmental and chronological age must fit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- The child's specialist or treatment center completes and signs diagnosis-specific medical forms and submits current clinic notes.
- Family retreats include the diagnosed camper and immediate family members only.
- Camp experiences are free.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No residence boundary was published on the reviewed application or cancer-session pages.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Camp Boggy Creek — Retreat venue only; it does not establish residence eligibility. — 30500 Brantley Branch Road, Eustis, Florida
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Complete the online camper/family application.
- Give the emailed cancer medical form to the child's specialist and gather immunization records.
- Complete, sign, and send the cancer medical form and current progress notes to the camper recruiter.
- Review the complete application and communicate acceptance status.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Official session page links the current application.
- Email · camperrecruiter@campboggycreek.org — Medical forms and notes may be returned by email.
- Fax · 352-306-0674 — Medical forms and notes may be faxed.
Documents to prepare
- Diagnosis-specific cancer medical form completed and signed by the specialist.
- Most recent office or clinic progress notes.
- Immunization records.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- Applications are open for the November 20–22, 2026 cancer family weekend.
- The sessions page lists the next cancer family weekend on November 20–22, 2026, and says applications are open; submission does not guarantee acceptance.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Residence and treating-facility boundaries are not published.
- Application submission does not guarantee acceptance.
- The full portal and emailed medical form were not publicly reviewable.
- Confirm residence and treatment-location eligibility.
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Can staff supply the current Oncology/Cancer Medical Forms and confirm which linked version controls the November 2026 retreat?
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Do any residence, treating-facility or travel restrictions apply? The event location alone does not establish a Florida-only rule.
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): What parent consents or signatures are required inside the authenticated UltraCamp registration?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Camp Application · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Cancer Family Retreat Weekend · checked Sep 29, 2026
- All Upcoming Camp Sessions · checked Sep 29, 2026