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Camp Māk-A-Dream

Family Camp · About this organization

What you get

Your family gets a free five-day camp with lodging, meals, activities and rides from the Missoula airport; you pay your own way to Missoula.

How to start

Watch the Apply page for the 2027 program calendar, then fill in the CampDoc camper application.

Good to know

  • Repeat participants with three or more prior attendances are waitlisted.
  • Families pay transportation to and from Missoula; limited travel assistance is a separate program.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

A free five-day whole-family camp for families with a child age 13 or younger diagnosed with cancer and in active treatment or remission. The 2026 session was full and ended August 9; the next cycle is not published.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Free camp admission, lodging, meals, and activities

Free 5-day Camp Māk-A-Dream session including lodging, meals, activities, and transfer between Missoula airport and camp.

Noncash help · Per Event

5 camp days per award

Can cover

  • camp admission
  • lodging
  • meals
  • camp activities
  • Missoula-airport transfer

Does not cover

  • transportation to and from Missoula
  • Camp programs are free; travel to and from Missoula is not included.
  • Applicants who attended three or more times are placed on a waiting list.

Peer And Emotional Support

Cancer-affected peer community

Daily supported opportunities to connect with peers who share cancer-related experiences.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • peer connection
  • optional cancer-related group discussion

Does not cover

  • licensed mental-health therapy
  • Camp programs are free; travel to and from Missoula is not included.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is within the published any-cancer eligibility.

Age

Any starting age to age 13, measured at service date.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • Camp engages the participant's medical team before the session; the current secure medical forms are not publicly visible.
  • Camp is free; families are responsible for transportation to and from Missoula.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: Participants are accepted from throughout the United States.; Participants are also accepted from Canada..

  • Official FAQ states participants come from all over the United States and Canada; eligibility outside those countries is not published.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • No treating-facility restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Camp Māk-A-Dream — Camp venue only; not a residence restriction. — 727 Camp Māk-A-Dream Road, Gold Creek, Montana
  • Missoula Montana Airport — Camp provides transfer between the Missoula airport and Gold Creek; this is not a residence rule. — Missoula, Montana airport pickup

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.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — CampDoc login is required; current questions, documents, signatures, and modification policy could not be reviewed.

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

  • Only applications that reach 100% complete are reviewed; status updates are sent by email.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceCapacity Reached
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • All 2026 applications have closed; the 2027 calendar and application dates are to be posted toward the end of 2026.
  • All 2026 applications have closed; the 2027 calendar and application dates are to be posted toward the end of 2026.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • The 2026 session has ended and the next cycle is not published.
  • Current CampDoc questions, documents, signatures, and actor roles are not publicly visible.
  • Families pay transportation to and from Missoula; limited travel assistance is a separate program.
  • Repeat participants with three or more prior attendances are waitlisted.
  • Confirm the next cycle and complete CampDoc workflow.
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): What are the next session dates and current CampDoc health-profile requirements? The Apply page says all 2026 applications are closed.
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Does repeat-camper waitlisting begin after two attendances, as the application PDF says, or three, as the FAQ says?
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Is Family Camp limited to a child age 13 or younger, as its own page says, or a child under 18, as the program index and FAQ say?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program