Camp One Step
Camp One Step Camps and Experiences · About this organization
What you get
Free in-person and online camps for your child, siblings, and whole family during or after cancer.
How to start
Fill in the UltraCamp application, health history, medication details, and consent forms. Upload the required medical records.
Good to know
- Brain Tumor Family Camp is for a child with a brain tumor, not a child with B-ALL.
- Some programs are returning-camper or invitation only.
The details, as published
Your child, siblings and family can join free in-person or digital camps throughout the year. In 2026, Dude Ranch runs September 20–26 and Family Camp October 16–18, with registration finished for both. Digital Camper & Sibling Camp runs November 19–22 and is accepting applications. Heroes continues throughout the year for returning campers.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free camp and family experiences
Your child can join camp experiences in person or online throughout the year. Dates, ages and activities vary by session.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- camp admission
- activities
- digital programming
- The program is free to participating families.
Peer And Emotional Support
Camp peer community
You, your child with cancer, survivors and siblings can meet others who understand what childhood cancer is like.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- family connection
- The program is free to participating families.
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: In-person and online camps let your child or siblings meet peers during or after cancer.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL falls within the official childhood-cancer eligibility wording.
Age
Age 0 to age 19, measured at service date.
- Ages vary by session; some returning-camper leadership programs serve adults 20+.
Treatment status
Newly Diagnosed, Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- No income test is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- Families outside the Midwest are encouraged to apply; travel feasibility still varies by session.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Conference Point Center — Venue for multiple Camp One Step sessions; not a residence rule. — Williams Bay, Wisconsin
- Digital Camps — Online programming delivered over Zoom.
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, Patient, Caregiver
- Create or sign into the UltraCamp family account and apply for a currently open session.
- Complete the health history, medication details, medical consent, waivers, and camp-specific questions in UltraCamp.
- Complete the current physical exam form when required for the selected in-person camp.
- Securely upload the physical form, immunization records, and insurance-card copy by the session-specific due date.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page · info@camponestep.org — Create or sign into an UltraCamp family account, then apply to a currently open session.
Documents to prepare
- A current physical exam form is required for applicable in-person campers, annually off therapy and before each camp on therapy. Digital and family-based programs do not require the physical form.
- Current immunization records
- Copy of the child’s health insurance card
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 25, 2026 |
- At least Digital Camper & Sibling Camp and Heroes publish open applications; summer sessions are closed and other session statuses vary.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Your child's age, diagnosis and the session dates determine which camp to choose.
- Brain Tumor Family Camp is for a child with a brain tumor, not a child with B-ALL.
- Some programs are returning-camper or invitation only.
- Digital and family-based programs do not need physical-exam forms, while other in-person camps require them on different update schedules during and after therapy.
- Does any residence or treating-facility restriction apply to first-time Camp One Step families?
- Which current session is the best fit for this child’s exact age, treatment status, and prior-camper status?
- GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): For the November 2026 Digital Camper & Sibling Camp, is the minimum age 7 as shown on the homepage, or 8 as shown on the Fall page?
- GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Are medical forms due only after conditional acceptance, or may they be submitted immediately after applying? The public page describes the latter but does not define conditional acceptance.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Camp One Step Camps & Experiences Navigation · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Contact Camp One Step · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp One Step · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Preparing for Camp · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Summer Camps and Experiences · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Year Round Camps and Experiences · checked Aug 27, 2026