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Dolly Parton Children's Hospital

Camp Eagle's Nest · About this organization

What you get

Your child gets four days of outdoor camp at Montvale Springs, with nurses and other clinical staff from the hospital as counselors. You pay nothing.

How to start

Call or email the camp contact to learn next summer's dates, then register through CampDoc when registration opens.

Good to know

  • Camp is for patients of the hospital's Hematology/Oncology Clinic.
  • The 2026 camp ran in July; next summer's dates are not posted yet.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

A free four-day camp at Montvale Springs for patients ages 6–17 from Dolly Parton Children's Hospital's Hematology/Oncology Clinic, with nurses and other hospital clinical staff serving as counselors. The 2026 session ran July 19–22.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Free medically supported camp admission

Four days of outdoor camp activities with hospital nurses and other clinical staff serving as counselors.

Noncash help · Per Event

4 camp days per award

Can cover

  • camp admission
  • outdoor activities
  • clinical-staff supervision
  • Free for eligible patients.
  • Repeat rules are not published.

Peer And Emotional Support

Hematology/oncology peer camp community

Camp time with other pediatric hematology/oncology patients and hospital clinical staff.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • peer interaction

Does not cover

  • clinical mental-health therapy

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A child receiving B-ALL care through the hospital's Hematology/Oncology Clinic falls within the published patient-clinic rule.

Age

Age 6 to age 17, measured at service date.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • Current treatment-status and medical-stability rules are not published.
  • Camp is free for patients.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • The Tennessee camp venue does not establish a residence restriction.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be connected to: Dolly Parton Children's Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.

  • Camper must be a patient of the hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Montvale Springs — Camp venue only; not a residence rule. — 4901 Montvale Road, Maryville, Tennessee

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 — The linked CampDoc registration route timed out during review; current questions, actor roles, documents, signatures, and prefill policy are unverified.
  • Phone · 865-541-8519 — Use to confirm the next session and whether registration is actually open.
  • Email · Anna.Taylor@dollychildrens.org — Official program information contact.

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceNot Applicable
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • The 2026 camp ran July 19–22, 2026 and registration went through CampDoc. The 2027 dates are not yet posted.
  • Checked from an archived copy of the hospital page (2026-06-12); the live page blocks automated access.
  • The camp runs once each summer. The 2026 camp ran July 19–22, 2026; the 2027 dates and registration are not yet posted.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Only patients of the hospital's Hematology/Oncology Clinic are published as eligible.
  • Residence and treatment-status rules are not published.
  • The 2027 dates are not yet posted.
  • Is registration open for a future session, and what current CampDoc requirements apply?
  • GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): Can the hospital supply an accessible current Camp Eagle’s Nest page and confirm the next session after July 19–22, 2026?
  • GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): What current CampDoc forms, medical approvals and treatment-status rules apply, and is Anna Taylor still the camp contact?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program