Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

Double H Ranch

Spring and Fall Family Weekends · About this organization

What you get

Your family gets a free camp weekend with a private cabin, all meals and activities like archery and the ropes course. You pay nothing.

How to start

Apply online when the next weekend application goes up, early March 2027 for spring or early August 2027 for fall. Send your child's physical exam form and everyone's immunization dates.

Good to know

  • New Family Weekend is set aside for families who have never been to a Double H weekend.
  • All 2026 weekends are full.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free family weekends combine private cabin accommodations, meals, camp activities, and peer connection for medically qualifying campers and their families.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Spring and Fall Family Weekends admission

Family weekend admission with private cabin accommodations, meals, daytime activities, and evening events.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • Camp admission
  • Camp activities
  • Meals during camp
  • The program is free to participating families.
  • Participation depends on the applicable session and capacity.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The calendar expressly includes cancer, so pediatric B-ALL is in scope.

Age

Age 5 to age 21, measured at service date.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • Participation is offered free of charge.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

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

  • The official pages do not publish a residence boundary; the camp venue is not treated as a residence restriction.

Where your child is treated

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

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Double H Ranch — Camp venue only; this location does not establish residence eligibility. — Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne

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

  1. Confirm the next available session with the program before using the linked registration route.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — Confirm the next current cycle before starting.

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceCall To Confirm
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • All 2026 spring and fall family weekends are full. The next applications are listed for early March 2027 (spring) and early August 2027 (fall).
  • Spring Family Application: early March 2027. Fall Family Application: early August 2027. No exact dates are printed.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Session-specific qualifying diagnoses and capacity vary.
  • All 2026 weekends are full.
  • Which upcoming family weekends accept pediatric cancer families, and what current forms apply?
  • GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): Are spaces still available for the October 16–18 or October 23–25 General Family Weekends, and which medical forms and signatures does the family application require?

Official sources

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

Official program