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Double H Ranch

Summer Camp · About this organization

What you get

Your child gets a free week of overnight camp with doctors, nurses and an on-site medical center, alongside children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Brothers and sisters can apply too. You pay nothing.

How to start

The 2027 summer application goes up in January at doublehapps.com. Apply online, then send a camp physical form and shot records for the Double H medical team to approve.

Good to know

  • Places are filled in the order applications arrive, so apply early in January.
  • Questions go to Admissions Director Tara Bogucki at 518-696-5676, ext. 222.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free residential summer camp in Lake Luzerne, New York for medically qualifying children, including children with cancer, with final approval by the Double H medical team.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Summer Camp admission

Free residential camp with adaptive activities and on-site medical support.

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. B-ALL is a cancer diagnosis within the published qualifying diagnosis list.

Age

Age 6 to age 16, measured at service date.

  • The Alumni Session is only for past Double H campers aged 17 to 21.

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  • The official pages do not publish a residence boundary; the camp venue is not treated as a residence restriction.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

Ways to apply or ask

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

Documents to prepare

  • Current Camp Physical Form.
  • Current immunization record.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceCall To Confirm
Application windowRolling
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • The 2026 sessions (June 10–August 15) are over. The application page says to check back in January for the 2027 Summer Camper Application; applications are accepted on a rolling basis until spots are filled.
  • The 2027 Summer Camper Application is expected in January 2027; applications are then accepted on a rolling basis until spots are filled.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Medical-team approval is required.
  • The 2027 application is expected in January 2027.
  • What are the next summer dates, deadline, capacity, and current application requirements?
  • GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): What are the next summer session dates, deadlines and vacancies, and can the current camper application be supplied without an account?
  • GPT Pro run58 (2026-09-25): Which current medical forms, authorizations and parent or professional signatures are required after login?

Official sources

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

Official program