The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
Maryland Family Camps · About this organization
What you get
Family camp admission, activities, and family peer community.
How to start
Use the family-camp website to ask about a session and application.
The details, as published
Free diagnosis-specific family camps in Queenstown, Maryland; ALL qualifies for the oncology session for diagnosed children ages 5–15, with active-treatment preference, but the 2026 oncology session ended June 15.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Maryland family camp admission
No-cost family camp with swimming, maker-space activities, crab racing and family peer connection.
Noncash help · Per Event
4 camp days per award
Can cover
- family camp admission
- activities
- All Camp programming is free.
- 2026 oncology session ran Friday through Monday.
Peer And Emotional Support
Family peer connection
Families spend time with others who understand their serious-illness experience.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- family peer community
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Shared family activities bring you into a community of others facing serious illness.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. ALL is explicitly eligible for the oncology family camp.
Age
Age 5 to age 15, measured at service date.
- Age shown for the diagnosed child in the oncology session.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Children in active treatment receive preference for the oncology session.
- No fee.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Maryland Location — Family camp venue; not a residence restriction. — Wye River location
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, Caregiver
- Check the official schedule for an oncology family-camp session before applying.
- Use the official Queenstown portal when an eligible session is available.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Current Maryland family-camp portal; upcoming 2026 sessions are Sickle Cell and Metabolic, not oncology.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Closed for B-ALL because the 2026 oncology session has ended; other diagnosis sessions remain scheduled.
- The 2026 oncology session ended June 15; remaining published 2026 sessions serve other diagnoses.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No future oncology session is published after June 2026.
- Current portal contents are account-gated.
- When will the next oncology family camp be offered?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Maryland Family Camps · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Maryland Location · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Queenstown Camp Portal · checked Aug 27, 2026