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Camp is a family, not a place.

Free camp programs for kids with cancer and their families across Central and South Texas, since 1984.

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Two campers share a big hug outside the cabins.
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A camper rides a horse along a wooded trail, with two volunteers walking beside her.
For familiesFree programs for kids with cancer, their siblings and parents. Find the one that fits.Find a program
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VolunteerCounselors, nurses and family buddies. Many of ours were campers first.Ways to volunteer
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Camp for every part of the journey

Eight programs, all free for families, from a hospital playroom to a week of summer camp.

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Campers come back

Camp matters so much that many of our campers come back as counselors and volunteers, for the next kids in line.

  1. 7–16Camper

    A week every July at Camp Discovery in Kerrville.

  2. 17ARCH

    Our weeklong leadership program, serving families at Give Kids the World Village.

  3. 18+Counselor

    Back at camp, leading a cabin of their own.

  4. Volunteer

    Still coming back, in every role camp needs. About half of our Camp Discovery volunteers were campers first.

Camp, by the numbers

8Programs, from hospital playrooms to summer camp
110Campers at Camp Discovery in 2026
$0Cost to families. Every program, every family, every year since 1984.

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This season at camp

Wildflowers on the roadsides, families arriving, and summer counselors signing up.Golden afternoons, the river, and a week in Kerrville kids wait for all year.Live oaks, family weekends, and campfires that start a little earlier.The Holiday Party, warm rooms full of people, and planning the summer ahead.

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Camp in pictures

A week of camp, from the first morning to the last campfire.

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A camper flies out on the giant swing, arms wide.
A volunteer and a toddler play with toys on the playroom floor.
A camper in a wheelchair and helmet smiles on the ropes course deck.
A camper rides a horse along the trail while volunteers lead it.
Campers and counselors from the whole week gather in the amphitheater for the group photo.

Our story

Camp since 1984

Camp Discovery began in 1984 under the American Cancer Society. When ACS ended its camps in 2013, the volunteers who had built VisionWorks, led by Joey Cavazos, kept camp going. Since 2022, we've been Discovery Camps.

Read our story · Our founder · Board and staff

Send a kid to camp

Families never pay for camp. Gifts from people like you cover the cabins, the meals, the medical staff and the s'mores.

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More ways to give: gift matching · payroll giving · volunteer incentives

Counselors and campers paddle a canoe across the lake.