Information for Campers

Minimum age: 6 years old
Maximum age: 18 years old
Exception: High school seniors may attend as campers in the summer following their senior year.

Siblings without PKU are welcome, if space permits. Children with PKU will have priority if space is limited.

The registration/deposit fee is $25.00 and non refundable. Please note: This fee is required even when requesting financial assistance.

The cost of camp is $525.00, which includes registration fee, room, board and meals. This amount is due 6/22/2025.

Camper drop-off is on Sunday afternoon. Camper pick up is the following Friday morning.

A limited amount of full and partial financial assistance is available. Scholarship applications are available within the application, and decisions about scholarship amount will be included in the application approval email. First come, first served. The registration/deposit fee of $25.00 is required even when requesting financial assistance.

Canoeing, fishing, swimming, hiking on nature trails, sports, horseback riding, arts and crafts, cooking challenge, talent show, the annual camp dance, and much more.

Due to lost or misplaced cell phones, campers in the youngest cabins (cabins 5, 6, 7 and 8) will have restricted access to their cell phones during camp. Campers will have their phones at all meal times and cabin time (typically 1 to 2PM each day). During camp activities, camp counselors will hold camper cell phones in their backpacks. If needed, campers are able to ask the counselors for the phones during activities. Camp directors’ contact information is listed on the Contact Us page and Camp for All’s direct line is 713-686-5666.

Camp For All is a unique camping facility that works to enrich the lives of people with chronic illness and disabilities. The cabins are spacious, sleeping 12-16 people. Each cabin is equipped with air-conditioning and attached bathrooms/showers.

A dietitian-created and chef-prepared menu of low-protein meals. After completion of registration, you will be prompted to preselect a low-protein menu for any camper requiring a low-protein diet. This is a great time for your child with PKU to try new foods! Low protein and protein free snacks will also be provided. If there are siblings without PKU, they will be allowed to eat from the regular meal line. Parents are not permitted to pack snacks for their campers; all food and snacks will be provided by the camp.

We are happy to share some of our most popular camp recipes!

Formula will be prepared each night before dinner by the camper. Your child’s counselor and our Camp PHEver dietitians will be there to assist in preparing formula; however, we expect the formula to come measured and divided per directions below:

• Bring enough formula and medication to last six days (five days of camp + one extra day for emergencies)
• Bring at least three mixing containers for mixing formula
• Pre-measure and label formula for each day in separate sealable/Ziploc bags. Label bags with the camper’s name and cabin number. You should have six labeled bags of formula with your child’s name and cabin number on them.
• Divide formula per day, not per meal. The entire day’s formula will be made at one time and the camper will be able to separate the formula out at each meal.
• Bring any special ingredients (soda, juice, sugar, Koolaid, etc.) which are used to mix in formula. Label with the camper’s name and cabin number. You may mix dry ingredients into formula prior to camp.
• Bring your medical food product (formula) to camp with you. Please do not mail formula.
• We will offer water to mix with powdered formula. Formula will be kept in refrigerator overnight and between meals.
• Mixing bottles should be large enough to hold the entire day’s worth of formula. Please label all bottles and lids with the camper’s name and cabin number to avoid lost items.
• Please bring all formula in a large bag (grocery bag or paper bag) with the camper’s name and cabin number on the outside of the bag.

If your child has formula to finish on Sunday, after being dropped off, please provide the formula pre-mixed and ready to drink to the dietitians at check-in. It can be placed in the refrigerator or on the cabin table until dinner.

If you have any questions regarding diet and formula, please email [email protected].