Big blue Texas sky over the camp field and live oaks
July 18–23, 2027

The best week of summer starts here.

A week of real summer camp for Texas boys ages 7–17 with bleeding disorders. Horses, zip lines, cookouts, and a medical team right down the path.

Where are you headed?

Whether you're packing your sleeping bag, signing up to be a counselor, or helping send a kid to camp, start here.

Camp life

So… what do you do all week?

Everyone sleeps in cabins with their cabin crew and counselors. Days are packed with four activity periods, and older campers get Free Choice to pick their own.

See a day at camp
Horseback riding Archery Challenge course Zip line Swimming Boats Fishing Pottery Arts & crafts Nature Cooking Escape room Trivia Med Ed
Tuesday is Cookout Night Each cabin cooks over an open fire at its own spot around camp: chicken fajitas, fry bread, and homemade ice cream. Everyone helps.
Monday is Theme Night A brand-new theme every summer, with games and activities to match. We're not telling what it is.
Thursday is the last-night party The biggest night of the week. We hand out the Big Stick Awards to campers who learned to infuse themselves from start to finish, cheer on our graduating CITs, and watch a slideshow of the whole week.
Read it backwards

Ailihpomeh is hemophilia, spelled backwards.

Since 1981, kids with bleeding disorders have come here to do all the things other camps said they couldn't.

Read our story →
1981
Texas's first camp for kids with special needs
~130
campers every summer
6
treatment centers across Texas send campers
For parents & guardians

Safe at camp. And still a ton of fun.

Registration details come from your hemophilia treatment center each April. How registration works →

Medical care all week An on-site medical team and medical building. Infusions and medications are built right into the daily schedule.
Kids learn to own their care In Med Ed, built into every cabin's day, nurses teach campers how to infuse and what to know about their condition.
Screened, trained counselors Interviews, references, abuse-prevention training, and a full weekend of on-site training before campers arrive.
Details shared privately Camp is held at Camp John Marc in Meridian, TX. Registered families get full details directly.
More about safety at camp
Two counselors smiling arm in arm at camp
Counselors wanted

Be the counselor they remember.

Give one week of your summer and come home with a cabin full of stories. We'll train you, feed you, and have your back the whole way.

Interest formRegister & interviewTrainingCamp week!

No eligible camper is ever turned away because they can’t afford it.

That promise is kept by donors and sponsors like you.

Texas Bleeding Disorders Camp Foundation Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 46-2115460. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.