Welcome to Merry Heart Children’s Camp
Merry Heart Children’s Camp provides a safe summer camp experience for about 54 youth with heart conditions, ages 9 - 14, from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. We have been hosting a five-day, four-night camp since August 2015.
Our 11th annual overnight summer camp was a blast. keep your eyes on our socials to be involved in 2026!
For camper registration information, go here. For volunteer registration information, here.
To begin the registration process, click here to proceed to the CampDoc portal.
Heart + Soul on the Farm
OCTOBER 5th! Join us at a beautiful farm near McMinnville for an afternoon of music with The Resolectrics - a Portland area rock + soul power trio. Come support heart camp, make some new friends, and visit with old pals on Sunday October 5th!
Tickets and more information available by clicking right here!
Celebrate our 11th year of Heart Camp by making a donation today and you’ll receive a beautiful commemorative print. Click here for more information!
For more opportunities to connect, see our Events page!
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You can check out stories from campers, counselors, and staff on our News page.
And find out more about camp by visiting the Our Story page and by watching the video below!
make new friends, share experiences, and explore a little piece of Oregon.
Camp Takes place Each Year at Camp Howard Near Corbett, Oregon.
OUR STORY
Camper/cit Registration
Volunteer Registration
Merry Heart Children's Camp provides an opportunity for youth with heart conditions from Oregon, Washington and Idaho to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Camp Howard near Sandy, Oregon.
Come join us for five days and four nights of fun.
There will be games, crafts, hiking and swimming with caring counselors and medical professionals.
We are an all volunteer organization and we are always in need of camp and committee volunteers.
“I was asked more than 25 years ago by parents of a child with a heart condition where their child could go to summer camp in Oregon. There was no place. Since then, it has been my dream to have such a camp.”