Theatre summer camp in Lake Hughes, CA
The Painted Turtle is a SeriousFun Network camp in Lake Hughes, California, founded by Paul Newman, serving children with serious medical conditions and their families entirely free of charge. Programs include a residential summer session, family weekend retreats organized by diagnosis, a leadership program for older participants, an in-hospital program that brings camp activities to partner hospitals across Southern California, and a virtual camp. The camp reports serving roughly 248,000 participants since 2004 and logging more than 38,000 volunteer hours in 2025. Applications for 2026 programs are open, and the published calendar lists fall family weekends for epilepsy in September, thalassemia in October and craniofacial conditions in November 2026. The camp is accredited by the American Camp Association.
Programs include a residential summer session, diagnosis-specific family weekend retreats, a leadership program, an in-hospital program delivered at Southern California partner hospitals, and virtual camp. Applications for 2026 programs are open; family weekend camper application deadlines fall roughly four weeks before each session.
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