1. All campers, “heart kids” as well as one sibling, must be 7-14 years of age at the time of camp.
2. “Heart kids” are eligible if they have had open heart surgery at Levine Children’s Hospital.
3. If they have not had open heart surgery at Levine Children’s Hospital, “heart kids” are eligible if they are patients of either Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute or Asheville Cardiology Associates AND meet one of these criteria:
   • Have had open heart surgery at another institution OR
   • Have significant structural or functional heart disease, as defined by the “heart kid’s” pediatric cardiologist OR
   • Have significant arrhythmic heart disease, as defined by the “heart kid’s” pediatric cardiologist OR
   • Have other heart disease(s) which the pediatric cardiologist feels causes a significant impact on the child’s life.
4. The definition of a sibling is someone with whom the heart kid lives a significant portion of the time.
5. We regret that Camp LUCK does not have the facilities or the staff to care for children with developmental disabilities or with physical disabilities unrelated to their hearts.
6. If you have questions about your child’s eligibility for Camp LUCK, please ask your pediatric cardiologist.

Family Camp provides a weekend experience for heart families to leave their worries behind and have the time of their lives!

Kids Camp is a week-long experience for heart kids and one sibling, ages 7-14, to have a camp experience in a safe, medically supervised environment.

Participation in Kids Camp is free to attend thanks to our annual fundraisers and generous donors.

Participation in Family Camp is free to all, but we do require a refundable $100 deposit to secure your reservation. Families with more than four members will be charged $25 per additional person to cover the cost of food for the weekend.

If you would like your deposit refunded after Family Camp, please let Kim Jackson know as you leave camp. If you choose to consider your deposit as a donation to Camp LUCK, a 501(c)(3) organization, a tax receipt will be emailed to you.

* $100 deposit is non-refundable if you cancel

** $25 fee for family members beyond four is non-refundable

All camps are held at Camp Cherokee, which is nestled in 7,000 beautiful acres at Kings Mountain State Park.

Family Camp is rescheduled for Friday, May 14 until Sunday, May 16, 2021. Due to the large number of families wanting to attend Family Camp, we ask that your family commit to the entire weekend. If your family has sporting events that interfere with the weekend, please choose to attend one or the other.

Kids Camp is Sunday, August 8, 2020 until Friday, August 13, 2021.

Cabin and tent reservations are assigned through a lottery system.

All lottery registrations will be entered into our computer system, and the computer will run a random lottery to determine camp reservations and waitlist spots. 

Lottery Dates will be announced soon!

Parents will be texted after the lottery run to notify them if they received a tent/cabin spot or if they are waitlisted. If you receive a spot, a follow-up email will come from CampDoc with a link to complete registration and pay the commitment fee. The commitment fee must be received within 24 hours to confirm registration otherwise your spot will be forfeited and offered to the next family on the waitlist. 

Please note: If a family does not get in for tent camping they are automatically added to cabin lottery.