Camp Korey

Specialties

Camp Korey serves children with serious and life-​altering medical conditions and their families at no cost. We provide year-​round recreation programs specially designed to support the medical needs of campers while letting them just be kids and have fun.

Camp Korey was founded in 2005, and serves hundreds of kids and families each year. We help restore childhood through therapeutic recreation.

In 2012 Camp Korey became an official member of SeriousFun Children’s Network, serving thousands of children and families each year with week long summer camp sessions, year-​round Camp to You program at local health facilities, family weekends, young adult retreats, and more. Camp Korey, like all SeriousFun Camps, remains 100% free to all campers and families, relying on the generosity of the community for support.

History

Established in 2005.

Camp Korey is named for Korey Rose, a vivacious teen who lost his battle with bone cancer at eighteen. His father, Tim Rose, founded Camp Korey in 2005 with his family to honor Korey’s memory and create a safe haven for other families dealing with childhood illness and serious medical conditions. Paul Newman’s SeriousFun Camps, which he established in 1988, inspired Tim to extend the privilege of «raising a little hell» to kids in the Northwest. Camp Korey operated as an «on-​the-​road» program for three years before purchasing Carnation Farm, a historic 818-​acre camp in June 2008 and launching into its first two camper sessions just two weeks later.

In 2012 Camp Korey became an official member of SeriousFun Children’s Network founded by Paul Newman, serving thousands of children and families each year.