LGBTQ+ Camps: camps for adults

Queer summer camps built as community spaces first: sleepaway weeks and weekends for LGBTQ+ adults, from Maine institutions to creator-run camps in the Southwest. We track 6 camps here, 4 of them running. The 2 that aren't stay listed with a label, because half the internet still recommends them.

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Active camps

  • 'Camp' Camp

    America's longest-running LGBTQ+ adult summer camp, holding its 26th season in 2026 at a new central Maine site.

    Maine Week-long $1,000 to $1,999

  • Dyke Camp

    Founded by organizer Nic Pieta in 2025 on the premise that queer people should get to have fun in the woods together, Dyke Camp jumped from a 75-person weekend in upstate New York to 150+ campers taking over Camp Ramblewood in Maryland.

    Maryland Weekend Varies / not published

  • Lez Camp

    Born in the Arkansas Ozarks, Lez Camp gives queer women, trans, and nonbinary adults a sapphic take on camp weekends: games, swimming, campfires, and community, now supplemented by touring Mini Camp editions and hotel-based gatherings.

    Arkansas / Oklahoma Weekend Varies / not published

  • Queer Camp

    What began as trans YouTuber Ty Turner inviting a dozen fans on a group camping trip has become an annual week of eco-camping on a 156-acre wilderness preserve outside Santa Fe.

    New Mexico Week-long Varies / not published Creator-run

On hiatus, unverified, or no longer running

  • A-Camp (Camp Autostraddle)

    Autostraddle, the internet's biggest indie queer women's publication, ran this beloved mountain sleepaway camp for its readership from 2012 to 2019, bringing 300+ queer women, non-binary folks, and trans campers together for workshops, panels, crafts, and performances.

    California Week-long Creator-run On hiatus

  • Camp Lost Boys

    The world's only sleepaway camp exclusively for transgender men 18+, built around archery, hiking, swimming, and campfires rather than programming about being trans.

    Multiple locations, USA Weekend On hiatus

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