Summer Camp Portal is the free, open-source platform for running multi-affiliate summer camps — registrations, volunteers, staff, and families all in one place.
From registration to receipts — the parent dashboard keeps it simple.
| Emma | Camp Quest Ohio — Summer 2025 | Confirmed |
| Liam | Camp Quest Ohio — Summer 2025 | Forms Due |
| Emma | Camp Quest Ohio — Spring Break | Complete |
One platform, every role, zero licensing fees.
Publish sessions, set capacity, collect applications, and track each registration from start to complete — with payment and forms built in.
Volunteers apply, affiliates review and approve. Approved volunteers get their own dashboard — no extra software needed.
One installation supports every affiliate. Central admins see everything; affiliate staff see only their own data.
Parents track registrations and camper details from a personal dashboard. Every role gets the right view — nothing more.
Fine-grained RBAC: Platform Admin, Central Superadmin, Affiliate Admin, Registrar, Volunteer Manager, Parent, and Volunteer.
AGPL-licensed Django application. Self-host it, fork it, contribute back. No per-seat fees, no vendor lock-in, ever.
From a single git clone to a running portal in minutes.
Fork the repo, set your environment variables (database URL, email, Stripe key), and run migrations. One command gets you a fully functional portal.
Create your Organization and as many Affiliates as you run — each with its own branding, staff, sessions, and volunteer pool.
Set dates, capacity, and base price. Families register online; payment and form collection happen automatically.
Central admins, affiliate staff, volunteers, and parents each get their own dashboard — surfaced automatically based on their role.
Whether you want full control or a hands-off experience, we've got you.
Deploy it yourself on any cloud, VPS, or server you control.
We run it, we update it, we support it — you focus on camp.
Camp Quest is the original science-focused, reason-friendly summer camp network — running programs across North America since 1996. We built Summer Camp Portal to manage our own multi-affiliate operation, and we're sharing it with the broader community of secular and freethought camps.
If you run a camp that values curiosity, critical thinking, and community, this platform was made with you in mind.
Learn about Camp Quest →Whether you want to self-host or have Camp Quest run it for you, we'd love to hear about your camp.
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