The Fall 2025 All Queers Campout will take place Friday, September 26th through Monday, September 29th on Jemez land.

Please see the info below and review the QCO Values & Community Participation Guidelines so you’re prepared to co-create our time together. It is our organizing team’s goal to build a space where campers can curate their outdoor experiences.

We’re continuing our tiered registration process. Emails are sent out at the start of each registration section and the link is below.

Fall 2025 Queer Campout Registration Timeline:

• August 19th: Registration open for BIPOC*, transfeminine folks, those affected by transmisogyny, and disabled** queers!
• September 1st: General registration opens—all queers can register!
• September 19: Registration closes (will close earlier if we reach capacity before this date)
• September 26-29th: Campout weekend

*We define BIPOC as people who have been racialized as ‘ethnic minorities’, including but not limited to Native/Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, Pacific Islander, Indian, Middle-Eastern, and/or multi-ethnicity/mixed-race folks. Rather than gatekeeping, we are relying on community members to self-assess which spaces are for them.

**Disabled: those excluded from aspects society due to lack of accessibility (read: social model of disability) and/or those with physical, cognitive, psychiatric, sensorial, and undiagnosed conditions necessitating accommodation, including those who do and do not self-identify as disabled; identity-first language intentional

Families

Kiddos are an important part of the community and including them is in line with QCO’s Values. We encourage families and other campers to practice mutual aid by collaborating to offer activities, ensure youth supervision, and meet families’ needs. If any of these are roles you’re interested in taking on, please let us know in your registration or email us at hello@qcampout.com.

QCO is a body-positive space, which means that attendees can expect some nudity.  Families should ensure their young people are prepared for and comfortable with this. (Kink and play activities will take place in designated 18+ areas.) 

Furry Friends

Trained service animals who will be working while at camp are welcome, but please leave emotional support animals and pets at home.

We’ve heard from campers that finding reliable and affordable pet care is a big barrier to joining camps located far from home. While we do not yet have an established network, we hope to connect campers who need pet care with people who are able to offer it to meet this need where possible. If you or a contact can provide this support, please email us at hello@qcampout.com.

Volunteering

In the spirit of co-creation, everyone who attends Campout should plan to volunteer for at least one shift. Campers can sign up for role(s) before camp or at camp:

• Before camp → We’re recruiting for roles that require varying levels of commitment. From Helpers to Team Leaders, we are looking for campers to join the following teams and prepare together before camp starts: Camp Greeters, Care Bears, Disability and Access Resource Team (DART), Camp Setup & Teardown Crew, & the Medic Team.

The Pre-Camp Queer Cookout will be held in Albuquerque from 11am-1pm Saturday, September 20th! We encourage all campers and organizers to attend.

• At camp → At check-in, campers can sign up for shifts on crews that don’t require commitment before camp such as Camp Upkeep Crew, Campfire Crew and Answer Keepers. Folks are also encouraged to help out with empty shifts throughout camp if they can.

We make QCO happen together! Learn more about Volunteer roles and what they entail.

Activities

Campers have hosted all sorts of fun games and activities at QCO, from kink workshops and play parties to dance parties, talking circles, campfire karaoke, and topless watermelon eating. If you want to make a particular activity happen at camp, go for it! Please let us know when registering or email hello@qcampout.org and the Activities & Engagement team will reach out directly to help coordinate gear and ways to improve access. A little thought and preparation around access needs including (but not limited to) mobility, allergies, sensory stimuli, and language interpretation go a long way toward campers being able to participate and grow in community.

If your activity would benefit from ASL interpretation, we ask that you type a rough summary or script and email it to us by September 23rd so that we can forward it to our interpreters ahead of time to make their jobs easier. Things like rules for a game, short stories, poems, or song lyrics to share, and information about the wild neighbors we might encounter on a hike are all great for interpreters to be able to review ahead of time so they can communicate more smoothly.

COVID-19

COVID-19 continues to present a very real and serious risk to many people, including members of our community. Queer Campout is an anti-oppressive space committed to inclusivity and accessibility, which means practicing community care through continuing to take COVID-19 precautions although they were lifted across the country and much of the world. Please plan to take at least one COVID test before traveling up to Jemez (sequential tests 48 hours apart have the best rate of catching false negatives!), and make sure to have a well-fitting mask such as an N95 with you at all times.

Although much of our time will be outdoors and well-ventilated, we are grateful for any additional actions you take to protect our beloved community!

Read more about QCO’s COVID-19 Precautions.

Accessibility

QCO was–and is continually–created to offer an opportunity for those with less access to nature/camping to enjoy the outdoors in safe, inclusive community. This means prioritizing accessibility for disabled** campers. In addition to using campsites with ADA-compliant features, the QCO Disability and Accessibility Resource Team (DART) is prepared to collaboratively develop accommodations for those with a range of disabilities and accessibility needs.

Learn more about QCO accessibility. If you have questions, please email us at hello@qcampout.com. If you have access needs, let us know in your registration and DART will be in contact with you.

**Disabled: those excluded from aspects society due to lack of accessibility (read: social model of disability) and/or those with physical, cognitive, psychiatric, sensorial, and undiagnosed conditions necessitating accommodation, including those who do and do not self-identify as disabled; identity-first language intentional

RVs & Campers

Space for RVs and campers is limited at the campgrounds. We ask that only those who need to use RVs and campers do so and that all others plan to car camp or use a tent. The QCO Disability and Accessibility Resource Team (DART) will reach out to those who note in their registration that they hope to use an RV/camper to make appropriate arrangements.

Donations

This year, we will collect donations via Venmo and Givebutter prior to and at camp. We ask that all campers who are able to make a contribution to help cover the costs of the campground rental and supplies needed for the weekend. We suggest a sliding scale of $10-25 per camper. 

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. We want everyone to be able to enjoy the weekend regardless of their ability to contribute financially.

We’re so excited to be in the woods with you so soon!

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