ALAMOSA – The Alamosa KOA campground, located at 6900 Juniper Lane in Alamosa, is offering campers a special Saturday of camping for just $10 to benefit KOA Care Camps for children with cancer. The Care Camps Big Weekend event will be held Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13.

Campers who stay as paying guests on Friday, May 12 will receive another night of camping on Saturday, May 13 for just $10. The entire $10 fee will be given to KOA Care Camps, a network of 112 independent oncology summer camps for children battling cancer.

Last year, the Care Camps Trust donated more than $1.4 million to the 112 camps, allowing hundreds of children to attend at no charge.

Campers can to go www.KOA.com to see a list of participating campgrounds and make their reservations for available tent sites, RV sites or cabins.