Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Camp Green Lake is a fictional juvenile correctional facility featured in Louis Sachar's novel Holes (1998) and its film adaptation. In the story, it is located in a dried-up lakebed in the Texas desert. It houses male offenders aged 13–17 convicted of crimes like assault, theft, and drug possession. The camp is run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (fictionalized). Its notorious "character-building" program forces inmates to dig a large hole every day (5 ft deep, 5 ft wide) in the desert heat. The camp is depicted as harsh, with abusive staff and dangerous conditions, but also as a place where some boys find redemption. Note: There is no real Camp Green Lake in Texas.