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The unequivocal kids' camp experience: wild nature

Can there be any summer camp activity more exciting than a wilderness trip. The "wilderness camps" listed below all offer wilderness trips as part of their curricula. Isn't that what summer camp really ought to be about?

A trip into the wilderness of northern Ontario or Quebec (perfectly suited for kids from Northeastern states such as New York or Vermont) will certainly help your child to deepen an appreciation of nature. Be sure that the summer camp you are interested in has fully trained counsellors who understand wilderness dangers and have full wilderness survival and first aid training, etc.

In most cases, "wilderness trips" will only last a few hours but there are some summer camps that take children deep into the woods overnight.

There are few things more 'Canadian' than wilderness camping and your child is sure to make memories that will last a lifetime.

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Arrowhead Camp
A summer camp in the Muskokas with a ratio of 1:3 counselors to campers. A variety of camp programs include kayaking, arts and more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional/Arts/Dance/Music

Huntsville — Ontario
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Camp Bil-O-Wood
A traditional coed summer camp for kids aged seven to 17. Activities include baseball, arts and crafts, gymnastics and much more.

Overnight – Adventure/Traditional

Blind River — Ontario
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Camp Chikopi
Located in the heart of Muskoka, this boys only summer camp offers many activities, including baseball, soccer, swimming and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
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Camp Kirk
Special needs summer camp offering various activities including martial arts, leadership building, swimming and many other sports.

Overnight – Special Needs

Northern Kawartha Lakes — Ontario
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Camp Muskoka
Camp Muskoka offers traditional summer camp activities like sports and hiking as well as attention to leadership building and some special needs.

Overnight – Arts/Dance/Music/Adventure

Bracebridge — Ontario
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Camp New Moon
Muskoka-Bracebridge area overnight summer camp for kids aged seven to 16, with special needs support and a variety of camp activities like soccer, gymnastics, wakeboarding and more!

Overnight – Traditional

Baysville — Ontario
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Camp Pathfinder
Est. 1914. This traditional boys' summer camp lies on a wooded island in the heart of Algonquin Park. Wilderness canoe trips, water and land sports, ropes, ecology. A spectacular setting and an exceptional staff.

Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
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Camp Tamakwa
Offering the most diversified outdoor recreational programs available, Camp Tamakwa is a camp where fun will be had, and memories will be made.

Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
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Camp Tawingo
This summer camp in beautiful Muskoka offers sports including basketball and sailing as well as wilderness trips and much more for kids.

Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
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Camp Wanapitei
Overnight summer camp offers wilderness trips in the Temagami Lakes, along with arts, various sports activities and so much more.

Overnight – Adventure/Family Camps/Resorts

Temagami — Ontario
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Camp Wenonah
An overnight summer camp in beautiful Muskoka, with activities ranging from archery to sailing to tennis, along with leadership focus and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — Ontario
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ESL Summer Camp at Pickering College
An ESL summer camp held by Pickering College, for students aged 12 to 18 who want to learn English. ESL instruction is directed to skills needed in school study.

Overnight – Computer/Education/Science/International/Travel

Newmarket — Ontario
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Frontier Trails Camp & Outdoor Education Centre
This eastern Ontario summer camp offers day and overnight programs and a variety of activities from horseback riding to ESL to paintball, more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Eganville — Ontario
Ottawa — Ontario
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Kandalore
A traditional overnight camp in Eastern Ontario offering a variety of activities from rock climbing to theatre arts to wilderness trips and more.

Overnight – Traditional/Traditional

Minden — Ontario
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KETTLEBY VALLEY CAMP AND OUTDOOR CENTRE
Located just north of Toronto, this traditional overnight camp offers canoe trips for teens, along with arts, sports and more. Year round.

Overnight – Traditional

Newmarket — Ontario
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KETTLEBY VALLEY CAMP AND OUTDOOR CENTRE
A day camp serving parts of the northern GTA, offering a variety of activities including sports and arts. Open all year round. Learn more.

Day Camp – Traditional

Newmarket — Ontario
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Northwaters & Langskib Canoe Tripping Programs
This overnight camp offers wilderness adventure in separate boys, girls and coed programs. Acquire team building skills and more.

Overnight – Adventure/International/Travel

Temagami — Ontario
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Onondaga Camp
North of Toronto and south of Algonquin, this summer camp offers overnight campers activities from tennis to rock climbing and much more.

Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Minden — Ontario
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Ontario Girl Guides
These overnight camps offer many activities including sports from sailing to cycling and arts activities including music and dance, much more.

Overnight – Traditional

Throughout Ontario
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ONTARIO PIONEER CAMP
This Muskoka summer camp offers unique adventures and a variety of features including horseback riding, ADHD support and much more!

Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
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Safari Zoo Camp
This animal camp at Jungle Cat Wold Zoo offers a variety of activities including hiking, swimming, biking and of course animal interaction.

Overnight – Adventure/Computer/Education/Science

Southern Durham Region — Ontario
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THE TAYLOR STATTEN CAMPS
An overnight traditional summer camp north of Toronto where camp activities include archery, wilderness trips, sports and much more.

Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Algonquin Park — Ontario
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Youth Leadership Camps Canada
A traditional day and overnight camp located one hour north of Toronto, with activities ranging from day trips to basketball to some arts.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Orillia — Ontario
Peterborough Area — Ontario
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Camp Arowhon
A fun summer camp in the Algonquin Park wilderness with activities that include theatre arts, swimming and many other sports.

Overnight – Traditional/Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Toronto — Ontario
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Camp Crossroads
Muskoka kids' camp focused on Christian teaching of kids, while engaged in typical summer camp actitivities.

Overnight – Traditional

Gravenurst — Ontario
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Camp Kawartha
Eastern Ontario summer camp offering kids a creative program that includes swimming, leadership building and outdoor sports. All year, also.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Lakefield — Ontario
Peterborough City — Ontario
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Camp Mini-Yo-We
A Christian summer camp offering a variety of sports and activities, ranging from hiking to swimming to leadership building to arts.

Day & Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Huntsville — Ontario
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CAMP OUAREAU
This Quebec all girls overnight summer camp offers a variety of sports including archery, swimming, sailing and many other activities.

Overnight – Traditional/Quebec

Laurentians — Quebec
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Camp Squeah
Easily accessible to BC's Lower Mainland, this Christian campground features family camp and kids summer camp with a leadership program, and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Vancouver — British Columbia
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Camp Tournesol
A day camp in the GTA where kids aged five to twelve have fun in French.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
Richmond Hill — Ontario
Mississauga — Ontario
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Camp Wabikon
Overnight coed summer camp dedicated to the ideals of leadership and friendship, with wilderness trips and a variety of sports activities.

Overnight – Traditional/Arts/Dance/Music

Temagami — Ontario
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Camp Walden
A coed overnight camp between Algonquin Park and Ottawa offering outdoor adventure, canoeing, hiking, campfires and other traditional activities on 750 acres.

Overnight – Traditional

Hastings Highlands — Ontario
Toronto — Ontario
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Peel Summer Academy
This overnight camp offers a focus on science and technology along with many other summer camp activities for kids aged 9 to 16.

Day & Overnight – Computer/Education/Science

Throughout Ontario
Vancouver — British Columbia
Newfoundland — Other
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YMCA-YWCA Camp Nagiwa
This YMCA-YWCA overnight camp in beautiful Muskoka offers various sports including sailing and sea kayaking, a wilderness trip and arts activities.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Rosseau — Ontario
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A.C.H.S.
Offers programs year round. Summer camp programs include adventure and sports camps as well as hockey school and more.

Day & Overnight – Adventure/Sports

Throughout Ontario
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Active Challenge
Focusing on weight loss and healthy lifestyle, this camp features hikes, water adventure and more. Combines education & activity.

Overnight – Health and fitness

Renfrew — Ontario
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Adventure Valley
Summer day camp for Toronto kids yearning for outdoor adventure. Sports activities include soccer, tennis, swimming and a variety of other outdoor activities.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
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Base de Plein Air Jean-Jeune
Quebec summer camp in the heart of the Laurentians where kids can participate in tradtional camp activities and adventures.

Overnight – Quebec

Laurentians — Quebec
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Big Wave Camp
A day camp with various locations in or near Toronto and a wide variety of activities including soccer, dance, rock climbing, support for ESL & ADHD and more!

Day Camp – Traditional

Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
Caledon — Ontario
Brampton — Ontario
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Cairn
A Christian summer camp with canoe trips and other outdoor education. Programs include music, arts, overnight trips and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Baysville — Ontario
Kirkland Lake — Ontario
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Camp Awakening
Two residential summer camps for kids who have physical disabilities. Camp activities include kayaking, arts and crafts, much more.

Overnight – Special Needs

Minden — Ontario
Land O' Lakes Tourist Region — Ontario
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camp big canoe
Campers participate in a variety of activities including archery, arts and crafts, canoeing and more. Also offers a focus on leadership.

Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — Ontario
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Camp Couchiching
A multi-faceted summer camp not far from Toronto, with activities ranging from sports to theatre arts to rope courses and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Orillia — Ontario
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Camp de Portneuf
Found outside of Quebec City, this French immersion camp features wakeboarding and other water sports, as well as mountain biking camp and more.

Day & Overnight

Saint-Raymond — Quebec
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Camp Ecolart
This Montreal arts and environment camp for kids and teens runs in July and August, featuring photography, film, performing arts, sports, arts and crafts. Languages include english, french and spanish.

Day & Overnight – Arts/Dance/Music

Montreal — Quebec
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Camp Eden Woods
Camp Eden Woods is located in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario. Our camp offers a small and intimate sleepover camp experience.

Overnight

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
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Camp Hurontario
A traditional overnight camp with a variety of activities and sports including sailing, arts and crafts, leadership building and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Mactier — Ontario
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Camp Hyanto
A Christian overnight camp with daily chapel and family style meals. Activities include many sports as well as leadership training, more.

Overnight – Traditional

Gananoque — Ontario
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Camp Imadene
A renowned children's music camp with locations in Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan and Toronto that lets kids indulge a love of song, piano and other instruments.

Overnight – Adventure

Vancouver Island — British Columbia
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Camp Jubilee
Ideally located close to Coquitlam, this kids overnight camp offers support for disabilities and adventure programming that includes wilderness trips and more.

Overnight – Adventure

Vancouver — British Columbia
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Camp Kahuna
Halton region camp offering leadership training and a variety of sports including biking, swimming, hiking and much more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Milton — Ontario
Burlington — Ontario
Throughout Ontario
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Camp Kennebec
Offers special needs kids a summer camp in eastern Ontario. Individualized programs and more than 50 activities including sports, arts and more.

Overnight – Special Needs

Sharbot Lake — Ontario
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Camp Mariste
Quebec summer camp with specialized programs in cinema and horseback riding. Activities include numerous other sports.

Overnight – Quebec

Rawdon — Quebec
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Camp Minogami
This French immersion summer camp in the heart of the Mauricie region of Quebec offers adventure in the wilderness for kids and teens aged 7 to 19.

Overnight

Shawinigan — Quebec
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Camp Nominingue
Quebec summer camp offers wilderness canoe trips, theatre arts, numerous sports and more. It also includes FSL and ESL programs.

Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
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CAMP NOMININGUE - HOLIDAY WEEK
Camp Nominingue's holiday week takes place August 15 to 23, this year, with golf, tennis and other sports activities, as well as canoe trips.

Overnight – Family Camps/Resorts

Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
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Camp Northway/ Wendigo
Northway, Canada's oldest summer camp for girls (age 7-16) and Wendigo, a small tripping outpost for boys (age 12-16) are located in the wilderness of Algonquin Park.

Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
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Camp Oconto
This traditonal camp for girls, in Eastern Ontario, offers numerous sports activities like tennis and swimming as well as theatre arts and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Sharbot Lake — Ontario
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Camp Tamarack
Muskoka summer camp with sports like sailing, water skiiing and golf as well as arts programs like dance and drama.

Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — Ontario
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CAMP TANAMAKOON
This all girls summer camp in Algonquin Park offers a variety of camp activities, along with speciality programs for ADHD and much more.

Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
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CAMP U OF T MISSISSAUGA
A popular Toronto summer camp and March Break camp offered on campus, with options including dance, leadership, multi-sports camps, more.

Day Camp – Sports

Mississauga — Ontario
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Camp White Pine
This traditional overnight summer camp in the heart of the Kawarthas features water sports, creative arts, performing arts and many more activities.

Overnight – Traditional

Haliburton — Ontario
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Can-Aqua
An overnight summer camp with a variety of activities ranging from swimming to sailing to archery, along with wilderness trips and more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
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Cedar Ridge Camp
A traditional summer camp with day and residential programs, offering activities ranging from sports such as sailing to arts & crafts and more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
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Celtic Sports and Arts Camp
Situated on Ontario's Bruce Peninsula, close to Georgian Bay, this overnight summer camp features a variety of sports, arts and nature activities.

Overnight – Traditional

Bruce Peninsula — Ontario
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Circle R Ranch
A day and overnight camp in Southwestern Ontario, focusing on interaction with animals, along with sports, leadership focus and more.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Western Middlesex County — Ontario
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Easter Seals Ontario
These camps, located throughout Ontario, offer a focus on special needs, with leadership building activities, sports including sailing and more.

Overnight – Special Needs

Perth — Ontario
London — Ontario
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Fraser Lake Camp
Eastern Ontario overnight camp offers summer camp activities from soccer to rock climbing to wilderness trips, all with a Christian context.

Overnight – Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
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Glen Bernard Camp
A traditional overnight summer camp offering wilderness adventure, horseback riding, sailing, arts and many other activities.

Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
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Keewaydin
This boys' and girls' camp offers wilderness adventure and a traditional summer camp experience from which your child will grow.

Overnight – Adventure

Throughout Ontario
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Kinark Outdoor Centre
A northern Ontario summer camp focused on special needs, including ADHD and behavioural disabilities. Open year round.

Day & Overnight – Special Needs

Minden — Ontario
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Medeba Summer Camp
This traditional overnight camp (also with a day camp option) offers a Christian environment and activities from trampoline to wilderness trips.

Day & Overnight – Traditional

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
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Mi-A-Kon-Da
This northern Ontario overnight camp offers various outdoor activities including sailing, wilderness trips, some arts activities and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Parry Sound — Ontario
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NEW STRIDES DAY CAMP
Ideal for families from throughout the GTA, this special needs day camp includes children with ADHD and other learning disabilities.

Day Camp – Special Needs

Toronto — Ontario
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RKY Camp
This overnight camp in eastern Ontario offers a variety of activities ranging from arts and crafts to wilderness trips and more.

Overnight – Traditional

Kingston — Ontario
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Stanstead College Language Adventure
This four week summer program hosted by this prestigious boarding school outside of Sherbrooke, Quebec, offers enrichment in French or Spanish languages.

Day & Overnight – Quebec

Stanstead — Quebec
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Wilvaken
A Quebec summer camp in the Eastern Townships. Program and activities include FSL, ESL, theatre arts and sports such as tennis and more.

Overnight – Quebec

Magog — Quebec
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YMCA Camp Kitchikewana
An historic summer camp in northern Ontario with everything from water sports like sailing and canoeing to creative arts like drama.

Overnight – Traditional

Midland — Ontario
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YMCA Camp Pine Crest
A traditional overnight camp with activities ranging from wilderness trips to rock climbing to music activities and more. Financial aid is available.

Overnight – Traditional

Gravenurst — Ontario
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YMCA Camps Belwood, Ki-Wa-Y and Wabanaki
Kitchener-Waterloo area summer camps offer activities ranging from basketball to swimming. March Break camp programs also applicable.

Overnight – Traditional

Region of Waterloo — Ontario
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YMCA John Island Camp
JOHN ISLAND CAMP is exclusively located in the North Channel of Lake Huron. CAMP FALCONA is nestled along the beautiful shores of Nelson Lake.

Overnight – Traditional

Greater Sudbury and Vicinity — Ontario
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YMCA Of Oakville
Oakville YMCA Camps are found at several locations across the city with activities including swimming, day trips and more. Learn more!

Day Camp – Traditional

Oakville — Ontario
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YMCA WANAKITA
In Haliburton, on the Koshlong Lake, this YMCA camp features a variety of sports and arts activities, in one-, two- and four-week programs.

Overnight – Traditional

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
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YWCA Camp Tapawingo
A YWCA Toronto summer camp, this all girls camp offers leadership programs for teens and a variety of arts and sports activities.

Overnight – Traditional

Parry Sound — Ontario
 
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