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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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BARK LAKE LEADERSHIP CENTRE
Summer camp programs offered in various terms. Adventure, learning, sports instruction and outdoor living are all part of camp life.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Haliburton Highlands — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Rockwall/Rock Climbing

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Baysville — Ontario
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Camp IAWAH
Eastern Ontario summer camp with day and overnight options. Activities include leadership building, out-tripping and numerous sports.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Day & Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Westport — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Waterskiing/Wakeboarding, Rope courses, CIT/LIT Program

Residential/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.

Camp Specialties: Multi-Sport, Wilderness Out Tripping, FSL, Outdoor Living

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Saint-Donat — Quebec
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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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing, Multi-Sport, Sailing/Marine Skills

Residential/Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Algonquin Park — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Temagami — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Bancroft — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Bancroft — 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.

Camp Specialties: ESL, Wilderness Out Tripping

Day & Residential/Overnight – Traditional

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

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing, Sailing/Marine Skills, Swimming

Residential/Overnight – Traditional/Adventure

Minden — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Throughout 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Newmarket — Ontario
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Kilcoo Camp
A traditional overnight camp (boys only) just south of Algonquin, offering activities from sailing to wilderness trips to arts & crafts and more.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Day & Residential/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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Dunchurch — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing, Outdoor Living, Team Building

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Temagami — Ontario
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Paddlefoot
An adventure camp offering overnight trips from five to 48 days long - includes whitewater. A leadership camp like no other, open year round.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Huntsville — Ontario
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Paddles in Action
Wilderness and leadership kids' camp in northern Ontario where kids take part in one week or two week adventures.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Leadership

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Espanola — Ontario
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Red Leaf Outdoor Adventure & Leadership Camp
An outdoor adventure and leadership camp where kids build confidence, team-building skills and more.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Leadership

Day & Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Oakville — 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.

Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Arts & Crafts

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Kingston — 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.

Camp Specialties: Outdoor Living, Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — 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 & Residential/Overnight – Adventure

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.

Residential/Overnight – Health and fitness

Renfrew — Ontario
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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 & Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Quebec

Laurentians — Quebec
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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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — 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.

Residential/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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Orillia — 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.

Residential/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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Gananoque — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Lakefield — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Special Needs

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

Residential/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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — Ontario
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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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

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.

Residential/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.

Residential/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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Sharbot Lake — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Algonquin Park — 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.

Residential/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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
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Camp Temagami
This overnight summer camp in the heart of Northern Ontario offers the wilderness experience along with a variety of sports and arts.

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Temagami — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Bracebridge — Ontario
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Canadian Ecology Centre
This overnight camp focusing on tech/computer and science also offers wilderness trips, hiking and a lot more, including ADHD specialization.

Residential/Overnight – Computer/Education/Science

Mattawa — 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 & Residential/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.

Residential/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 & Residential/Overnight – Traditional

London — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Special Needs

Perth — Ontario
London — 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 & Residential/Overnight – Special Needs

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

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Throughout 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.

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Southern Kawartha Lakes — Ontario
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Scouts Canada
Many kids join Scouting just for the camps, where they can participate in adventure and activities like mountain biking, skiing, and various water sports.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Throughout Canada — Other
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SNOWMASS ADVENTURE CAMP & FILM SCHOOL
Summer film school where kids get professional instruction in filmmaking while particiapting in a summer camp adventure.

Residential/Overnight – Adventure

Colorado — United States
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SPARROW LAKE UNITED CHURCH CAMP
Since 1912! The camp provides a quality outdoor camping experience for children and youth in a pristine natural environment.

Residential/Overnight

Orillia — Ontario
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The Glenholme School Summer Camp
A special needs camp in the American north east, offering five week or entire summer camp sessions for kids with ADHD and learning disabilities.

Day & Residential/Overnight – Special Needs

Connecticut — United States
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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.

Residential/Overnight – Quebec

Magog — Quebec
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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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Gravenurst — Ontario
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YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth
A traditional overnight camp on Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay, with activities including arts and sports, from sailing to theatre arts and more.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Midland — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Region of Waterloo — Ontario
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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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Rosseau — 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 & Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Orillia — Ontario
Peterborough Area — 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.

Residential/Overnight – Traditional

Parry Sound — Ontario
 
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