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Wilderness Trip Camps

 

Find camps offering wilderness trips as a camp activity listed below. A trip into the wilderness is a quintessential childhood experience for kids growing up in Canada or the nothern US. At a wilderness camp, your child will participate in a guided foray into the wild.

In Ontario, many wilderness camps are found in and around what some people consider the last wilderness, Algonquin Park, along with other areas nearby including Bracebridge, the Kawarthas and the Ottawa Valley and as far north as Temagami.

From one camp to the next, "wilderness trips" may vary widely, anywhere from an afternoon foray into the highlands to weeklong trips into the wild to summer-long treks into the hinterland as far north as Hudson Bay. Trips can take you to see rare wildlife, past isolated settlements and deep into no-man's land.

These kinds of wilderness camps offer unprecedented personal growth, encouraging personal development, deepening of leadership skills, teamwork and reliance on others, along with a wealth of other intangible qualities unachievable by any other means. On top of that, kids will acquire deep knowledge and understanding of nature, ecology and geography.

Investigate each of the camps listed below to learn more about its wilderness adventure.

 
  wilderness camps by name (category)
  description city, province/state
Camp Pathfinder crest.
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.
Camp Specialties: Leadership, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Camp Tamakwa crest.
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

Overnight
Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Camp Wanapitei crest.
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, Canoeing, CIT/LIT Program

Overnight
Adventure

Temagami — Ontario
Kandalore crest.
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

Overnight
Traditional
Adventure

Minden — Ontario
Northwaters & Langskib Canoe Tripping Programs crest.
This overnight camp offers wilderness adventure in separate boys, girls and coed programs. Acquire team building skills and more.
Camp Specialties: Canoeing, Wilderness Out Tripping, Outdoor Living, Team Building

Overnight
Adventure

Temagami — Ontario
ONTARIO PIONEER CAMP crest.
This Muskoka summer camp offers unique adventures and a variety of features including horseback riding, ADHD support and much more!
Camp Specialties: Leadership, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
The Taylor Statten Camps crest.
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

Overnight
Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Camp Arowhon crest.
A fun summer camp in the Algonquin Park wilderness with activities that include theatre arts, swimming and many other sports.
Camp Specialties: Leadership, Wilderness Out Tripping, Sailing/Marine Skills, Horseback Riding/Equestrian

Overnight
Traditional
Adventure

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Toronto — Ontario
Camp Crossroads crest.
Muskoka kids' camp focused on Christian teaching of kids, while engaged in typical summer camp actitivities.
Camp Specialties: Waterskiing/Wakeboarding, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Traditional

Gravenurst — Ontario
Camp Mini-Yo-We crest.
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, Leadership, Rockwall/Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
A.C.H.S. crest.
Offers programs year round. Summer camp programs include adventure and sports camps as well as hockey school and more.
Camp Specialties: Sports-Instructional and Training, Paintball, Hockey, Wilderness Out Tripping

Day & Overnight
Adventure

Throughout Ontario — Ontario
Base de Plein Air Jean-Jeune crest.
Quebec summer camp in the heart of the Laurentians where kids can participate in tradtional camp activities and adventures.
Camp Specialties: Outdoor Living, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Quebec

Laurentians — Quebec
Cairn crest.
A Christian summer camp with canoe trips and other outdoor education. Programs include music, arts, overnight trips and more.
Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, CIT/LIT Program

Overnight
Traditional

Baysville — Ontario
Kirkland Lake — Ontario
Camp Jubilee crest.
Ideally located close to Coquitlam, this kids overnight camp offers support for disabilities and adventure programming that includes wilderness trips and more.
Camp Specialties: CIT/LIT Program, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Adventure

Vancouver — British Columbia
Camp Nominingue - Holiday Week crest.
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.
Camp Specialties: Outdoor Living, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Family Camps/Resorts

Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
Camp Northway/ Wendigo crest.
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.
Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Canoeing

Overnight
Traditional

Algonquin Park — Ontario
Can-Aqua crest.
An overnight summer camp with a variety of activities ranging from swimming to sailing to archery, along with wilderness trips and more.
Camp Specialties: CIT/LIT Program, Leadership, Waterskiing/Wakeboarding, Wilderness Out Tripping

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
Fraser Lake Camp crest.
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, CIT/LIT Program

Overnight
Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
Glen Bernard Camp crest.
A traditional overnight summer camp offering wilderness adventure, horseback riding, sailing, arts and many other activities.
Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, Performing/Theatre Arts

Overnight
Traditional

Huntsville — Ontario
Keewaydin crest.
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

Overnight
Adventure

Throughout Ontario — Ontario
RKY Camp crest.
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, Martial Arts

Overnight
Traditional

Kingston — Ontario
YMCA Camp Pine Crest crest.
A traditional overnight camp with activities ranging from wilderness trips to rock climbing to music activities and more. Financial aid is available.
Camp Specialties: Wilderness Out Tripping, CIT/LIT Program

Overnight
Traditional

Gravenurst — Ontario
YMCA John Island Camp crest.
JOHN ISLAND CAMP is exclusively located in the North Channel of Lake Huron. CAMP FALCONA is nestled along the beautiful shores of Nelson Lake.
Camp Specialties: Leadership, Wilderness Out Tripping

Overnight
Traditional

Greater Sudbury and Vicinity — Ontario
Arrowhead Camp crest.

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

Huntsville — Ontario
Camp Bil-O-Wood crest.

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

Blind River — Ontario
Camp Chikopi crest.

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
Camp Kirk crest.

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
Camp Muskoka crest.

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

Bracebridge — Ontario
Camp New Moon crest.

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
Camp Tawingo crest.

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
Camp Wenonah crest.

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
ESL Summer Camp at Pickering College crest.

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

Newmarket — Ontario
Frontier Trails Camp & Outdoor Education Centre crest.

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

Eganville — Ontario
Ottawa — Ontario
KETTLEBY VALLEY CAMP AND OUTDOOR CENTRE crest.

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
KETTLEBY VALLEY CAMP AND OUTDOOR CENTRE crest.

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
Onondaga Camp crest.

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

Minden — Ontario
Ontario Girl Guides crest.

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 — Ontario
Safari Zoo Camp crest.

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

Southern Durham Region — Ontario
Youth Leadership Camps Canada crest.

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
Camp Kawartha crest.

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
Camp Ouareau crest.

Camp Ouareau
This Quebec all girls overnight summer camp offers a variety of sports including archery, swimming, sailing and many other activities.

Overnight
Traditional

Laurentians — Quebec
Camp Squeah crest.

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
Camp Tournesol crest.

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
Camp Wabikon crest.

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

Temagami — Ontario
Camp Walden crest.

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
Peel Summer Academy crest.

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 — Ontario
Vancouver — British Columbia
Newfoundland
YMCA-YWCA Camp Nagiwa crest.

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
Active Challenge crest.

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
Adventure Valley crest.

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
Big Wave Camp crest.

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
Camp Awakening crest.

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
camp big  canoe crest.

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
Camp Couchiching crest.

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
Camp de Portneuf crest.

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
Traditional

Saint-Raymond — Quebec
Camp Ecolart crest.

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
Camp Eden Woods crest.

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

Overnight
Traditional

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
Camp Hurontario crest.

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
Camp Hyanto crest.

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
Camp Imadene crest.

Camp Imadene
This overnight camp on Vancouver Island offers wakeboarding, tubing, waterskiing, BMX, climbing and much more summer adventure in the outdoors.

Overnight
Adventure

Vancouver Island — British Columbia
Camp Kahuna crest.

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
Camp Kennebec crest.

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
Camp Mariste crest.

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

Overnight
Quebec

Rawdon — Quebec
Camp Minogami crest.

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
Traditional

Shawinigan — Quebec
Camp Nominingue crest.

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

Overnight
Traditional

Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
Camp Oconto crest.

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
Camp Tamarack crest.

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
Camp Tanamakoon crest.

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
Camp U of T Mississauga crest.

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
Camp White Pine crest.

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
Cedar Ridge Camp crest.

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.

Overnight
Traditional

Bancroft — Ontario
Celtic Sports and Arts Camp crest.

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
Circle R Ranch crest.

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
Downsview Park Day Camps crest.

Downsview Park Day Camps
There are a variety of weekly themes including nature, art, science, sports and leadership. Extended care and lunch options are available.

Day Camp
Traditional

Toronto — Ontario
Easter Seals Ontario crest.

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
Kinark Outdoor Centre crest.

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
Medeba Summer Camp crest.

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
Mi-A-Kon-Da crest.

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
NEW STRIDES DAY CAMP crest.

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
Stanstead College Language Adventure crest.

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
Wilvaken crest.

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
YMCA Camp Kitchikewana crest.

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
YMCA Camps Belwood, Ki-Wa-Y and Wabanaki crest.

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
YMCA Of Oakville crest.

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
YMCA Wanakita crest.

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.

Day & Overnight
Traditional

Haliburton Highlands — Ontario
YWCA Camp Tapawingo crest.

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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