Find kids camps in Ottawa and nearby towns like Renfrew, Lombardy and Kanata below. Ottawa summer camps offer children the opportunity to extend learning and physical activity throughout the summer months. But of course, kids love camp for the fun and friendship. Read more
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National Kids Camps
With over 40 years of experience, National Kids Camps offers award-winning summer programs in Ottawa and Gatineau, combining adventure, sports, and outdoor fun in a safe, supportive environment. Kanata; Ottawa; Ottawa South
Traditional (multi activity)
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STEM Camp
STEM Camp is a weekly summer day camp at more than 50 locations across Ontario, where youth aged 5-13 engage in fun and amazing activities in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. 519-475-6600. stemcamp.ca Throughout Ontario (48)
Education: STEM
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Pedalheads Bike, Swim, Trail, & Soccer
Pedalheads offers bike, swim, soccer, and trail programs to families across Canada. Pedalheads helps kids develop life skills, confidence, and independence through fun, safe, and engaging instruction. Throughout Ontario (64)
Sport: Cycling
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Imagine Architecture
Three exceptional summer courses for high school students interested in architecture, design, and urbanism, and developing a portfolio. Ottawa
Education: Architecture
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Camp STEAM
Camp STEAM offers coding, technology, robotics and animation camps. Campers will execute large-scale projects teaching them how perspectives from all STEAM disciplines can be used to solve a problem in a unique way. Throughout Ontario (18)
Education: STEAM
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Camp Can-Aqua
A traditional camp with diverse programming & exceptional instruction, we believe in teaching kids compromise, patience & empathy. Through thoughtful & individualized programming, our campers thrive here. Haliburton Highlands; Oakville; Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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YMCA of the National Capital Region
Choose active and fun Neighbourhood Day Camps close to home, with themed weeks and field trips, OR a traditional outdoor day or overnight experience at Camp Otonabee with high ropes, paddling, archery, swimming and more! Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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Camp Tournesol
Camp Tournesol is a summer camp that focuses on fun! We have a great time, while improving our French along the way. From beginners to fluent, join us for an amazing summer camp experience! Throughout Ontario (9)
Traditional (multi activity)
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Ottawa School of Art
Children aged 4 to 17 will embark on an exciting hands-on exploration of a variety of artistic mediums, themes and styles including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, clay and more! Ottawa
Arts: Visual Arts (multi)
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Canadian Mathematical Society
The Canadian Mathematical Society has been offering engaging camps in English and French across Canada for decades. The concepts covered in each class will be: number sense, algebra, data, geometry and measurement. Ottawa
Education: Math
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OSA Private School Summer School & Camps
Traditional camps for domestic & international students! Choose sports, swimming, kayaking, & cultural activities; true Canadian experiences! With day/overnight options, optional ESL and Summer courses. Adventure awaits! Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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Carleton University STEM Camps
Virtual Ventures offers Ottawa's youth immersive learning in computers, IT, engineering, and science - igniting passion for STEM! Ottawa
Education: STEM
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Out to Play
Learning and connecting through play! A Forest and Nature School with camps in Nepean/Kanata and downtown at the Canadian Museum of Nature! Offering art, storytelling, hikes, and play in forests and meadows. Ottawa
Adventure (multi)
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Bear Creek Outdoor Centre
We are a small camp with a spectacular community of campers and staff. We focus on having a great time building interpersonal skills and connecting with each other in a fantastic natural setting. Ottawa; Renfrew
Traditional (multi activity)
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Tall Ships Adventure
Step aboard and discover the thrill of sailing a tall ship! Every day is an opportunity to develop teamwork, leadership, and resilience while navigating the open waters alongside a diverse and supportive crew. Brockville; Cobourg; Gananoque; Ottawa
Sport: Sailing/Marine Skills
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Radio Astronomy Camp
A highly specialized summer camp, where participants learn to use a 12.8 m radio telescope to study 21 cm emissions from the Milky Way. Participants will write Python code that reveals evidence for dark matter. Ottawa
Education: STEM
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Nepean Sailing Club
A fun engaging camp introducing sports and team building activities to kids from 6-17 years old. Adventure Camps and Sailing Camps are offered all summer long. Since 1979! Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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Laurus Summer Camp
Montreal, North & South Shore, and West Island's #1 Lifestyle Summer day camp! We blend education & specialty training in arts, sports and more! Weekly program for kids ages 3 - 15! Registration opens January 2nd 2023! Orleans; Ottawa North
Traditional (multi activity)
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Camp Cherith - Lanark
A co-ed, interdenominational, skills-based Christian camp that promotes discovering Christ within the context of His creation and develops young leaders. Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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The Ottawa Rowing Club (ORC)
ORC Learn to Row Camp for youth ages 12-17 yrs Offered in the heart of the city on the Ottawa River - come discover our amazing sport & community! Summer Day Camps are offered weekly Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm Ottawa
Sport: Rowing
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JOA Camps
An exceptional camp, all in French, offering weekly themes and diverse activities. Weekly outings included in pricing. Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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uOttawa Engineering Outreach
uOttawa Engineering Outreach offers a wide range of programs in engineering, science, technology, and coding for both kids and teens. From summer camps to clubs and afterschool programs, as well as credited courses. Kanata; Orleans; Ottawa; Ottawa South
Education: STEM
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Trio Danceworks
We offer recreational and intensive Summer Dance Camps at our Kanata dance studio. These camps are the best way to join our studio. Kanata
Arts: Dance (multi)
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Debate Camp
For all students interested in public speaking, debating and Model United Nations. A well-rounded program open to all ability levels and interests, ages 10 - 17. Debate day and overnight camps running June - August. Bayview Village, Toronto; Forest Hill, Toronto; King; Oakville; Ottawa
Education: Debate
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Ashbury College Summer Programs
Ashbury's Summer Program offers a broad range of summer camps in the performing and visual arts, athletics, and STEM as well as set-up for success workshops and credit courses. Learn something new this summer! Ottawa North
Traditional (multi activity)
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GNAG Traditional and Specialty Camps and Programs
GNAG offers diverse programs and camps for children aged 4 to Grade 11, including dance, art, tennis, sports, robotics, specialty activities, fostering creativity, skill development, and fun in a supportive environment. Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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Gee-Gees Sports Camps
The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees pride ourselves in offering a wide variety of bilingual sport camps to youth in the Ottawa and Gatineau area. Ottawa
Traditional (multi activity)
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At an Ottawa summer camp, your child can participate in many different summer programs including (among other examples) leadership and special needs programs. There are also science camps in the Ottawa area, along with many sports summer camps such as horse back riding camps. Camps listed here offer a variety of kids' summer activities, and summer camps in Ottawa can match a wide range of interests.
Whatever your preference in activities, you can find Ottawa summer camps that are just right for your kids. We include a variety of suburbs and surrounding towns and cities, also (including Kanata summer camps and summer camps from elsewhere in the Ottawa area). Read each profile closely and consider all your options. If you are comparing summer camps in Ottawa, use the listings below to narrow your shortlist.
And enjoy your stay at camp this summer! Summer camp offers kids growth opportunities that are simply not available any other way. As one camper at one Ottawa kids summer camp (Easter Seals) exclaimed, "I didn’t know what to expect when I came, but it’s really good. You bet I’m coming back."
Since 1998, Our Kids Go To Camp has listed and offered advice about Canadian summer camps. Camps.ca is the new home for articles and listings from that magazine, including articles on learning disability camps, advice for parents, along with focused listings pages on a variety of summer camps including arts camps, summer hockey schools, swimming camps (and classes), dance camps (and classes), and many others. For families searching summer camps Ottawa year after year, this is a simple place to start.
If you are looking specifically for Ottawa summer camps, you can compare options by program type, location, and the kind of experience your child will have.
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