Searching for Camps

Church offering various youth groups and programs throughout the year including:

• Overcomers Outreach: Christ-centered 12-Step group recovery program for people of all denominations who have gone or are going through hurt in their lives. Facilitated by lay persons who are going through their own recovery program
• youth group meets weekly, call to confirm location
• men's group offering monthly breakfast and planned activities
• women's group offers social and inspirational connections with other women and receive inspiration
• Vacation Bible School and weekly house league soccer program in summer.

Providing outdoor and leadership programs, accommodations and food catering for school, church, professional and corporate groups.

• In Jul-Aug, Hidden Bay Leadership Camp, for children age 7-15, an overnight summer camp offering traditional camping and Leadership In Training camp.
• Summer Day Camp for ages 5-13, Jul-Aug, one week and 2 week sessions. Subsidy available.
• Daily bus transportation provided from Aurora, Barrie and Parry Sound
• Hidden Bay Outdoor Education Centre is a division of York Professional Care and Education, a non-profit organization with charitable status, established in 1986.

Co-ed summer camp

• Operates a licensed daycare centre
• Offers a variety of activities to enhance the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical and social development of children
• Provides a variety of school readiness programs
• Provides 2 snacks and a hot lunch daily
• Offers a full day camp for children during July and August
• Offers services through association with the university that include free swimming, access to the planetarium, the School of Education library, the running track and the gymnasium

Offers before and after school programming for school-aged children, as well as full day programs for:

• Infants
• Toddlers
• Preschoolers

Establishes and undertakes programs designed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of renewable natural resources, including:

Permits and Regulations

• Provides land use and resource management planning input and review
• Monitors development associated with related legislation

Water Management

• Ensures that homes and people are protected from the threats of flooding and erosion

Lake Laurentian Environmental Education

• Provides environmental education programs to classes from JK to Grade 12 primarily in the outdoors at the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area
• Offers a wilderness setting, a man-made lake and pond, scenic lookouts, a self guided nature trail, numerous wetland areas, hiking trails, bird watching areas, and snow shoeing and cross-country ski trails in winter
• Provides a multipurpose Nature Chalet

Camp Bitobig

• Offers a week-long conservation day camp which gives children an appreciation of the natural environment and an opportunity to participate in many outdoor activities
• Wilderness experience provides swimming, canoeing, wilderness survival, hikes, games and crafts
• Outdoor Explorer provides activities such as plant and animal studies, nature hikes and talks, pond study, canoeing, swimming and many more fun games and recreational activities

Promotes healthy lifestyles and the opportunity for personal growth through the following programs and services:

• Aquatics
• Child care services
• Employment services
• Health and fitness
• Summer camps

• Operates a Francophone cultural and community centre
• Ensures the vitality, circulation and the renewal of the Francophone culture and French language through its programming, its activities and partners

Offers a variety of programs, including:

• Before and after school programs
• Music school
• Nurseries / daycare
• Summer camps

A privately funded, volunteer-based organization that provides kids affected by childhood cancer with unique opportunities for growth through challenging, fun, enriching and magical experiences at no cost to their families.

Summer Camp - Residential Camp in Rosseau, Muskoka with a volunteer pediatric oncologist and three oncology nurses from the Hospital for Sick Children onsite and available 24 hours a day to administer expert medical treatment offering:

• Three two-week summer camp sessions for children with cancer, ages 6-14
• Teomul: one-week session in the summer for bereaved siblings, ages 6-19
• 7Scape: one-week session in the summer for recently diagnosed teens, ages 15-18

Weekends At Camp (WAC's) - a total of eight weekends during the fall and winter for children with cancer and bereaved siblings, ages 6-19

Leadership program - Year-round programming for young camp leaders affected by childhood cancer, ages 16-19, that focuses on leadership skills and team building including:

• Workshops & community service programs Including Habitat for Humanity projects and Ronald McDonald House dinners
• Credit Recovery program: campers receive a Grade 11 Healthy, Active Living credit with the successful completion of the LIT 1 Program

Toronto Ooch Downtown and In-City Programs - the only recreational facility in North America for children affected by childhood cancer offers:

• Year-round themed programs at Ooch Downtown, for kids of all ages, including siblings where kids work on developing a specific skill (i.e. music workshops, cooking and baking, etc.)
• Family programs: themed programs for the whole family to participate in and provide the opportunity for families to connect, and meet the Ooch Volunteers
• Summer specialties week: week of activities at Ooch Downtown during the summer for kids ages 8-12 who are unable to travel to Muskoka. Includes animation workshop, tour of the Roger's Centre, cooking, rock climbing, crafts and various sports
• Day Camp: Two, two-week sessions in the Toronto Area, for kids ages 4-7, as well as a March break Day Camp at Ooch Downtown
• Urban Ooch: one-day camp-style programs at Ooch Downtown or in the Toronto Area

In-hospital program, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

• Camp-style programs and activities seven days a week on the oncology floor at SickKids for both in and out-patients, ages 2-18
• Evening programming, Monday to Thursday, for in-patients where volunteers provide programs in the play room and bedside visits
• Weekly special events in the conference room including drumming workshops, theme days and movie premieres

Community centre with ongoing programs. Centre offers:

• Squash courts
• Weight and fitness room
• Gymnasium
• Ongoing programs such as yoga, tai chi, cooking classes
• Free public internet

A camp for boys and girls age 6 to 16.

Programs include:

PeeWee Camp (6-9 years)

• shorter program which includes all aspects of the other camp sessions but modified to suit age, abilities and special interests of younger campers

Session Camp Program (8-15 years)

• wide variety of daily rotations as well as an out-tripping experience for 1,2 or 3 nights is included

Outdoor Skills Camp (15 years and older)

• for experienced campers who are proficient in canoeing and swimming
• provides opportunity to improve swimming, kayaking and canoeing skills
• may include activities such as orienteering, compass reading, trail cooking and use and care of out-trip equipment

Leaders In Training (16 years and older)

• designed to prepare for leadership positions in camping
• outdoor skills program or equivalent is required to enroll in this program

Offers Ontario High School credits for Leadership and Training and Outdoor skills programs

Summer Day Programs offering:

Girlz Unplugged:

• creative arts
• active games
• drama
• new friends
• outdoor play
• healthy friendships
• empowerment
• share, grow, discover

Girlspace Leadership:

• build leadership skills
• healthy relationships
• confidence and empowerment
• share, grow, make a difference

Provides opportunities for positive change for women, youth and gender diverse individuals

Adult programs include:

• Getting Ahead
• Getting Ahead Young Adults
• Y's Senior Women
• Women in Business
• Women's Wellness workshops
• Circles Muskoka
• Bridges Out of Poverty
• Mindfulness

Youth programs include:

• Girlz Unplugged
• Girlz Unplugged Summer
• Girls Choice, Quest
• Think Big, Look Back
• school based programs
• summer camps
• Youth Co-Unite

Interactive science camps delivered in 26 northern Ontario communities. A variety of themes are offered. English and French camps available.

Check website for details

COVID-19 Response
During the pandemic, the Muskoka Paddle club has changed its hours and procedures. No members will be allowed in the club house. Youth programming for 2020 has been cancelled.

Regular Service
A non-profit paddling organization. Offers a variety of recreational and competitive paddling programs for all ages.

Programs include:

• children's day camp
• youth skills development program
• adult recreational paddling
• paddling clinics
• youth, adults and seniors. guided trips

Two congregations make up the pastoral charge with both churches having washrooms and kitchen facilities. Port Carling church has capacity for 130 people. Bala church has capacity for 140 people. Youth group at port Carling. Vacation bible School in July.

Port Carling United Church
1 Armstrong Point Rd
PO Box 456 Port Carling
Ontario P0B 1J0

Bala United Church
3115 Muskoka Road 169
PO Box 313
Bala, Ontario
P0C 1A0

Offers weekly worship service and Sunday school.

Weekly youth group. Bible Summer Camp one week each summer.

COVID-19 Response:
Will follow all necessary COVID-19 risk management protocols required to run the programs safely. Check the website regularly for updated requirements for both staff and campers.

Regular Service
A year round retreat-centre located in the Muskoka Lakes District, serving youth, families, churches and schools. The primary seasons are Summer overnight and day camps, Fall and Winter retreats and rental groups.

Provides the following programs on a case by case basis:

• emotional and spiritual care
• emergency food bank
• clothing
• emergency services
• volunteers
• donations
• summer kid's camp program
• summer community barbeque, Jul-Aug
• backpack program - Jul, Aug. Pick up last week in Aug

Offers a variety of camps including:

• Day Camp
• Overnight Summer Camp
• Overnight Family Camp
• Year Round Day Camps

Offers a wide range of recreational activities. Please refer to individual camps on website for further information.
Activities include:

• archery
• arts and crafts
• boardsailing
• canoeing
• dance
• environmental and wilderness activities
• high and low ropes
• kayaking
• music
• performing arts
• sailing
• sports
• swimming
• yoga

Provides traditional summer camp programs for youth in July and August and programs for all ages in the Spring and Fall seasons.

Provides each member of the camp community with the opportunity to be active, to learn and to grow in a safe, healthy and natural environment.

Provides a range of skills, outdoor activities and interactions with others to encourage campers to challenge themselves while building self-confidence, having fun, and creating lasting friendships.

Camp programs:

• Waterbug Club (6-9 years old) - 1 week camp
• Traditional Camp (7-14 years old) - 2 weeks camp
• Sailing Camp (12-14 years old) - 2 weeks camp
• Leadership 1 (15 years old) 4 weeks camp
• Leadership 2 (16 years old - 4 weeks camp

COVID-19

YMCA Wanakita offers:

• a variety of summer residential & day camp programs for boys and girls
• a summer family camp with its own distinct site
• an Outdoor education, recreation and retreat centre offering programs all year

A week of camping for boys and girls who would not otherwise have this experience.

• Providing organized swimming and canoeing programs, arts and crafts, field sports and training in basic camping skills
• Counsellors at the camp are drawn from young adults from the Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes and Clarington area, mainly high school students