Camp Kawartha is a year-round learning center dedicated to promoting leadership, environmental awareness, and outdoor education.

Summer Camp Programs:

* Day camp (ages 5-8),
* 3-day/2-night Intro to Camp (ages 7-12)
* 4-day/3 night Nature Camp (ages 7-14),
* 1-week and 2-week Residential Camp (ages 8-14),
* 1-week Junior Canoe Trip (one trip for ages 10-11 & one trip for ages 12-13)
* 2-week Wilderness Canoe Trip (ages 14-16, one trip for males and one trip for females),
* 2-week Challenge and Adventure Program (ages 14-16),
* 2-week Wilderness Living Skills (ages 15-17)
* 3-week Pre-Leadership Camp (ages 13-14),
* 4-week Counsellor Skills Development (ages 15-16),
* 4-week Wilderness Counsellor Skills Development (ages 15-16),
* 4-week Leader in Training (ages 16-17),
* 4-week Wilderness Leader in Training (ages 16-17)

Campers aged 8 to 14 can choose a 1 week session for a taste of camp life. Or they can select our 2 week session in order to allow them more time to develop and refine skills, and to participate in a broader range of activities.

1-week Sessions

A one week session is a great introduction to the Camp Kawartha environment and a great way to experience a bit of everything. Campers get the opportunity to participate and learn skills in all camp activities. The days are highlighted by memorable evening programs, and a weekly theme day. The session ends with a banquet, our traditional candle lighting ceremony, and the final slide show!

2-week Sessions

A two week session offers a more intense experience. Campers and staff have a greater opportunity to nurture relationships and partake in the great lessons that camp has to offer. More diverse programming is available as campers select four areas of interest and spend each morning concentrating on two of their choices . Campers work to achieve Camp Kawartha levels and are given awards at the end of the session. There are a wider range of evening programs and theme days, and the opportunity to participate in clubs and camp projects. All campers participate in an overnight trip – from the youngest cabin who travel across the road to our Range site to the oldest cabin who participate in a 3-day canoe trip in the Kawartha Highlands. The values of nature and teamwork are inculcated in the actions of our trippers and staff. On top of a fun and unforgettable experience, the session supports camper development and leads them on the path of leadership. Campers are presented with a session photo at the end of the two weeks to remember their camp experience.

Fostering a Sense of Community:

Our goal is to create a supportive community which recognizes and values every child. Camp Kawartha accepts only 125 regular campers, cared for by 50 staff members. Our intimate size allows us to build a very close knit community. The staff know the campers by name, and they take the time to provide individual attention to each child.

Fostering Environmental Awareness:

For ten months out of the year, we operate as an environmental education centre, teaching school children about natural history, habitat protection and the importance of wildlife. For us, environmental awareness is an ethic we incorporate into everything we do, from the programs we offer to the food we serve and the way we maintain our facility. Our straw bale Rotary Hall, wind turbine and solar greenhouse are part of our efforts to move the camp towards sustainable living practices. We strive to live what we teach.