Youth Camps
FOREST DAY CAMP (6-8 year olds)
NEW! ECO LEADERS (12-14 year olds) 4 DAY/4 NIGHT CAMP
Grow your skills in the outdoors and learn how to be a leader in this engaging 5-day overnight camp!
Location: At the Canadian Ecology Centre in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, Mattawa.
Ages: 12 – 14 (kids entering grade 7 – 8 this September)
Dates:
- Monday August 4 – Friday August 8, 2025 (camper drop off at CEC on Monday afternoon at 2pm)
Price: $1100 incl HST ($200 deposit required at registration)
- DISCOUNT: Siblings save $25 per person registered in Eco Leaders camp, siblings registered in other camps receive a $10 discount.
- INCLUDES: Accommodations Monday – Thursday night + all meals starting Monday w/ dinner and ending Friday with lunch.
- SUBSIDIES: We are able to offer some financial relief through our Educational Foundation for families who require financial assistance with our camp fees. Please submit a request for a subsidy via email to coral@canadianecology.ca
Stay in one of our cabins while your kids enjoy camp and make it a vacation! Special rate of $120 + HST/night or $100/night + HST when you stay 4 or more nights. You can complete a booking request during the day camp registration process, or click here to complete an online booking request (please indicate you are a camp parent in the request section).
Themes/Activities:
- Canoeing and Swimming
- Advanced Wilderness Survival skills
- Camping skills
- Advanced Navigation and Orienteering
- Participate in leadership opportunities with younger campers in our Eco-Explorers/Adventurer programs.
ECO ADVENTURERS (9-12 year olds) 4 DAY CAMP
Become an Eco-Adventurer! Challenge yourself to adventure in the wild around you in this very active and skills based 4-day camp!
Location: At the Canadian Ecology Centre in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, Mattawa. DAILY BUS TO AND FROM NORTH BAY PROVIDED with adult supervision.
Time: Bus departs North Bay at 8:30am/Drops off in North Bay at 4:45pm with stops in Corbeil, Bonfield, and at the entrance to Samuel de Champlain Park at hwy 17. (exact pick up/drop off locations tbd). Camp runs 9:15am to 4pm.
Ages: 9 – 12 (kids entering grade 5 – 7 this September)
Dates:
- Session #1: Tuesday August 5 – Friday August 8, 2025 (with optional Thursday overnight experience)
- Session #2: Tuesday August 12 – Friday August 15, 2025
Price: $475 incl HST ($50 deposit due with registration)
- DISCOUNT: Siblings save $10 per person
- SUBSIDIES: We are able to offer some financial relief through our Educational Foundation for families who require financial assistance with our camp fees. Please submit a request for a subsidy here
- *The bus fee is being covered by our Education Foundation, therefore campers not taking the bus will not receive a price reduction.
Stay in one of our cabins while your kids enjoy camp and make it a vacation! Special rate of $120 + HST/night or $100/night + HST when you stay 4 or more nights. You can complete a booking request during the day camp registration process, or click here to complete an online booking request (please indicate you are a camp parent in the request section).
Themes/Activities:
- Canoeing and Swimming (life jackets worn at all times)
- Basic Wilderness Survival skills
- Basic Navigation and Orienteering – learn to find your way and what to do in a wilderness survival situation
- Explore the natural world and learn to identify common trees, plants, flowers, animal tracks and signs of nature!
ECO EXPLORERS (6-8 year olds) 4 DAY CAMP
Become an Eco-explorer! Challenge yourself to explore the wild around you in this very active and outdoorsy 4-day camp!
Location: At the Canadian Ecology Centre in Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, Mattawa. DAILY BUS TO AND FROM NORTH BAY PROVIDED with adult supervision.
Time: Bus departs North Bay at 8:30am/Drops off in North Bay at 4:45pm with stops in Corbeil, Bonfield, and at the entrance to Samuel de Champlain Park at hwy 17. (exact pick up/drop off locations tbd). Camp runs 9:15am to 4pm.
Ages: 6 – 8 (kids entering grades 1-4 this September)
Dates:
- Session #1: Tuesday August 5 – Friday August 8, 2025
- Session #2: Tuesday August 12 – Friday August 15, 2025
Price: $375 incl HST ($50 deposit due with registration)
- DISCOUNT: Siblings save $10 per person
- SUBSIDIES: We are able to offer some financial relief through our Educational Foundation for families who require financial assistance with our camp fees. Please submit a request for a subsidy here.
- *The bus fee is being covered by our Education Foundation, therefore campers not taking the bus will not receive a price reduction.
Stay in one of our cabins while your kids enjoy camp and make it a vacation! Special rate of $120 + HST/night or $100/night + HST when you stay 4 or more nights. You can complete a booking request during the day camp registration process, or click here to complete an online booking request (please indicate you are a camp parent in the request section).
Themes/Activities:
- Wilderness skills (ie. knots, shelters, etc…)
- Nature awareness activities, games and crafts
- Treasure and Scavenger Hunts
- Outdoor games and hikes
- Science experiments and activities
CANCELLATION POLICY
The deposit due with registration is non refundable for any reason. The final payment is due 1 month prior to the camp start date.
A CANCELLATION fee (50% of total cost) will be charged for any cancellations after final payment has been made.
Cancellations less than 1 week prior will receive no refund.
Full refunds will be given in the event that the CEC cancels a camp prior to the camp start date, minus the non refundable deposit.
In the event a camp is fully cancelled mid session, a partial refund will be given.
In the event that a day or partial day is cancelled due to severe weather or poor air quality, no refunds will be given for that day.
No refunds will be made in the event that a camper is sent home during a camp.