Summer Camps
2023 Summer Camp Registration is Open!
Details and links to register for all of our camps are found below.
Do you want to make new friends, hike, canoe, kayak, craft, play, tell tall tales, swim, sing and discover the wonders of Cumberland lake Park this summer? Join our experienced camp leaders our week-long camps in July and August. Come and connect with each other and the outdoors. We promise you will leave each day tired and inspired.
Scamper Camp
Scamper Camp explores both the forest and the lake. Our Camp Leaders will take you to all our favourite caves, grandmother trees, hidden waterfalls and secret beaches. We will even paddle in our huge voyageur canoes!
This camp is for kids ages 6 to 8 (or 6 to 9 if there is no Rambler Camp option for the week you choose). It runs in close coordination with our older campers in Rambler Camp. Some activities may be done as a combined group. The activities and format of Scamper Camp is specifically designed for our younger campers. Scamper Camp runs from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM each day.
We may allow 5 year olds to register if they have completed kindergarten and are keen to play with some adventurous 6-8 year olds! Please contact us if you would like to register your 5 year old.
2023 Dates:
- July 3rd – 7th (5 days)
- July 10th – 14th (5 days)
- July 17th – 21st (5 days)
- July 24th – 28th (5 days)
- July 31st – August 4th (5 days)
- August 8th – 11th (4 days)
- August 14th – 18th (5 days)
- August 21st – 25th (5 days)
- August 28th – September 1st (5 days)
No paddling experience or swimming ability required. Please note that the program involves travel over uneven terrain and requires that participants are aware of their surroundings. Please let us know in advance if this will create a barrier. We will make every effort to include participants of diverse ability.
Rambler Camp
Rambler Camp explores both the forest and the lake. We will take you to all our favourite trails, boulder gardens, hidden waterfalls and secret beaches. We will try sit-on-top kayaking, SUPs, and may even take the Scampers on an adventure in the huge voyageur canoes!
This camp is for kids ages 9 to 11. It runs in close coordination with our younger campers in Scamper Camp. Some activities may be done as a combined group. The activities and format of Rambler Camp is specifically designed for our older campers. Rambler Camp runs from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM each day.
2023 Dates:
- July 10th – 14th (5 days)
- July 24th – 28th (5 days)
- August 8th – 11th (4 days)
- August 14th to 18th (5 days)
- August 21st to 25th (5 days)
No paddling experience or swimming ability required. Please note that the program involves travel over uneven terrain and requires that participants are aware of their surroundings. Please let us know in advance if this will create a barrier. We will make every effort to include participants of diverse ability.
Camp Kin
Camp Kin (2SLGBTQIA+) builds on our Ramblers Camp with the special intention to create a supportive and empowering community. Camp Kin welcomes all queer, trans, Two-Spirit, questioning and/or curious youth and allies between the ages of 10 and 13 to join us for a week of inclusion, play, and celebration at Comox Lake. Campers will be canoeing, swimming, hiking, crafting, and connecting with peers and camp instructors with shared lived experience. Our priority is to celebrate gender diversity and all orientations by creating a safe space for each camper to be their truest self. Camp Kin welcomes all identities, including allies. The camp runs daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday.
2023 Dates: July 31st to August 4th.
No paddling experience or swimming ability required. Please note that the program involves travel over uneven terrain and requires that participants are aware of their surroundings. Please let us know in advance if this will create a barrier. We will make every effort to include participants of diverse ability.
Land-Care / Self-Care is a brand-new teen camp focused on youth mental health resilience and environmental action. Full details are available here.
2023 Dates: July 17th to 21st and August 29th
This camp is for young adults ages 13 to 17 years old.
Fire & Flower Girls Summer Camp: HUMMINGBIRD
Hummingbird Camp is a specialty camp offered by Fire & Flower for girls and non-binary youth ages 10-12.
All Fire & Flower programs create a space of radical acceptance for girls and non-binary youth to explore ‘coming-of-age’. We celebrate the ways we are both unique from each other and unified in our shared experiences & concerns. Participants are supported to explore the joys and challenges that come with growing up in a fun, judgement free environment. This is a LGBTQ2SIAP+ inclusive and welcoming space.
Full details available on Fire & Flower’s website, here, and in the registration page, here.
2023 Dates: August 28th – September 1st (Cumberland)
Investment: $430, payment plans and bursaries available.
Registration: via EventBrite
All participants must wear a PFD (provided) during swimming (wading and splashing) as well as boating activities. Sit-on-top kayaks are used in the swim bay for the optional kayak activity block. All swimming, wading and kayak activities include alternative dry options. Non-swimmers are welcome!
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