Canoe camps offer more than a great way for kids to learn to paddle. The partnership and cooperation required between paddling partners and canoe campers teach kids so much more: people skills, problem solving, and perseverance are just a few of the valuable life lessons. On top of that, the confidence that comes with learning to stern, completing a tough portage, and growing life-long friendships often translate into higher self esteem back home, long after camp is over.
There are canoe camps for all ages and skill levels. Some offer short trips close to home, whereas others offer the opportunity to really explore.
Canoe Camps in USA
Michigan
Crystalaire Adventures
Frankfort, MI
www.crystalaireadventures.com
YMCA Camp Echo
Fremont, Michigan
www.ymcacampecho.org
Minnesota
Boy Scouts of America
Northern Tier High Adventure Program
Ely, MN
www.ntier.org/About.aspx
Camp Buckskin
Ely, MN
www.campbuckskin.com
Camp Chippewa for Boys
Cass Lake, MN
www.campchippewa.com
Camp Kooch-i-ching
Rainy Lake, MN
www.koochiching.org
Camp Tanadoona
Excelsior, MN
campfiremn.org/Tanadoona/index.htm
Camp Thunderbird
Bemidji, MN
www.camptbird.com
Camp Voyageur
Ely, MN
www.campvoyageur.com
Girl Scout Northern Lakes Canoe Base
Ely, MN
gslakesandpines.org/camps/northern-lakes-canoe-base/
Lake Trails Base Camp
Oak Island, MN
www.laketrails.org
Les Voyageurs
Sartell, MN
www.les-voyageurs.org
Ogichi Daa Kwe
International Falls, MN
www.ogichi.org
Wilderness Canoe Base
Grand Marais, MN
www.campwapo.org/camp/wilderness
YMCA Camp du Nord
Ely, MN
www.dunord.org
YMCA Camp Ihduhapi, Leadership Development Program
Loretto, MN
www.campihduhapi.org
YMCA Camp Menogyn
Grand Marais, MN
www.campmenogyn.org
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan
Ely, MN
www.widji.org
North Carolina
Green Cove, for girls
Tuxedo, NC
www.greencove.com
Mondamin, for boys
Tuxedo, NC
www.mondamin.com
Wisconsin
Camp Manito-wish YMCA
Boulder Junction, WI
www.manito-wish.org
Teaching Drum Outdoor School
Three Lakes, WI
http://teachingdrum.org
YMCA Camp Icaghowan
Amery, Wisconsin
www.campicaghowan.org
Vermont
Keewayden Dunmore, for boys
White River Junction, Vermont
http://keewaydin.org/
Songadeewin of Keewaydin, for girls
White River Junction, Vermont
http://keewaydin.org/
Canoe Camps in Ontario, Canada
Camp Pathfinder
Huntsville, ON (NY during winter)
www.camppathfinder.com
Camp Temagami
Temagami, ON
www.camptemagami.com
Camp Wabikon
Temagami, ON
www.wabikon.com
Camp Wanapitei
Temagami, ON
www.wanapitei.net
Canadian Adventures Camp
Temagami, ON
www.canadianadventurecamp.com
Keewaydin Temagami
Toronto, Ontario
http://keewaydin.org/temagami/temagami-overview/
Langskib
Temagami, ON
https://northwaters.com/
Northwaters Wilderness Program
Temagami, ON
https://northwaters.com/
Paddlefoot
Dorset, ON
www.paddlefoot.ca
Project C.A.N.O.E.
Temagami, ON
www.canoe.org
Wabun Canoe Camp
Temagami, ON
www.wabun.com
