Fraser Lake Camp
Since 1955, Fraser Lake Camp has provided supportive and inclusive overnight camping community for kids aged 8 to 14.
Located on 273-acres of lakefront in beautiful Bancroft, Fraser Lake Camp's classic activities and incredible staff have long provided the perfect environment for building confidence, forming lifelong friendships, and creating unforgettable memories.
A Home Away From Home
Leaving home at any age can be a big deal - for you and your campers alike.
It is part of our mission to create an environment that provides young people with a sense of belonging. Which is why we prioritize creating a connected community.
As a result, we receive countless feedback that Fraser Lake Camp has become “A home away from home” for many campers each summer. Which is the best review we could ask for.
Prioritizing Affordability
A weeklong retreat in nature can be life-changing… but also expensive.
At Fraser Lake Camp, we do our best to keep our fees affordable (See “True Cost of Camp”), offer flexible payment plans, and provide donor-supported subsidy programs.
We want your camper to be able to soak up all the magic of camp. So let us know how we can help to make this a reality for your family.
A Camper, Not A Number
So many new faces could mean a chance to make new friends, or feel overlooked.
Many overnight camps have hundreds of campers a week, but at Fraser Lake Camp, we’re committed to offering an intimate experience.
With less than 100 campers a week, we offer a tight-knit campership where we get to know each child by name. This allows us to attend to each unique experience, and better provide a transformative week at camp.
Life At Camp
A week at Fraser Lake Camp is a week filled to the brim with fun, and classic camp activities.
Archery, climbing wall, swimming, arts and crafts, and canoeing are just a tiny taste of what you will experience in Fraser’s week-long overnight camp program. Your child will have opportunities each day to try a variety of activities, develop friendships, and to grow in new ways. Many Fraser Lake campers have said that their week at camp was one of the highlights of their entire year!
A Typical Day at Camp
8:00 - Breakfast
8:45 - Morning Watch
9:00 - Cabin clean up
9:30 - Activity 1
10:30 - Snack
10:45 - Activity 2
11:45 - Activity 3
12:45 - Lunch
1:30 - Siesta
2:00 - All-camp swim
3:15 - Tuck
3:30 - Interest Session
4:30 - Cabin Activity
5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Camp Wide game
7:30 - Snack
7:50 - Campfire
9:00 - Cabin reflections & bedtime
Program Activities include arts and crafts, canoeing, kayaking, climbing wall and low ropes, nature, bikes, ukuleles & drums, sports and archery and more! Click here for the full list of activities.
Interest Sessions vary each day. This provides campers an opportunity to try out a variety of activities offered, as well as options, such as, the jumping tower and tube slide. Junior and senior campers choose their interest session each day.
Cabin Activity is a time for cabin groups to select and participate in a special activity together. This may be getting ready for theme dinner, preparing and departing for their cabin overnight, a hike, board games, low ropes, and more.
Tuck is a camp favourite. Each camper gets to choose a treat from our tuck shop.
Each week at camp includes special events, a chapel service, and campfires with songs and skits.
Every cabin group will also experience an overnight at one of our two locations: Harrison’s Hollow or the Treehouse.
Campers also participate in cabin activities, Thursday Night Cookout, Morning Watch, and our Talent Show or Air Band Competitions!
Parent Information
The experience of overnight camp is an irreplaceable ingredient for confidence, independence, learning, and compassion.
The type of fun that overnight camp provides is unique: Campers are away from home, away from parents, and away from friends - often for the first time. In some ways it is strange and adverse conditions to put a child in; however, this is why it is so important! Camp provides a safe and necessary starting place for growth, instills confidence, and helps campers better achieve all that they want to achieve.
Imagine sunset on the first day of camp. Basking in the evening glow of the campfire, campers are processing all the excitement and activities of the day: archery, climbing wall, swimming, arts and crafts, and kayaking. The nervous group of cabin mates they began their day with are already fast friends, and their compassionate counsellors are their leaders, mentors & heroes!
Our job is to ensure that the world’s fear and anxieties get left behind on the bus. Fraser Lake Camp is a safe place that encourages bravery through curiosity, and provides young people with a place to find themselves in new and exciting ways!
Summer Camp Program
Grade 3 - 9
Two weeks of exciting camp adventures with twice the fun! Perfect for campers wanting to stay at camp for 2 weeks. Program includes a changeover stay between weeks.
Session fee includes the 10% White Pine Session discount.
All the best parts of camp rolled into one week of fun and excitement! Perfect for campers wanting to register for 1 week at a time. Campers arrive Sunday or Tuesday afternoon depending on week length, and depart Saturday morning.
2025 Pricing and Discounts
All registrations received by December 31 will save with 2024 rates!
Although you pay less, the true cost of a week at Fraser Lake Camp is $1,562 per camper. Knowing the profound impact of just one week at camp, we want as many children as possible to be able to experience camp. This is why we strive to keep our program fees as low as possible. Read more about the true cost of camp here.
Youth Programs
Grade 10 - 12
LEAD - Leadership Empowerment & Development
A hands-on growth-focused leadership opportunity for today’s youth. Designed for youth going into grades 10 - 12 to develop essential leadership skills while engaging in exciting camp activities! LEADers will learn teamwork, communication, and inclusivity, all while making lasting friendships and unforgettable memories in a supportive environment.
Volunteer Program
The Volunteer Program is a fantastic opportunity for youth to contribute to the camp community while developing essential life skills. Participants lend a hand with important camp tasks like cleaning and special projects all while being at camp! This program not only fosters a sense of responsibility and teamwork but also allows participants to create lasting memories and friendships in a supportive environment.
So Many Ways to Save
Tiered Pricing (New)
Register before Jan. 1, and only pay last year’s rates. Missed this deadline? Register before March 1, and you still save +5%!
White Pine Session Discount
Come for 2 weeks and save 10%! Discounted price is included within registration fee.
Sibling Discount
First child pays full price; each additional child registered receives a 10% discount.
Family Referral
Share our program with your friends and family and we will pay you for each new family you introduce to Fraser Lake Camp.
Fraser Lake Camp’s Helping Hand Program
The Helping Hand Program was created to ensure that children have access to Willowgrove’s programs by providing support in the form of Subsidies and additional Support Workers. The Helping Hand Program works to remove obstacles, create inclusive and welcoming community, and to provide life-changing experiences to those who may otherwise miss out on these opportunities.
Please click on the links above to learn how the Helping Hand Program can best support your family.
Registration Details
Camp fees include daily tuck and one 2025 camp T-shirt.
Registration Deposit and Payment Options
Registrations must be accompanied by a $200 deposit per child; the balance is required by June 1, 2025. After June 1, 2025, full payment is required upon registration unless alternate payment agreements have been made with the Camp Director. Payment options, including monthly payment options, are provided upon registration. If you require a customized payment plan, please contact the office and we will be more than happy to discuss options with you.
Refunds and Cancellations
If your summer plans change, we will do our best to accommodate your child in another camp session/week. If this is not possible, a full refund will be given if notice of cancellation is provided at least one month prior to the camp session/week in question. A refund will be not be provided after the one month deadline unless medical note has been provided.
For more details on our Registration and Refund Policy, click here.
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Camping with a Purpose
Teaching Spirituality in Nature
Every day, we begin our camp programming with “Morning Watch.” This features a short, interactive story or workshop that brings the camp together to help start the day with an intention.
Twice a week we host a “Chapel” which includes singing and playing music together, stories, skits, and other creative ways to foster spirituality in nature. The hope is that these sessions teach important values such as compassion, empathy, or unity, develop camp community, and help us to work towards building acceptance of all.
We then end each day with “Devos,” providing each cabin the chance to reflect on their day, sharing together, and discussing various themes to build a sense of community.
Is Fraser a Christian Camp?
In 1955, Fraser Lake Camp was founded by 3 Mennonite pastors, and many, many volunteers from within the Mennonite community. Their goal was to intentionally, and practically, live out their beliefs by giving campers such memorable experiences in nature, and feelings of acceptance, that their lives could be forever changed.
Fraser Lake Camp has always recognized that our campers and staff come from a variety of faith traditions, or non-faith backgrounds. This means that our camp community represents a diverse group of people, coming from a variety of cultures, beliefs, and bringing a wide-range of perspectives.
Today, Fraser Lake Camp’s programming still incorporates spiritual development programs such as Chapel and Morning Watch - which remain rooted in the Mennonite tradition. These programs focus on teaching the values of the Mennonite faith tradition (such as community, generosity, pacifism, and caring for creation), but make very intentional efforts to include various faith and non-faith traditions.
What unites us all, is that we are able to enter conversations around spirituality with an open mind and willingness to learn from each other.
Getting To Camp
Taking the Camp Bus
Bus transportation from Willowgrove in Stouffville is available for all summer camp participants. Your child will have a comfortable ride to camp in an air-conditioned coach bus, equipped with bathrooms and spacious seating. Bus transportation is $77 +HST each way. Campers may take the bus round-trip or one way.
Driving
Alternatively, you may choose to drive your child to camp. We are located at:
156 Whytes Road, RR#4
Carlow Mayo, ON K0L 1C0
Our Facilities
Fraser Lake Camp sits on 275-acres of mature hard and softwood forests, and is equipped with all new sleeping cabins, a beautiful dining hall with a deck overlooking the water, and of course the lake! To learn more about our Bancroft property, click here.
Our Camp Standards
In order to ensure a safe, healthy and enjoyable camp environment for both campers and staff, we follow industry standards and guidelines as set out by the Ontario Camps Association (OCA) as well as our own set of operating standards. These guidelines cover everything from staff hiring, counsellor to camper ratios, health care & medications, kitchen & food production, and waterfront safety. If you would like to learn more about our camp standards and find answers to our most frequently asked questions, please click here.
Fraser Lake Staff
Ask our campers what they like best about Fraser Lake Camp and it won’t be long before you hear the names of a counsellor or staff member. That’s no surprise because they are the most important part of our program!
Many of our counsellors and staff members have a long-standing history at Fraser Lake Camp that involved coming up through the ranks as campers in the regular program and then being participants in the leadership programs for high school youth: Leaders-In-Training, Counsellors-In-Training and the Volunteer Program. All of our staff have the following things in common:
they went through an interview process, obtained a clear police check and take part in special training before and during camp
they have a genuine interest in helping children. Many camp staff end up in the teaching profession
they understand the importance of not just delivering our programs, but also promoting the life lessons based on Mennonite values that help nurture the physical, spiritual, social and emotional growth of every camper
they are committed to adhering to our code of conduct
Meet our Fraser Lake Camp Director, Jonathan!
Jonathan has been involved with Fraser Lake Camp since 1990 as a camper, staff member, and ongoing volunteer.
As Camp Director, he brings an extensive background in leadership, teaching, and youth mentorship, with a professional journey that has spanned two decades of diverse experience, including creating Niagara Nature & Forest Therapy with his wife Melissa, and training as a Forest School Practitioner with Child & Nature Alliance Canada.
When not at camp, Jon lives in St. Catharines with his wife Melissa, son Simeon, and their two Goldendoodles.
Interested in working at Fraser Lake Camp? Click here for current job opportunities!
“Camp has allowed me to express myself without worrying about what others think. It has provided me with a safe environment to express myself where I am surrounded by an extremely supportive family. I don’t know where I’d be without camp but I do know that I would not have nearly as much confidence and joy in my daily life without it.”