welcome to
Camp Tanamakoon
Spend the summer in pristine Algonquin Park
Tanamakoon is a summer camp for girls located in Algonquin Park, Ontario. Our programs focus on environmental education with a generous helping of old-fashioned outdoor fun. Established in 1925, Tanamakoon has a long tradition of providing exceptional experiences for our campers, many of whom return year after year.
At Tanamakoon campers are surrounded by the majesty of nature, an important element in a child’s development. Tanamakoon teaches respect for our natural surroundings and provides an example that translates to a lifelong awareness. Campers will benefit from interactions with role model counsellors, as well as of our private, secure, water-access only facilities. Explore our site to learn more about our programs, register for an upcoming session, or even take a virtual 360° tour.
Trusted, Fun-Loving Counselors
Parents can be confident in the knowledge that Camp Tanamakoon prides itself on choosing counselors that are responsible, energetic, and fun-loving, while also exhibiting outstanding leadership skills. In fact, most of our counselors are former campers themselves who return every year as role models for the children. The counselors work under the supervision of camp directors, and a doctor and nurse reside full time at the camp to supervise campers’ health.
Camp Tanamakoon is dedicated to the highest standards, and preserves the traditional camp values while promoting the self-esteem of our young campers. The program provides flexibility and takes the needs of each camper into account. Your child will quickly feel she is part of the Tanamakoon family and will want to return every year to participate.
Comfortable Accommodations
Campers live in comfortable wood cabins or platform tents. Younger campers have live-in counselors. Accommodation placement is determined in consultation with camper families in advance of the camp season. From time to time, special trips are arranged for older campers outside of the boundaries of Algonquin Park. These excursions are called tripping, and include mountain biking, kayaking and canoe trips to the Ottawa and French rivers.
Camp Tanamakoon is a wonderful opportunity for children to experience a real wilderness setting and develop a true appreciation for our natural environment. Camp Tanamakoon prides itself in offering an Ontario girls camp experience that is second to none.
Enriching Daily Activities
Daily activities for younger campers are structured so that they can obtain a foundation of camping skills. Programs are filled with exciting new learning experiences and skill development. Older campers can deviate from standard programs to allow for individual interests. All activities are planned and supervised by trained counselors who pay attention to the needs of each child.
Regular activities include such things as environmental studies, wood crafting, racquet sports, mountain biking, using the climbing wall, archery, fitness, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, arts and crafts, live theatre acting, pottery, music and miniature horse care—just to name a few. Swimming classes include Lifesaving and Red Cross instruction. A safety system is in place to ensure your child’s camp experience will be safe and accident-free.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are visitors of the Ancestral territory of the Algonquin and Nipissing people, who have been caretakers of this land since time immemorial.
Camp Tanamakoon has the responsibility to uphold good relations to land, water, animals, insects, and each other. As stewards of this land, we are committed to educating campers, each other and our broader community.
We promise to always listen, learn, and engage in truth-telling, looking to the peoples of this land for guidance as to how we can be good relations. As a camp, we will encourage ongoing consciousness and learning about our shared history between Indigenous and settler peoples in Canada and Turtle Island. We will take this knowledge and responsibility with us once we leave camp, whether on trip or back home, and apply this practice to all facets of our life.
As settlers, we are committed to establishing and upholding good relations with Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island.