Camp FAQ
Here are some frequently asked questions about summer camp.
Still have questions? Contact us at 1-800-361-2267 and we will be happy to help.
Life at Camp
Adventure Camp Typical Schedule
- 7:00 AM Wake Up & Optional Morning Dip
- 8:00 AM Breakfast
- 9:00 AM Bible Adventure (Worship & Bible Study)
- 10:10 AM Skill Choice One
- 11:10 AM Skill Choice Two
- 12:15 PM Lunch
- 1:00 PM Rest / Time with your Chalet
- 2:00 PM Town Council/Tuck Time
- 2:30 PM Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA)
- 3:45 PM Waterfront Activities
- 4:45 PM Dry Off & Clean-Up
- 5:15 PM Dinner
- 6:15 PM Evening Program
- 7:30 PM Discovery Bedtime
- 8:00 PM Blaze Bedtime (Discovery Lights Out)
- 8:30 PM Explorer Bedtime (Blaze Lights Out)
- 9:00 PM Explorer Lights Out
Girls Camp Typical Schedule
- 7:30 am Wake Up
- 7:45 am Morning Swim (optional)
- 8:30 am Breakfast
- 9:20 am Worship and Bible Conversations
- 10:30 am Skill Choice One
- 11:40 am Skill Choice Two
- 1:00 pm Lunch
- 1:45 pm Siesta
- 2:30 pm Water Activities and Land Options
- 3:30 pm Afternoon all camp game/challenge
- 5:45 pm Dinner
- 6:30 pm Choose your Adventure!
- 7:30 pm Evening Game or Fun Event
- 9:00 pm Snack
- 9:30 pm Campfires & Preparation for bed
- 10:30pm Bedtime (may be earlier for younger campers)
Boys Camp Typical Schedule
- 7:30 am Wake Up
- 7:45 am Morning Swim (optional)
- 8:30 am Breakfast
- 9:20 am Bible Conversations
- 10:30 am Skill Choice One
- 11:40 am Skill Choice Two
- 1:00 pm Lunch
- 1:50 pm Worship & Devotions
- 2:30 pm Choose Your Own Adventure!
- 3:30 pm Afternoon Game
- 5:45 pm Dinner
- 6:30 pm Swimming & Water Activities (or free time for those who don’t want to do water activities)
- 7:30 pm Evening Game
- 9:00 pm Snack
- 9:30 pm Campfires & Preparation for bed
- 10:30pm Bedtime (may vary slightly based on age of camper)
consult with camp prior to their arrival. All dietary restrictions should be indicated on the online application medical form.

Our campers and staff love our chalets! Imagine the frame of a cabin – a wood floor, shingled roof and built-in wooden bunks with mattresses. Add the canvas sides of a tent that open for fresh air and views of the lake and you’ve got a chalet. These structures offer a unique experience of comfort and stability together with the opportunity to be close to nature. All campers sleep in these structures, except our youngest campers (five and six year olds) and some of our teen campers (Leaders In Training). Chalets are clustered in groups also called “Sections” or “Villages” to enhance community.
conversation, relationship, activities and all the day to day fun of camp.
What to Bring
- Please label all clothing and luggage with labels or indelible markers.
- Please attempt to bring modest clothing appropriate for physical camp activities.
- Cell phones (we have a no cell phone policy, including using it for music, alarm clock or camera, please
bring separate camera if you want to take photos) - All other electronic games, players, entertainment and communication devices (i.e. ipods, ipads, etc.)
- Knives
- Valuables (i.e. jewelry)
- Alcoholic beverages or narcotics
- Other expensive or potentially harmful items
Please note that the use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, or narcotics is prohibited and will be treated as a serious offense. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.
Arrival and Departure Days
With our new one-week sessions on every site, there is increased flexibility where campers can stay for one, two or more weeks, back to back or spread out throughout the summer – whatever works best for your family! This means offering a visitor’s day every Saturday where parents can visit campers who are staying for an extended time. There are several options for visiting:
- Parents can come and pick up their child on Saturday morning, go into town for laundry, lunch or explore Muskoka for the afternoon. You then have the option to bring your camper back to camp and they will join our stayover program (free) until the new session starts on Sunday afternoon.
- Parents can pick up their campers up on Saturday and return for Registration on Sunday at 2:00.
- Picnic at High Falls
- Visit the Nutty Chocolateer and shop downtown
- Walk the new trail around Fairy lake in Huntsville. Hunter’s Bay Trail
- Laundromats: fabricare
- Santa’s Village
Communication during Camp
Our Caring Staff
Health and Safety
Health and Safety is always a priority for us at Pioneer Camp Ontario. We strive to provide a fun and safe environment for your children to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation. There have been many changes and transitions in the last two years, and we know there have been many questions about what summer camp will look like. The following is our most up to date information regarding Covid-19.
Ontario Public Heath Camp Safety Guidelines
- The Ministry of Health no longer has camp specific guidelines for Covid-19. As well, the Ontario Camps Association has left best practices up to the camps themselves. With this in mind, we are striving to provide the best possible balance of protocols to keep both your child and our staff healthy and safe this summer.
Masking
- We are mask friendly! We are striving to create an environment where people feel safe to do whatever makes them feel most comfortable. You are welcome to send some masks with your children. If someone is identified as having symptoms or is a close contact, the Health Centre may require your child and our staff to wear a mask.
Vaccinations
- We strongly recommend vaccinations but will not be requiring them for participation. We do ask for vaccination status to help with potential outbreak management.
Rapid Testing
- Campers will no longer be required to complete a Rapid Antigen or PCR Test before arrival. Campers who present with symptoms will need to have a Rapid Antigen Test, which we already have on site. Staff will be tested on a weekly basis.
Screening
- All campers and Family members will be screened upon arrival to camp.
- We will not be completing daily symptom screenings like we did last summer. Staff will be trained and reminded of what to look for. There will be signs with symptoms posted for campers of symptoms to watch out for and report to their leader. We understand that there are many other germs that travel besides Covid-19, and our medical team will be ready to help assess anyone who presents with symptoms of any kind.
Positive Test Result
- If a camper or staff tests positive, we require parents/guardians to come and pick them up that day. All parents/guardians should have arrangements in place to accommodate this. We will be required to follow our Local Public Health Department’s instructions regarding close contacts in the case of a positive test result at camp.
Cleaning and Hygiene
- We continue to maintain our high standard of cleaning and disinfecting. All washrooms and high touch areas are cleaned multiples times a day at each of our sites.
- Hand sanitizer is located throughout each site, especially at our Dining Halls as it is required for entry.
Due to the structure of our program, Pioneer Camp requests that medications required throughout the year be sent with your child to camp. All medication brought to camp MUST be checked in to the nursing staff including prescription medications, vitamins, puffers and Tylenol. We require that all camper medications (prescription and vitamins) must arrive blister packed for safe and easy dispensing for our medical team. If you arrive to camp without the medication blister-packed, you will be asked to go to a local pharmacy and get it done there. Please speak with your pharmacist to request this service. If you want your child to carry their puffer or epipen with them please bring a fanny pack for that purpose. We also request that a second puffer or epipen be checked in with the camp nurse.
Please do not use the week of camp as a break from medication.
All medications left behind after camp will be disposed of after two weeks.
Details regarding medical/behavioral concerns are to be communicated in writing. Please call to discuss any concerns/special needs by phone.