Fraser Lake Camp
Fraser Lake Camp is a classic overnight camp located in Bancroft, Ontario. Fraser Lake Camp was formed in community, by community, and for community way back in 1955. At Fraser Lake Camp, we are committed to being diverse, close-knit, and welcoming.
Welcoming
"Arrive as guests, leave as friends."
Fraser Lake Camp has a proven track-record of developing independence and belonging in the many children who have spent their summers with us. Since 1955 we have measured our success directly by the emotional growth of your child. Our exciting programs and engaging activities are fantastic, but our real hallmark is in how welcome your child will feel at the end of their stay at Fraser Lake Camp.
Diverse
“It is not the strongest, or the smartest that prosper. It is the ones most adaptable to change.” –Charles Darwin
Fraser Lake Camp commits to treating all campers and staff equitably and with respect, honouring the diversity of race/colour, religion/creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, and economic background. At Fraser Lake Camp your child will eat, play and befriend children from a variety of backgrounds and learn from a range of experiences.
Creating Community at Camp
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” –African proverb
Fraser Lake Camp is intimate. Each week we host around 65 campers, 20 to 30 youth in leadership programs, and 40 staff onsite. This has been our secret to success for over 65 years: we've formed a community at camp. Our extraordinary advantage is the attention we pay to your child’s experience.
Life At Camp
A week at Fraser Lake Camp is a week filled to the brim with fun 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. Camp fees include daily tuck, along with one 2023 camp T-shirt.
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!
2024 Dates & Rates
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.
White Pine Sessions
(Grade 3-9)
Session 1 | June 30 - July 13
Session 2 | July 14 - 27
Session 3 | August 6 - 17
14 Day/13 Night Program
$1796 + HST*
Two weeks of exciting camp adventures with twice the fun!
12 Day/11 Night Program
$1497 + HST*
This condensed program starts on Tuesday, August 6 after the long weekend.
*Session fee includes the 10% White Pine Session discount.
Red Pine Weeks
(Grade 3-9)
Week 1 | June 30 - July 6
Week 2 | July 7 - 13
Week 3 | July 14 - 20
Week 4 | July 21 - 27
Week 5 | August 6 - 10
Week 6 | August 11 - 17
7 Day/6 Night Program
$998 + HST
All the best parts of camp rolled into one week of fun and excitement! Campers arrive Sunday afternoon and depart Saturday morning.
5 Day/4 Night Program
$665 + HST
All the fun of our other camper weeks condensed into 5 days! Campers arrive Tuesday morning and depart Saturday morning.
Youth Programs
(Grade 10 - 12)
Looking for the CIT or LIT programs? Check out our new leadership program LEAD!
LEAD - Leadership Empowerment & Development
LEAD 1 | June 30 - July 13
LEAD 2 | July 14 - 27
LEAD 3 | August 6 - 17
14 Day/13 Night Program
$1247 + HST
12 Day/11 Night Program
$1056 + HST
A hands-on growth-focused leadership opportunity for today’s youth and an opportunity to earn community service volunteer hours.
Volunteer Program
VP 1 | June 30 - July 6
VP 2 | July 7 - 13
VP 3 | July 14 - 20
VP 4 | July 21 - 27
VP 5 | August 6 - 10
VP 6 | August 11 - 17
7 Day/6 Night Program
$275 + HST
5 Day/4 Night Program
$184 + HST
Want to help out FLC and earn community service volunteer hours? Lend a hand with important camp tasks like cleaning and special projects all while being at camp!
Camp Fee Discounts
White Pine Session Discount
Come for 2 weeks and save 10%! Discounts price is included within registration fee.
Sibling Discount
First child pays full price; each additional child registered receives a 10% discount.
Early Bird Discount
All registrations submitted by Monday, January 29th at 5pm receive a 5% discount on their camp registrations.
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.
Refunds and Cancellations
Registrations must be accompanied by a $200 deposit per child; the balance is required by June 1, 2024. After June 1, 2024, full payment is required upon registration unless alternate payment agreements have been made with the Camp Director.
If your summer plans change, we will do our best to accommodate your child in another camp 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 week in question. A refund will be provided after the one month deadline with a medical note.
Additional Supports
Fraser Lake’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.
Payment Plans
Fraser Lake Camp offers a variety of payment options upon registration. However, if you require a customized payment plan, please contact the office and we will be more than happy to discuss options with you.
Want to attend FLC with your family and friends?
Spirituality
At Fraser Lake we talk about examples of compassion, understanding and unity. Although Fraser Lake Camp was established by the Mennonite Community, our staff represent a diverse group of people with a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. What unites us is that we are able to enter conversations around spirituality with an open mind and willingness to learn from each other.
The environment, social justice, and a peace perspective are important parts of the Mennonite faith tradition. Fraser Lake Camp seeks to establish a camp community which is judgement free and an opportunity for growth. We recognize that our campers come from a variety of faith traditions, or no faith background, and feel this diversity is part of what makes camp great!
Our regular daily camp programming includes Morning Watch, an interactive moral story to bring the camp together and help start the day with intention. Morning Watch includes singing and playing music together; stories, skits, and other creative ways are used to develop the camp community and work towards building acceptance of all.
We end the day with Cabin Devotions, where cabins have a chance to reflect on their days and build a sense of community and belonging through intentional activities.
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 $70 +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 Christian 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, Melissa!
Melissa grew up on Fraser Lake and spent her childhood dreaming of the day that she could work at camp. She eventually served for 6 summers as both a counsellor and Assistant Director. Melissa has always aspired to be the FLC Director and is grateful to have the opportunity to fulfill this dream. She is passionate about camp and is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for campers and staff alike.
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.”
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