The Pathfinder Experience
- On the canoe trip trail with Pathfinder.
What is it like to be a Pathfinder camper? Viewing this awesome gallery of photos will give you a pretty good idea. View "A Pathfinder Season" slide tour.
The Pathfinder in-camp program features a wide variety of water and land sports, from paddling to swimming, from archery to ropes course.
The Pathfinder canoe trip program ranges from 3-day to 25-day expeditions in the back country of Ontario and Quebec.
Pathfinder Island has provided a boys' summer life for 94 seasons.
Pathfinder has sessions of 2 weeks, 3 1/2 weeks and 7 weeks each summer. Each session is designed especially for the camp's age groups, ranging from age 7-16.
Camper age groups ...
Jonathan had a great time on both of his trips, and goes over the pictures regularly. What a good experience for those guys! Thanks for the great opportunity you’re offering all of your campers, and my sons in particular. They will carry that experience the rest of their lives.
D. Trimble, Parkland, FL
Leadership and Friendship
- Campers and guides before their trip.
Leadership makes all the difference at summer camp. Pathfinder has a highly trained staff of counselors and directors, raised from within the camper ranks. Staff training and preparation is the very best available. The Staff-to-Camper ratio at Pathfinder has always been 1:2. This ensures individual attention for every boy, and the proper safety and supervision on Pathfinder canoe trips.
Setting and Tradition
- Algonquin summer days in Pathfinder canoes.
Pathfinder is a close community of campers and staff, enriched by long history and a large, active alumni family. The routines, traditions and values of the camp are shared by 4 generations, remaining vibrant as Pathfinder approaches her 100th anniversary.
Pathfinder Island and Algonquin Park provide a spectacular north woods setting. Algonquin is the crown jewel in the Ontario parks system. Pathfinder has remained beautifully rustic and wooded since her founding in 1914. Here in Canada's canoe country is a chance to live simply and in harmony with a pristine ecosystem.
Learn about Pathfinder traditions ...