CAMP PATHFINDER

A Canoe Tripping Camp for Boys, 7-16

Source Lake, Algonquin Park - Ontario

A BOY'S SUMMER LIFE

What is it like to be a Pathfinder camper?

It's a boy's ideal summer adventure - A Pathfinder summer of enjoyable, exciting outdoor sports and canoe trips. A Pathfinder summer also means growing independence, character, values, abilities, and friendships for life.

Boys attend Pathfinder from the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America. Our campers hail from 14 U.S. states, 4 Canadian provinces, and 6 overseas countries.

Since 1914, Pathfinder has hosted a renowned canoe tripping program, with a rich in-camp program of paddling, nature lore / ecology, swimming, athletics, arts, and ropes-challenge. Traditions are many at Pathfinder, including everything from games to awards, and daily events celebrating our long history of fellowship.

Pathfinder puts the emphasis on friendships and community, on simple-living in a low-technology setting and on a boy's personal connection to the natural world.

Great food, great friends, great memories - the summer experiences of a Pathfinder camper are one of a kind.

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THE PATHFINDER EXPERIENCE

"I miss a loon's call at dusk, the sputtering light of a Coleman, bug juice, Treasure Hunts, rinsing off soap in a frigid plunge in Source Lake. I miss scrubbing a wrinkled aluminum pot spotless, splitting cedar, starting a fire with one match in the rain, running a long portage and dipping a tin cup in cool water. I miss watching three brilliant red canoes approach from the horizon, nine paddles lifting in silent rhythm, flashing in the sun."

DR. JOHN HERMAN, ALUMNUS & PARENT

“Thank you to the entire Pathfinder community for my son’s fantastic summer. He appreciates now, more than pre-Pathfinder, that hard work as an individual on a team is its own reward; that he earns his peers’ respect and that friendship is reciprocated by the rest of the team.”

PETER, CAMP PARENT

“I had so much fun on the trip. Even though it was hard, I still had a lot of fun! The axe pack was really tough but I enjoyed it a lot! Next year I am definitely going to Pathfinder, and try to carry the boat on the next portage. And, I would jump off the 20-foot tower. Next year I will also try to go on a longer trip, such as a 10 or 15 day. Thank you for being my headman. Noonway.”