About YMCA of Southwestern Ontario Overnight Camps

• Special needs: Yes, mild support. A few of our campers have special needs.
• LGBTQ+ friendly community

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More details about accommodations: At YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth all campers live in cabins, which sleep 10 people (8 campers and 2 counsellors). Our cabins are basic living spaces, designed to be comfortable and welcoming during rest hours and at night-time. All of our cabins have electricity, porches, and storage space for personal items. YMCA Camp Henry, being a new camp in 2017 has state-of-the-art facilities that are fully accessible to ensure your kids will always be comfortable. Every camper at Camp Henry sleep in an Otentik, which is a cross between a cabin and a large tent. Each Otentik sleeps 6 campers and 1 counsellor,. At both CQE and Camp Henry we have single gender girls and boys cabins as well as all gender cabins. All gender cabins are open to everyone – it is a welcoming space for campers who want to share a space with campers of different genders, who have friends or siblings who are different genders, and for campers who identify as non-binary or genderqueer.

Are meals provided? Yes

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More details about property: YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth is located on the beautiful rocky shores of Beausoleil Island in Georgian Bay, which is part of Georgian Bay Islands National Park. Perched on top of the Canadian Shield and surrounded by windswept pines, CQE sits on the north side of the island allowing excellent access waterfront areas for a plethora of waterfront activities and we also have use of the rest of the island for all of our other camp activities. YMCA Camp Henry is located in the heart of Point Pelee National Park along the shore of Lake Erie - at the southernmost point of the Canadian mainland. Point Pelee is a beautiful area full of wooded areas, beaches, amazing wildlife and because we are right in the middle of the park we have access to everything the park has to offer!

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February 12, 2018
Spots at YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth and Camp Henry Filling Up Quickly!
Register today for YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth and YMCA Camp Henry and secure your spot for the 2018 summer season! ... Read More

December 14, 2017
YMCA Camp Queen Elizabeth and YMCA Camp Henry Registration is open!
Although summer may seem far away, register today to ensure your camper gets the camp they want!... Read More

Stories

• Camp Henry Story "An amazing week at Family Camp!"

  A big thank you to the awesome YMCA Camp Henry staff for an amazing week at Family Camp! Whether it was learning to properly cut wood and make a fire, to the essential joy of being outdoors at camp and biking the trails and kayaking, we all had a blast. 

• CQE Story "Dignity and respect"

  We are grateful to the staff at CQE for welcoming my daughter into the camp community and treating her with dignity and respect.

• Camp Henry Story "Looking forward to a new annual tradition with you"

  I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you! I have 2 of the happiest kids ever. A little background for you. My oldest daughter is 11 and had a previous bad camp experience. She was so scared to head to your camp this year. Lots of tears leading up to camp day. My 5 year old had never been to camp. She's more outgoing but was obviously a little nervous. I picked them up last night. They have had both had nothing but good things to say about camp. We've already discussed them coming back next year. Again thank you so much. Looking forward to this new annual tradition with you.

• Camp Henry Story "More than 10/10"

  Thank you everyone for such a great week! Our daughter cried for about 30 minutes in the car ride home, already missing her new friends. I asked her what she would give Camp Henry out of 10 and she said "more than 10". Our son stayed awake the night he got home, trying to figure out his counsellor's magic tricks. He also can't stop talking about riding a bike without training wheels - I don't know how you guys did it, but you helped him overcome his fear. Thanks again everyone. What an amazing experience. They will both will be back again next year!

• CQE Story "Make new friends"

  I like that my children were able to make new friends.  One of my daughters has a hard time at school and the smile on her face when she came off the boat and all of her friends gave her a hug was amazing.

• CQE Story "CQE had shaped my life"

  Camp Queen Elizabeth has shaped my life in so many incredible ways.  I would not be the person I am today without the people I've met, activities I've participated in, and skills I've learned.  Every year I come to camp it only gets better and better, and I hope it continues to do so forever.

• Camp Henry Story "Staff were excellent"

  Very happy with YMCA, the staff were excellent. The program was well organized and I had no issues with dropping my daughter off for the week. I was confident that she would have a great experience and that she would want to go every year. Overall, very pleased and I really hope we can get in again next year.

• Camp Henry Story "Can't stop talking about next year"

  My daughter absolutely loved going, this was her first experience at an overnight camp and can't stop talking about next year. She would like to stay longer if possible at Camp Henry!

• Camp Henry Story "Thrilled"

  The staff at Camp Henry were amazing, the location is in a perfect spot. I was thrilled about the Camp Henry experience. Thank you so much.

• CQE Story "The most positive thing that could have happened to him"

  This was my son’s first summer away at CQE, but NOT his last. He enjoyed camp so much. He loved all aspects and could not pick just one favorite thing. He is still wearing his swim test bracelet because he wants to remember his time, and to count how many times he has gone to CQE. I am thinking that this was the most positive thing that could have happened to him this summer. I could not have been able to afford it without the help of YMCA Strong Kids.  The whole reasoning behind my son going was so that he could be a carefree child for two weeks and not worry about things going on at home. You and all the supporters of YMCA Strong Kids made that happen for him. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

• CQE Story "So many happy memories"

  Dear CQE, Thanks for making going to camp possible and giving me so many happy memories.  If it weren't for your generosity I would never have known what it feels like to jump into refreshing lake water, make so many friends, overcome my stage fright, find out that watermelons float, and countless other things.  I look forward to going to camp all year because I know it's a place where I can be weird and crazy without anyone judging me and even being crazy back!  When I get back home, my first thought is about how I already miss it and how campsick (opposite of homesick) I am.  I hope you know how happy going to camp makes me and probably everybody else too.  I've learned so many thing there and I can't wait to come back.  

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