At Manitou we want to ensure that campers always have fun, create lasting memories and form unique and special friendships that will follow them for a life-time. It is these friendships that become the greatest benefit of a summer camp experience. A camper doesn’t just make new friends at Manitou but also makes new kinds of friendships as well, friendships that transcend time and remain with your child for a lifetime.

Manitou was founded in 1959 as an internationally renowned Arts Center. Nestled in the great forests of Muskoka, and carved out along beautiful lakes and rivers, Camp Manitou, was formed. Today, Manitou is a blend of traditional camping, offering the best of canoe tripping, eco-adventure, land sports, water sports, visual arts as well as theatre and dance. Manitou is now a true traditional camp, offering fun, friends and fulfillment for each and every camper. Whether it is a camp fire, a unit evening program, a bunk night or learning a skill at a specific activity, at Manitou every camper is respected as an individual.