Camp Tamakwa: Not For Kids Only
A classic sleepaway camp for adults in Ontario, Canada.
Status check
Is Camp Tamakwa: Not For Kids Only still open? Yes.
Camp Tamakwa: Not For Kids Only is active as of 2026. The schedule, per the operator: annual early-September weekend after kids' season. Confirm dates on the official site before booking travel. Adult camps change venues and weekends more often than kids' camps do.
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- Status
- Active
- Location
- Algonquin Park (South Tea Lake), Ontario, Canada
- Format
- long-weekend sleepaway each September
- Season
- annual early-September weekend after kids' season
- Price
- several hundred CAD all-inclusive
- Adults only
- Yes
- Type
- Established operator
- Official site
- tamakwa.com/notforkidsonly
- Socials
Camp Tamakwa: Not For Kids Only is based in Ontario, Canada and runs a weekend sleepaway. Its angle is classic sleepaway (adult session of a kids' camp). The fact sheet above has the hard numbers; the rest of this page is context.
Storied Algonquin camp Tamakwa (the setting for the film Indian Summer) runs 'Not For Kids Only,' an adults-only long weekend each September with the full Tamakwa program: sailing, canoe trips, crafts, campfires, and dining-hall meals on South Tea Lake. It attracts a mix of camp alumni chasing nostalgia and first-timers who never got a camp childhood. One of Canada's best-known adult camp weekends.
The experience
The format: long-weekend sleepaway each September. A short sleepaway is the easiest first camp: long enough to drop your guard, short enough to gamble on. Campers are adults only.
Cost
Published price: several hundred CAD all-inclusive. There's no simple rate card, so ignore any number you see on a third-party site and ask the operator. For calibration: most all-inclusive adult camp weekends in North America run $400 to $1,000.
Where and when
The venue is in Algonquin Park (South Tea Lake), Ontario, Canada. Timing, straight from the operator: annual early-September weekend after kids' season.
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Sources
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