Camp Oradaca
Summer Full of Adventure
Camp Oradaca inspires confidence, independence, and curiosity in kids through outdoor exploration in the beautiful Boyd Conservation Area. Each day is packed with hands-on activities, playful challenges, and opportunities to discover new skills. Friendships grow naturally as campers problem-solve, share stories, and make memories that last long after summer ends.
For campers in Orioles and Hawks, the summer includes a highlight overnight experience with tents, campfires, night hikes, and breakfast cooked outdoors. It’s a summer where children unplug, connect with nature, and enjoy adventures that become cherished childhood memories.
Trusted Summer Memories Since 1991
For more than three decades, Camp Oradaca has been a beloved part of childhood for generations of Vaughan families. Our programs take place in a supportive, inclusive environment that nurtures growth, creativity, and connection with nature. Families return year after year, trusting the camp to deliver enriching and unforgettable summer experiences.
Nestled in Nature at Boyd Park
Set within the natural beauty of Boyd Conservation Area, Camp Oradaca provides a safe and inviting outdoor setting. Shaded areas, open fields, picnic shelters, and accessible washrooms make it easy for kids to play, explore, and enjoy the summer. It’s the perfect backdrop for active fun, hands-on learning, and memories that last a lifetime.
Boyd Conservation Park
8739 Islington Ave., Vaughan
Choose Your Camp Experience
Camp Oradaca: Hummingbirds
4-6 years
The Oradaca Hummingbirds are always on the move! Led by a nature specialist, you’ll spend your days discovering the outdoors through bug hunts, mini hikes and games that turn tree leaves into treasures. Listen to stories under the branches, paint with mud and splash your way through sunny waterplay. Every day brings something new to touch, see and explore when the forest is your playground. Camp Oradaca’s youngest adventurers learn that curiosity is the best compass and that nature is full of surprises waiting to be found.
Camp Oradaca: Orioles
7-9 years
Adventure is calling - are you ready to answer the song of the Oradaca Orioles? Guided by a nature specialist, you’ll explore trails, track animal footprints, build simple shelters and discover how to read a map on your very own treasure hunt. You’ll test your teamwork with obstacle courses made from nature itself and bring campfire stories to life with songs, skits and imagination. The overnight event is the highlight of the summer, complete with a night hike, tents, stories by the fire and breakfast the next morning cooked outdoors. At Camp Oradaca, every spark of curiosity becomes a new memory under the stars.
⛺ Note: The overnight experience takes place on Thursday during the second week of each session. Overnight programming may be cancelled at any time.
Camp Oradaca: Hawks
10-12 years
The sky’s the limit for the Oradaca Hawks! With your nature specialist leading the way, you’ll explore scenic trails, identify wildlife and practice real outdoor techniques like knot tying, fire building and outdoor cooking. You’ll tackle nature trail biking, orienteering, wilderness survival skills and eco challenges that test both mind and teamwork. Your overnight campout is the ultimate experience and together with your fellow Hawks you’ll prepare your own campsite, share stories around the fire and wake to the sound of the forest coming alive. You’ll leave Camp Oradaca with memories and confidence, because this is where adventurers become leaders.
⛺🚲 Note: Campers are required to bring their own bicycles on the first day and they will be stored onsite for the duration of the camp. The overnight experience takes place on Thursday during the second week of each session.
Camp Basics