NEWS RELEASE
CONSERVATION HALTON
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MILTON – Registration is now open for Conservation Halton’s Ways of the Woods day camps for summer 2025. Camps kick-off on June 30 and run every weekday including holidays until August 29, 2025. Campers ages 4 to 15 can choose from twenty different camps with streams geared towards recreation, education, and leadership. Boating, swimming, climbing, archery, mountain biking, animal care, gardening, construction, and camp games—with such a wide range of fun, outdoor-focused activities, kids can choose their own camp adventure this summer at Ways of the Woods.
Campers, parents, and caregivers alike will appreciate that Ways of the Woods continues to offer so many choices for fun and engaging summer camps:
- Adventure Camp (Ages 12-14)
- Athletics Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Climbers Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Construction Camp (Ages 12-14)
- Counsellor in Training (CIT) Camp (Ages 14-15)
- Disc Golf Camp (9-14)
- Explorer Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Farm Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Girls Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Kinder WOW Camp (Ages 4-5)
- Mountain Bike Camp (Ages 9-14)
- Mountain Bike Camp – Trail Stewards (Ages 12-15)
- Naturalist Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Raptor Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Olympian Camp (Ages 12-14)
- Survivalist Camp (Ages 12-14)
- Waterfront Camp (Ages 9-11)
- Wee WOW Camp (Ages 6-8)
- Wee Farm & Flight Camp (Ages 6-8)
- Wee Sports Camp (Ages 6-8)
Ways of the Woods provides additional services for parents and caregivers to accommodate busy summer schedules. Free bus transportation is available to and from camp with sixteen camp bus locations across Milton, Burlington, Oakville and Mississauga. This year, Ways of the Woods is offering more flexibility with extended care at the Kelso hub. Parents and caregivers choosing to drop off and pick up at Kelso will now have three different extended care options. They can choose Early Camp Care with drop off starting as early as 7:30 a.m., After Camp Care with pick up as late as 5:30 p.m., or Early + After Camp Care, allowing morning and evening flexibility. Ways of the Woods is happy to offer campers even more fun before camp, after camp, or both!
“Ways of the Woods camps are a long-standing summer tradition for families in Halton Region and beyond—and a guarantee of unparalleled outdoor fun and adventure during the summer months,” said Craig Machan, Director, Parks & Operations at Conservation Halton. “We’re delighted to offer twenty camp streams that familiarize campers with our parks like Kelso, Mountsberg, Crawford Lake and Area 8. This year, we’re pleased to offer more extended care options through our Kelso hub, to help make the summer camp experience even more convenient for families with busy work and personal schedules.”
To learn more about Ways of the Woods summer camps and to register, visit conservationhalton.ca/wow.
QUICK FACTS
- The hub of operations for Ways of the Woods Camp is Kelso Conservation Area, 5234 Kelso Road, Milton, ON, L9T 2X7
- Depending on the camp stream, campers may also visit Mountsberg Conservation Area, Crawford Lake Conservation Area, or Area 8 Conservation Area
- New this year: more Extended Care Options for parents
- For more information and to register, visit conservationhalton.ca/wow
Conservation Halton is a community-based environmental agency dedicated to protecting people, property and natural resources from flooding, erosion, and other natural hazards. As one of Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities, we steward 1,000 square kilometres of conservation lands. From the Lake Ontario shoreline to the Niagara Escarpment and beyond, we safeguard forests, wetlands and waterways through science-based conservation, land management and climate resilience initiatives. Our eight conservation areas welcome more than a million visitors each year and offer opportunities to connect with nature through recreation and education. Learn more at conservationhalton.ca.
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