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General Information Camp Name Camp Wheeler
Size — State units (hectares, acres). 36 ha (89 acres)
Coordinates — of the camp gate. 45.116237 ,-78.792186
Street Address — Street address. 1331 Camp Wheeler Ln, Algonquin Highlands, ON (Map may be inaccurate)
Nearest town — Nearest town, province, direction and distance from major town/city. Carnarvon, Ontario, 60 km southeast of Huntsville
NTS Map — Map number from the Canadian National Topographical System, 1:50,000 scale (e.g., "40P/9").31E/2: Haliburton
Operated by Scouts Canada, Battlefields Council, 26th Hamilton Scout Group
Information Web Site empty
Information Name Bill Murphy
Information Email empty
Information Phone +1 905 575 7803
Bookings Web Site empty
Bookings Name Larry Stewart
Bookings Email <26thhamcw@gmail.com >
Bookings Phone +1 905 560 4252
Description Camp Wheeler is located on Lake Kabakwa in the Haliburton Highlands. The
camp has a forest, two swimming areas, several cabins, a dining hall
with kitchen, shower house, and laundry facilities. The camp has canoes,
rowboats, kayaks, archery range, sports field, a sandpit for horseshoes or
volleyball, a Chapel Among the Pines, two campfire circles, and flagpole.
Camp Wheeler's summer program offers a unique blend of traditional
and modern Scouting activities. Camp programs are based on the Scouting
Promise and Law, and youth are encouraged to participate fully at all
times. Campers develop outdoor skills, leadership abilities, and
confidence in themselves. As well, they will experience the fun and
excitement that creates lifelong friendships and cherished memories.
Other troops are allowed to join in with the existing summer camp program or book the site around the existing program.
The camp started in 1948 when Harry Bryant and three Scouts trekked to Macs Point on Lake Kabakwa, then called Peach Lake. Only 2 other cottages and another small boys camp existed at that time. There were no phones, no roads. The camp soon flourished.
Program Swimming — Describe (e.g., nearby pool, on-site beach, etc.). Kabakwa Lake on-site
Major hiking trails nearby — e.g., Bruce Trail, West Coast Trail. empty
Theme area — Such as caboose cabins. empty