Winter Camp Tiffin

We do accept children who are turning 5 during this calendar year. Camp Tiffin is designed for children between 5-12. Children ages 2.5 – 4 are welcome to attend our Tiffin Nature Program.

At the end of summer 2018, as part of Take Me Outside Day (TMO), a Conservation Authority video was released which featured Camp Tiffin. This great 1 minute video gives a great synopsis of Camp Tiffin!

Here is our schedule on a typical day ​

9:00-9:30 – Morning circle and Counsellor lead activities

9:30-11:00 – Tiffin Education Program

11:00-11:00 – Lunch and Free time (balanced day nutrition breaks to replicate what children are now used to in school)

11:40 – 1:10 – Counsellor lead activities

1:10-1:50 – Lunch and Free time

1:50-3:20 – Tiffin Program

3:20-4:00 – Counsellor lead activities

Camp Tiffin is held at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation. We are 8 km West of Barrie (between Barrie and Angus). If you are driving West on Hwy # 90 from Barrie you would drive South along the 8th line.  Or, from South End Barrie you would drive West along Mapleview and continue West past Hwy # 27 as Mapleview turns into the 25th side road. We are on the 8th line.  

Some activities campers will do at Winter Camp Tiffin

If we have snow, we will venture out on snowshoes for winter wildlife hikes. As we make our way to ‘Hemlock Cove’ to see our resident porcupines, we will look for other wildlife signs and tracks along the way. Campers will also be able to go kicksledding around the ponds and play games in the forest.

If we do not have snow, we will do an ‘Amazing Race’ play disc golf on our 9-hole course, make a walking stick, play ‘Coyote Catch as well as other forest games, do some geocaching and still learn about winter birds.

Thursday, January 4

Thursday is a special day for children aged 6 younger! 

We are hosting a special program for children aged 6 and younger out of our Nature Cabin for preschoolers. You will be notified if your child is young enough and there is room in the Nature Cabin, and sent a different map to find the cabin.

Friday, January 5

Campers will have the option to participate in Christmas Bird Count for Kids for no added cost! Volunteers from Nature Barrie will help us learn about winter birds. We will make pinecone bird feeders and try to train our Black-capped Chickadees to eat seeds from our hands.

To view your registration, sign in to your Camp Tiffin Account, go to “Account” then “Order History”. Click on the receipt and check if your registration is successful. You can also email yourself a receipt by clicking “Email”.

If you would like to request that your child be in a camper group with another child (friend or family) please email us at outdoored@nvca.on.ca​ no later than the week before the start of camp so that we can make the adjustment. After camper groups are made and shared on the Friday before the start of camp, we cannot guarantee an adjustment.​

Payments are subject to a 25% non-refundable registration fee, which will be retained on all cancellations made up to 2 weeks prior to the start of camp.

No refund will be given on cancellations made with less than 2 weeks’ notice.