YMCA Day Camp - Bass Lake Provincial Park

Bass Lake is a beautiful provincial park featuring outdoor hiking trails, a small lake, and shaded pavilions. The main day camp area includes a large private shelter with picnic tables, green space and accessible washrooms. Campers will spend their full day outside enjoying the property and pavilions and treed areas will provide shade on hot days.

Please review your registration to confirm which bus stop location you have selected:
  1. Oakley Park Public School
    (8:30 am drop-off and 4 pm pick-up)
    22 Davidson St, Barrie, ON
  2. Harriett Todd Public School
    (8:45 am drop-off and 4 pm pick-up)
    11 George St, Orillia, ON
  3. Lakehead University
    (9 am drop-off and 4pm pick-up)
    500 University Ave, Orillia, ON

Extended care runs from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This is a registered service with an additional fee. Please review your registration to confirm if you are registered.

For questions during your child’s session, please contact the On-Site Supervisors, Emma Treibmann (Barrie) at (705) 938-5084 or [email protected] or Talia Bacon (Orillia) at (705) 938-5083 or [email protected]. Please remember that our Supervisor’s focus is on your child(ren) and providing a safe and fun-filled week. Please reach out only when necessary, for absences, questions, or concerns. 

Camp Address: 
Bass Lake Provincial Park
2540 Bass Lake Sideroad East,
Oro-Medonte Township, ON

On-site Supervisors: 
Emma Treibmann (Barrie)
p: (705) 938-5084
e: [email protected]

Talia Bacon (Orillia)
p: (705) 938-5083
e: [email protected]

Preparing for camp at
Bass Lake Provincial Park


Whether your child is an experienced camper or it is their first camp experience, it is always helpful to know what they can expect at your camp location this summer! 

Camper Information

To ensure we can contact you if required, your YMCA Online Portal profile must be up to date with phone numbers and emergency contacts/authorized persons for pick up. Also, all required camp forms must be completed before your child participates.

YMCA Values

At YMCA Day Camp, our community is built upon the values of kindness, integrity, inclusiveness, respect and optimism. The YMCA values are guiding principles at the heart of everything we do. We ask that every member of our camp community embrace these values each day to create a sense of belonging and an enriching environment for everyone.

We look forward to a fantastic summer with your child!

Your child will swim every day at summer camp. Please send your camper with their bathing suit, a towel, and preferably a bag for wet swim gear. Campers can bring their own goggles for swimming, but neither day camp nor the YMCA are liable for any lost items. Swim assessments will be completed by our Certified Lifeguards to determine whether your camper can swim without a life jacket. Swim assessments happen once a week per child. Lifejackets are available for campers who require them.

Day Camp staff work between the hours of 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Following provincial legislation and in keeping with our values, the YMCA is committed to supporting the wellbeing of employees. Our Disconnecting From Work Policy is intended to support work/life balance and staff wellbeing by ensuring that employees have the right to disconnect from their work outside of their scheduled hours.

If you have urgent concerns after hours, you can reach out to our Community Care Team between 6 am and 7 pm by phone, 705-792-7822 or email, [email protected].

All lost and found items will be held at camp until the end of each month. Where possible, found items will be displayed at sign out for parents and guardians to see. If your camper is picked up at a bus stop, please provide the bus counsellor with a detailed list of any items you believe may be in the lost and found.

In order to reduce lost and found we ask that you label all of your camper’s items. Custom labels can be ordered from: camps.mabelslabels.com. If you type ‘YMCA Simcoe/Muskoka Day Camp’ in the search bar before shopping a small portion of the cost will be donated to our campership fund.

Please inform site supervisor if you plan on picking up your child directly from Bass Lake.
 
Once a week we will have a campfire with roasting marshmallows, if you would prefer your camper not to have a marshmallow, please inform your site supervisor. We will have vegan/halal marshmallows available.
 
Campers at Bass Lake will spend their entire day outdoors, please ensure your camper has what they need to be safe and happy at camp (re-fillable water bottle, sunscreen, nutritious nut-free lunch, hat, etc.)

Get ready for camp!

Review our Summer Day Camp Family Guide and FAQ for all your answers!

 

Packing list

Learn what your child should bring to camp.

Campers running and playing

All locations & programs

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