Welcome to Camp Samac!

Camp Samac is owned and operated by Scout’s Canada camp with over 76 ha (188 acres) of forested nature in the middle of the fast growing City of Oshawa Ontario. Although surrounded by housing and institutions, Camp Samac remains a quiet and restful playground for the youth. There are lots of outdoor spaces and forests, winterized cabins, meeting spaces, and programs offered year round.

Camp Samac was founded in 1946 and is one of Scouts Canada’s largest staffed camping centres.

 Please note: If you are a 3rd party like-minded organization and would like to book Camp Samac, you will be required  to submit a valid certificate of insurance from your provider once your booking has been received. We will also issue you a contract that will need to be completed and return to us prior to your arrival date. (Girl Guides of Canada groups are exempt from this requirement)

***Girl Guides of Canada Groups: if you're using the credit card issued to your group by your Head Office, please be sure to use the Head Office address  in the billing section or your payments may not be processed.

***We are not permitted to rent out our Camps for personal use of any kind [weddings, anniversaries, baby/bridal showers, photo shoots etc] 

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*Effective March 16,2023, Camp Samac, will be accepting bookings up to 1 year in advance on a rolling schedule automatically.

Please note that the cancellation policy terms and conditions remain in effect.

Request to cancel a booking with more than 4 weeks' notice: 20% non-refundable deposit can be transferred to a new booking within the same fiscal year - September 1st to August 31st. (the 20% deposit can not be transferred to a pre-existing booking) 

Effective December 1, 2023, the fees for some lodges/cabins will increase.

**If your group already has a winter booking and you would like to add-on snowshoeing as an activity, please contact the Camp Warden before making the booking to receive a discount code for 20% off the fee for the snowshoeing activity. Please send an email to darryl.triebner@scouts.ca and be sure to include your reservation # or the date your group is attending the camp.

**New crests at Camp Samac. The "Trout" crests are $5.00 each and the "Everyone's Welcome at our Campfire" crests are $6.00 each. They can be added to your cart when you check out!!

*Scucog and Buckhorn sites: please be advised there is currently a reforestation initiative in effect

Weekend Bookings: All Weekend bookings are based on a minimum 2 night stay, from Friday early evening arrival to Sunday early afternoon departure. Please ensure to select a Friday arrival from the calendar to generate availability

Program/Range Bookings: Program and Range bookings must be made 14 or more days in advance. Last minute bookings will not be permitted.

Facility Bookings: All facility bookings (Lodges/Campsites) must be made 3 or more days in advance of arrival date. 

***All bookings for the Range must be made at a minimum 2 weeks in advance in order for our team to ensure a Range Line Safety Officer (RLSO) is secured in time. Participants for archery must be a minimum of 8 years old. Participants on the pellet range must be a minimum 11 years old.

All cabins have bunk beds with vinyl covered mattresses. All cabins and campsites include a firepit.

**Programs at Camp Samac! - Knots & Shelters and Fire Lighting. These programs can be booked under Outdoor Program Category - To ensure Volunteer Facilitators are scheduled with enough notice, these programs must be booked 14 days or more in advance.

Visit Oshawa.ca/swim for leisure swim schedules, admission rates and more information. Registration is open for summer swimming lessons, with both morning and evening time slots available. Visit Register.oshawa.ca.

If you have any inquiries about pool use in the summer, please contact the City of Oshawa at 905-725-8383 or by email at service@oshawa.ca

To obtain information regarding Provincial Fire Bans & Restrictions, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/outdoor-fire-restrictions

Please contact the Camp Samac Warden, Darryl Triebner via email at darryl.triebner@scouts.ca or at 905-809-9689 with any questions or concerns regarding the facilities/accommodations onsite.

You are also welcome to visit the camp website at https://www.campsamac.ca

We greatly look forward to welcoming you for your next adventure with Camp Samac!