Camp Tanamakoon reviews

I went to this camp three summers. My first summer there were a lot of bullies in my cabin and one girl was victimized and teased the whole time. The second year I had a great bunk and made great friends and my third year was in the middle. The counselors are nice but sometimes ignore campers if they have night time needs. The evening activities are great and the activities teach a lot. The food was pretty good and there were options for everyone. Overall, a great camp!!

I went to Tanamakoon for my first year. On the bus ride their there were only snotty people and the councellors only cared for the returning girls. I came with two friends which was good but if they weren't there then the bus ride would of been a disaster. The bus ride is long and the actual bus was disgusting. Everyone was afriad to go to the bathroom. When you get there, there is a 15 minute trek through the woods to the camp while you are carrying all of your bags. The cabins/tents aren't nice they ge up to 35 degrees celcius during the day. There is also mice and racoons that come into your cabin. The councellors don't really care. All around the Big Cabin people write inappropriate bmessages and drawings. The food was pretty good but the bathrooms there were compost which meant that you could smell the**** from your cabin 50ft away. Also you weren't allowed to take a shower only like MAX 4x in 2 weeks. The facilities sucked. There was nothing to do there. Barely any activities.

I was a camper a couple years ago and I did not really enjoy the experience. Although the staff members were very supportive and helpful, the campers were not. I was a two week camper and the whole time, people in my cabin were disagreeing. Also, the four week campers who had the same counsellor did not treat us nicely. Also, we were forced to take swimming lessons even if we passed the test. This kept us from doing the activities that we really wanted to do. We were only allowed to take one shower each week for a couple minutes each. The showers were small and took a long time getting warm, and the toilets were not flushable. Overall, I did not think that it was worth the money.

Very friendly staff who check how everybody is doing and lots of great activities :) the place is gorgeous in Algonquin park and so many fun things ppl and places :D

Tanamkoon is an excellent camp for girls. I was both a camper and a staff member there and know that the camp really cares about the happiness and well-being of their campers. Tanamakoon strives to have every camper reach their potential and gain an appreciation for both the people and the nature around them. I loved my years at Tan and hope that I'll have daughters some day so I can send them to Tan.

I absolutly LOVE Tanamakoon I've been going there for four yeaars now and it rocks! The counselers are really nice and they give you special attention if you are feeling home sick!

YEA TAN!!! I just got my acceptance letter and I can't wait! Counting down the days! Tan is THE BEST CAMP EVER!!! I love the counselors and the food is AWESOME! Tripping is amazing-you should definitely go on trip if you come! It will be the best time of your life-I can't wait to go back!

this last summer was my fourth and my favorite it's so much fun and u should go there. the foods amazing and so are the counselors and all the activities and all the extra things they plan for us!!!

it is a truly amazing camp. i have been going there for 8 years now and i can't wait to go back next summer. it is an amazing place for girls ages 7-16 to be who they really are. the friends you make at camp are the most special part about it. if you go to tanamakoon, you will never forget the memories!!!!

WHO CARES ABOUT THE FRICKEN BATHROOMS. (goooo stall four!!) tanamakoon is the greatest place in the entire planet. There is no where else I would rather be. IT MADE ME WHO I AM TODAY. I have made friends that will last my entire life and it has helped me grow into a leader and confident girl. Its my last year at tan but I know I will take everything I learnt there back to the city and hopefully be able to be the person i am at camp. I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE

I LOVE/ADORE/DREAM OF/MISS TANAMAKOON! I'm going in two days and i am soooooo excited!!! WOOT WOOT!!!

I get to go back!!I'm so happy that my parents can send me back. See you all in the summer! BEST CAMP EVVVVVVVVVER!

even though i havent been there but im going in 2008 it is going to be soo fun cant wait hope to make new friends my name starts with K and ends with a E watch out for me

Tanamakoon is everything to me!This will be my 10th summer and I am SO excited. The activities at camp is really fun and there are some really cool all camp programs such as on Canada Day, Battle, The Musical and special days at activities.The Tripping program is so much fun. I have been on a Two Week Trip and also a Month trip and both of them were experiences I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The Staff plan really fun e.p.s (evening Programs) and they are all really fun to be around. Also, camp friends are people who you will remember for the rest of your life. They area all some of the most amazing people I will ever meet and I am really happy to have them as a part of my life. at Tanamakoon, you really discover the girl within and become mor comfortable with your self and also learn so much about yourself. Tanamakoon is by far my favorite place in the world and I look forward to the end of June because that can only mean -TIME TO GET OUT YOUR GREEN AND GO TO CAMP!

This camp is everything to me. The friends I have made will last with me for life. The staff care so much about campers wellbeing and happiness, campers feel like their little sisters. The food is delicious. The facilities are traditional, and the maintenance staff is very attentive. Camp is about learning and growing and I have learned more important things at Tanamakoon than I have in my entire education.

I LOVE THISCAMP!!! EVERYONE IS AMAZING AND YEAH THEY HAVE COMPOSTE TOILETS BUT WHO CARES ITS PART OF THE EXPERIENCE. THE FOOD IS AMAZING, THE COWS ARE AMAZING AND THE FRIENDS ARE THE BEST THING EVER. I LOVE IT HERE

my grade 8 class had gone for are 8th grade graduation i am in grade 10 now but we had so much funn i love the staff they are so nice and the stories were amazing some scary and yeahh the bathrooms were the only problem and the swimming but yeah everything else was amazing i love it! i would like to go again !!!! =D

I love this camp because of the amazing friends I have made over the years but it doesn't have activities that are really cool like some other camps and there is mostly composting toilets. The staff is half amazing and half awful but if your looking for a down-to-earth place with great friends this place is great

for those who have been here, no words are necessary, for those who haven't, no words can describe it. it's amazing, if you go you will love everysecond of it and cry when it's over. FCF and Banquet are some of the best nights at camp and kim and patti make everything even more amazing! I love tan!!

OmG i loveeeddd tan! it was so muchh funnn!i thought it wouldnt b funn because it was all girls, but my sis was going and my mom wanted me to go to, but boy as i wrong IT WAS SOOOOO muchh FUN! they give you alot of freedom and you can choose what you want to do apart from swimming lessons and you also hae alot of free time just to relax in the cabins!the food is GREAT at tan, and its healthy too because we have salad bar @ lunch every day and wow if i had the chance to describe it in one word it would be Fun, i had the best time of my life there, and made new friends and i cant wait for it next year/ tomorrow( im leaving for tan in 23 hours and 2 minutes) i just CANT wait!

I don't like this camp at all it is not nice. The staff isn't nice and the food isn't nice and they make you do swimming lessons first thing in the morning sometimes. You have absolutely no say in what activities you do unless you're older. It's a very strict camp and feels more like school than summer camp. I don't see why anyone likes this place. It's stupid and the canoe trips are way too hard. I would never reccommend this camp to anyone. Go to Wabikon!

camp wAs so fun and staff was amazing. food wa GRRRRRRRREAT and russle is the coolset councler Jeff

I have been going to tanamakoon for eight years now, and if you're interested in helping your daughter to build lasting relationships, this is the place to send her.She will meet amazing friends who will be with her for her lifetime, however, tanamakoon does have some shortcomings.It is a very traditional camp and it does not have very many activity options, and those that are availible become boring as the girls get older. There is a lot of emphasis on structure and gaining "awards" which can add stress to a place where young girls should just be able to have fun. I personally think that the costs for this camp are too expensive, and you pay way too much for what you get (although,the food service and tripping are excellent).I would not continue to return to this camp if i had not started young and made such amazing friends, because i would be lost without them for a whole summer. I love this camp, but for the people in it and the environment, not the strict rules.

i love tan!!<3 I made best friends there and it definately made me feel sooo happy like all the time. It defiantely attracts a certain group of girls and if you go there thinking youre just too cool and you are better than everyone, you will have no fun. but i went there and even though my counseller and cabinmates sucked i made AMAZING friends with other girls and practically lived in their tent and loved their counseller! I can't wait to go back. It is like a whole other world away from your life. especially when you go to a rich private school and all the girls are so out to impress each other. You can definately be yourself there!! TAN is actually my favourite place and i get homesick for tan!

Tan welcomed as a camper 6 years ago and i have never looked back. tan is my summer home and i miss it everyday while i'm away. it is the most supportive atmosphere for every girl, anti bullying, self esteem, leadership and a love for the environment are emphasized at every age. each girl who comes is changed and leaves a new and better person. it is impossible to not learn something about yourself while you are there. the staff is loving and attentive to each camper and with a small camper to counselor ratio each girl is made to feel as though she matters.

This is a VERY traditional camp, that is very set in its ways.Unfortunately, many of the older campers become bored, which has lead to the camp being dominated by the 7-11 set.The activities are not very interesting, which also leaves many teenagers bored.The camp owner is constantly vying for the attention of younger girls, and is looked upon in disgust by the rest of the camp. This is a good camp for very young girls, and will get them to love camp, but they won't want to come back when they're 13 unless theyve made some VERY good friends.Also much too strict in terms of male (tripper) contact, which leads to promiscuity among the staff.

rocks my sox off best camp in the whole world last year i got 8 awards ive been there for 2 year and im going back I LOVE IT IT SO AWESOME

oh my god this camp is the worst camp i've ever been too.im never going again...stay away!my counsillor was so mean to me it wasnt even funny!im never going to it again! its so cheap! Tapawingo is betterrr!!!

Tanamakoon is a place that has changed my life. It truly is my summer home, my favorite place on earth! The people you will meet will change your life, the friendships will fill your brain with amazing memories. No words in teh word could describe the time you spend at Tanamakoon, wether your there for 2 days or 2 months the time spent is priceless. When your lying in bed just after singing taps, you look back on the day that you have just had. Filled with laughs, friends, games and a beautiful atmosphere. You see the love in the eyes of each camper everyday you there, the pure joy that comes from each one. Nothing is sadder then leaving day, when campers and counselor must say goodbye to there summer friends. Tanamakoon will forever be in my heart, camp life is one much mroe glorious then normal life. Love and friendship are a huge aspect, your never a lone at Tanamakoon, never lonely or unloved. If your thinking about sending your daighter to Tanamakoon, do it. IT IS LIFE CHANGING!!!

Tanamakoon was the best overnight camp although I had a bad time my first week it wasn't the camps fault I was just really homesick but once I got used to my cabin, cabin-mates and counselors it was AMAZINGx10000. There was sailing, swimming, canoing and crafts (this is only a few) Although, it is slightly pricey, $1000, for 2 weeks it was soo cool but there was this really mean "Little Chief" who I hated it was all in all a great experience. I did not return to camp Tanamakoon the next year but it was fun!! But I definitley give 2 thumbs up! Gothere and you'll have a terrific time. Try and get Claire as a counselor she rox my sox!

my friends were great, but since im not going back and they all live in canada and i live in the US, i probably wont see them ever again. but i personally didnt like how you had to take swim lessons becasue we were grouped by this ability thing thats only in canada so even though im a really good swimmer i was in a low group with bad swimmers and i just ended up moving all the way up anyway. someone else said it was a b****y rich girl camp but its really not at all. its very traditional and its not even expensive. i think it was fun and it was a lot more laid back than im used to seeing as im from a very wealthy type-a new england town, so it was a great change, but i did end up missing home a lot because of BUG SCREENS AND A/C but also just because of home-sickness. also its annoying hows theres a uniform. but if ur canadian, laid-back, like swimming lessons, dont mind boiling nights and freezing mornings, this would be a great place for you. SCORER IS THE BEST CIT EVER!!!!

Camp is what you make of it. You could go live in a cardboard box for 2 weeks, and if you were with hilarious individuals, you'd have the best time of your life. That's what happened with me, in the 8 years I went to Tan. Some of the best friends of my life were found there. But yes, the cabins are a bit like over-sized cardboard boxes. Screens are a luxury. But that isn't the point. TANAMAKOON OF THE CEDAR GREEN CANOE...darn it, I will always be a part of you.

I loved Tan so much i could marry it. when i say to ppl that i go to an all girls camp they say that sucks but its sooo fun cause you van just be yourself and not worry about looking nice. My friends also think it seems like a ****y rich girl camp which i guess it kind of is but i still love it so much and theres a great friendship that a bunch of ****y rich girls can make when theres no guys around. THANK YOU MARY G HAMILTON I LOVE YOU AND TANNY