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Camp Site and Building Rental

YMCA / YWCA of Vancouver Island Camp Thunderbirddistance not known

! $22.56 a child is over your $10 budget

Two children draw bows with arrows nocked, seen close up from the side.

Cost

$361 per class

$22.56 a child for 16

The $361.00 rate is a day trip using Shoemaker Hall, which holds 50. A day trip using Hyas House, which holds 200, is $828.00. Overnight rentals are charged $33.00 a bed and $11.50 a meal instead. Staff led activities are extra, for example boating on the lake is $260.00 for up to 14 people for 3 hours.

Ages & size

Ages not published

Up to 50 children

Duration

Length not published

Year round

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Book by

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Plan this trip

Fieldy handles all communication and booking for you.

What it actually looks like

Photos from YMCA / YWCA of Vancouver Island Camp Thunderbird's website

Our note

This is the do it yourself option. You get the buildings, the beds and the meals, and you run the programme yourself. If you want camp staff to lead climbing or boating, book that early because it is charged separately and depends on availability.

What the children do

You can rent Camp Thunderbird and run your own programme. Overnight rental fees include a group liaison and use of the buildings, cabins and meeting spaces, charged at $33.00 a bed and $11.50 a meal. Day rental groups pay a use fee for the building they use, either Shoemaker Hall for up to 50 people or Hyas House for up to 200. Camp staff can lead activities such as rock climbing, high ropes, boating on the lake, archery, orienteering and an evening wide game with campfire, each charged separately and subject to availability. All food prepared in the commercial kitchen must be prepared by camp kitchen staff. Standard check in is 3:00pm, check out from cabins is 8:00am and site departure is 2:00pm. The camp is alcohol and tobacco free and does not rent for weddings or parties.

Good to know

Cabins, yurts, a dining hall and an indoor hall are on site, with shower houses and washrooms nearby. Bookings assume at least 20 people and overnight groups get priority, so a small day group may struggle to get a date.

Sources disagree. Their own pages give two different answers for how many adults have to come on an overnight stay. One says one adult per nine children, the other says one per eight. We use one per eight, from their 2026 teacher booklet. Worth settling when you book, because it changes how many staff you need.

Sources disagree. The price for bringing camp staff to your school is confusing on their own page. The column is labelled as a price for each participant, but the rows are priced by group size, so it reads as a price for the whole group. We have taken it as the whole group. Confirm the total before you commit.

Sources disagree. Three different phone numbers for the camp appear across their pages. We use the one their camp page calls the new number. If it does not connect, the older camp line and the main Y office number are both still listed.

Sources disagree. The same camp address is written two ways on their own pages, one ending in ca and one in com. We use the ca version, which is what the rest of their site uses. If one bounces, try the other.

Washrooms

The three Animal Cabins have a 3-piece washroom in cabin. The yurts have a shower and washroom house nearby, and the Shrub Cabins have a shower house and outhouse nearby.

Lunch space

Day groups can choose to eat in the dining hall or bring their own lunches, which are enjoyed in a picnic area at camp.

Rain backup

Needs confirmation

Strollers

Needs confirmation

Wheelchair access

We can arrange for additional supports such as all-terrain wheelchair rental. Please contact us to discuss how we might work together.

Bus parking

Coach buses do not fit on Camp Thunderbird roads. Only school buses should be booked for student transportation. If this poses a barrier, please contact us.

Nearby park

Needs confirmation

Restrictions

We ask that peanut and nut products are not brought to Camp Thunderbird.. Coach buses do not fit on Camp Thunderbird roads. Only school buses should be booked for student transportation.. One of the accompanying adults must be a certified first aid attendant.. A vehicle must be brought to the site and must be available and designated as the emergency vehicle.. Children under the age of 12 must be directly supervised at all times.. Chaperones are required to sleep in the cabins with the campers to provide support and supervision.. We request that students not bring electronics to camp.. No food is kept in the cabins.. Our kitchen/cooking facilities are not available for group use. All food prepared in our commercial kitchen must be prepared by our kitchen staff.. The Y Outdoor Centre / Camp Thunderbird is a non-smoking and non-vaping facility.. Pets are not permitted.

Details checked on 2026-09-03 against the venue’s own pages. Something wrong? , it takes one tap. · Venue page · 672-884-1264