Campfire Circle
Stories by the Fire
Where fears get named, and hope starts to feel real.
🌈 Rainbow Camp®
Brave Space for 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
2SLGBTQ+ Youth Camp in Canada Safe, Seen, and Celebrated.
Rainbow Camp® creates affirming spaces where 2SLGBTQ+ youth and allies can connect, build confidence, make friends, and experience what it feels like to belong exactly as they are.
12+
Summers of connection and community.
2SLGBTQ+
Youth and allies welcomed and affirmed.
Rainbow Camp • Summer Moments
Rainbow Camp® 2026 Update
Rainbow Camp® is building its next chapter.
Rainbow Camp® will not be holding our traditional summer camp sessions in 2026. Our work, however, continues.
This year, we are focusing on strengthening year-round connections, preparing for future camp experiences, and moving forward with something we have dreamed about for years — a permanent home for Rainbow Camp®.
Our goal is not simply to return to camp. It is to create greater stability so Rainbow Camp can continue serving 2SLGBTQ+ youth and allies for generations to come.
Rainbow Camp isn’t going away. We’re building what comes next.
Supporting queer, trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and allied youth.
Rainbow Camp® is a Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ youth camp founded in Northern Ontario. We support queer, trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, questioning, and allied youth through affirming experiences built around belonging, mental wellness, friendship, leadership, and community.
Support for Rainbow Camp® helps strengthen youth connection and programming, prepare for future camp experiences, maintain the organization behind this work, and move us toward the long-term stability of a permanent home.
SUMMER 50/50 RAFFLE (ONTARIO ONLY • 18+)
Support Rainbow Camp® and grab your Summer 50/50 tickets
Tickets are on sale now, with the draw taking place August 21, 2026. Every ticket helps support Rainbow Camp® and our work creating connection, belonging, and a stronger future for 2SLGBTQ+ youth and allies.
Your support helps sustain Rainbow Camp®, strengthen year-round connection, prepare for future programming, and move our permanent-home vision forward.
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This is what belonging looks like.
A look at the joy, safety, friendship, and community Rainbow Camp® has created — and the experiences we are working to protect for the future.
Impact at a glance
Belonging changes everything.
Rainbow Camp® exists so 2SLGBTQ+ youth can experience what it feels like to be surrounded by people who understand, affirm, and celebrate them. That mission continues as we prepare for Rainbow Camp’s next chapter.
12+
years of queer-affirming camp community
Canada-wide
young people have connected with Rainbow Camp from across Canada
Year-round
connection and community remain part of our future
Next chapter
working toward long-term stability and a home of our own
Rainbow Camp Memories
These are the moments worth protecting.
Scroll through moments from Rainbow Camp® — campfires, crafts, waterfront days, quiet reflections, friendships, and big belly laughs.
Campfire Circle
Quiet Moments
Waterfront Joy
Every splash, every breath, a little more freedom.
Arts & Crafts
Creative Brave Spaces
Buttons, zines, flags, and self-expression.
Cabin Life
Instant Community
New cabinmates, new inside jokes, new family.
Pride & Joy
Colours of Belonging
The flags aren’t just decoration — they’re a promise.
Every frame is a reminder of why Rainbow Camp matters.
At Rainbow Camp...
Belonging Looks Like This
These are the experiences we want to preserve and grow for future generations of 2SLGBTQ+ youth and allies.
Safe & Affirming
Northern Ontario
Be Yourself
Joyful
Our Next Chapter
Something big is coming.
For more than a decade, Rainbow Camp® has created a place where 2SLGBTQ+ youth can feel safe, seen, and celebrated.
Now we are working toward something Rainbow Camp has never had before: a permanent home of our own in Northern Ontario.
A permanent home would give Rainbow Camp greater long-term stability, create new opportunities for year-round connection, and help ensure that future generations of young people have a place where they know they belong.
We’re preparing for the next chapter of Rainbow Camp®.
Capital campaign coming soon
What’s New
Next Steps for Rainbow Camp®
2026 is a transition year for Rainbow Camp — but it is also a year of planning, rebuilding, connection, and preparing for what comes next.
2026 Camp Update
Rainbow Camp® will not hold our traditional summer camp sessions in 2026. Our work continues as we prepare for the future.
Read FAQs →
Building Our Future
We are working toward a permanent home where Rainbow Camp® can grow, reconnect, and create even more opportunities for belonging.
Learn about our future home →
Help Keep Camp Going
Your support helps Rainbow Camp® maintain connection, prepare for future programming, and move toward a strong and sustainable future.
Support Rainbow Camp® →Support 2SLGBTQ+ Youth
Why support Rainbow Camp®?
Why donate to Rainbow Camp®?
Donations help sustain Rainbow Camp®, strengthen youth connection and programming, prepare for future camp experiences, and support our work toward long-term stability.
Who does Rainbow Camp® support?
Rainbow Camp® supports queer, trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, questioning, and allied youth from communities across Ontario and Canada.
How does support help 2SLGBTQ+ youth?
Support helps create opportunities for belonging, friendship, leadership, creativity, connection, and affirming community — today and into the future.
Is Rainbow Camp® operating summer camp in 2026?
Rainbow Camp® will not hold our traditional summer camp sessions in 2026. We are using this transition year to strengthen our future, maintain connection, and work toward a permanent home for Rainbow Camp®.
Help Us Build What Comes Next.
Rainbow Camp® has already shown what can happen when 2SLGBTQ+ youth are given a place where they can truly belong. Now we are working to make sure that place has a strong, stable future.
