Camp Nicolet highlights wilderness trips
- Camp Nicolet’s Northpoint Adventures program is marketing 2026 wilderness trips from Eagle River, Wisconsin, with beginner campers offered three-day Sylvania Wilderness canoe trips and Porcupine Mountains backpacking trips. - The program’s marquee canoe route remains a seven-day Voyageurs Wilderness Canoe trip in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, covering 52 miles and 14 portages, with the advanced session next offered in summer 2027. - The push fits Camp Nicolet’s broader 2026 season, its 82nd, as the camp continues selling all-inclusive summer sessions while using tripping as a signature draw. (campnicolet.com)
Camp Nicolet is using its Northpoint Adventures program to sell 2026 wilderness trips built around canoeing, backpacking, and other multi-day backcountry travel. (campnicolet.com) The Eagle River, Wisconsin, camp lists beginner trips that include a three-day Sylvania Wilderness canoe trip for ages 11 and up and a three-day Porcupine Mountains backpacking trip for ages 12 and up. The camp says those trips are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. (campnicolet.com) Camp Nicolet’s 2026 summer calendar shows traditional sessions beginning June 21 and running through August 7, with full-summer tuition listed at $12,950 before bus service and camp-store costs. The camp says it is entering its 82nd season. (campnicolet.com) The wilderness program is not new. Camp Nicolet’s American Camp Association profile says Northpoint Adventures runs one- to eight-day trips across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Colorado, split into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. (find.acacamps.org) Its best-known canoe itinerary is the Voyageurs Wilderness Canoe trip in northern Minnesota. Northpoint says the route covers 52 miles and 14 portages over six paddling days, with a seventh day added for travel. (npadventures.org) Northpoint describes that Boundary Waters trip as a Camp Nicolet tradition dating to the 1950s, with a revival in 2006 after requests from senior campers and staff. The trip is aimed at participants ages 15 and 16 and older with advanced paddling experience. (npadventures.org) Camp Nicolet and outside camp directories also frame wilderness travel as a core part of the camp’s identity, alongside waterfront and horseback programs. TeenLife’s January 2025 listing names Isle Royale, the Porcupine Mountains, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Apostle Islands, the Boundary Waters, and the Sylvania Wilderness among the destinations. (teenlife.com) (campchannel.com) For families comparing camps, the pitch is straightforward: Camp Nicolet is selling summer camp, but it is also selling a ladder of wilderness trips that starts with three-day beginner outings and climbs to weeklong canoe travel. (campnicolet.com) (npadventures.org)
