Site Rental: Overview and Site/Trail Map
Welcome to Camp Kalalla
We respectfully acknowledge that Camp Kalalla is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. We offer our gratitude to the First Nations for their care of this land and their teachings. We seek to honour this care and these teachings as we strive to live in right relationship – with others, with the earth, with ourselves.
The 107-acre campsite in the Gatineau Hills is operated by the Ottawa CGIT committee (Canadian Girls in Training). CGIT Camp Kalalla was established in 1949 and is a non-profit, charitable overnight camp for girls aged 8-15. Its goal is to support young women in their social, emotional and spiritual development.
At present, CGIT Camp Kalalla runs for 2 weeks in the summer; the site is available for rental the rest of the time. It is obviously set up for summer camps, and can also be used as a destination for daycamps. Due to the large holding capacity our space can accommodate, it is a good location for family reunions, team-building activities, outdoor education trips & much more. Our indoor spaces are well suited for workshops, indoor gatherings, and courses.
The camp is built on a large hill and is separated into three different levels. The main level has two sleeping cabins with electricity, a large main/dining lodge, outhouses, an outdoor shower block and parking. The upper level has 12 cabins (four with electricity, one with a kitchen), outhouses & a washstand. The third level is the waterfront and its access to Lac Notre Dame. There is also a games field and kilometres of forest and waterside trails. (See site map)
Main Level
As noted, our main level consists of two cabins (cooks and health), both with electricity, and our main lodge (McGregor Lodge). Cook’s cabin sleeps five people and has two separate bedrooms. This unit also has A.C. The health cabin sleeps four people in two separate bedrooms. McGregor Lodge has a large dining hall (seats up to 150), a large kitchen with fully functioning appliances as well as a wood burning fireplace.
Upper Level
Heated Cabins On our upper level, we have four cabins that have heating and electricity. Wilson’s is our largest cabin that can sleep up to 17 people. This cabin has sliding doors in the middle so it can be divided into two smaller rooms.
CGIT Camp Kalalla
Molly-Anne (or Leaders) is our next largest cabin, with enough space to sleep 12 people. This cabin is divided into three bedrooms. Director’s cabin is one of the cozy smaller cabins with space for 4 people to sleep. The final cabin on the upper level with electricity is Crafts Lodge. This cabin has a small, but fully functioning kitchen and space to seat between 25 and 30 people. There is also a smaller “office” space at the back of this cabin where two people could sleep. There is an enclosed wrap around porch on this cabin.
Upper Level – Cabins
The remaining 8 wood log cabins do not have electricity. Cabins 1-6, Willow and Hilton all have 4 bunk beds (8 spaces to sleep) and personal storage space. Each cabin varies slightly in size.
Waterfront
Our campground is located on Lac Notre Dame which allows us private access to the small lake. This unsupervised waterfront is yours to enjoy during your stay here. Canoes and kayaks available on arrangement.
Amenities
Fire pits are located on each level of the campsite (waterfront, main and upper). We ask that you do not have fires in other locations to preserve the grounds and disrupt nature as little as possible. We have five walking/hiking and running trails that surround the campsite. They vary in level of difficulty. We have a large flat area, Poplar Grove, which has car access and can accommodate field and wide games, pitching a tent to sleep in overnight and team-building activities. (See site map.)
We have three sets of outhouses around the grounds (one set on the main level behind the main lodge and two sets on the upper level- behind Wilson’s cabin and behind cabin 4). There is a wash hut with four sinks and running water located on the upper level, and a covered washstand outside the dining hall. On the main level is an outdoor shower block with six heated showers.
