Summer Camps
Registration for Summer 2026 will open on February 9th at 10am.
Discovery Day Camp
Ages 6-12
$
440
per week
A traditional outdoor camp with different themed activities each week. Their days will be filled with organized games, arts and crafts, swimming, and hiking and exploring our 167 wooded acres. All meals and snacks are provided.
- Discovery Day Camp Activities
- 8:30am-3:30pm
Adventure Academy A
Ages 7-10
$
640
per week
A week-long day camp filled with high-energy outdoor activities that help campers learn teamwork, leadership skills, self-confidence, and, most importantly, have fun! All meals and snacks are provided.
- Adventure Academy Activities
- 9:00am-4:00pm
Adventure Academy B
Ages 10-14
$
640
per week
A week-long day camp filled with high-energy outdoor activities that help campers learn teamwork, leadership skills, self-confidence, and, most importantly, have fun! All meals and snacks are provided.
- Adventure Academy Activities
- 9:00am-4:00pm
Indoor Climbing Wall
Indoor Climbing Wall
Our 45 foot Indoor Climbing Wall offers a variety of climbing routes designed to challenge any skill level from beginners to experts.
Outdoor Climbing Wall
Outdoor Climbing Wall
The 40 foot high Outdoor Climbing Wall has two routes to challenge beginning and intermediate climbers.
Pamper Pole
Pamper Pole
Participants climb a 30 foot utility pole and jump to grab a suspended trapeze bar.
Ravine Crossing
Ravine Crossing
A short hike into the woods leads to our Ravine Crossing where participants ride a zip line across a deep ravine, then turn around and zip back.
High Ropes Course
High Ropes Course
Whether indoors or outdoors, this high energy activity is a lot of fun for everyone 20 to 50 feet above the ground.
Giant’s Ladder
Giant's Ladder
Pairs of climbers work together to ascend an oversized ladder.
Flying Squirrel
Flying Squirrel
While wearing a full body harness attached to a rope and pulley system, the “squirrel” is raised in the air by participants pulling at the other end of the rope.
ZipZone Canopy Tour Add-On
ZipZone Canopy Tour Add-On
Available to Adventure Academy participants
Come soar with ZipZone! Located on the grounds of Camp Mary Orton, ZipZone provides fully guided tours through five treetop zip lines and four sky bridges to provide an exhilarating end to your camper’s week.
This will extend your campers day on Friday from Noon – 3:00pm $90 (space is limited)
Please be aware that ALL Adventure Academy Campers will be able to experience ZipZone’s Aerial Park. These high ropes experiences will occur once a week for each of our Adventure Academy Groups.
Ohio School of Falconry
Ohio School of Falconry
Available on select Discovery Day Camp Weeks
Come learn about Falcons and other birds of prey at Camp Mary Orton with our Friends from the Ohio School of Falconry. Where your camper will get up close and personal with up to five different species of Old World and New World Raptors.
Camp Policies
Registration Fees (updated 1/14/2026)
A non-refundable deposit of $75/session is required to reserve a space for your camper. Paid deposits are counted as payments toward the full registration fee. Payment plans for the remaining balance are available.
If you register your camper within four weeks of the first day of the session, you will be required to pay the total registration amount.
Forms
Camp Mary Orton uses UltraCamp Management to collect camp forms electronically, including waivers, pickup authorizations, and medical and emergency contact information.
How it works:
- During registration, all forms will be available to complete. Your camper’s health forms can be skipped to complete at a later time.
- Enter the required information, like medical conditions.
- UltraCamp health forms are due no later than 14 days prior to the beginning of your camper’s session. A late fee of $15 will be charged to the payment method on file for forms not submitted by this point. Campers will not be permitted to be at camp with incomplete forms.
Refunds
Deposits are never refunded except when a program is canceled by Camp Mary Orton. Registration fees minus the deposit can be refunded when cancellation occurs at least 14 days prior to the start of your child’s camp session. Participants assume risk and responsibility for changes in personal schedules or health.
Cancellations
To cancel a registration, please contact the Enrollment Coordinator at 614.636.5493. You must speak with Camp Mary Orton administrative staff to cancel. A voicemail message will not be considered proper notification of cancellation for refund purposes. Please note that your $75 deposit is non-refundable if you cancel your registration.
Changing Weeks
Because of the additional cost of processing a change request, a $15 fee will be assessed for changing your camper’s week once you have registered. All change requests must be made not later than 2 weeks prior to the start date of your original session.
Late Pick-up
We ask that you honor the scheduled program times, Adventure Academy 9:00 am-4:00 pm and Discovery Day Camp 8:30 am-3:30 pm, as closely as possible.
For any camper not picked up by 3:45 pm for Discovery Day Camp and 4:15 pm for Adventure Academy, a $15.00 fee will be charged for every 15 minutes (or portion thereof) that your camper remains at camp. This fee will be applied to your UltraCamp account and automatically charged to the payment method on file.
Communicable Disease Policy
- A temperature of at least 100.4 in combination with at least one other symptom of illness
- Diarrhea
- Severe coughing
- Difficulty breathing
- Evidence of untreated lice
- Sore throat or difficulty swallowing
- Vomiting more than one time or when accompanied by any other symptom of illness
Help Sponsor A Camper
During your registration a question will be asked regarding your interest in sponsoring a camper for a Camp Mary Orton program. If you would like to sponsor a camper who may not have an opportunity to attend camp please fill in the amount you would like to contribute. This step is 100% optional. We thank you for your consideration.
Camp Contact
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7925 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43235 - 614-706-2233
- registration@campmaryorton.org
Supporters & Sponsors
We would like to thank all of our 2025 Summer Camp partners and look forward to working with them again.
