2027 Dates & Rates

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early registration discounts

Early Registration runs through October 31. Early Registration discounts are: 

  • $150 for Mini Session, Weeks 3-4, and Two Weeks Second Session
  • $200 for First Session, Second Session and Five Weeks
  • $300 for Full Season

2027 dates & tuition

Tuition includes once-weekly laundry for campers in sessions of more than two weeks; all out-of-camp trips; and a 72-page full-color yearbook mailed in January. Horseback riding lessons and transportation from the Detroit and Chicago areas are extra.

Traditional Sessions

Full Season, (45 nights)
Monday, June 21st – Saturday, August 7th*
$13,800

First Session, 4 weeks (26 nights)
Monday, June 21st – Saturday, July 17th*
$8,900

Five Weeks (31 nights)
Monday, July 5th – Saturday, August 7th*
$9,800

Second Session, 3 weeks (19 nights)
Monday, July 19th – Saturday, August 7th*
$6,750

Two-Week Sessions

Mini Session l (14 nights)
Open to rising 2nd-7th graders
Monday, June 21st – Monday, July 5th
$5,100

Mini Session ll (Weeks 3-4, 12 nights)
Open to rising 2nd-6th graders
Monday, July 5th – Saturday, July 17th*
$4,800

Two Weeks Second Session (13 nights)
Open to rising 2nd-6th graders
Monday, July 19th – Saturday, August 1st
$4,900

Special Sessions

Mini Mini Session
For rising 1st through 3rd grades only
Sunday, August 1st – Wednesday, Aug 4th 2027
$1,100

Leader-in-Training (LIT) Program
For rising 11th graders, returning campers only, with permission of the directors.

Dates and tuition to be announced later in the fall.

Counselor Assistant Program
For rising 12th graders with previous Walden experience, and permission of the directors.

Dates and tuition to be announced later in the fall.

Visiting weekend is July 17th – 18th

*Parents may come into camp to tour on Saturday, July 17th, and Saturday, August 7th.

Walden donates $100 of every tuition to Taproots. Our non-profit affiliate offers children from underserved communities a Walden experience.

**The LIT session includes special programming, such as weekly excursions to Cheboygan

Details

  • The deposit is $1,750, including a non-refundable $250 registration fee. Tuition-in-full is due March 15.
  • Upon enrollment, we will debit your online payment method a total of $1,750.
  • Walden provides a sibling discount of $125 for each additional camper living in the same household.


CANCELLATION POLICY

  • Cancellations prior to November 15 will not incur cancellation fees.
  • Cancellations between November 15-January 15 will incur a cancellation fee of $1,000.
  • Cancellations between January 15-March 15 will incur cancellation fees of half the cost of tuition for the session(s) enrolled.
  • No refunds after March 15. Families who cancel after March 15 are responsible for the entirety of the tuition for the session(s) enrolled and any associated late fees.
 

To protect your camp-tuition investment, please purchase insurance! Camp Walden, in partnership with CampMinder, utilizes TripMate for program-protection insurance.

A Cancel for Any Reason option is available when you fill out the camper application. The price of this insurance is 7.5 percent of tuition cost. For example, the cost of Cancel for Any Reason coverage is $607.50 for First Session.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Tuitions that are paid-in-full before October 15 will avoid the three percent fee on credit-card
transactions. ECheck payments do not incur fees.

Half of your base tuition cost is due by January 15. The balance of your base tuition is due by March 15.

cancellation policy

  • No cancellation penalties through January 15. 
  • Cancellations between January 15-March 15 will incur a $700 cancellation fee
  • Cancellations between March 15-May 15 will forfeit the entire $1,400 deposit
  • Families that cancel enrollments after May 15 are obligated for the entirety of the tuition(s) for the session(s) registered.
  • Walden offers program insurance through CampMinder’s partnership with Tripmate. Please protect your investment by purchasing either the Standard Plan, which costs 5% of your tuition fees, or the Enhanced Plan, which costs 7.5% of tuition costs and includes a “Cancel For Any Reason” stipulation. We cannot make exceptions to our cancellation policy!

diversity, equity, inclusion

Walden understands that a relevant camp community requires the harmonies of many voices—not only those that inspire, but also those that instruct and challenge. We strive to be a camp where diversity is celebrated and supported, and where each camper and staff member is provided the resources and opportunities to succeed. Our mission of teaching empathy and respect is incomplete if it only serves those who think and look like we do. We believe that our camp can be anyone’s camp, and that our greatest strength lies therein.

Walden is an Equal Opportunity Employer that hires qualified staff regardless of their race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.