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
2026 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, 7 weeks
Mon, June 22-Sat, August 8
$13,100
First Session, 4 weeks
Mon, June 22-Sat, July 18
$8,100
Second Session, 3 weeks
Mon, July 20-Sat, August 8
$6,500
Five Weeks
Sun, July 5-Sat, August 8
$9,300
Two-Week Sessions
Mini Session
Open to rising 2nd-7th graders
Mon, June 22-Sun, July 5
$4,800
Weeks 3-4
Open to rising 2nd-6th graders
Sun, July 5-Sat, July 18
$4,800
Two Weeks Second Session
Open to rising 2nd-6th graders
Mon, July 20-Sat, August 1
$4,800
Special Sessions
Leader-in-Training (LIT) Program
For rising 11th graders, returning campers only, with permission of the directors.
Mon, June 22-Sat, July 18
$8,250**
Counselor Assistant Program
For rising 12th graders, returning campers only, by invitation of the directors.
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.
- Campers registered by October 15 will be entered into a random drawing for 20, $500 discounts.
- 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!