Camp Reset
Camp Reset is a 4-day digital detox camp in southeastern Ontario for 300 people.
It is a unique invitation to reconnect with the land, others and yourself through optional activities centred around rest and play.
We hope it’s as wholesome, whimsical and [re]wilding as we intend.
This page provides information from our 2024 Camp - stay tuned for 2025 Camp updates!
Camp Reset is attempting to remedy our experiences with disconnection with ourselves, with others and with the environment by providing access to connection, community and collective effervescence.
“A lot of people came with no idea what they were coming to. It’s a literal kids’ camp. That’s the vibe. When you drive in, you see hammocks, a sauna in the middle of nowhere, a huge basketball court, and so much open space to just play. There’s a mess hall, a space where people go to meditate and hang out, an arts and crafts area, and a deck overlooking the lake.
There are all these things you can do. But you can also come and do nothing. You can read for three days, and no one would judge you. I’m an extrovert, but what I found really dope was how comfortable it was for the introverts I talked to.”
Tickets
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale and everyone receives:
Accommodations for 4 days and 3 nights. More about our accommodations.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and snacks with Vegan and Gluten-Free options. More about the food.
Access to all programming at Camp Reset. More about the program.
Invite to the Reset community’s virtual camp on Slack.
Limited tickets for our chartered buses are available for $100 + HST return and Car passes are avilable for $50 + HST. More about the transportation options.
Pricing Plans are available! Learn more here.
Learn more about our financial model here.
Private Tenting & Shared Cabins (8 people)
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For those who identify as belonging to any Indigenous Nation on Turtle Island.
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For those who couldn't access Camp without this option. Low-income or precariously employed; No savings and/or financial support from others; Little to no expendable income each month; Accessing self-care is a barrier.
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For those who would need to consult their budget first. Mid-income with stable employment/source of income; Some money in savings and/or financial support from others; Has expendable income each month; Can access self-care.
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For those experiencing financial stability. Mid-to-high-income with stable employment; Savings account and financial safety net; Can afford to take vacations and make other large purchases with relative ease Can access self-care with relative ease.
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For those who can only make it Camp from Friday to Sunday.
NEW THIS YEAR: Private Cabins (1 - 4 people)
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These include 1 bunk bed AND 2 single beds that can be pushed together. You will have access to a private bathroom, shower, porch and mini-fridge that you would be sharing with 1 neighbouring private cabin.
Ideal for families (babies welcome!), couples and friends
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These include 8 bunk beds so you can have A LOT of personal space or you can push them all together to make a multi-level sleeping fort. You do you boo! Your cabin will have access to a private porch and a private bathroom with a shower.
Ideal for families (babies welcome!), friend groups, throuples, quads, etc.
Private Cottages (1 - 2 people)
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Includes a Queen sized bed, a couch and private bathroom with shower.
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Includes a Queen sized bed, a sitting area with couch and private bathroom with shower. The "Louis" cottage is slightly larger than "Bell" & "Fred" Cottages.
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Includes a Queen sized bed, a bedroom, a kitchenette, a living room and private bathroom with shower. The "Amma" cottage is slightly larger than the "Louis" Cottage.
The Invitations of a Camp Reset
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At Camp Reset, we don’t talk about work. The initial idea around this was pretty simple: we wanted to shortcut our way out of people starting conversations by asking “what do you do” but the more we thought about it, the more we felt that it’s so rare to have spaces where we can truly put our work selves on a shelf so that’s what Reset has become. Work Free.
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Camp Reset was one of the first digital detox experiences in the world when we first launched in 2015. What this means is that everyone at Camp is phone free. Your phone will be locked away and returned to you after closing ceremonies.
Cameras are not permitted at Camp other than the Camp Reset documentation team. You are welcome to use the camera on your phone before you hand in your phone and after you retrieve it, assuming you have consent of those whom you are taking a picture with or of.
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Upon arrival to camp, you’ll be invited to introduce yourself with a “Camp Name”. This name can be literally anything such as a nickname you already have, an intention you have for camp, an alter ego, etc. The purpose of this parameter is to foster anonymity, introduce playfulness and provide agency to show up however you want. You can change your name as much as you’d like. Some examples of names include: Duck Hunt, Phoenix, Heelios, Monkey, Meta, Red, Black Panther and Doc.
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Camp is a de-commercialized environment and you do not require money when there. Either you’ve already paid for what you need (ie. accommodations, food, etc.) or whatever you need is available through the generosity and care of others. Furthermore, there are no advertisements or any form of marketing attempting to grab your attention or convert you into a consumer.
Our Program: Choose Your Own Adventure
Since we started, our practice has been to share our final program close to when Camp begins to optimize for surprise and delight. It’s also our way of subverting the cultural norm of needing to know everything that happens before saying yes to to it.
That said, we also recognize that knowing what’s happening can facilitate greater access and inform one’s decision making so here’s what we’ll share now:
At Camp, we invited you to choose your own adventure, meaning that there are always several concurrent options to pick from and you’re encouraged to do whatever feels good for you in the moment. Everything is an invitation and optional. There is no one right way and you have agency on how you adventure.
Click here to see last year’s map and program and/or here’s some of what happens at Camp:
Quality time with self and with others.
Hangs on and in docks, cabins, hammocks (a whole haven of them!) saunas, plounges, forests and in SPACE.
Deep convos. Short Convos. Hilarious Convos.
Dancing.
Caring
Untalent Shows.
Land Art & Activities such as walking, hiking, wandering, foraging, bathing, planting and +++.
Water Art & Activities such as dipping, swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, canoeing, fishing and +++.
Sports + Games AKA SPAMES such as volleyball, basketball, pickleball, pin pong, archery, anarchist soccer, puzzles, authentic relating, board games, improv and +++.
Crafting, including terrible portraits of beautiful people.
Who came to Camp and what we learned in 2023
New for 2024
New for 2024
This year, we’re introducing more activities related to reconnecting with the land (e.g. hikes, forest bathing and land art), doubling our care offerings and are offering new private sleeping options that are ideal for families (under 2 are free), friend groups, teams, throuples, quads, etc.
Questions. Answers. More Questions.
Questions. Answers. More Questions.
Our “Questions, Answers & More Questions” aka QAQ (pronounced Quack) doc resembles an FAQ doc. Answers can lead to more questions, and you may not find everything you want here (yet!).
The Camp Collective
Camp Reset is labour of love co-created by a collective of devoted volunteers who go on a one-year journey together guided by a shared purpose to be in service to our community and vision. They explore ways of working together that are centre care, creativity, and co-everything.
Top left to right: Mary Grace Antonio (Director of Community), Annisha Lashand (Communications Lead), Flowana Mowana (Director of Operations) and Nikola Steer (Director of Program)
Bottom left to right: Adil Dhalla-Kim (Executive Director), Christie Wong (Director of Marketing), Karim Rizkallah (Director of Story) and Jess Campbell (Design Director)
Not Pictured: Lilian Motta (Program Lead), Joy Brown (Director of Care) and Wilson Lin (Director of Production).
Photo credit: Ciaran Breen
Camp Reset is co-created by community of individual and organizational collaborators.
Inside Stories: The People of Reset
INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us. Created by Lara Margaret Marjerrison, INSIDE STORIES: The People of Reset is published bi-weekly between now and Camp Reset 2024. The series will feature 20 personal stories of the People of Reset, exploring our relationship to place and how it shapes who we are and how we function in the world at large and, more specifically, in the context of Reset—pondering the through-line that brings such a wildly diverse group of individuals together in community in this most special place.
“Social Health is the aspect of overall well-being that stems from connection and community. It is is an emerging concept that is different from but connected to mental health and social determinants.
While physical health relates to the body and mental health relates to the mind, social health relates to relationships.”
The People of Reset by The Invisible Majority
Camp Reset is co-created.
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Campers contribute to co-creating camp primarily via our Trew Program and Care Programs. Learn more about both here.
Some also contribute to our programming - learn more about our invitation framework here.
Finally, there are a handful of opportunities to help set-up and volunteer at Camp, which we invite folks toput their hands for once they’ve purchased their tickets.
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Camp is led by our Camp Collective, who begin planning camp in January and who commit to their roles for 1 year. They are provided with honarariums of $750 - $2000, provided with private accommodations at Camp, discounted tickets to future Camps, opportunities for learning, care and connection and a 1 year membership for Reset Living Room.
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Camp is held by our Staff team and led by our Executive Director, Adil Dhalla-Kim. Adil is one of Reset’s 8 Co-Founders and he joined Reset full time in 2020. Learn more abut him here.
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Camp is stewarded by our 6 person volunteer Board: Sabrina Bowman, Monique Miller, Claudia Escobar, Hima Batavia, Camara Chambers and Anderson Petergeorge.
A note about lineage....
The idea of Camp Reset is not ours and we are proudly building from, on, and with the love, labour, and leadership of many people.
We initially learned about the concept of an adult summer camp in 2014, via Camp Grounded, which is now Digital Detox. In 2015, the first Camp was hosted at the Ecology Retreat Centre for 80 intrepid founding campers. It was organized by our 8 co-founders Adil Dhalla-Kim, Andrew Peek, Antonio Carito, Emma Brooks, Hima Batavia, Negin Sairafi, Rhea Meta, and Vlad Glebov.
Over the years, our co-founders have danced in and out of Reset’s orbit. Some continue to advise, govern, steward and be on the team along with many other folks who have played leadership roles with Camp. In addition to our Camp Reset 2024 Collective, we’d like to acknowledge these individuals for their roles on previous Collective and at previous Camps: Abhinand Menon, Adam Shalaby, Antoni Seloterio, Amanda Black, Ciaran Breen, Colin Edwards Crew, Darius Bashar, Dylan Rudder, Etienne Dupuy, Josh Fernandes, Mathura Mahendren, Mike Carlson, Melissa Brizuela, Muriel Alexander, Sal Talon, Shazia Abji, Shilbee Dhalla-Kim, Steve Ballantyne, Tim Groves and Valery Navarrete.
The work and wisdom of many that we don’t know permeates Camp. A non-exhaustive list of those who wish to give flowers to is adrienne maree brown, bell hooks, Vivek Murthy, Priya Parker, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jane Jacobs, Ted Lasso, Robert D. Putnam, Johann Hari, Gabor Maté, Valerie Kaur, Arundhati Roy, Mr. Rogers, Tricia Hersey, Brené Brown, Esther Perel and ALOK.
