Arrival for campers on Monday from 10 am – 12pm, and pick up time on Saturday is from 9 – 10 am for all programs.

As soon as possible! We do not have deadlines, however, registrations are done on a first-come, first-served basis and our weeks fill up quickly. Call the office at 231-275-7329 to find out if there is a waitlist for the week you want your camper to attend.

The registration fee includes housing, meals, and all program-specific activities. Campers are responsible for any snacks and souvenirs from the Red Canoe or purchasing crafts from our Craft Station.

In order to receive a full refund for your cancellation, we require a 7 day notice. If the office receives notice less than 7 days, a deposit of $125.00 is kept.

Yes! Please call our office at 231-275-7329 to arrange a tour during our office hours, Monday through Friday, 8a-5p. There is also an opportunity to tour camp (free lunch provided) when you drop your campers off on Monday morning.

Our counselor interview process is very extensive, requiring multiple references, a detailed application, criminal background and driving record check. Once offered a position, counselors arrive 2 weeks before camp begins and receive 150+ hours of classroom and hands-on training. Training and follow-up continues throughout the summer with daily staff meetings.

All letters and packages can be sent to:

Camper Name

Camper Program & Week

18400 Maple Street PO Box 109

Lake Ann, MI 49650

Example: Joe Green

Fresh Start WK 1

18400 Maple Street PO Box 109

Lake Ann, MI 49650

You can also send emails to your camper! This is a one-way system, which allows you to send up to 10 emails for your camper to read during their week of camp. Call the office at 231-275-7329 to add this option to your camper’s registration. $3 for 10 emails. Instructions will be sent out on Monday of your camper’s registered week.

Yes. Campers can request up to 2 other campers that they know to be in the same cabin with them.

We have a full-time registered nurse on staff all summer and 5 health officer assistants that work alongside her. They live on-site in the summer and are always available to care for campers’ needs.

Because our camp program has a potential for communicable diseases, we recommend that program participants are appropriately immunized. There are exceptions and please complete this form if you believe you may be exempt.

At Lake Ann Camp, we take food allergies very seriously. Our chef and kitchen staff accommodate and provide alternative meal options as much as possible. We can typically work around most allergies including gluten, dairy, soy, nuts, egg, and corn as long as they are not complicated by multiple conditions. It is important to note that our facility is NOT a nut free, dairy free, soy-free, egg-free environment. Although our staff prepares our special diet meals on a separate counter and appliances in the kitchen, we do not have a dedicated kitchen for these meals.

If you have any questions or concerns on whether or not we can accommodate your dietary needs please call our office during office hours from 8am - 5pm or by email to our Director of Food Service at [email protected]. Please make sure to communicate all allergies on your health form and call our office with more details if needed. If we cannot provide your full dietary needs, we invite all of our guests to bring their own supply of snacks and personal meal supplements and offer a small amount of space to store refrigerated items in the Dining Hall area.

If your camper has specific medical issues and you are concerned about how it may impact their week of camp, please call our office at 231-275-7329 and we'd be happy to talk with you in greater detail about what the week would look like!

Items for sale in the Red Canoe, our snack and gift shop, range in price from a few dollars for candy or a soda to over $30 for some sweatshirts or blankets. Campers typically bring anywhere from $20 to $80 of spending money with them. Check out the Store tab on our website for specific pricing. Remaining store funds greater than $5 will be refunded to the card on file the week following camp.

IMPORTANT REMINDER Many campers also stop for meals on the way to and from camp, so don’t forget to send them with additional money for their fast food stops

All campers should bring...

→ Bible, notebook, and pen
→ Pillow and warm bedding for a twin size bunk (a sleeping bag is best)
→ Clothes for warm or cool weather and camp activities: pants/jeans, rain jacket, sweatshirt, shorts, t-shirts, etc.
→ Closed-toed shoes (tennis shoes) for high adventure activities and at least one other pair of shoes
→ A modest bathing suit, swimming suit cover-up for walking to and from the waterfront, beach towel, flip-flops, and sunscreen
→ Toiletry items: Soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, shampoo, and towels
→ Insect repellant, flashlight, and spending money for the Red Canoe
→A water bottle for staying hydrated!!

Additional items needed for specific programs:

Junior Campers should also bring...

→Closed toed shoes for wearing to the Acorn Acres barn, on the zipline, or for any running activities.

→Long pants for the zipline. (Our harnesses can rub and pinch on bare skin; shorts are not recommended for ziplining.)

→An extra set of clothes that can get wet to go over a swimsuit. A lot of our Junior activities involve water! (e.g. Zorbs, Lavinrac, boating, etc.)

Jump Start Campers should also bring...

→ Bog clothes: long pants, T-shirt, and closed-toe shoes (these clothes may not be worth bringing home).

→An extra pair of sandals with a back strap or an extra pair of closed-toe shoes for the Riverwalk and Tube Float down the Platte River.

→An extra set of clothes that can get wet to go over a swimsuit. A lot of our Jump Start activities involve water! (e.g. river walk, the tube river, boating, etc.)

Junior High Campers should also bring...

→ Please be sure they have long pants, a T-shirt they can tuck into the pants, and closed-toe shoes for High Adventure and Challenge Course activities.

→ Sleeping Bag for sleeping under the stars.

→ Sunglasses, a hat, and/or sunscreen for going to Sleeping Bear Dunes.

→ An extra set of clothes (shorts and a t shirt) that can get wet during any water activities.

Fresh Start Campers should also bring...

→ Fresh Start Campers will be going on a 3-day rafting trip while they are at camp.

→ Be sure to pack sandals with a back strap, a pair of shorts, and shirt to be worn over their bathing suit while rafting (made of material which will dry quickly overnight).

→ Set of warm clothes for nighttime (after they come off the river and for sleeping in at night).

→ Long pants, a T-shirt they can tuck into the pants, and closed-toe shoes for High Adventure and Challenge Course activities.

Senior High Campers should also bring...

→ Senior High campers will experience Fight Night and will need a pair of shorts and a shirt that will cover their bathing suit for this activity (these clothes may not be worth bringing home). Fight Night outfits are typically crazy and colorful, so creative (but modest) outfits are encouraged!

→ Long pants, a T-shirt they can tuck into the pants, and closed-toe shoes for High Adventure and Challenge Course activities.

Campers may have their cell phones all days of camp EXCEPT Tuesdays and Thursdays, our "technology free" days. During the rest of the time, we leave it to their counselor’s discretion to determine if phones are becoming a distraction or hindrance to the camper and the rest of the cabin. Our goal is to help campers fully experience all that God has for them during their week of camp, so in some cases, we will ask the camper to leave the phone at the office until Saturday morning. We understand that parents and campers may feel reassured by having this method of communication, but ask that as much as possible, cell phone usage be at a minimum and only during free time.

Each of our camp programs start the day with flag raising and some fun songs and exercises to make sure you’re awake! Then you’ll head to breakfast, return to your cabin for God and I Time (personal devotions) and perhaps some cabin clean-up time. After that, you'll head to chapel, shortly followed by lunch. The afternoon is a combination of scheduled activities and games with your cabinmates and free time. Then dinner and chapel. Nighttime activities vary, but there’s never a dull moment and you’ll have a blast each day!

Campers typically have 1-2 hours of free time per day, and many times they will spend that time with their counselor and/or cabinmates.

Junior High and Senior High campers stay in cabins, most of which have full indoor bathrooms. Junior campers stay in cabins with a Junior bathhouse right next to the cabins. Fresh Start campers stay in platform tents called “Yurts” and in traditional tents while on the Mighty Pine River. Our Jump Start campers stay out at Jump Start Village in the Tamaracks, our cool "cabins on stilts".

Chapel is a highlight of each day, once in the morning and once in the evening! We start with some announcements and games, an amazing, energizing time of worship, and then a message from God’s Word prepared by our guest speaker for the week. Speakers for chapel sessions are chosen specifically for the program they speak on, so our chapel messages are always tailored for the age of campers attending. Friday night we have our popular "Big Chapel," a chapel service with Ken Rudolph, our senior high speaker. This chapel is for all campers in Jump Start through Senior High.

There are so many things to do during free time . . . swim, play Octaball, hang out in the game room in the ARC, get an ice cream cone from the Red Canoe, go paddle boarding, play disc golf, hang out at Acorn Acres, go to Laura's Crafts, and so much more!

Our food is amazing! Here are a few things to look forward to: spaghetti, pizza, chicken tenders, and hamburgers. Oh, and don’t forget about our famous homemade cinnamon rolls. Nobody goes hungry at Lake Ann; there's more through the door!

All campers must participate in a swim test in order to use the waterfront activities. The requirements to pass the swim test are to: Swim 25 yards to dock, tread water for 1 minute, swim 25 yards back to shore. If a camper is unable to pass the swim test, they are still able to swim at the waterfront, but they must stay in a shallow zone and are not able to use some of the waterfront activities.