Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping

 
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Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America promote the outdoors and camping for children and young adults as a part of its camporee program.

Boy Scouts Camporee

A gathering of local Boy Scout troops come together seasonally (usually in the spring of fall) for organized camping adventures known as camporees. These camporees help teach boys the importance of teamwork and help sharpen their scouting skills. Of course, fun will be had with plenty of campfires, games and field events!

Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping is the only campground in the USA with a dedicated area specifically for scouting-type gatherings. Our "scout" area is isolated from the rest of the campground, but within a comfortable distance of our modern facilities.

Planning for Scouting Campouts

We can help you secure discount tickets to the Mackinac Island ferry and Jack Pine Lumber Jack shows, and help you plan outings to local historic parks including Fort Michilimackinac, Fort Mackinac and Mill Creek Historic Park.

We are experienced at hosting large multi-region rendezvous type gatherings as well as smaller groups that may only require a few sites. We understand what is important to you, the children or young adults in your charge and the concerns of parents.

The campground is situated on 200 acres of wooded lakefront property in Northern Michigan. Along with our dedicated Boy Scouts area, we have a large selection of both rustic and modern cabin rentals for you to pick from.

Located a short drive from downtown Mackinaw City, we are conveniently located near many local attractions. The Cheboygan River and Soo Locks are fairly close by. A little further and you'll find the Upper Peninsula attractions such as the Garlyn Zoo, Tahquamenon Falls and Whitefish Point.

Contact one of our reservation specialists for more information about bringing your scouting group to Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping.

Rarely have I been motivated enough to write a letter of praise. Good service is expected, it is usually the bad service that is written about. Not in this case. I want to thank the staff at Mill Creek, especially Chris for extending helping hand.

After 6 hours of fighting traffic heading north for Labor Day, my wife and I arrived at Mill Creek for our long awaited camping weekend. There is something about camping with the fire and sleeping outdoors that quickly regenerates day-to-day stress drained batteries.

We arrived at 10 pm excited about setting up. We suddenly realized that we forgot the poles to our tent. We were stuck. . . I explained my problem to the staff at registration and asked for a hotel recommendation. They did not want us to leave and said they would find or create something for us. They contacted Chris for ideas. Chris generously offered to us his Kid's play tent. That worked out fine and we were very happy.

In a day when "too bad, we already have your money" attitude seams to be prominent, it was very refreshing to find something different.

Thanks again for the assistance and we will see you next summer (with our poles!).

David N. - Walled Lake, MI Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping February 24, 2016

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