Long Lake Outdoor Center
where memories take rootA rustic 1939 camp on a lake in the Michigan pines, between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. For your wedding weekend, the whole property is yours.
The Lakefront
Say your vows down at the lake, by the dock, with the water and the treeline behind you.
The Lodge
The reception moves up to the timber-frame lodge: vaulted trusses, two stone fireplaces, and a full kitchen for your caterer.
The Cabins
Nobody has to drive home. Your guests sleep in the cabins and bunkhouses, a short walk from the party.
The Wedding Package
The whole camp is yours from Friday at 3pm until 11am Sunday. Or book one evening, 3pm to midnight.
What’s Included
- Exclusive use of the entire property: no other guests, nothing shared
- Friday at 3pm through Sunday at 11am, with a third day available on either end
- The lodge and dining hall, seating 120 at hand-crafted tables
- A full commercial kitchen for your caterer
- All 16 cabins and 4 bunkhouses, sleeping up to 120
- Lakefront, dock, and wooded grounds for your ceremony
- Bath house with hot showers, tiled floors, and lighted vanities
- Camp clean-up package
Pricing
Cleaning is included. Pricing follows the year of your wedding.
Check AvailabilityBuilt by the Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps built this camp in 1939, and it’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Every building on the property is original.
The lodge is timber frame, its vaulted ceiling carried on mortise-and-tenon beams, and the stone in both fireplaces came from right here, quarried and cut on site. The camp sits in a glacial moraine: sandy ridges, mature white pine, hardwoods, and the lake at the center of it.
Decorate it however you like. It’ll still feel like an old-fashioned summer camp, and that’s the whole point.
The Camp Map
The ceremony spot by the lake, the lodge and kitchen, the bath house, and where everyone sleeps.
Questions Couples Ask
How many guests can Long Lake host?
The camp is sized for intimate weddings, with a maximum total capacity of 120. The dining hall seats all 120, and the cabins and bunkhouses together sleep up to 120 on the property.
Where do couples get married?
Down at the lake. Vows happen on the lakefront by the dock, with the water and the pines behind you, and the reception moves up to the lodge.
When do we arrive and leave?
A wedding weekend starts Friday at 3pm for setup and the rehearsal, the wedding is Saturday, and everyone heads out by 11am Sunday. A one-evening booking runs 3pm to midnight, and guests can stay over and leave by 11am.
Can we add a day?
Yes. A third day is $1,500, added before or after your weekend for more setup time or a slower goodbye.
What is the kitchen like for our caterer?
It’s a full commercial kitchen: a six-burner South Bend gas range with a griddle and four ovens, stainless prep counters and island, prep, dish, and hand sinks, a walk-in cooler, pantry, beverage cooler, and a kitchen porch that doubles as a loading dock.
When is Long Lake available?
Long Lake Outdoor Center is a seasonal facility. Check the calendar online, or contact us for this season’s opening and closing dates and to ask about a specific weekend.
Every love story is its own, and we can’t wait to host yours. Book your weekend, or reach out to schedule a tour of Long Lake Outdoor Center.
Wedding photos by Elle with Ellis and Indigo