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Secure your spot today! Register and make your deposit for your Troop for 2026 Scouts BSA Summer camp by December 1, 2025 and receive TWO FREE LEADER registrations! Applies to all Scouts BSA Summer Camp sessions — Camp Hiawatha, Gerber Scout Reservation, Cole Canoe Base, and Camp Hiawatha. Scroll down for dates and registration links.
2026 Scouts BSA Camp Dates
Registration links are available for 2026 Scouts BSA Camp. Scroll down to the camp you are interested in for that camp’s registration link.
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Michigan Crossroads Council Camping
Here in Michigan, we have five amazing Scouts BSA Resident Camps scattered across the state – each with it’s own unique opportunities.  Scouts can earn merit badges along their advancement trail or experience our premier programs such as; horseback and ATV riding, pistol shooting and tubing – our camps have what you’re looking for!
Outdoor adventure is a promise made to boys and girls when they join Scouting.  Today the amount of time kids spend outside is alarmingly low…only minutes per day! Through Scouting our goal is to get our Scouts outside where they have the opportunities to canoe, hike, shoot, swim and just be Scouts.
Why is this important?  In the outdoors, boys and girls have opportunities to learn skills that they can’t get anywhere else.  Here they find inspiration, learn teamwork, and become leaders.  Learning by doing is a hallmark of outdoor education and Scouting wrote the book.  This page highlights opportunities that are a available in the state of Michigan for our Scouts and the many others from out of state that choose our camping experiences.  As always, thanks for investigating a MCC Scouts BSA camping opportunity and GO SCOUTING!
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Pricing
2026 Scouts BSA Camp Pricing *
* Subject to change
Youth Fees (MCC and Out of Council):
| Discount Fee: All Scouts –Â All Merit Badge Class Fees Included – Before May 1 | $430 |
| Late Fee:Â If not paid in full by May 1st | $50 |
| Regular Fee: All payments made after May 1st | $480 |
| Provisional Scout Fee: Â Camp without your unit | $430 |
| Arrow of Light Crossover or New Scout: After May 1st | $430 |
| Additional Week of Camp – For any Scout to attend a 2nd week at any traditional MCC Camp Scouts BSA Summer Camp** | $270 |
** NYLT, Trail to Eagle, and Ranch Hand are excluded from the 2nd week of camp discount
If Deposit is paid before December 1, unit receives TWO FREE LEADERS (Gerber, Cole, Rotary, Hiawatha)
Adult Fees:
| Full-Time Adult – Full week of camp | $190 |
| Part-Time Adult – Per day fee | $40 |
* All prices are subject to change
Camps
2026 Cole Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 14 – June 20
Session 2: June 21 – June 27
Session 3: June 28 – July 4
Session 4: July 5 – July 11
Session 5: July 12 – July 18
Session 6: July 19 – July 25
Session 7: July 26 – August 1
For “Camp without your Troop” or other questions, please contact:
Camp Director: Dan Hill
2026 Rotary Summer Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 21 – June 27
Session 2: June 28 – July 4
Session 3: July 5 – July 11
Session 4: July 12 – July 18
Session 5: July 19 – July 25
Session 6: July 26 – August 1
For “Camp without your Troop” or other questions, please contact:
Camp Director: Cheryl Burrows
2026 Gerber Summer Camp Sessions:
Session 1: July 5 – July 11
Session 2: July 12 – July 18
For “Camp without your Troop” or other questions, please contact:
Camp Director: Marie Becvar
2026 Hiawatha Summer Camp Sessions:
Session 1: July 12 – July 18
Session 2: July 19 – July 25
For “Camp without your Troop” or other questions, please contact:
Camp Director: Erick Kestila
2026 D-Bar-A Ranch Hand Scout Camp Sessions
Session 1: June 28 – July 4
Session 2: July 5 – July 11
Session 3: July 12 – July 18
Session 4: July 19 – July 25
Session 5: July 26 – August 1
(Merit Badge based Equestrian programs only)
PROVISIONAL CAMP – SUMMER CAMP WITHOUT YOUR TROOP
What is Provisional Scouts BSA Camp? It is an opportunity for Scout to attend a week of summer camp without their Troop. It can be his/her first week of summer camp or perhaps a second week [a discounted rate for a 2nd week of camp!]. Outdoor Adventures and the Mishigami Lodge of the Order of the Arrow are pleased to announce provisional camping opportunities at our camps available for all Scouts.
Specialty Summer Camp Programs…
RANCH HAND SCOUT CAMP PROGRAM
Dates:
June 28 – July 4, 2026 (Full immersion – 50 youth Scouts BSA)
July 5 – July 11, 2026 (max 16)
July 12 – July 18, 2026 (max 16)
July 19 – July 25, 2026 (max 16)
July 26 – August 1, 2026 (Open to Public)
Cost: TBD
STAY TUNED FOR REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO
Spend a week learning what it takes to work at a Ranch! Also referred to as our Wrangler in Training program, this allows Scouts the opportunity to spend a week learning what it takes to work at The Ranch! Help the D-Bar-A Ranch Staff care for our herd of horses, long horn cattle, and burros in this once in a lifetime adventure! You will learn to bend & weld metal, work on farm machinery, learn horse care, and do repairs around The Ranch!
Participants should be at least 13 years of age and First Class, and have some riding and camping experience. Except for your personal camping gear, D-bar-A Scout Ranch will provide everything that you will need including food and cooking equipment.
TRAIL TO EAGLE
The Trail to Eagle (TTE) program is a specifically designed program for the older Scout to give them the Trail to Eagle opportunity to work on the merit badges they need to finish the Eagle Scout rank requirements. It is a one-week, highly structured program held at D-bar-A Scout Ranch. Scouts must be at least 1st Class rank at the time of attending camp and at least 13 years old or older.
GREAT LAKES SAILING ADVENTURE
Dates:
Please check the GLSA reservation page.
Fees:
Check the Fee schedule for options.
Looking for a Scouting adventure you can’t get anywhere else? Come set sail aboard the newest Michigan Outdoor Adventure, the Retriever.  This 52′ ketch will blow you away as you sail on an excursion in the northern Great Lakes.  This experience is reserved for Sea Scouts, older Scouts BSA, or Venturers where they will learn the fundamentals of sailboating during their week-long summer cruise.
HIGH ADVENTURE
High adventure opportunities are the chance to take your Scouting experience to the next level. A high-adventure experience includes several days of trekking by foot or water craft in wilderness and other rugged, remote locations.  High adventure opportunities for Scouts BSA Troops, Venturing Crew, and Sea Scout Ships abound in Scouting America, with some options close to home in the Michigan Crossroads Council. Take your pick: visit one of the four National High Adventure Bases operated by Scouting America, one of the programs through our own Cole Canoe Base or Great Lakes Sailing Adventure, or one of the numerous local council high adventure bases that provide outdoor adventure opportunities for older Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts.
Resources, Webinars, and More…
Make sure to visit our Summer Camp Video Resource Library for over 40 short videos that answer all of your questions!
Click above to view our Pillars of Service
Click above to view Camp Timeline
Click above to download Summer Camp 2026 Flyer
Printable (less color) version
Click above to download Unit Fillable Camp Info Sheet v1
Click above to download Unit Fillable Camp Info Sheet v1
Click above to download Summer Camp Passport (for youth)
FORMS AND RESOURCES
Videos to help leaders navigate ALL aspects of summer camp, from registration, to blue cards, to food and more!
Before you arrive at camp, install the Camp App so you will be “in the know”. Maps, guides, and other resources to make your visit to camp perfect.
Want to build your own adventure? Consider renting a campsite or cabin at one of our camps.
