Hospitality

To us, hospitality means creating life-changing experiences through thoughtful design and genuine care. We welcome every guest with warmth and generosity, always guided by what’s best for our community and the environment.

Plan Your Next Event at Pretty Lake Camp

Looking for a venue that blends natural beauty with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere? Pretty Lake Camp offers the perfect setting for meetings, retreats, conferences, and celebrations of all kinds.

From mid-August through May—when Summer Camp is not in session—our peaceful grounds are available for group events both large and small. Whether you’re planning a corporate retreat, family reunion, birthday party, graduation, baby shower, or holiday gathering, Pretty Lake provides a unique and memorable backdrop for life’s most meaningful moments.

What You’ll Enjoy:

  • Versatile indoor and outdoor spaces

  • A serene lakeside environment

  • Activities like hiking, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and archery

  • A quiet, natural setting that encourages connection and reflection

Create an experience your group will remember—rooted in nature, and surrounded by the beauty of Pretty Lake.

Add some experiential programming to your event with challenging ropes courses through our  Adventure Centre!

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Revenue generated from meetings, retreats, and events directly supports our mission and vision to provide life-changing experiences through free summer camp.

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A Beautiful Place to Be

We are located on over 250 acres of nature just a few miles southwest of Kalamazoo. Overnight guests will find a variety of lodging suited to their needs, from all-season cabins to our cozy Retreat Centre. Our food service will enhance your retreat experience by allowing you to relax and focus on your event.

Our entire camp has the capacity to host a group of approximately 225 people. We have a wide range of facilities including our Retreat Centre, conference rooms, winterized cabins, dining hall, and a private outpost lodge. 

Food Service

We welcome and encourage accommodation requests. Allergen Free, Vegan, and Vegetarian menu item alternatives are available for all menu selections. Please discuss any and all dietary accommodation needs with us prior to the finalization of your event contract. Click here to view our Dining Menu.

We create intentional menus that are culturally fitting for our guests and campers, and our menus focus on equitable, inclusive, accessible options. That means many of the menu selections are allergen free, can accommodate medical or religious accommodations, and are crafted with a sensitivity to guests who may be in twelve step programs. All of the food that we serve is clearly labeled so that our guests can identify which foods are right for them.

At Pretty Lake Camp, no one experiences hunger, and we always provide enough food for our extremely active days. For our campers, we are committed to serving the healthiest versions of the foods that kids want and we let them know that there is more food if they need it. 

Because we recognize that our society has huge wealth and income inequities, we work creatively and collaboratively with clients and guests to create events and retreats that fit their budget.

In an effort to reduce our impact on the environment, we are constantly researching new ways to reduce our food waste, to move away from the use of plastics, to use compostable goods whenever possible, and provide robust vegetarian and vegan options.

Adventure Programming

You can also arrange group programming provided by the Adventure Centre that provides team-building activities on indoor or outdoor high ropes courses, low ropes courses, that will inspire, motivate, and challenge our client groups to greater achievement through the building of trust, improved communication, and a sense of collaboration.

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Our Facilities

Retreat Centre

Overlooking beautiful Pretty Lake, the Retreat Centre features a fieldstone gas fireplace, a large covered porch, and a large room perfect for mingling and relaxed fireside discussions. This building includes ten bedrooms with bunk beds and two separate barrier-free bathroom facilities. It can accommodate up to 40 overnight guests or 70 daytime guests.

Powell Gym & Conference Rooms

Our Conference Rooms are ideal for your day meeting or retreat. The Conference Rooms are located in the Powell Gymnasium building, home to the Adventure Centre’s indoor high-ropes course. Rental includes access to a kitchenette for your use. The two conference rooms combined can accommodate groups up to 75 with nearby barrier-free restrooms.

Dining Hall

The Dining Hall features a large room with a stunning view of Pretty Lake. With a seating capacity of 200, the Dining Hall serves as the main dining facility for our retreat guests. Its relaxed, casual atmosphere compliments the natural setting. Our delicious meals are served buffet-style. Our pergola with swings are just outside overlooking the lake.

Winter-Ready Inpost Cabins

Located a short distance from the Retreat Centre, these cabins are surrounded by the comfort of trees. Our six rustic-yet-charming cabins can hold up to 20 individuals each, bunkhouse style. The cabins are fully heated and feature bunk beds, and barrier-free bathroom and shower facilities. A fire pit is nestled in the woods a short distance away for night-time stories, s’mores and much more. 

The Outpost Lodge

Our private Outpost facility is located approximately 1/4 mile from our main camp. It features a scenic lodge and six three-season cabins, each accommodating ten individuals, bunkhouse style. The Outpost Lodge boasts an informal communal and deck with fabulous views of Pretty Lake. Shower and bathroom facilities are located in the lodge.

The Great Outdoors

The great outdoors is always available to you, but if you’re looking to host an outdoor event, then you’re invited to reserve the space to assure its availability! You can arrange for the set up of an event tent and arrange outdoor activities with our staff like hiking, swimming, paddling, and archery. Don’t forget to take a walk to our farm to see what’s growing!

Click through the photos below to see our facilities including conference rooms, gymnasium, cabins and the beautiful outdoors!

The Hospitality Coffee station in the Gym Conference Room at Pretty Lake Camp,
Pretty Lake Camp from shore with a green canoe on a beach in the bottom left, trees visible in the distant shore just beginning to change color for the Fall.
The Kitchenette that is available to renters in the Powell Gym building at Pretty Lake Camp.
A pavilion near the playground at Pretty Lake Camp underneath some trees with golden leaves in the process of changing color.
An inpost cabin at Pretty Lake Camp amidst ever green and deciduous trees, snow covers the cabin and ground and there are leaves on top of the snow.
Interior of the Retreat Centre with 5 couches around a central fireplace with round tables and chairs to the left and right and a large kitchen counter visible in the left of the frame.
Pretty Lake Camp offers picturesque views while eating meals in the Dining Hall
The Outpost Lodge at Pretty Lake Camp surrounded by trees with fall colored leaves.
The West Conference Room at Pretty Lake Camp with tables and chairs set up boardroom style.
Pretty Lake Camp offers Yurts for sleeping
An outpost cabin at Pretty Lake Camp in the winter with snow on the ground and fallen leaves on top of the snow.
Pretty Lake Camp offers smaller private rooms that sleep four in the Retreat Centre
The grounds at Pretty Lake Camp dusted in an active snowfall with the Dining Hall and Main office visible in the background to the right. Autumnal colored leaves are visible on some trees.
Pretty Lake Camp Retreat Centre rental includes use of kitchenette
Pretty Lake and the far west shoreline showing trees in the process of changing color in the Fall.
The Powel Gym building from the front with lush green grass and shrubs around the entrance.
Silhouetted trees against a blue sky peeking through some clouds.
The Dining Hall interior with round tables with linens and chairs.
The Dining Hall interior with round tables with linens and centerpieces and chairs.
The indoor high ropes course and climbing wall at Pretty Lake Camp being built.
The interior of one of the Inpost Cabins at Pretty Lake Camp, 7 bunkbeds are shown in the large room,
Pretty Lake Camp offers comfortable gathering space with a fire in the fireplace
The Dining Hall interior with round tables with linens and centerpieces and chairs.
Pretty Lake Camp offers catering for rental groups in the dining hall
The combined East and West Conference Rooms at Pretty Lake Camp with tables and Charis set up boardroom style.
Interior of the Retreat Centre with 5 couches around a central fireplace with round tables and chairs to the left and right and a large kitchen counter visible in the right of the frame.
Dani Lewis
Meet our hospitality director!

Hi, I’m Dani! I’m a seasoned hospitality professional with 15 years of experience in customer service and nonprofit leadership. As the Hospitality Director at Pretty Lake Camp, I’m committed to creating welcoming, inclusive environments where people feel seen, supported, and cared for. My background in program management and operations has given me the tools to lead with empathy, creativity, and efficiency.

Originally from Detroit, I’ve called Kalamazoo home for the past 17 years. I’ve been fortunate to stay actively involved in the community—planning local festivals, serving on committees, and contributing to advisory councils like Discover Kalamazoo, where I helped shape local initiatives with a focus on accessibility and representation.

Outside of work, I’m a visual artist whose work has been featured in galleries and was recently recognized with a 2024 ArtPrize Community Award. My greatest joy, though, is being a mom to my amazing, intelligent and creative daughter! Together, we find joy in exploring, creating, and imagining new worlds through art—often inspired by the community we love being a part of.

I’m looking forward to working with you,

 

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Where is Pretty Lake Camp located?

Pretty Lake Camp is located just ten minutes from Kalamazoo (southwest of the I-94/US-131 interchange) on Q Avenue in Texas Township.