Rentals and Retreats

Looking to rent a camp for a weekend retreat or conference?

Are you from Northern Indiana, Southern Michigan or Eastern Illinois and looking to rent a camp for a weekend retreat or conference? Here's what a couple of our recent guest group leaders had to say:

Our main lodge can sleep up to 132 people. Year-round cabins can sleep an additional 40+. Seasonal housing (i.e. no heat) adds room for 70 additional people.

Whether you are local, from elsewhere in Indiana, Illinois Michigan, or Ohio, Camp Ray Bird might just be the place for you if you are looking for a nice, clean and affordable camp to rent. Camp Ray Bird is located about 15 minutes west of South Bend.

Please contact us with any questions or to make a reservation. Our rates are listed below:

Lodging *

One-night stay	$19/person
Each additional night	$11/person
Day Usage	$8/person/day **

* Minimum group size is 20.

** Minimum 30 people if not coming to join a group that is staying overnight.

Meals**

Breakfast	$5.50/person
Lunch	$6.50/person
Dinner	$7.50/person
Snack	$3.00/person

**We cannot supply a cook for groups under 50. All groups are welcome to purchase their own food and use our kitchen.

Activities and other charges (all hourly usage fees are charged in increments of 1 hr.)

Canoeing ($30 set up fee and $30/hr usage, we highly recommend that you secure a certified lifeguard)

Cross-country skiing ($30 set up fee and $30/hr usage)

Sledding/tubing ($20/hr usage fee or bring your own equipment and use our hills for free)

Swimming (in season, no charge, we highly recommend that you secure a certified lifeguard)

Waterslide ($30 set up fee and $30/hr usage, we highly recommend that you secure a certified lifeguard)

Pontoon Boating (can hold up to 21, $30 set up fee, $40/hr usage fee (operator included, we highly recommend that you secure a certified lifeguard).

Gymnasium, if heat is desired ($75/day), otherwise no charge

Facilities

Our present facilities that can be rented include a lodge with sleeping accommodations for 132, a kitchen, dinning hall and our main meeting room with fireplace overlooking the lake. The lodge is heated and available for year-round use. Indoor activities take place in our gymnasium and our lake house. The gym is also heated and features a full-size basketball, court, bathrooms and a meeting room on the upper level. The lake house consists of an indoor room and a large covered patio, both which overlook Bass Lake. The indoor side also functions as a small meeting room for groups of 20 or less and is heated by an old pot-belly stove. Campers not housed in the lodge are housed in four log cabins (heated and used year-round) ideal for small groups and eight rustic cabins (seasonal use only). Each cabin sleeps 10-12. Our most recent summer housing addition is a yurt. Other facilities include a camp snack shop, an office building and a maintenance barn. With the exception of the four newer log cabins and a newly re-modeled gymnasium, the other facilities are dated but in good repair.

The 60-acre camp is situated on Bass Lake just 15 minutes west of the center of South Bend, Indiana. The site features a half mile of lake frontage with a large swimming beach, a water trampoline (summer camp use only), and a water slide. Our water related activities include swimming, canoeing, fishing and pontoon boating. The camp building complex is situated on the edge of a large, mature hardwood forest with rolling hills and ravines. This forest with adjoining wildlife habitat provide outstanding opportunities for hiking and nature study outings. The balance of the property is made up of rolling meadowland and marshland. Our athletic field and an archery range are located on the meadowland. We are also stewards of a 4-acre wet prairie marsh, one of just a few left in Northern Indiana. A careful walk on its spongy surface provides one a glimpse of a living study laboratory, ideal for school groups and nature lovers who appreciate the beauty of the indigenous plants and wildlife. All of this is a vivid contrast to the urban neighborhoods where most of our campers live out their everyday lives.

Other activities include go carts (summer camp use only), cross-country skiing and a hill for sledding and tubing.

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