Clear Lake Camp

Clear Lake Camp Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center - Clear Lake Camp offers residential school camp trips, day field trips, and group facility rentals.

Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center - Clear Lake Camp offers the serenity of a rural environment less than an hour's drive from Lansing, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Our 175-acres of forests, fields, and lake shore provide the perfect setting for over 8,000 participants annually from public & private schools as well as many corporate and other adult groups to connect with nature.

During staff training our instructors participated in Animals in Woods, a predator-prey tag game.
09/15/2026

During staff training our instructors participated in Animals in Woods, a predator-prey tag game.

Staff used dip nets to find macroinvertabrates, tadpoles and other pond creatures during staff training week. Photo by H...
09/10/2026

Staff used dip nets to find macroinvertabrates, tadpoles and other pond creatures during staff training week. Photo by Hannah Hazewinkel, OEC Program Coordinator.

A katydid landed on a staff member. Most species of katydids are noctural, hiding in plain sight during the day. This in...
09/09/2026

A katydid landed on a staff member. Most species of katydids are noctural, hiding in plain sight during the day. This insect is bright green with a leaf like appearance.

OEC instructors on the high ropes course during staff training. #
09/08/2026

OEC instructors on the high ropes course during staff training. #

Around camp we see a few leaves that have turned red. Signs that autumn is a few weeks away. 🍁🍂 🍂
09/07/2026

Around camp we see a few leaves that have turned red. Signs that autumn is a few weeks away. 🍁🍂 🍂

During staff training week, our instructors practiced running our climbing tower.
09/06/2026

During staff training week, our instructors practiced running our climbing tower.

Instructors practiced tying figure 8 knots, belaying and climbing our tower during staff training week.
09/05/2026

Instructors practiced tying figure 8 knots, belaying and climbing our tower during staff training week.

Goats ate poison ivy and brush behind the directors house. Goats are used in conservation grazing to manage invasive spe...
08/31/2026

Goats ate poison ivy and brush behind the directors house. Goats are used in conservation grazing to manage invasive species such as multiflora rose and honeysuckle.

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10160 S M 37 Highway
Dowling, MI
49050

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(269) 721-8161

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