Gather your girlfriends for an all-inclusive weekend filled with relaxation and fun. Spend the night in our campy chic dorms – which are heated and cooled – just a few steps away from our restrooms and showers. Sign up to be pampered with an on-site massage, manicure, or pedicure. Enjoy crafts, waterfront time, hikes, great food, and beautiful facilities in a wooded setting with awesome women.

October 1- October 3, 2021

We know families need camp more than ever, which is why we are committed to reshaping our programs to address COVID-19, while allowing us to provide our mission of service to children and families.

Cost: $235 for all camp programs, meals, and lodging

Your registration includes everything you need to have a wonderful time at Girlfriends’ Getaway. During the weekend, we do offer some additional experiences and services for additional costs. A variety of pampering services is offered with past weekends featuring massages, facials, and salon care. We also offer our Zipline Canopy Tour to guests (weight limit 250 pounds) and have our camp store open to purchase swag throughout the weekend. Our hotel-style accommodations are also available for an additional fee. Add-on pricing for the weekend is provided via email to participants.

WHAT TO PACK

Pre-Camp Requirements

We are asking participants to partner with us to help mitigate as much risk as possible. At this point, we are planning to implement the following. There are four actions women need to take prior to camp arrival:

1. Complete Pre-Camp Screening Document – Please download, print, and complete THIS FORM daily for 1 week (7 days) prior to your arrival at camp. This form will be required at check-in.

2. All participants are asked to be mindful of large group contacts for 7 days prior to the start of their travel to camp. This does NOT include: going to work/school or essential errands/grocery shopping as long as proper precautions and safety measures are utilized. This 7-day quarantine refers to avoiding events and gatherings such as: graduation parties, family reunions, vacations, dining out, and other gatherings where proper precautions are not being taken and/or where participants do not know their level of exposure. Please follow all Michigan State Guidelines regarding COVID-19.

3.Upon arrival at camp we will conduct a rapid antigen test using a non-invasive nasal swab for all participants. The test will be completed by Camp Newaygo staff, as participants wait in their vehicles. The cost of the test ($5 per person) will be added to your camp store account. If this charge is a hardship for you, please let us know. Participants will also complete a health screening upon arrival, including temperature checks. If a participant has symptoms of COVID-19 upon arrival, had a positive COVID-19 test result, or a temperature of 100.4 or higher, they will not be permitted to remain at camp. They have the option to transfer to Fall 2022 or receive a partial refund, consistent with our 2021 refund policy.

By testing participants, there will be NO MASK REQUIREMENTS and NO SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS during the program.

Lodging Options

Camp Newaygo has a wide variety of lodging options for your weekend away. Choose anything from rustic cabins to private, hotel-style accommodations (for an additional cost). Because we are testing upon arrival, participants can be lodged in communal dorms and cabins, with participants you do not yet know. If your group is uncomfortable with this structure, please contact us, so that your cabin/dorm/unit space is private, just within your group. Participants select lodging choices upon registration.

Private HALL Rooms, with private bathrooms or shared bathrooms *additional cost *

Dormitories, 4, Sleep between 13-24, power, has outlets, across from bathrooms

Cabins, interior -power, no outlets, walk to Lang Lodge bathrooms

Rangers Station interior – no power, shared outhouse, water

Rangers Outpost interior – no power, shared outhouse, water

Tinuwen interior – no power, private outhouse, water

Wakonda interior – no power, private outhouse, water

Pioneer interior – no power, private outhouse, water

A COVID-Careful Program

We are thrilled to say that Camp Newaygo had a successful Summer 2020 & 2021, operating overnight, day camp, and family programs with zero cases of COVID-19.

While protecting our community required some adjustments, we were inspired to see the joy camp provided to campers and counselors this summer. Camp was a much-needed reprieve from being stuck at home without normal activities and social connections. One parent said it best, “I can’t even describe the positive impact, joy, freedom, fun, and growth opportunities you provided this summer. These children deserved to get away from the problems of the world and just focus on being kids. The positive impacts are immeasurable, and from the bottom of our hearts we are grateful!”

COVID-19 GUIDEBOOK

WORKING WITH EXPERTS: We have been working directly with contacts at The State of Michigan, the CDC, and the American Camp Association. We will continue to gather the best information and adjust to the evolving situation in preparation for Girlfriend’s Get-A-Way

Camp leadership has been looking at every component of camp to maintain as much of the Camp Newaygo experience as possible. Overall, we will continue to offer as many outdoor activities as possible, and increase sanitization procedures. Participant will have activity choices – swimming, crafts, cooking, ropes course, hikes, fitness, and more!

Meals will be served cafeteria-style, by our Servsafe Certified kitchen staff.

If participants or staff feel more comfortable wearing masks when not required, they are welcome to make that choice.

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We are confident that the systems we have built for a successful summer camp season will help us continue to provide a COVID-Careful program for participants.

Sample Schedule

Friday

Time	Activity
4:00-6:00pm	Arrival/Class Sign Up/Pampering Sign Up
5:00pm	Kick off Hike and Tour
6:00pm	Dinner/Welcome
7:30pm	Get-To-Know-Girlfriends
8:00pm	Cider & Doughnut Pairing
9:00pm	Campfire
12-8:00am	Courtesy Quiet Time in Dorms/Cabins

Saturday

Time	Activity
7:30am	Early Bird Hike
8:30am	Breakfast
9:30am	Yarn Craft/Watercolor Painting/Yoga/Kayak to Emerald Lake/Giants Ladder/Fencing
10:45am	Yarn Craft/Watercolor Painting/Yoga/Kayak to Emerald Lake/Giants Ladder/Fencing
11:45am	Woodburn Bookmarks/Watercolor Painting/Kayak to Emerald Lake/Wetland Trail Hike
12:45pm	Lunch
1:45-3:00pm	Open Waterfront – Enjoy canoeing , kayaking and paddleboarding, fishing
1:45pm	Cardio Workout/Bow Wreaths/Archery/Jewelry Making/Pickleball/Pontoon Cruise
3:00pm	Pound Fitness/Bow Wreaths/Archery/Jewelry Making/Pickleball/Pontoon Cruise
4:00pm	Decoupage Wine Bottles/Yoga/Power Pole/Bath Bombs/Nature Photography Hike
5:15pm	Decoupage Wine Bottles/Yoga/Power Pole/Bath Bombs/Nature Photography Hike
6:45pm	Dinner
7:30	Luau Party & Juggling Show
12:00am-8:00am	Courtesy Quiet Time in Cabins/Dorms

Sunday

Time	Activity
7:30am	Early Bird Hike/Morning Yoga
8:30am	Breakfast/Store Checkout
9:45am	No Weight Workout/Kayak to Emerald Lake/Arm Knit Infinity Scarf/Pastel Drawing/Archery
10:45am	Yoga/Kayak to Lake Emerald/Arm Knit Infinity Scarf/Pastel Drawing/Archery
12:30pm	Lunch
1:30	Hike Around Emerald Lake/Zipline Canopy Tour/Cooking with Chef Whitney
1:30-3:00pm	Open Waterfront
3:00pm	Departure