FAQ Rental Spaces

Quick Answers for a Smooth Camp Experience

Our FAQ section provides helpful details about registration, lodging, safety, policies, packing, activities, accessibility, and more, giving you the information you need to feel confident before arriving at Camp Mack.

If additional help is needed, our team is always ready to assist.

How do I go about renting space at Camp Mack?

Please contact the Guest Services Coordinator with as much of the following information that you have:

The name of your group
How many people you are expecting
Which dates you are interested in or open to
What type of lodging or space(s) you are looking for
Whether you are interested in having meals with our food service or bringing in your own
The potential timeframe of your event
Any budget needs
Whether you may be interested in having any programming (boating, swimming, challenge course, etc. if it’s available)
Your contact information

The Guest Services Coordinator will then follow up with an email or phone call to discuss next steps to confirm details, set up a contract, and gather an initial non-refundable deposit that holds your date and space(s) but goes towards your total bill.

What items are included in a rental? What should I bring?

Most groups choose to bring their own bedding. However, you may also request this in advance through the Guest Services Coordinator for a fee. The linen sets include a fitted sheet, top sheet, blanket, pillow, pillowcase, towel, and washcloth, and note whether you need a twin or full set. If there are two people using a full bed, please note that, as well. For an additional small fee, you can get an extra partial set for the second person. Hand soap and paper towels are provided in the bathrooms, along with a bathmat to put on the floor as you exit the shower, but you will need to bring your own bath towel or washcloth if you do not rent a set. You should also bring toiletries with you (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash, toothpaste, toothbrush, contact solution, etc.).

I would like to hang some things in or on a building. How should I go about doing that?

Camp Mack knows that hanging things up can be an important part of the program you’re putting on. However, we want to preserve our walls as much as we can to be in good shape for years to come and to look nice group after group. Please do not use anything that will leave a hole in the wall. We recommend using sticky tack, painters tape, Command strips, and other items that are sticky but easy to remove. If you have any questions about what you can use on which surfaces, please contact the Guest Services Coordinator or the office.

If I am bringing a group to Camp Mack, how soon does information need to be turned in?

Please provide a count of how many people will be attending your event (further specific counts may be needed and coordinated with the Guest Services Coordinator, like for age groups or those who are participating in specific events while onsite) 2–3 weeks in advance.
Please also provide any dietary restrictions and allergies, setup needs, and your schedule 2–3 weeks in advance and coordinate other details with the Guest Services Coordinator.

If I am wanting to bring a group to Camp Mack, what can my arrival and departure times be?

Coordinate your arrival and departure times with the Guest Services Coordinator. He/she will work with you to set those based on when other groups already on the calendar are set to arrive and depart. You likely will be able to arrive and depart when it works best for you, but please communicate those in advance so Camp knows when to have your buildings ready for you.

Will there be other groups onsite while I’m at Camp Mack?

There may be other groups onsite depending on what has been worked out with the Guest Services Coordinator in reference to the Camp calendar. You will have areas reserved for you and your group, so request what you need in advance. Camp Mack is a large space with enough room for many.
Please respect other groups’ areas and be mindful of informational signs. Your welcome letter posted in your areas will have a line describing what other groups are onsite and likely where they are staying, as well. If you have questions about what spaces you may use, please contact the Guest Services Coordinator. Much of these details should be communicated ahead of time, but if you do have questions, please reach out.

If I want to go boating, swimming, use the challenge course, or do other programming during my event, when should I book that, and what is involved?

Group leaders should book all programming at least 3 weeks in advance and should coordinate this with guest services at the time of the event booking when possible. More than one group may be at camp during your stay, so early booking helps assure staffing and program availability. Camp Mack provides their own lifeguards for swimming and boating, and they are required to be on duty for swimming or boating.
Only enter the lake with a lifeguard on duty or when given permission through guest services.
Swimming can be scheduled Memorial Day to Labor Day. Thunder and lightning will close the beaches for 30 minutes and will reopen 30 minutes after lightning is last seen and thunder is last heard. available late May through early September, depending on weather conditions and whether the beaches are ready. If there is thunder or lightning, swimming is delayed 30 minutes after that. The clock will restart if more lightning or thunder occurs.
- Life jackets and/or other flotation devices must be Coast Guard approved and may be worn in the shallow end of the swimming beach only. Deep end swimmers must pass a swim test that consists of swimming and treading water.
- Swimming is also available at the public Waubee Lake Beach less than a mile from Camp. This swimming beach is managed by the town of Milford.
Boating can be scheduled April through October.
- Thunder and lightning will close the beach for 30 minutes and will reopen 30 minutes after lightning is last seen or thunder is last heard.
- White caps on the lake, a sign of high winds, will close down boating.
- Life jackets are required to be worn and properly fastened while boating.
- Life jackets and all boating equipment is provided by Camp Mack.
- Rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and sailboats are available depending on the age and experience of your group.
Adventure activities offered include our Challenge Course (climbing tower, zipline, high ropes courses, low ropes, and team building), an archery range, and the Flying Squirrel. They are available most of the year. The availability is dependent on staff and weather.
- Most of these we request that participants are age 10 and up. Other requirements may apply. Please contact Camp Mack for more details.
- A Camp Mack facilitator must be present and a session booked to be on the low ropes course, high ropes course, climbing tower, zip line, archery range, Flying Squirrel, and any other adventure activities.

Can I provide my own lifeguard?

Due to liability, Camp Mack must provide its own lifeguard(s) for swimming and boating sessions. Please schedule those sessions 2 or more weeks in advance.