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Grace Adventures

Grace Adventures is a Christian camp and retreat center in Mears, Michigan, near Silver Lake, founded in 1946. It sleeps roughly 280 guests across its cabins, lodge, and retreat center, with a 430-seat dining hall, and hosts churches, schools, businesses, sports teams, and youth and adult groups for retreats.

Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11

280
Sleeps
430
Dines
250
Largest room seats

Getting there

  • 1 h 35 min from Grand Rapids
  • 2 h 35 min from Traverse City

2100 N Ridge Rd, Mears, MI 49436 · drive times are typical, not rush hour

On the property

Ropes courseClimbing wallZip lineGymGame roomCampfire areasArcheryWater sportsSnow sportsHorses

The facts

LodgingCabins (32 beds) · Cabins (138 beds) · Lodge rooms (52 beds) · Lodge rooms (58 beds)
MealsFull food service
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · Families · Men's retreats · Women's retreats · School groups · Corporate groups · Church leadership
AffiliationChristian non-profit (non-denominational); accredited by CCCA and ECFA
Established1946
Phone(231) 873-3662

Grace Adventures traces its history to 1946, when it was founded as Grace Youth Camp, and today operates multiple campuses under Grace Adventures Ministries, including Paradise Ranch and The Shack Retreat.

Visit Grace Adventures’s own website →