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Northern Lower Michigan · Onekama, MI
Little Eden Camp
Little Eden Camp is a Christian camp and retreat center founded in 1944 on Portage Lake in Onekama, Michigan, with Mennonite roots. It offers a lodge, standard cabins, seasonal cabins, and RV sites, a 120-person chapel/meeting room, and hosts family camps, retreat groups, and family reunions year-round.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
120
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 1 h 25 min from Traverse City
- 2 h 40 min from Grand Rapids
- 2 h 45 min from Gaylord
3721 Portage Point Drive, Onekama, MI 49675 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
LakeWater sportsFishingSports fieldsPlaygroundCampfire areasHiking trailsSnow sportsChapel
The facts
| Lodging | Lodge rooms (98 beds) · Lodge rooms (30 beds) · Cabins (120 beds) · Cabins · RV sites |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families |
| Affiliation | Mennonite (site describes serving the broader Christian community while reflecting its Mennonite heritage) |
| Established | 1944 |
| Phone | (231) 889-4294 |
Little Eden Camp was founded in October 1944, when five Mennonite men from Northwest Ohio purchased property on Portage Lake to establish the camp.