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Camp Shamineau
Camp Shamineau is a Christian camp and retreat center on Lake Shamineau near Motley, Minnesota, affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Its ten guest-group buildings sleep about 656 people combined, and from September through May it hosts school groups, church men's groups, couples' retreats, and local businesses.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
656
Sleeps
375
Dines
550
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 40 min from Brainerd
- 1 h 20 min from St. Cloud
- 2 h 5 min from Bemidji
2345 Ridge Rd, Motley, MN 56466 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
LakeWater sportsRopes courseZip lineClimbing wallArcheryHorsesChapelSports fieldsHiking trailsFishingGame roomCampfire areasAuditorium
The facts
| Lodging | Dorm rooms (72 beds) · Retreat houses (80 beds) · Retreat houses (52 beds) · Retreat houses (48 beds) · Retreat houses (12 beds) · Cabins (108 beds) · Cabins (132 beds) · Cabins (56 beds) · Lodge rooms (48 beds) · Lodge rooms (48 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Guest-group rentals run September through May; the camp runs its own summer youth programs separately |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Men's retreats · Marriage retreats · Corporate groups |
| Affiliation | affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America |
| Established | 1958 |
| Phone | (218) 575-2240 |
Camp Shamineau's ministry traces back to 1912 as the Scandinavian Young People's Society running Buffalo Lake Bible Camp, before relocating to its current Lake Shamineau property in 1957 and beginning operations there in 1958.