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Lake of the Woods Camp for Girls
Greenwoods Camp for Boys

84600 47-1/2 Street
Decatur, MI 49045
Tel: (269) 423-3091

The Glen at Lake of the Woods Camp for Girls
The Grove at Greenwoods Camp for Boys

85346 47-1/2 Street
Decatur, MI 49045
Tel: (269) 423-3091


From Chicago (approx. 2 1/4 hours from downtown)

  1. Take the Dan Ryan Expressway and the Chicago Skyway out of Chicago - follow the Indiana Toll Road to Exit 21 (I-94 East-Detroit/Lake Station) or take I-294 out of Chicago to Indiana Toll Road East and follow instructions 2 through 5.
  2. Take Exit 21 and follow Interstate 94 East
  3. Follow Interstate 94 freeway to Exit 56 - Decatur
  4. Take M-51 South, 7 miles to Decatur
  5. From Decatur, follow M-51 South about 1 1/2 miles - slow down and watch for Lake of the Woods Access sign (you will have just passed a restaurant/ice cream parlor called "HAYLOFT"). Turn right on 47-1/2 Street, about 1/2 mile to camp.
NOTE: On the return drive to Chicago, take I-94 West to Exit 16 (Indiana Toll Road 90 West). There are earlier exits to the Indiana Toll Road, but you do not need to get on the Toll Road there.

From Detroit (approx. 2 3/4 hours), Toledo and East
  1. Take Interstate I-94 to Exit 56 - Decatur
  2. Take M-51 South, 7 miles to Decatur
  3. From Decatur, follow M-51 South about 1 1/2 miles - slow down and watch for Lake of the Woods Access sign (you will have just passed a restaurant/ice cream parlor called "HAYLOFT"). Turn right on 47-1/2 Street, about 1/2 mile to camp.
From Indianapolis and South:
  1. Take route 31 to Niles, Michigan
  2. At Niles, turn north on M-51 towards Decatur - about 2 miles after you pass 52nd Street - slow down, watch for Lake of the Woods Access sign. Turn left on 47 1/2 Street, about 1/2 mile to camp.
From St. Louis
  1. Take Interstate 55 north to Interstate 80 (East and North before Joliet)
  2. Continue East on Interstate 80 as it becomes Interstate 80 & 94 Tri-State Highway (do not get off on I-94 Calumet Expressway or Tri-State Toll Way 294).
  3. Continue on Interstate 94 East, pass Gary and the Indiana Toll Road, and then proceed all the way on Interstate 94 to Exit 56 - Decatur.
  4. Take M-51 South, 7 miles to Decatur
  5. From Decatur, follow M-51 South about 1-1/2 miles - slow down and watch for Lake of the Woods Access sign (you will have just passed a restaurant/ice cream parlor called "HAYLOFT"). Turn right on 47-1/2 Street, about 1/2 mile to camp.

Lodging

Area Motel (about 8-10 miles from camp)
Quality Inn and Suites, Paw Paw, I-94 exit 60     800-228-5151 or
269-655-0303
Kalamazoo Area (35 minutes from camp)
Clarion Hotel, Kalamazoo, I-94 exit 80 269-385-3922
Residence Inn by Marriott, I-94 exit 78 269-349-0855
Fairfield Inn, Kalamazoo

269-344-8300
South Haven (45 minutes from camp)
Victoria Resort Bed & Breakfast 269-637-6414
Last Resort Bed & Breakfast 269-637-8943
Carriage House Bed & Breakfast

269-639-2409
Helpful Phone Numbers
South Haven Chamber of Commerce 269-637-5171
Saugatawk Chamber of Commerce 269-857-1701
New Buffalo Chamber of Commerce 269-469-5409
Michigan Travel Bureau 800-543-2937




Lake of the Woods - Family of Camps • info@lwcgwc.com
Winter: 650 Vernon #202, Glencoe, IL 60022 • (847) 242-0009
Toll Free: (888) 459-2492
Summer: 84600 47-1/2 Street, Decatur, MI 49045 • (269) 423-3091

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