There is a gated entrance to Michigania, allowing us to monitor who comes in and out of the property. The gate opens at 3 p.m. each Saturday for the start of check-in, which is held at the Education Center.

If you need to exit Michigania during the week, you can ring the doorbell between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and the office will open the gate for you. Outside of those times, you will need to check out a gate access card from the office before you leave and return it the next day.

Michigania’s policy with regard to alcohol and drugs is consistent with state law:

• In Michigan, the legal age for the purchase, distribution, and consumption of all alcoholic beverages is 21. Those who violate the law will be held legally responsible for their actions and may be required to forego the balance of their week at Michigania. In addition, future attendance at Michigania may be denied.
• It is the responsibility of those who have alcoholic beverages at Michigania to make certain they are not available to minors at any time, including ensuring that all alcoholic beverages are stored securely inside their cabin unit (not in common rooms, on front porches, etc.). Michigania is a family camp and should be treated as such at all times. Consumption in program areas and other common areas should be kept to a minimum. Campers choosing to drink should do so responsibly, with an awareness that inappropriate, alcohol-impaired behavior that is dangerous to themselves or dangerous/disruptive to others may result in Michigania administration intervening and possibly asking them to forego the balance of their week. In addition, future attendance at Michigania may be denied.
• The use, possession, or distribution of illegal drugs is strictly prohibited. Campers are also responsible for properly handling and securing prescription medications. Those who violate the law will be held legally responsible for their actions and may be required to forego the balance of their week at Michigania. In addition, future attendance at Michigania may be denied.

Participants must be at least 10 years old to participate in Riflery. Private guns, ammo, bows, and arrows are not permitted at Michigania.

To ensure the safety of all campers and enhance the “camp” atmosphere, the use of vehicles at Michigania is severely restricted. After unloading belongings to your cabins, campers should park their car in one of Michigania’s parking lots.

Unless authorized by the administration, cars should not be driven to cabins, program areas, or anywhere else at Michigania until the end of the week. Campers who leave Michigania mid-week should walk to and from the parking lots. Pull carts will be provided at each lot to aid those who need to transport items between their cabin and their car during the week.

Bicycles may be ridden only in designated areas at specified times. These include the Camp road, west of the North Camp parking area. Campers are requested to walk their bicycles to and from their cabins. Please ride slowly and use extreme caution at all times.

Michigania follows the University of Michigan’s drone policy. Operation of a drone is prohibited unless the use is approved by U-M’s Institutional Autonomous Systems Committee.

Day guest: $175

• Arrival is 8 a.m. or later, and departure is by 10 p.m.
• Can come up to 3 days
• Must be a guest of a registered camper
• Includes all meals and activities (some activities to incur extra charges)
• Check in at office and leave credit card on file
• Must wear guest lanyard

Overnight guest: $250

• Can come up to 3 days
• Includes all meals, activities, and lodging (some activities to incur extra charges)
• Must be preregistered by the registered family a minimum of 10 days in advance of arrival

Meal guest: $25 per meal

• Should arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before a meal and leave 30 minutes after the meal has ended
• Must register at the office

Respect for the rights of others is essential if everyone is to enjoy their Michigania experience. We remind you that sound carries at Michigania (more than you may realize), and many children and adults attempt to sleep early in the evening. If you are being disturbed, we encourage you to make your concern known. We expect that an appeal for quiet will generate a positive, cooperative response.

Excessive inappropriate behavior, as determined by the Michigania administration, may require campers to forego the balance of their week at Michigania. In addition, future attendance at Michigania may be denied.

Some of our best friends walk on all fours, but we simply don’t have accommodations for them at Michigania. Please leave your pets at home with a friend or at one of our local kennels. Information on these local kennels can be found online or by contacting the Michigania office.

The Alumni Association recognizes the increased prevalence of service animals in society. The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, under ADA requirements, defines a service animal as follows:

Service animals are defined as animals that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task an animal has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Animals whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.

Per ADA and Department of Justice guidelines, the service animal policy for Michigania is as follows:

A written request from a camper to bring a service animal to Michigania must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the start of the week the camper will be attending Michigania. The letter must answer and agree to the following terms:

1. Is the animal a service animal required because of a disability?
2. What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?
3. The animal shall wear a service animal vest at all times when outside the cabin.
4. The animal should be on a leash at all times, be under the control of the owner, and not be allowed to run loose. This includes the entire Michigania grounds, hiking trails, beaches, and roads.
5. The animal shall not threaten or disturb (including barking) any other person or persons, nor any Michigania program.
6. The owner must immediately pick up after the animal and properly dispose of any waste.

The Director of Camp Michigania shall have the authority to ask that a service animal be removed if the terms of the above policy are violated.

At this time, Michigania is not able to accommodate emotional support animals.

Because of the serious dangers associated with fire, we ask all campers to be especially careful with matches, cigarettes, and other flammable materials. Smoking and vaping are prohibited except in designated areas.

Smoking and vaping are only permitted in two locations:

1. On the hill northwest of the Education Center.
2. Near the staff parking lot, west of the horse pasture.