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Join us for 2025!

2025 Summer Camp Dates:

Week 1: June 22-June 28 Week 2: June 29-July 5

Week 3: July 6-12 Week 4: July 13-19

Week 5: July 20-26 Week 6: July 27-August 2

More information on our 2025 Scouts BSA rates and deadlines can be found here!

our programs


Cub Scouts

Family Adventure Camp (formerly Akela Camp) is your Cub Scout’s opportunity to see what resident camp and the Scouts BSA program are all about with the comfort of having an adult nearby. Held in early and late July, this is a four-day, three-night overnight camp, showcasing the best of Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan. Designed with your Scout in mind, this program is tailored for Cubs and your whole family!

SCOUTS BSA

Our two resident camps, East and West Camp, are home to our traditional sleepaway camp experience. Campers build their Scouting skills, sleep under the stars, build lasting friendships, and find adventure at every turn, both within camp and on nearby day trips. Click below to learn more and explore East and West Camps.

high adventure

Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan High Adventure Base provides a wide variety of High Adventure opportunities for all skill levels. You can paddle to far reaches of Northwoods in the Boundary Waters, explore along the Ice Age Trail, and sail Lake Superior. Scouts looking to stay in camp can join the Coureur des Bois program, our in-camp high adventure experience featuring nearby excursions.

summer fun since 1929.

Committed to excellence for over 95 years, Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation is a BSA Nationally Accredited Camp. Thousands of Scouts across the Midwest and the nation treasure memories of unforgettable summers at MSR. Located 25 miles north of Antigo in Pearson, Wisconsin, Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan stretches over 1,500 acres of beautiful forests, streams, and spring-fed lakes. Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan is home to two full-service camps: East Camp and West Camp. We also operate a High Adventure Base, Horse Ranch during the summer, and have a wide variety of camping options for units that wish to operate their own summer camp programs, all based in the Wabaningo portion of our camp.

New to Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan? Learn more about what makes each part of our camp special:

East Camp | West Camp | Wabaningo

Did you join us in 2024? Click here to let us know how we did!

Want to camp with us, but your Troop isn’t coming? You can still camp! Email us and ask about our Provisional Troop today!

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