What Camp Daggett does

Camp Daggett is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit residential summer camp and year-round outdoor education organization founded in 1925 in Petoskey, Michigan, operating on a 118-135 acre campus with 1,400 feet of Walloon Lake frontage. Its core offerings consist of three summer camp programs — Overnight Camp for ages 7-14, Daggett Day Camp for ages 5-12, and Adventure Camp wilderness expeditions for ages 13-15 — supplemented by the Adventure Education Center, which delivers year-round team-building, ropes courses, and experiential learning to corporate, school, and youth groups. The organization serves roughly 1,000+ overnight campers and 240+ day campers annually under its "The Other Fellow First" philosophy, with a tiered local/out-of-area pricing structure that subsidizes Charlevoix and Emmet County residents.

Name

Camp Daggett

Legal name

Camp Daggett

Website

https://campdaggett.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Camp Daggett is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit residential summer camp and year-round outdoor education center on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan, serving youth ages 5-15 with overnight, day, and adventure camp programs plus corporate team-building and family retreat offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Summer Camp Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds (721211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity Enrichment Camps (Academic + Arts + Sports) (EDAMALAA), Adventure Base Camps (Trek/Climb/Expedition Camps) (THAGAOAG)

Keywords

• Summer camp programs
• Youth outdoor education
• Adventure education
• Facility rental services
• Residential camping experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Petoskey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Summer Camp Tuition: Primary revenue from overnight camp, day camp, and adventure camp registrations. Tiered pricing structure with local subsidized rates and out-of-area rates. Deposits required at registration with balance due before camp season.
2. Facility Rentals: Rental income from groups using camp facilities September through May. Includes lodge, cabins, commercial kitchen, and activity spaces for retreats, conferences, and events.
3. Event Programming: Revenue from ticketed events including golf benefits, wine walks, family weekends, women's retreats, and adventure education programs. Events like Root and Rise retreat ($555/person) and Father Son Weekend ($175/person) generate income.
4. Donations and Grants: Tax-deductible contributions from individuals, service clubs, and corporate sponsors. Includes capital campaign funding, cabin sponsorships, and grants such as the $7,000 Charlevoix County Community Foundation Environment & Land Use grant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Camp Daggett is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit residential summer camp and outdoor education organization operating on Walloon Lake in Petoskey, Michigan. It runs week-long Overnight Camp (ages 7-14), Day Camp (ages 5-12), Adventure Camp wilderness expeditions (ages 13-15), and a year-round Adventure Education Center offering team-building, high/low ropes courses, archery, and nature programming. The organization also generates revenue through off-season facility rentals, catering, community events, and a capital campaign.

Product overview

Camp Daggett is a traditional summer camp and outdoor education organization established in 1925, operating as a single unified program portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings center on three summer camp programs—Overnight Camp for ages 7-14, Daggett Day Camp for ages 5-12, and Adventure Camp (Wilderness Trips) for ages 13-15—supplemented year-round by the Adventure Education Center featuring team-building and ropes course activities. The organization also generates revenue through facility rentals and catering services for external groups, offers community events throughout the year, and operates fundraising programs including cabin sponsorships and a capital campaign for facility improvements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Overnight Camp A residential week-long camp experience for children ages 7-14 featuring traditional camp activities including sailing, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, arts and crafts, nature exploration, archery, and themed night activities with cabin accommodations on Walloon Lake.
• Daggett Day Camp A day camp program for children ages 5-12 who have completed Kindergarten, offering structured daily activities including STEM, recreation, swimming, water activities, team-building, and outdoor education over nine weekly sessions from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM in summer.
• Adventure Camp Multi-day wilderness expeditions for campers ages 13-15, offering four-day backcountry adventures including backpacking, canoeing, hiking, and primitive camping at locations such as Sleeping Bear Dunes, AuSable River, and Tahquamenon Falls, teaching outdoor skills and Leave No Trace principles.
• Adventure Education Center A year-round experiential learning program featuring team-building activities, high and low rope challenge courses, archery, nature education, TOPO Adventures, and wayfinding, designed to help individuals and groups develop communication, cooperation, and resilience through outdoor challenges.
• Facility Rentals Rental of camp facilities including a 13,000-square-foot cedar lodge (The Lodge / Mort Neff Outdoor Education Center), Mac Hall, 12 camper cabins, the Arts and Crafts building, Nature Center, Recreation Building, and commercial kitchen, available September through May for groups, retreats, conferences, and corporate events.
• Overnight Accommodations Lodge dormitory accommodations with log-style bunk beds and attached restroom and shower facilities, accommodating up to 60 guests with separate spaces for females and males, available September through May.
• Catering Services Flexible catering options including on-site catering by the Camp Daggett team for breakfast, lunch, and dinner ($500 minimum), outside licensed catering companies, delivered/pre-made food, and self-prepared meals using the commercial kitchen.
• Activities for Rental Groups Activity programming for rental groups including archery, nature hikes, field games, tie dying, basketball, tether ball, gaga ball, volleyball, fire and s'mores, arts and crafts, snowshoeing, hiking, and facilitated adventure education experiences.
• Community Events Year-round community events including Wine Walk, Fall Fest, Howl-O-Ween, S'mores with Santa, Holiday Centerpiece Workshop, family weekends (Father Son, Me & My Gal), women's retreats, torchlight snowshoe events, family climb nights, and Golf Benefits.
• Capital Campaign A capital fundraising campaign for facility improvements including a new Welcome Center, pavilion, lodge updates, cabin renovations, and landscape investments to enhance accessibility and expand capacity, with a $5 million total financial commitment goal.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ overnight campers and 240+ day campers served annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Walloon Lake Country ClubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host for Annual Golf Benefit events. Provides 18-hole golf course overlooking Walloon Lake for fundraising events including the 22nd Annual Golf Benefit.
• Walloon Lake WineryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWine sponsor for Wine Walk fundraiser event, providing wine tastings at one of six tasting stations along the camp trails.
• Boyne Valley VineyardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWine sponsor for Wine Walk fundraiser, one of local winery partners supplying tastings for the event.
• Bearcub OutfitterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring partnership for winter Torchlight Snowshoe events. Provides snowshoes, sizing assistance, and raffle prizes. Co-host of annual snowshoe programming.
• Inspiring Inner Growth LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Root and Rise Women's Retreat (November 2026). Provides facilitators including Meagan Krzywosinski and team for wellness programming including guided meditation, sound baths, and yoga.
• Little Traverse Bay Humane SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Howl-O-Ween community event. Co-hosts costume contest, trick-or-treat scavenger hunt, and pet adoption activities.
• Charlevoix Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Hawthorn Cabin. Service club providing financial support and volunteer hours for cabin maintenance and camp programs.
• Petoskey Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Spruce Cabin. Service club partnership providing ongoing support for camp facilities.
• East Jordan Lions ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Spruce Cabin. Service club support for camp infrastructure.
• Kiwanis Club of PetoskeycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Juniper Cabin. Active service club partnership supporting youth development programs.
• Boyne City RotarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Linden Cabin. Rotary club partnership for camp support.
• Petoskey Rotary SunrisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Birch Cabin. Morning Rotary club supporting camp programs.
• Charlevoix RotarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Oak Cabin. Service club partnership for camp funding.
• Kiwanis Club of CharlevoixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Maple Cabin. Youth-focused service club support.
• Boyne City Knights of ColumbusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Health Director Cabin. Faith-based service organization supporting camp health services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camp Twin Lakes: Georgia-based nonprofit residential camp serving children with serious illnesses, disabilities, and other challenges alongside general youth. Comparable nonprofit model combining camper programming, partnership cohorts (e.g., Camp Quality-type partners), and donor-supported operations.
• Camp Towanda: Long-established private Pennsylvania residential summer camp offering traditional multi-activity programming for youth, with strong brand heritage. Comparable scale, programming, and traditional-camp positioning to Camp Daggett's Overnight Camp.
• Camp Michigania: Long-established Michigan youth summer camp offering multi-activity residential programming on an inland lake. Comparable as a heritage single-site Michigan camp serving youth and families with traditional overnight activities.
• Camp Pinnacle: North Carolina traditional overnight summer camp for youth with adventure and outdoor-skill programming. Comparable multi-activity residential model with similar pricing tiers and age segmentation to Camp Daggett's Overnight and Adventure Camp programs.
• Frost Valley YMCA: Large multi-program residential camp in New York offering traditional overnight, adventure, and team-building programming, plus year-round facility rentals and group retreats. Comparable as a full-stack nonprofit camp with adventure education and rental revenue streams.
• Camp Cavell Conservancy: Traditional Michigan youth camp on Lake Huron/Lexington area offering overnight and adventure programming; highly comparable as a single-site Michigan residential camp. Notably, Camp Daggett's Camp Director Megan Leske previously worked at Camp Cavell.
• Camp Merrie Woode (Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan): Michigan Girl Scouts resident camp offering multi-activity overnight programming and character/outdoor-skill development for youth. Directly comparable co-ed residential camp model in the same state. Camp Daggett's Camp Director Megan Leske also worked here.
• Camp Copneconic (YMCA): Michigan YMCA overnight summer camp serving youth ages 7–17 with traditional activities, adventure elements, and year-round team-building rentals — directly comparable in scale, geography, and programming mix to Camp Daggett.

Broad incumbents

• Project Adventure: National nonprofit leader in adventure-based experiential learning, ropes/challenge courses, and team-building curriculum. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the adventure education segment where Camp Daggett's Adventure Education Center competes, though Project Adventure is curriculum/training-focused rather than a destination camp.

Regional players

• Camp Echo (Burton, MI): Michigan-based residential summer camp offering traditional multi-activity programming for youth. Comparable as a regional Michigan residential camp serving a similar seasonal camper base, though located in southeast Michigan rather than Northern Michigan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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