Camp Leelanau-Kohahna

For 100 years, Camps Leelanau and Kohahna have been providing top notch camp programs that provide young Christian Scientists with an opportunity to learn about their true identity, shed limitations, and deepen their understanding of Christian Science.

The Camps continue to operate on the core principles established by founders Maude and Skipper Beals that include integrity, unselfishness, and a commitment to excellence as part of each camp experience.

Camps Leelanau & Kohahna is located in beautiful northern Michigan, just a four hour drive from Detroit and six hour drive from Chicago. Campers can either fly into Traverse City's Cherry Capital Airport or Grand Rapids' Gerald Ford Airport for pick up and return by camp staff. Contact our Office Manager with questions regarding travel including potential carpooling.

Camp Kohahna for Girls was founded in the early 20's by Maude Beals Turner, the sister of Leelanau founder, Skipper Beals. She was encouraged by her brother to come from Oregon to tutor the sisters of the boys at Camp Leelanau. The academics she and her brother had taught during the summer provided an inspiration for the founding of a year round academic program at The Leelanau School.

Camp Leelanau for Boys was founded in the early 1920s by William M. "Skipper" Beals and his wife, Cora Mautz Beals. Having spent several summers with a group of young men from Christian Science families from The Principia, they moved the group to Glen Arbor, Michigan, where they bought a unique piece of land at the mouth of the Crystal River.

Follow I-75 north to Grayling. Exit at Grayling and take M-72 west to Traverse City. Follow M-72 through Traverse City toward Empire. Follow M-72 west, almost to Empire where you will approach County Road 677 (just past Indigo Bluffs Campground). Turn right (north) on County Road 677 and continue on this road for 4-5 miles.