About Wood Lake Camp & Retreat Center
Our Mission
What Wood Lake is
Our mission
is to see lives transformed
by the power of Jesus Christ.
Forest Springs Ministries
We're a part of Forest Springs Ministries - a family of Christian camping and retreat facilities in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Learn more about our locations, beliefs, leadership, and more below.
History of Wood Lake
Since 1938
Wood Lake Baptist Camp was begun in 1933 by Phillip Carlson as a denominational retreat center and “Bible School and Young People’s Commission”. In 1937, they acquired the 235 acres we have today and held their first camp on site in August of 1938.
For 80 years Wood Lake experienced rich ministry to youth and families, but as operating camps became more difficult, the board closed its doors in February 2018 (their last event was a men’s retreat in January 2018).
In 2019, Wood Lake was purchased by a couple in the city who had a heart to restore it to Christian camping. They restored much of the property before ultimately passing ownership over to Forest Springs Ministries in July of 2021.
