Anam Cara | A Unique Wilderness Retreat

Swim | Boat | Fish | Explore

Enjoy the Views From Your Comfortable Cabin

Take a Tour of Camp Anam Cara

Welcome to Camp Anam Cara on Spruce Lake!

A private, 150-acre retreat where you and your family can play, rest and restore your spirits. Away from the noise and the crowds, in the pristine wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Anam Cara means True Friendship in Gaelic. We believe friendship is built on hospitality.

As our guests at Anam Cara, experience misty mornings, crystalline afternoons, and nights ablaze with a billion stars and the Northern Lights. Drink in the cleanest, most refreshing air and water on earth. See our moose ponds and beaver dams, listen to loons, lapping waves and rustling breezes. Let your senses rejuvenate you with the caress of unspoiled nature.

About Anam Cara

Anam Cara is the ultimate escape — a comfortable wilderness retreat in the heart of Michigan’s beautiful upper peninsula. Learn More….

Take a Visual Tour

View images that show why Camp Anam Cara is such a special place. View the Anam Cara images….

Explore Michigan’s U.P.

Anam Cara will be your base camp for exploring all that Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has to offer. Learn More….


The kids had a ball kayaking and hiking the woods while we were content grilling and enjoying the sunsets. It was a great place for the whole family.

—Sheri of Chicago, Illinois

A beautiful, quiet place to reconnect with yourself. Every day we were on the lake and finished the evenings watching movies together. One of the best vacations I have had for a long time.

—Richard of Columbus, Ohio