Queer Summer Camp 2025

• Bunk-style camp cabins

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

• Morning nature yoga

• Outdoor adventures and games

• Canoeing/swimming

• Archery

• Crafts and talent show

• Great music

• Many more camp activities!

Real camp bunk-style lodging (without roughing it) at Long Lake Conservation Center. Each room has two to four bunk beds with private showers and restrooms. Bring your sleeping bag!

Camp is located in Palisade, MN on Long Lake with access to loads of nature to explore.

We’re thrilled to provide all your meals at camp! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are lovingly prepared from scratch by Chef Joel Hoppe and the Long Lake team. You can check out a sample menu here to see what’s cooking.

Long Lake is a nut-free facility and offers vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free options upon request. Let us know about any dietary needs when you register, and we’ll do our very best to make sure you’re well-fed during your time at camp.

This is an all-inclusive weekend, except for your travel to get to camp! That means the pricing includes lodging, meals, camp programing, and activities. There will be a $300 deposit to reserve your spot. This will go towards your final payment.

Registration is $650 total

Queer Summer Camp is excited to share about a partial scholarship opportunity made available by private donation for any BIPOC community members interested in joining the retreat.

The Queer Summer Camp BIPOC partial scholarship is for 5 campers for $200 off.

This partial scholarship is available on a first come first serve basis. The privilege that affords some of us to attend or host this retreat was built upon trauma and inequity to BIPOC people and this scholarship is meant to be one small step towards acknowledging the harm.  

If you would like to donate to the BIPOC Fund for future retreat scholarships, please click on the DONATE button at the bottom of this page or contact Madelyn Steen at madelynsteen@hushmail.com We appreciate any and all donations!

All sales are final and non-refundable.*

A non-refundable registration fee of $300 is needed to secure your spot by June 1, 2025. This $300 deposit goes towards the final payment. The full retreat booking fee is due by July 1, 2025.

We allow guests a 72-hour grace period to cancel after initial booking with a full refund. After the 72-hour grace period, the cancellation policy of no refunds goes into effect.

Should you need to cancel your booking, please contact Madelyn via email madelynsteen@hushmail.com. We regret we cannot pay for any expenses, costs, or losses incurred by you as a result of you canceling your booking. 

We also allow guests to transfer their booking to another person with no transfer fees. If you are unable to attend the retreat and would like to transfer your booking, please contact Madelyn as soon as possible madelynsteen@hushmail.com. Your replacement will need to sign an agreement to take on booking and payment responsibilities. Until they do so, you will be responsible for any fees incurred. If there is a waitlist, we will attempt to help you find a transfer for your booking.

We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule retreats due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control (e.g., extreme weather, natural disasters, or venue issues). In such cases:

• If we cancel, participants will have the option to transfer their booking to a future retreat or receive a full refund.

• If we reschedule, participants may transfer to the new date or request a full refund if unable to attend.

We partner with third-party providers for accommodations. In the rare event that these providers cannot fulfill their commitments, we will make every effort to secure suitable alternatives. If no alternatives can be found, participants will have the option to move their booking to a future retreat or receive a full refund.

We HIGHLY encourage travel insurance! We cannot accept liability if your transportation plans are disrupted or canceled. It is your responsibility to ensure you have adequate documentation such as visas and passports to travel.