Your Next School Camp Awaits

Get away with your school group to CRU Lake Mac and experience a campsite where the lake meets the bush. With plenty of delicious meals to satisfy the largest appetites, exciting water activities, purpose-built accommodation (with designated teacher rooms!) and spacious meeting rooms, CRU Lake Mac is the perfect location for your next school camp!

  
            SPECIAL OFFER:
                Book your 2-night school camp at CRU Lake Mac and mention promo code EDUCATIONHQ to receive 15% OFF*

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We also run educational camps, where our staff team take care of every aspect of camp, from scheduling and activity planning to detailed logistics. Learn more about our educational camps.

Our educational camps are not included in the 15% discount offer.

Why you’ll love staying with us

NEW accommodation & facilities

Catering for more than 360 guests, enjoy our newly built air-conditioned ensuite cabins, a teachers’ lounge with a coffee machine, and fully catered, delicious meals with panoramic lake views.

Meeting rooms & breakout spaces

Utilise a range of well-equipped meeting rooms for learning, activities, band rehearsals or study sessions. During free-time, build friendships and enjoy seeing students connect, with plenty of meeting spaces throughout the site.

Exciting onsite activities

Access a variety of land and water activities during your camp. Have fun and build community with exciting activities such as rock climbing, archery, the challenge course, canoeing and our thrilling new zipline, or unwind with lakeside nature walks, campfire chats and beautiful sunsets from our jetty.

Beautiful lakeside setting

Just over 60 minutes from Hornsby and Newcastle, the site is set on the picturesque shores of Lake Macquarie with 6.5 hectares of water frontage and an additional 40 hectares of adjoining bushland.

“We chose the site for its accommodation, facilities, activities and location. Meals were catered for, the campfire was set up, and setting our own timetable helped us do things when people were at their best. Staff were professional and eager to help.”

— Grace, House of Light Ministries

Get in touch with our friendly team

To find out more, submit an enquiry below, or call us today on 02 9199 7342 (opt 2) to chat about how CRU Lake Mac is perfect for your next school camp.

*Special Offer Terms and conditions: Applies to new camp bookings only. Camp booking must be booked before 31 April 2027 and camp must be held by 31 August 2028. Subject to availability. Minimum booking for 2 nights for 60 campers applies. The discount applies to accommodation, food and drinks. The discount does not apply to activities. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Does not apply for CRU Educational Camps.

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