Welcome to Highland Retreat
Highland Retreat is a welcoming Christian camp that features a beautiful retreat setting and exciting summer youth camps. Located in northwestern Virginia, Highland serves the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia, the Eastern West Virginia panhandle, and beyond.
Guest Testimonials
Thank you so much for going above and beyond to welcome and care for our family. The love of Jesus is alive here!
Family getaway in Lower Campground, September 2024
We had an amazing visit! Thank you!!
Family getaway in camping cabins, September 2024
Thank you so much for allowing our family to stay! It was such a blessing to have quality time together in a peaceful setting. Thank you!!
Family getaway at Mountain View Retreat Center, August 2024
Facility was perfect for our needs. Great to have food service, and so well done for various diets. Thanks!
Family reunion in Mountain View Retreat Center, July 2024
Highland is a place for sharing and worship. [Our church] values the time here.
Church retreat at Mountain View Retreat Center, July 2024
Our youth greatly enjoyed all of the games and activities here. Thank you for everything!
Youth retreat at Mountain View Retreat Center, April 2024
We look forward to our time together in this place each year. Thank you!
Adult Sunday School class retreat at Mountain View Retreat Center, January 2024
Thanks for accommodating my last-minute retreat request as well as my desire for wifi. It was extra kind to see someone had shoveled around my car early this morning (even if I wasn’t going anywhere yet). I find it peaceful and a space to reconnect with God and myself. Exactly what a retreat center should be!
Pastor’s personal retreat at Mountain View Retreat Center, January 2024
Everything was fantastic! Thank you!
Family retreat at Red Oak Lodge, December 2023
Thank you so much — our family had a lovely weekend enjoying God’s creation together!
Family getaway at Creekside Cottage, October 2023
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Our guests were treated to an amazing northern lights sky show last night! And because they shared their pictures with us (thanks, Dedra!), we can in turn share these images of God`s beautiful creation with all of you.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." Psalm 19:1-4
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Our annual fall gathering is coming up on November 21, and you are invited to join us! The banquet, which will be held in the Lindale Mennonite Church fellowship hall, is a time to eat delicious food, fellowship with other friends of Highland, hear a brief report on the past year (our theme matches the 2024 summer camp theme, "My feet are on the Rock"), and financially support Highland`s ministry.
The meal will be provided by our own talented food service staff, and the menu sounds amazing! Check out the full menu for yourself and RSVP online at highlandretreat.org/banquet
Here a a few pictures from the Mennonite Jr. High Retreat that took place here at Highland this past Friday and Saturday! As you can see, the participants (who came from several local congregations) had a great time during their worship sessions and their various fun activities. We appreciate everyone who had a hand in planning the event, and each young person who was part of the retreat!
The 2025 summer camp schedule is now available! Hooray!
Check out the schedule online: https://highlandretreat.org/summer-camp/youth-camps/#schedule
We`ve had a few people ask, so perhaps others are wondering, too: If you`re wanting to sign up for the Soil + Seed Festival that`s coming to Highland at the end of October, please note that you should visit The Soil and The Seed Project`s website to register for the event, including reserving lodging. Please do check out their event page (link below) to learn more and sign up to participate if you are able! It`s sounds like it is going to be a marvelous experience!
www.thesoilandtheseedproject.org/soil-seed-festival
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Ten brand-new twin mattresses were delivered to Mountain View Retreat Center today! That allowed us to cycle out the oldest of the twin mattresses, which is a very good thing. If you were one of our guests who stacked two of the older foam mattresses together to sleep on -- we get it! All the Retreat Center rooms now have at least one inner-spring twin mattress, along with a fairly new queen mattress (we`ve been upgrading those a few at a time over the last few years). And the process of cycling through and upgrading mattresses will continue!
Look closely at the shadows under the beds in these pictures. We keep one extra mattress in each room in case any guests need them, and those are all still the old foam mattresses. Check out the difference and join us in celebrating this upgrade!
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