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
We had a great time, we always love coming here!
Church retreat in the Lower Campground, July 2025
Our visit was tremendous. Our ropes coordinator was outstanding, and we had a great experience. He helped the kids through the course, and pushed them outside of their comfort zone in the best way possible – and took the time afterwards to help them process the experience. I’ve recommended it to my colleagues for their groups, and can’t wait to be back next year!
School group doing the Challenge Course, July 2025
Always enjoy having a place to gather together. Love the new fans in the Tab pavilion.
Church campout in the Lower Highland Campground, June 2025
Our kids love all the outdoor activities — they played a lot of soccer and 9-square. The meeting spaces were great! We loved it here!
Church youth retreat in Red Oak Lodge, June 2025
Grateful for this ministry to our church. God bless your 2025 summer!
Church Campout in the Lower Campground, May 2025
The quietness was invaluable and the creeks and trails helped my brain to quiet down. The comfy furnishings helped me rest. I leave refreshed, which is an answer to prayer. I truly appreciate all the effort and thoughtfulness [from camp staff]. May God richly bless you just as you need.
Personal retreat in Creekside Cottage, April 2025
Dogwood fits our family very well, and we enjoyed cooking outside over the fire! It was fun to explore together while we had all of camp pretty much to ourselves.
Family getaway in Dogwood Cottage, March 2025
Love having a safe, fun place to come, with plenty of room for our kids to play and adults to connect, too.
Sunday School class retreat in Red Oak Lodge, February 2025
This time away for me has been such a gift. Thank you for your intentionality to provide a place for people in ministry to “get away to a quiet place” — like Jesus did. Blessings on you all!!
Pastor stay in Creekside cottage, February 2025
Women’s retreat in Red Oak Lodge, January 2025
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Please pray for these young people, that God will bless and protect them as they step from their summer roles into their everyday futures. May they be nourished by Christian community and be living examples of Christ’s love to those around them, just like they were this summer at Highland! (Post 3 of 3)
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Now that the summer camp season is over, this year’s summer staff are all getting ready for whatever is next in their lives: another year of school, the start of a new job, their regular fall routine. (Post 2 of 3)
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What a blessing it is to have a wonderful group of summer staff! Most of this year’s summer staff team are pictured in this set of posts, in no particular order. (Post 1 of 3)
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Last Saturday morning saw Ben leading an intergenerational church group on the challenge course low elements. Finding ways to include the younger participants while also challenging the older ones is a challenge for the facilitator, as well! It was a beautiful morning to be in the woods at Highland, and a fun way to practice problem solving and teamwork for everyone involved.
Thanks for sharing the pictures, Trissels Mennonite Church!
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We mostly focus on sharing pictures of campers enjoying camp during the summer, but our camp photographers snap some great pictures of God`s great creation as well. Here are a handful of wonders, both tiny and grand. What an amazing world we get to live in!
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Of course, every camp week includes time spent splashing in the pool and playing active games on the rec field. The Mini Campers had such a good time, we’re confident that many of them will want to come again for a full camp week in the future! (Post 3 of 3)
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