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
Great location and venue for our family Christmas weekend gathering!
Family reunion in Red Oak Lodge, December 2025
An annual highlight for me as I pray and plan into the new year.
Pastor stay in Creekside cottage, December 2025
Everything was wonderful. The weather was perfect for biking and evenings by the fire with our friends.
Couples staying in Creekside & Dogwood cottages, October 2025
We appreciate having this beautiful place to count on. Very friendly and professional staff. Thank you!
Church retreat in Red Oak Lodge, September 2025
We really enjoyed our stay in Dogwood. Makes the campout super easy and comfortable!
Couples staying in Dogwood Cottage, August 2025
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
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Just a reminder that we are currently hiring summer staff! Do you know someone who would be a great camp counselor? Or who would love to take a support staff role in a Christian camp setting? If so, let them know that NOW is an ideal time to apply, because applications that come in before the end of January are eligible for a tier-two Early Commitment bonus!
More info about summer employment, including details on the bonuses, at highlandretreat.org/summer-camp [links in bio]
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![Just a reminder that we are currently hiring summer staff! Do you know someone who would be a great camp counselor? Or who would love to take a support staff role in a Christian camp setting? If so, let them know that NOW is an ideal time to apply, because applications that come in before the end of January are eligible for a tier-two Early Commitment bonus!
More info about summer employment, including details on the bonuses, at highlandretreat.org/summer-camp [links in bio]
#highlandretreatva #highlandsummercamps #highlandsummercamps2026](https://highlandretreat.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Registration for summer camps is now open! Our summer theme is "Following God`s Call," with Isaiah 30:21 as our theme verse. Check out the summer schedule and sign your kids up for an amazing Highland Summer Camp experience!
highlandretreat.org/summer-camp [link in bio]
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We are very thankful for a successful work day on Saturday! Our wonderful volunteers helped us completely fill the Upper Campground and Tabernacle woodsheds, clear a large sycamore that had fallen over a road, and work on organizing the shop. It turned out to be a beautiful day for working outside, and of course all the hard work was rewarded with a delicious lunch served at Mountain View Retreat Center! Thanks so much to all 21 volunteers who gave us the gift of your time on Saturday -- we appreciate you so much!
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The first snow of the season today! Just enough to brighten all the black tree branches with some fluffy white snow. How lovely!
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We appreciate each person who did their part to make our Banquet event run so smoothly, look so beautiful, and taste so delicious! Our food service staff put a lot of time and effort into planning and preparing the meal, we had an excellent crew who set and decorated the tables, and we also had several of our summer staff come help as servers and dish washers! A big thank you to everyone who helped (even if we didn`t get your picture).
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Those of us who were at Highland`s Banquet last Thursday got to enjoy a fantastic meal full of many Thanksgiving favorites. What a blessing to see so many friends, hear laughter and conversations, and enjoy the flavors and aromas of the delicious feast! We are so thankful for each person who came to this event to hear about what has been going on at Highland this year!
(If you couldn`t make it, a written summary of the program is in the works, so stayed tuned for that.)
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