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
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
Your facility is absolute perfection! We had everything we needed . . . and more! Your staff is incredible! May God bless this facility year after year 🙂
Women’s retreat in Red Oak Lodge, January 2025
My annual prayer and planning retreat here is a highlight of my year. Thank you!
Pastor stay in Creekside cottage, December 2024
Great to see Highland in the winter season. The great room is an amazing gathering space with fireplace ambiance.
Family gathering in Red Oak Lodge, November 2024
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A camp week at Highland is not complete without some time spent exploring the stream. Campers also enjoyed soaking a counselor or two in the dunk seat, playing water polo during a night swim, and a conga line at the pool. We were glad to enjoy such a good week of discovery and fun with Resident Camp D! (Post 3 of 3)
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Resident Camp D took a hike last week, where they looked for boxes of information about the solar system, each spread out across the property on a scale that puts the sun by the pool and Pluto at Tiger Rocks! They also enjoyed rec games on the ball field. (Post 2 of 3)
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Last week, we had a great group of 10- to 12-year-olds here for Resident Camp D! That’s a great age group for building relationships, exploring God’s creation, and enjoying all the different activities at Highland. Pictured are just a few of the fun moments from their week: arm wrestling counselors (one of the games at the Thursday morning “beach party”); a nature studies lesson; singing together; climbing the tower; playing kickball; cabin Bible study; gaga ball; a landscape painting tutorial; and playing catch. (Post 1 of 3)
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Each day also included cooking meals over fires – out in the woods when the weather cooperated, or in the indoor fireplace at the Tab when there was an inconveniently timed rainstorm! We are grateful for a great week for Wilderness Camp B! (Post 3 of 3)
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In addition to spending time up on the mountain, Wilderness B campers did also spend some time in the main summer camp area, to swim or try out archery. They also challenged themselves at the climbing wall one morning. No matter where exactly they were, each day involved times of worship and Bible study. (Post 2 of 3)
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Our second Wilderness Camp of this summer was for ages 13-15, and this group of campers also had a great camp week spent mostly in the woods! We were pleased to have Lester Zook of Wild Guyde Adventures come in for an outdoor skills lesson for both Wilderness Camps again this year; this year he taught about orienteering (using a compass and a map to navigate) and creating shelters with tarps. The campers then put those skills to use as they hiked up to the National Forest and set up shelters in the woods for a sleepout! (Post 1 of 3)
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