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
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
We had a wonderful time. Creekside was a cozy retreat, and we had fun hiking. Thanks for everything!
Couple staying in Creekside Cottage, November 2024
We loved every minute! Thank you for providing a space for us to gather and for God to meet us. It was wonderful!
Women’s retreat in Mountain View Retreat Center, November 2024
Thanks so much. Our stay was great here at Highland!
Family getaway in Mountain View Retreat Center, October 2024
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Did you hear that we had a successful giving day on Wednesday? Our goal was to raise $35,000 to finish funding the renovations to the bathhouse in the Upper Highland Campground, and thanks to our generous community of donors, we exceeded that goal! We truly appreciate every gift, and we know that the many families, youth groups, churches, and gatherings of friends who spend time in that campground will appreciate it, too. Thanks for making a difference!
The bathhouse will be ready for use in early May. Plan to join us for our Celebration gathering on May 17, and you can swing by the Upper Campground to see how the renovation turned out!
It`s the Great Community Give day! We would love your support as we raise funds to complete the bathhouse renovation in the Upper Highland Campground. Your support will go twice as far when you give through the giving day website, since we have matching funds available to bring us to our goal of $35,000. And if we reach that goal before the great Community Give ends at 8pm, any additional funds raised will give us a head start toward the next campground improvement on our list: doubling the size of the Upper Campground pavilion.
Join in on the giving day! Link in bio
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We had quite a few volunteers working hard in and around the Upper Highland Campground bathhouse last week, especially on Saturday when a good portion of our work day crew contributed their skills and energy to landscaping around the exterior or installing trim and fixtures in the interior spaces. Thanks so much for everyone who has worked on the bathhouse; your efforts are a big part of bringing this exciting project to completion! We`re on track to have it ready for use by Mother`s Day weekend.
While the labor is on track, we are still in need of the remaining funds to finish paying for the project. TOMORROW, April 16, is the day we hope to see those funds come in, during the Great Community Give. We have matching funds available that will make your gift go twice as far, all the way until we reach our $35,000 goal. And if we are able to raise more than that, all additional funds will go towards doubling the size of the attached pavilion, our next planned campground project.
If you`re able to make an online donation between 2 and 3pm tomorrow, that`s the hour we are targeting. Otherwise, give anytime between now and 8pm Wednesday through the Great Community Give site to contribute to this project (link in bio)
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We are still looking for summer staff, especially team leaders and a few more counselors. If you know someone who would be an asset to Highland Summer Camps in one of these roles, give them a nudge in our direction!
See highlandretreat.org/summer-camp/employment (link in bio) for job descriptions, referral information, and the online application.
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Kent caught some footage of new sidewalk going in along the pavilion in the Upper Highland Campground on Wednesday!
If you haven`t already heard, raising funds to wrap up this bathhouse project is what we are focusing on during the Great Community Give on April 16.
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We were blessed to have a work group from Trissels Mennonite Church come out today and tackle a bunch of projects! These teens and adults took time out of their spring break week to volunteer, and we sure do appreciate it. Pictured are a few of the projects they took on: cleanup of leaves, fallen limbs, and dead trees; planting a few more baby trees; and painting trim on the Upper Campground bathhouse. Thank you so much for your hard work, friends!
If you want to help, too, our next scheduled work day is on Saturday, April 12. We`ll be focusing on spreading woodchips in playgrounds and the challenge course (a great job for kids!), installing flooring and interior trim at the bathhouse, and more! Come yourself or bring a group of friends, just let us know so we can plan the right number of projects and lunches. Sign up at highlandretreat.org/get-involved/work-days (link in bio)
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