Meet Jesus Christ,
explore nature,
build relationships
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 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
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
Many of you are already in the habit of praying for our ministry at Highland Retreat, and we are so grateful for that! Thank you for supporting us and lifting our ministry up in prayer.
If you would be interested in knowing specific things to pray for, you are invited to sign up to receive a monthly prayer list via email. The first one will be going out on Friday afternoon, only to those who have signed up for it. A sneak peek is available on the second picture here (this is a little over half of the list that will be emailed on Friday). If you`re interested and haven`t already signed up for the prayer request emails, you can sign up online (link in bio).
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What a beautiful day! This weekend we are being blessed with truly wonderful weather: sunny with touch of fall coolness. Perfect for hiking, disc golf, pickle ball, etc!
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Our human foosball activity is a fun game for summer campers and guest groups alike! It`s the classic foosball game in real life: Teams of up to 10 people line up along the 8 fixed pipes, then play soccer inside the walled court while hanging onto the pipe in front of them. Makes for a fast-paced soccer game without all the running! And since the court (just past the pool) has a roof, it`s a shady spot on sunny days and a dry spot when it rains. It`s a great space for groups to relocate to when thunder chases them out of the pool in the summer, but guests who are here outside of the summer season can also make their way over to the court and enjoy a rousing game of human foosball!
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If you`re interested in getting email updates from Highland, this is a great day to join the email list because our first monthly email newsletter will be going out tomorrow morning! You are invited to sign up to receive those monthly emails, or any of several types of emails (summer camp news, event invitations, etc.) that interest you.
Sign up for the emails of your choice on our website (see link in bio).
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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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