Camp Cedar Cliff Outdoor Education
This coming Fall, Camp Cedar Cliff is offering retreats for middle school and high school students and for families. Each retreat will be a blast, with great Camp Cedar Cliff activities like a high ropes course, a unique intermediate ropes course, a 300 ft.-long zip line, an eight-element challenge course, and much more. There will be quiet times to sit and reflect in God’s creation and times of worship with an awesome praise band. Each retreat will have a speaker to make God’s Word come alive and help kids and families navigate the challenges life brings. Imagine your son, daughter, or whole family spending a weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains during the most beautiful time of the year. It’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss.
Camp Cedar Cliff Retreats General Information
- Registration requires a $75 non-refundable deposit per person.
- The balance for all weekend retreats is due September 1.
- For the middle school and high school retreats, church youth groups are welcome, and youth leaders can attend with their students. We do ask that youth groups attending provide at least one chaperone for every 10 campers.
Free Time Activities
- Trail rides on horseback (additional $30 per person)
- Swimming pool (weather permitting)
- Beach volleyball
- European handball
- High ropes course
- Intermediate ropes course
- Challenge course
- Climbing wall
- Foosball
- Basketball
- Frisbee golf
- Hiking trails
- Archery
- BB gun range
- Zip line
Family Camp The purpose for family camp retreats is for you to spend time with your family. We have lots of activities going on, but we want to encourage you as a family to set your own schedule. Families lodge together as a family unit in the camp cabins. Every family will have their own bathroom with shower, toilet, and sink. All beds are bunk-bed style. Please bring portable cribs for your younger children. Families may stay off-property and enjoy all the meals, meetings, and activities for the whole weekend for $55 per person. Children under 5 are free.
If you have children age 5 and under, you will be given a carefully chosen 13-18 year old girl to care for your children during special meetings. We call them Child Care Helpers (CCH). We provide the CCHs, or if you have a favorite babysitter, we encourage you to bring your own CCH for $30. (Please indicate this when you register).
On Saturday night, during the parent’s meeting, Camp Cedar Cliff will provide age appropriate programs with worship and teaching that will inspire your children to seek the heart of God.
Group Retreats Camp Cedar Cliff is an ideal location for your youth, college, men's, women's, or singles' retreats. You will enjoy the perfect mix of spacious facilities, great food, team-building activities, and excellent service – all in the midst of a peaceful mountain setting. Whether you come for an outdoor adventure, much-needed fellowship, or a place of solitude, our staff will ensure that your retreat at Camp Cedar Cliff is a unique getaway.
A typical weekend retreat includes two nights and five meals and requires a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 270 participants. Camp Cedar Cliff is pleased to offer special meals, unique activities, or extra nights of lodging tailored for your group. From square dances to steak dinners, we are able to customize any aspect of the retreat based upon the needs of your group.
Lodging Retreat groups will be housed in our comfortable cabins furnished with bunk beds for 14 people and equipped with full bathroom facilities. All guests should remember to bring sleeping bags, pillows and towels. A separate cabin with a living room, fireplace, kitchen, bathroom, and two bedrooms is available for speakers or group leaders, for a minimal cost. For those who prefer not to use cabin facilities, motels are available minutes away.
Recreation Our covered pavilions are the site for numerous activities including basketball, floor polo and other group games. Our three-acre field is available for softball, football, soccer, capture the flag, etc. In warm weather, the Camp's junior olympic-sized swimming pool is available for use. Other included camp recreation activities are an eight-element adventure course, climbing wall, BB guns, hiking, sand volleyball, 300-ft. zip line, and archery. Activities available for an additional fee are a high ropes course, an intermediate ropes course, rappelling, trail riding on horseback, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting.
Meeting Areas Group meetings may be held in the dining hall, in one of our pavilions, or around a fire at the outdoor amphitheater.
Nearby Attractions
- Downhill Skiing
- Biltmore Mansion and Estate
- Mount Mitchell State Park
- Folk Art Center
- White Water Rafting
- Sliding Rock
- Horseback Riding
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Golfing
Pricing A typical weekend retreat (2 nights, 5 meals, 75 people minimum) costs $115/person. This rate covers the following package arrangement: lodging, meals, use of recreational equipment, and program staff to serve meals and supervise recreation.
For more information, contact Justin Brackett by emailing or by calling 828-450-3331.
Registration $115 per person 
