Family Spring Retreat
Indulge your spring fever with a weekend of fun, faith, and family in the great outdoors!
Site Overview
Set amid 400 acres of picturesque scenery alongside Alum Creek, HopeWood Pines offers a natural sanctuary of woods, nature trails, and waterways.
Whether you’re seeking to forge lifelong friendships, deepen your faith, or reconnect with nature, HopeWood Pines is the perfect place for you.
HopeWood Pines Programs
We offer a range of year-round programs, led by highly qualified staff, for people of all ages.
Maple Syrup Festival
Enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes, maple sausage, and live music from a local band during our annual festival!
Fun-in-Faith Elementary Retreat
Introduce your congregation to camp during this one-night getaway full of fun activities.
Middle School MiX
Middle school youth will have a blast with a variety of camp activities while also growing in their faith.
Confirmation Retreats
Middle school youth will have a blast with a variety of camp activities while also growing in their faith.
ReNew! Youth & Family Ministers’ Retreat
This retreat is specifically designed to support and equip youth and family ministry staff.
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Facility Highlights
- Air-conditioned and heated sleeping quarters
- 2 self-contained retreat facilities
- 15 cabins with access to detached bath/shower house
- Full-service dining hall
- Multiple indoor and outdoor meeting spaces
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Outdoor chapel
- Grilling patio
- Outdoor sports fields/courts
Adventure-Filled Activity Options
- 9-square in the air
- Archery
- Arts & crafts
- Campfires
- Canoeing
- Challenge course
- Climbing tower
- Creek walking
- Discovery Bible study
- Fishing
- Gaga ball
- High ropes course
- Hiking
- Meal over a fire
- Nature activities
- Outpost
- S'mores
- Sports
- Swimming
- Team builders
- Worship
- Zip line
Availability based on age and program
Environmental Education Program
At HopeWood Pines, we offer environmental education programming for public and private schools. We can help your students connect more closely with nature and their classmates. Our programs include:
- Pre-planned curriculum that meets common core standards
- Group-building activities tailored to your class
- Personalized on-site teacher support
- Flexible scheduling ranging from 1 to 5 days
How to Find Us
Just 40 minutes north of Columbus, OH, HopeWood Pines is both easily accessible and wonderfully secluded.