Summer camp at Lutherock

Elementary

3rd–6th grade

Explore Pathfinders for a week of mountain discoveries, including Grandfather Mountain, rafting on the Watauga, the rock slide, and a night camping under the stars.

Overnight Camps

Pathfinders

A first week at Lutherock: Grandfather Mountain, rafting the Watauga, a night out.

3rd–6th grade

5 nights

4 sessions · June –⁠ July

Middle School

6th–8th grade

Explore mountain and river adventures with Blue Ridge Expeditions, a canopy tour in Blowing Rock with Zip & Raft, or time on the Appalachian Trail with Whitewater Backpack. CAMPfirmation brings congregation groups together for a confirmation week with daily time as a group.

Overnight Camps

Blue Ridge Expeditions

A taste of everything Lutherock does: caving, Cross Rock, the Sky Park, the Nolichucky.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

June 13–⁠18 · July 4–⁠9

A camper in a red helmet riding the zip line across the field at Lutherock

Zip & Raft: Middle

A canopy tour in Blowing Rock, the Sky Park zip, and a day rafting the Nolichucky.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

June 20–⁠25 · July 11–⁠16

A Whitewater Backpack group of campers with their packs on, ready to set out from Lutherock

Whitewater Backpack: Middle

Backpacking the Appalachian Trail, a night by the Nolichucky, then class III–IV rapids.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

June 27 –⁠ July 2

Confirmation Weeks

Campers sit on a grassy hillside at Lutherock for outdoor worship, facing a leader who stands among three wooden crosses

CAMPfirmation

Confirmation for church groups: daily group time, Cross Rock, ropes and the zip line.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

June 13–⁠18 · June 20–⁠25

High School

9th–12th grade

Explore Appalachian Adventures, head onto the Appalachian Trail with Whitewater Backpack, or add a canopy tour in Blowing Rock with Zip & Raft. Open each program to see what’s planned.

Overnight Camps

Zip & Raft: High

The Blowing Rock canopy tour, the Sky Park and a day on the Nolichucky.

9th–12th grade

5 nights

June 13–⁠18 · July 4–⁠9

Appalachian Adventures

Worley's Cave, the Nolichucky, Cross Rock and the Sky Park, for first-timers and regulars.

9th–12th grade

5 nights

June 20–⁠25 · July 11–⁠16

Backpackers walking single file along a grassy mountain bald under a blue sky

Whitewater Backpack: High

A longer stretch of the Appalachian Trail, a night by the river, then class III–IV rapids.

9th–12th grade

5 nights

June 27 –⁠ July 2

Families & Adults

All Ages

Spend a few days in the mountains together at Family Camp, with meals and lodging included. Children spend mornings with counselors, and evenings bring everyone back together.