Family Retreat at Wilda: September 5-7, 2025

Greenmonte is taking a  family vacation September 5-7, 2025 to Wilda Retreat.  Located just five minutes from Greenmonte, Wilda Retreat provides a rustic camping area and pond for all to enjoy.  There are 12 RV sites with electrical hook-ups as well as plenty of wooded and grassy areas for tent camping. The grounds include a  pond with waterslide, paddle boats, kayaks, picnic pavilion with charcoal grills, sand volleyball court, baseball field, and bathhouses. Those camping or just wanting to hang out can arrive anytime after 10 AM on Friday the 5th or anytime on Saturday the 6th, while those just wanting to come on Sunday  can join us for a 10AM church service, potluck lunch, and swimming. Spend a weekend getting to know your church family while enjoying fresh air, lake activities , outdoor games, and unhurried fellowship with your church family. If you plan to camp, you must register below (suggested donation of $50). Please also register if you plan to be a day user (no fee).

Retreat Schedule 
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 Friday, Sept 5th  Highlights
  • 10 AM Campground opens 
  • 4:00 PM Pickup Kickball or Softball
  • 7:00 PM Vespers 
  • 7:30 PM  Ice Cream Sandwiches & Beach Ball Game 

Saturday, Sept 6th Highlights
  • 7:30 AM "Sonrise" Devotion and Prayer
  • 10:00 AM Rock Painting
  • 11:00 AM Amazing Race (all ages)
  • 1:00 PM Guided Wilda Walk
  • 4:30-5:30 PM All-Age Olympics & Team-Building
  • 5:30-7:00 PM Family Dinner *provided*
  • 7:00 PM Vespers
  • 7:30 PM S'mores and Storytelling

Sunday, Sept 7th
  • 10AM Worship Service
  • 12PM Potluck Lunch
  • 1 - 5PM Open Swim, Lake Time, Fellowship

Camping Information:
Fees: $50/campsite - Suggested Donation, you are welcome to pay a different amount if you are unable to pay $50.
There are 12 RV sites with electrical hook-ups as well as plenty of wooded and grassy areas for tent camping. The grounds include a bathhouse has two family showers, four single showers, and two toilets. There is also a separate restroom facility. Cars are NOT allowed on the dam. However, you are welcome to walk your gear to the other side of the dam and camp there.
  • If you plan to camp, you must register below.
  • Bring your own firewood.
  • Pack out all your trash.
  • Please review the campground map below.

What to Bring:
Parents are strongly encouraged to bring their own personal flotation devices (PFDs) from home for their children. There are only a limited number of life vests at the Wilda gazebo. By state law, all persons need to be wearing a PFD in a boat. All non-swimmers need to be wearing one, as well, when playing at the edges of the lake.
  • Please bring bug spray and sunblock.
  • All activities, including swimming, are open to overnight campers, but please be aware there will be no lifeguards on duty until Sunday after the worship service. Fishing is permitted in the lake.
  • It is recommended you bring any sports equipment you want to use; there are some bats and balls in the storage shed. 
  • Bring camping chairs or blankets for worship service and lunch.

The retreat is on private property, so you will enter on a driveway that appears to be taking you to a house, then you will swing right, away from the house and down a hill into the camping area. Address: 289 Wilda Road, Stuarts Draft