RETREATS & CONFERENCES
GET AWAY. COME TOGETHER.
Bring your group somewhere that gives you more than just a place to meet.
Set on 560 acres in Northwest Connecticut, Camp Jewell YMCA offers the classic camp retreat experience with overnight lodging, meals, meeting spaces, outdoor activities, and team building all in one place.
Whether you’re planning a weekend retreat, leadership gathering, college group trip, staff retreat, conference, or organization-wide event, we’ll help you create an experience built around your group.
THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT A RETREAT AT CAMP
Getting away from the everyday gives groups the chance to connect in a way that’s hard to recreate anywhere else.
Meet together. Share meals. Explore camp. Take on a challenge. Sit around a campfire. Stay up talking in the cabin.
At Camp Jewell, the time between scheduled activities can be just as important as what’s on the agenda.
Come with a full schedule, let us help build one, or leave plenty of room to simply enjoy being together.
Your group. Your schedule. Your camp experience.
GATHER & CONNECT
Camp gives your group the space to slow down and spend meaningful time together.
Use our indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for meetings, workshops, presentations, worship, reflection, leadership development, small groups, or your own programming.
GET OUT & EXPLORE
A retreat at Camp Jewell means there’s always something to do beyond the meeting room.
Depending on the season and availability, your group can experience climbing, zip lining, archery, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, horseback riding, sports, arts & crafts, campfires, and more.
TAKE ON SOMETHING TOGETHER
Shared challenges can bring a group closer.
Our facilitated team-building programs can include group initiatives, low ropes, high ropes, climbing, and other experiences designed to encourage communication, cooperation, leadership, and connection
BUILD YOUR EXPERIENCE
GREAT FOR
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY GROUPS
Student Organizations • Orientation • Leadership Retreats • Residence Life • Clubs • Fraternities & Sororities
NONPROFITS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Staff Retreats • Volunteer Gatherings • Board Retreats • Leadership Weekends
ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
Annual Retreats • Conferences • Training • Planning Weekends • Member Gatherings
STAFF & LEADERSHIP TEAMS
Team Retreats • Professional Development • Strategic Planning • Team Building
ALUMNI & SPECIAL GROUPS
Reunions • Alumni Weekends • Clubs • Special Interest Groups • Group Getaways
EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR PREFECT RETREAT
STAY TOGETHER
Overnight accommodations allow your group to stay together and make Camp Jewell home for the weekend.
Our cabin-style lodging ranges from traditional camp cabins to accommodations with bathrooms, showers, common areas, and meeting spaces.
SHARE MEALS
Gather around the table without worrying about where everyone is going to eat.
Our dining team provides meals throughout your stay and can accommodate most food allergies and special dietary needs with advance notice.
FIND YOUR SPACE
Camp Jewell offers a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces for meetings, workshops, breakout groups, social time, and your own programming.
EXPERIENCE CAMP
Add Camp Jewell activities to your schedule and let our staff lead the experience—or simply enjoy the property and time together.
WHY CAMP JEWELL?
560 ACRES TO EXPLORE
Forests, trails, fields, lakefront, and activity areas give your group plenty of room to get outside.
EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE
Lodging, meals, meeting spaces, activities, and recreation are all right here at camp.
YOUR RETREAT, YOUR WAY
Bring your own schedule, use Camp Jewell programming, or create a combination of both.
A TRUE GETAWAY
Camp provides something that’s increasingly difficult to find—time away from everyday distractions to simply be together.
YOUR NEXT RETREAT STARTS HERE
Located in Colebrook in Northwest Connecticut, Camp Jewell welcomes retreat groups from throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New England.
Tell us your preferred dates, approximate group size, and what you’d like your retreat to include.
We’ll help you take it from there.
