Casowasco Camp & Retreat Center

03/17/2026

The scheduled clean-up week at Casowasco has been cancelled.

02/20/2026

Casowasco is planning to reopen on April 1st! We have openings throughout the year for your retreat! The last day to get a great discount for your group is March 1st. Please go to www.casowasco.org for more information on our discounted rates and to make a booking inquiry.

02/20/2026

We have had many retreat groups book their event at Casowasco. There is still time and space to book your group and get our special rate discount. For more information and our discounted rates and make an inquiry to book your group, please go to www.casowasco.org. We are excited to be reopening April 1st and would love to see you and your group!

02/13/2026

When we moved here, one of our aspirations was to tap our sugar maples on site. We are very much new to the world of sugaring. We realize this is our beta year for tapping trees, and who knows how much sap we’ll get. But if there is enough sap, we’re planning a boiling party during our Camp Clean Up Week in March. We’d love to have you join and be a bit sappy with us!

02/02/2026

The cleanup event at Casowasco has been cancelled.

01/30/2026

We are pleased to announce our first site-sponsored event of the year! Our Quilt ETC by Faith Retreat has been a part of the fabric (excuse the pun...) of Casowasco for many years. Our Spring retreat will be led by Cathy Lee and the Rev. Pam Klotzbach. For more information and to register, please go to www.casowasco.org.

01/27/2026

Getting excited about reopening in April!

01/22/2026

Today Ray Brown from the Friends of Casowasco and I had the opportunity to get the word of our reopening out to the Syracuse community.

Camp Casowasco is set on the beautiful Owasco Lake, featuring over 200 wooded acres, a gorge and over a mile of shoreline. This spring, the camp will reopen to the public .Before it does, the nonpr…

01/21/2026

Casowasco Camp and Retreat Center is preparing to reopen on April 1, 2026. Our site ministry will be a bit different than in the recent past. The first phase of our reopening plan will focus on attracting guest groups for adults and families, both church related and non-profit organizations, for ret...

01/15/2026

The Friends of Casowasco is having a fundraiser February 1st. They would love to see you there!

01/06/2026

Casowasco is reopening on April 1st! We are hiring staff to start this March. We are looking for candidates for our half-time Assistant Director position and for the kitchen. Please go to https://www.unyumc.org/about/jobs for more information and to apply.