Northern Pines Camp & Retreat Center

Northern Pines Camp & Retreat Center Northern Pines is a year-round Minnesota United Methodist Conference Camp located in the north central area of Minnesota.

Northern Pines is holy ground.Here among the tall pines, at the edge of the water, people *Experience God's creation*Meet Christ and grow as Christians* And return to their daily lives renewed and responsive to the challenges of faithful living. Northern Pines is situated on a 82 acre site on the east shore of Fish Hook Lake, in the woods and towering pines near Park Rapids, in the area known as t

he Heartland of northern Minnesota and is an ideal setting. The headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park is just a short drive. Whatever the season or the reason Northern Pines is a beautiful place to be and "be-coming." We invite you to a tradition of gentle persuasiveness. It's the kind of place that grows on you because of the experiences that happen here. Northern Pines is here for you to experience a summer camp, retreat, family reunion or holiday, church picnic, business meeting.

09/07/2026

Wishing you had gone to camp this summer? There is still time! Northwoods Time Apart camp for adults is coming soon and there is still room for YOU! Camp is from Sept. 20-25. Study Time, free time, trips into events in town and other places and lots of opportunities to enjoy the lake from a seat on the shore or in a canoe or kayak. Sign up now!

08/07/2026
The last full day of camp was a big one!  Archery, crafts, water balloon fights,  swimming,  campfire worship and S'more...
08/07/2026

The last full day of camp was a big one! Archery, crafts, water balloon fights, swimming, campfire worship and S'mores and then Awards Night.

From their first taste of S'mores to their last Thursday night S'mores of the season. Our cabin leaders have done a grea...
08/07/2026

From their first taste of S'mores to their last Thursday night S'mores of the season. Our cabin leaders have done a great job of sharing the love of Christ, creation and community with our campers this summer.

From their first ever S'mores to the last Thursday night S'mores of the camp season. Our cabin leaders have tried many n...
08/07/2026

From their first ever S'mores to the last Thursday night S'mores of the camp season. Our cabin leaders have tried many new things this summer, but I think they really liked the S'mores.

Last night was Talent Show night. So many talented campers shared their gifts with each other.
08/06/2026

Last night was Talent Show night. So many talented campers shared their gifts with each other.

More photos of the fun we have been having the last couple of days.
08/05/2026

More photos of the fun we have been having the last couple of days.

Today's challenge was to try something new so campers did some origami during Good Morning,  God time. They had craft ti...
08/05/2026

Today's challenge was to try something new so campers did some origami during Good Morning, God time. They had craft time, played games, went swimming, and had a dance tonight. We added a few more photos from last night's Bingo night as well.

The rain held off until we finished our evening worship. We had a full day of activities, Good Morning, God  time, rock ...
08/04/2026

The rain held off until we finished our evening worship. We had a full day of activities, Good Morning, God time, rock painting, games, tie dying, beach and swim time, Bingo and evening campfire worship. Our word today was Wilderness Awes.

Naomi was our waterfront coordinator this summer. We are very grateful for her dedication to the safety of our campers a...
08/03/2026

Naomi was our waterfront coordinator this summer. We are very grateful for her dedication to the safety of our campers at the waterfront this summer. We were sad to say goodbye on Friday as she headed back home to a family vacation and college.

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20033 County 1
Park Rapids, MN
56470

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