Camp Penn

Camp Penn sits in South Central Pennsylvania, surrounded by the wilderness of Michaux State Forest and adjacent to the Appalachian Trail. The site dates back to 1811 as an iron ore forge, was used as a Boy Scout and YMCA camping area around 1900, and its current facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. The United Methodist Church's Susquehanna Conference has run its camping and retreat program here since 1946. Beyond its summer camp season, Camp Penn hosts retreats and weddings from April through October. The Knaub Memorial Chapel, an indoor space with knotty pine wainscoting, an electric organ, and a digital projector and screen, seats up to 200 guests for indoor ceremonies, while an outdoor chapel offers a natural setting along a running creek with a stone altar and bench seating for 100. Receptions can move to the Bowen Pavilion, Recreation Hall, or Dining Hall. The property also includes four dormitory-style lodges, an Elm Cabin, and four smaller retreat cabins for overnight groups, along with a fire pit, archery range, craft shop, and game room. WiFi is available throughout, and accessibility accommodations can be arranged for groups booking a retreat or event.