Family Camp at Camp Pinnacle

Friday, August 22, 2025 – Sunday, August 24, 2025

Tuition is based on attendance by a family of four and will be $1,750 per family. This includes 7 meals, activity instruction and equipment. For families larger than four, there is an additional charge of $250 per person. (For families smaller than four, the minimum charge is $1,750.)

Family camp typically includes three days and two nights and begin with a 12:30 p.m. lunch on opening day. The three days will be a mix of structured activity offerings and free time to explore our 126-acre campus and surrounding area. We’ll offer a variety of rotating activity instruction each day and evening programs each night.

Families will check out by 2 p.m. on closing day after a morning of activities and lunch.

We’ll rotate through activities each morning and afternoon with professional instruction from Camp Pinnacle staff. These may include archery, mountain biking, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, arts and crafts, climbing in the Sky Park, rock climbing, canoeing and yoga.

You may also play pickleball, mini golf, soccer, basketball, disc golf, and visit our game room at your leisure. Our waterfront will be open most of the day to swim or paddle a myriad of small watercraft.

Each evening, there will be a group activity. Expect a campfire, family cabin challenge night, variety show (start working on your family’s routine), and CP’s famous mountain beach party with a cookout featuring our legendary BBQ.

Our address is 1 Wolfe Lake Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28739. Once you’ve unloaded your personal items near your cabin, we’ll direct you to park in our lower lot near the lake.

If you are flying to camp, the closest airports are either Asheville, NC (AVL, 30 minutes), or Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (GSP, 55 minutes). Charlotte, NC (CLT, 2 hours) will have more flight options but has a longer drive. We cannot provide airport transportation for family camp, so we recommend renting a car.

Yes. Camp Pinnacle is lucky to have WiFi access despite our rural location. That being said, we encourage all families to embrace our tech-free atmosphere and unplug for the weekend. Internet access is only available in and around the dining hall and office area.

We sincerely hope you’ll join us in creating the opportunity for a wonderful vacation away from the distractions of technology. Please use your phones only in the area above the dining hall (or in your cabin) in order to keep the Camp Pinnacle experience unplugged and tech-free.

Camp Pinnacle is a pet-free facility; you’ll need to leave all pets at home.

Camp Pinnacle is strictly a tobacco-free property. No smoking, vaping, smokeless tobacco, or any other tobacco product is permitted on property for the duration of your stay. Marijuana and other recreational drugs are also strictly prohibited.

You are free to come and go as you please. Please let us know if you are leaving camp and missing a meal so we have accurate numbers for mealtimes and general safety. Children cannot be left at Camp Pinnacle without at least one parent or guardian present.

We expect all “campers” to live up to the same five R’s we ask of our campers: respect, responsibility, reaching out, reasonable risk, and resilience.

We hope family camp will be a wonderful opportunity to make new friends and enjoy the company of like-minded, adventurous families!

Our other normal camp rules and policies prohibiting weapons, drug paraphernalia, smoking, vaping, and pets will continue to be in place.

Registration is now open; you may submit an online application here.

Tuition is fully refundable if notice of cancellation is received 21 days or more prior to the start of family camp. Beyond 21 days, tuition will be fully refundable if we can fill your cancelled space.

We will limit enrollment to 20 families, and we will process all registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’d like to attend family camp, submit your application as early as possible as we anticipate being full or close to full.

Check-in will be 9-11 a.m. on Friday, August 22nd. We’ll be ready to welcome everyone with a 12:30 p.m. lunch on opening day.

Departure time will be after lunch on closing day; we ask that you check out no later than 2 p.m.

On the day of your departure, please strip the beds and bring the sheets and blankets to the office porch. Please collect all trash and place trash bags in the receptacles nearest your cabin by 2 p.m.

You’ll enjoy our rustic, open-air private cabin. If you’re expecting the Ritz Carlton, you will be disappointed! That being said, few places are as beautiful, relaxing, or filled with as many fun activities as Camp Pinnacle.

• Each family will be housed in their own cabin with a bathhouse a short walk away.
• You will share bathhouses with 1-2 other families, but all toilets and showers are contained in stalls allowing for privacy. While a few cabins do have private bathrooms, we cannot guarantee cabin placement.
• The cabins are screened in; they each have fans and electricity, but no air conditioning or heat. Every cabin has its own porch.
• Most cabins have two single beds and four or five bunk beds. Camp mattresses are twin XL in size.
• Most cabins have a tin roof, which can be loud in a rainstorm.
• The trails leading up to the cabin areas cover varied terrain. Due to the close proximity of cabins, please respect quiet hours after 9:30 p.m. and before 7:30 a.m.
• Camp Pinnacle will have sheets and blankets if needed, or you can bring your own bedding appropriate for twin beds. You will need to bring your own pillows, pillowcases, and towels.

Upon arrival, you may unload your belongings near your cabin; you will then park your car in a designated lot. Pack your belongings in luggage that you and your family can manage carrying some distance, such as duffel bags. Wheeled suitcases do not roll well on the trails to our cabins.

Cabins are accessible over varied terrain. Please let us know if any guests will need more accessible accommodations. As our camp facility has been in operation since 1928, we apologize that our cabins are not wheelchair accessible.

We will provide a detailed packing list for each enrolled family.

We will provide all the outdoor equipment necessary to enjoy the activities offered, including bikes, paddleboards, climbing harnesses, etc. Camp Pinnacle’s mountain bikes will only be available for use during guided rides. Helmets are necessary at all times while riding and climbing. You do not need to bring any additional equipment (with the exception of an approved PFD for any infant/child under 50 pounds). If you are an avid mountain biker, please bring your bike so you can ride when not on guided rides.

We have several campsites in our forest, so your family can choose to sleep in our shelters or set up a tent for an evening. Campsites will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. We can provide sleeping pads, but you will need to provide your own sleeping bags and tents should you decide to camp out. You may only camp in designated campsites, and fires are only permitted in existing campfire rings. Chef Jennifer can provide the makings for s’mores; just let us know in advance.

During family camp, we anticipate that families will participate in activities together. As such, parents must be responsible for their children at all times. Counselors will be in activity areas throughout the day to facilitate instruction but cannot be responsible for the supervision of children. Children over the age of 10, who have passed the swim test, may swim under the supervision of our lifeguards without a parent present but with parent permission.

Your family will be served in the dining hall for the three days. You may choose to eat in the dining hall or take your meal outdoors to the dining hall porch, our open air pavilion or the outdoor picnic tables around camp.

Food will be served through a buffet line with unlimited “seconds” and a wide variety of foods.

Please let us know two weeks in advance if you have any special dietary restrictions or any food allergies. Generally, our kitchen free of peanuts, tree nuts, latex, and sesame, and we can easily accommodate gluten-free and vegetarian diets. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate strict Kosher or vegan diets.

Food is prohibited in cabins because it attracts animals. Any food you bring must be kept in your car. Fruit is always available between meals.

If you choose to bring a personal cooler, you may store it in your cabin or vehicle.

If you are of legal drinking age, you may bring alcohol to consume it responsibly during your stay. Providing alcohol to any persons under 21 is strictly prohibited. You are restricted from consuming alcohol or being under the influence during participation in activities including swimming and the use of any watercraft.

To maintain a family atmosphere and the spirit of camp, we ask that no alcoholic beverages be consumed prior to 5 p.m.  Our preference is that you pour all beverages into a cup before consuming. The only meal where alcoholic beverages are permitted in the dining hall for dinner only.