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Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center

Gretna Glen Camp & Retreat Center is a United Methodist camp on 200 acres at 87 Old Mine Road near Mt. Gretna in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, about 15 minutes east of Hershey. Established at its current site in 1959, it hosts groups of 2 to 200-plus year-round with full meal service, plus summer camps and outdoor education.

Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-07-24

200
Sleeps
300
Largest room seats

Getting there

  • 35 min from Lancaster
  • 40 min from Harrisburg
  • 50 min from Reading

87 Old Mine Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 · drive times are typical, not rush hour

On the property

ArcheryRopes courseWater sportsLakeHiking trailsCreekChapelCampfire areas

The facts

LodgingLodge rooms (48 beds) · Lodge rooms (24 beds) · Lodge rooms (22 beds) · Cabins (98 beds) · Retreat houses
MealsFull food service
SeasonYear-round
HostsYouth groups · Families · School groups
AffiliationEastern Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church (owner/operator)
Property200 acres
Established1959
Phone(717) 273-6525

Grew from the Mt. Gretna Campmeeting founded in 1892 by the United Brethren Church, moving to its current site in 1959.

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