Makemie Woods is a Camp and Conference Center owned and operated by the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia of the Presbyterian Church (USA) , and supported by the Peninsula District of the United Methodist Church .  Our ministry is providing a beautiful outdoor setting where children and adults can gather, play, pray and learn, encouraging one another in the name of Jesus Christ.

Nine months out of the year, our facilities and our programming are available for user groups of any kind.  We are a great location for church retreats, school field trips, conferences, and anything else you can imagine.  We have a variety of lodging available, suitable for personal retreats or with a maximum capacity of 130. 

Our 275 acres is a gorgeous backdrop for any event, and in addition to meals and lodgings includes campfire circles, hiking trails, a reservoir for boating, a swimming pool, zip lines for the adventurous, an outdoor chapel and an outside prayer labyrinth.

From June to August, however, summer camp reigns!
For seven weeks, over 400 campers have the time of their life, supervised and befriended by qualified staff from all over the country and the world.  Our camp schedule is released in January of each year.  Scholarships are available. No camper has ever been turned away for financial reasons.  For those who can't get enough camp in the summer, we also have winter camp, usually held after Christmas each year.

Our environmental education program includes programming for school-aged children, an observatory, zip-lines, and a eco-friendly alternative burial forest.  Please call if you have any questions or are interested in this program.

As a Presbyterian camp, our beliefs are that of the of the
Presbyterian Church (USA).  Please visit www.pcusa.org for our
denominational website, including our statement of faith.

For more information on Francis Makemie, for whom the camp is named, click here.


Thank you for your interest in Makemie Woods.
May God bless your journey.