Wellness Retreat
2025-10-17 19:00 - 2025-10-19 14:00 UTC | PA
In need of a reset? Join us for a time to learn about your true self! Enjoy a transformative weekend of self-reflection on mind, body, and spirit while disconnecting from everyday life. Leave feeling more wholehearted and self-aware. Workshops will focus on the Enneagram, the 16 personality types, and the DISC temperament assessment. Activities include high ropes course, prayer labyrinth, boating, optional bible study, campfires, yoga, and a crystal bowl sound bath.
$200 per person | 2 Nights, 5 Healthy Meals, All Activities Included
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Annual Woodcutter's Day
2025-11-01 08:30 - 16:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for this volunteer work day and help us cut wood and restock for winter!
RSVP by emailing our Facilities Manager: maintenance@poconoplateau.org

Homeschool Day - Secular
2025-11-07 10:30 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for monthly homeschool days filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our secular homeschool days will be held the first Friday of every month and we will offer boating, crafts, nature walks, and archery! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails!

Homeschool Days - Christian
2025-11-21 10:30 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Our Homeschool Days are back! Join us for monthly homeschool days filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our Christian homeschool days will be held the third Friday of every month and we will offer boating, crafts, nature walks, and archery! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails! Our sessions begin at 10:30 AM.

Homeschool Day - Secular
2025-12-05 10:30 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for monthly homeschool days filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our secular homeschool days will be held the first Friday of every month during the school year! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails!

Homeschool Days – Christian
2025-12-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for a Christmas themed homeschool day filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our Christian homeschool days will be held the third Friday of every month! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails! Our sessions begin at 10:30 AM.

Christian Homeschool Days
2026-01-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Our Homeschool Days are back! Join us for monthly homeschool days filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our Christian homeschool days will be held the first and third Friday of every month and we will offer boating, crafts, nature walks, and archery! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails! Our sessions begin at 10:30 AM.

Free Family Game Night
2026-01-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326

Forest School Parent Information Meeting and Open House
2026-02-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us Wed Feb 4th from 10am – 12pm to learn about more about our Forest School program. Our spring semester begins Wed Feb 26th. We will have time to chat about the program and engage in some nature based activities!
Email director@poconoplateau.org with questions

Christian Homeschool Days
2026-02-06 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-04-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for monthly homeschool days filled with fun and learning! All grades 1st – 12th welcome. Our Christian homeschool days will be held the first and third Friday of every month and we will offer boating, crafts, nature walks, and archery! $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails! Our sessions begin at 10:30 AM.

Winter Day Camp Day
2026-02-16 09:00 - 16:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for a one-day winter experience packed with outdoor adventure and classic camp fun! As the snow is falling and the Lake is freezing, our Winter Day Camp is the perfect way for kids to enjoy God’s creation, build new friendships, grow in their faith, and reconnect with camp friends.

Whether your child is a first-time camper or a returning friend, this one-day event will create lasting memories and deepen their connection with God and others. Lunch and snacks are included.
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Children's Winter Jamboree Retreat
2026-02-27 19:00 - 2026-03-01 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Take a break from the winter blues! Make new friends and reconnect with old friends! Join us for a weekend packed full of fun: Enjoy indoor (Gaga) and outdoor games, sledding, broomball, crafts, Bible sessions, and a campfire with smores!
Children in grades 3rd – 6th
Price: $120 per person (includes 2 nights and 5 meals).
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Youth Winter Blast Retreat
2026-02-27 19:00 - 2026-03-01 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Take a break from the winter blues! Make new friends and reconnect with old friends! Join us for a weekend packed full of fun: Enjoy indoor (Gaga) and outdoor games, sledding, broomball, crafts, Bible sessions, and a campfire with smores!
Youth grades 6th – 12th
Price: $120 per person (includes 2 nights and 5 meals).
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Homeschool Easter Egg Hunt
2026-03-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
We are excited to offer an Easter Egg Hunt for one of our Homeschool Days. Please arrive between 10:00AM-10:30AM to check in. The Egg Hunt will begin right at 11:00. Please note that this is still one of our Homeschool Days, so it is still $5 per participating child, younger siblings are welcome, and Parent/guardian must stay as this is not a drop off event. Bring a picnic lunch and stay after to hike the trails!

Easter Sunrise Service
2026-04-05 07:00 - 09:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us on Easter Sunday for our annual Sunrise Service. We will plan on being outside by the lake for our service if the weather is warm. If not, we will be in Springer Dining Hall! Breakfast to follow immediately after the service in Springer Dining Hall.

Spring Day Camp Days
2026-04-06 09:00 - 16:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
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Confirmation Retreat
2026-04-17 19:00 - 2026-04-19 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Weekend Theme: “My Methodist Identity”
Professing one’s commitment to live out the United Methodist baptismal and membership covenant vows is an important life decision for our confirmands. This retreat provides space for confirmands to join with youth from other congregations as they explore their identity and purpose as Christians in the Methodist faith.
As confirmands wrap up a series of classes in their local church, they might wonder what is next? Our retreat builds off lessons learned in those confirmation classes and prepares confirmands to reflect on how to use their gifts, faith, purpose, and Christian identity in daily living. Confirmands will use these gifts to create and lead Sunday’s closing worship as an expression of their voice as a new member of the United Methodist Church.
The retreat’s key scripture verse is Ephesians 2:10: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Complete this church survey form to learn more and sign up for your church. As we get closer to the event, we will send over more details about waivers, health forms, and individual registration forms.
Cost is for this retreat: $130 for Confirmands $65 for Chaperones Register Here

80th Anniversary Weekend and Fundraising Dinner
2026-09-11 19:00 - 2026-09-13 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
2026 marks 80 amazing years of ministry at Pocono Plateau. Join us for the whole weekend or just the Fund Raising Dinner on Saturday as we celebrate what the Plateau has meant to so many and what we hope it will mean to even more in the future.
Full Weekend cost is $200 per person which includes: 2 nights and 5 meals, Adventure Programming, worship, camp tours, and much more camp fun!
Saturday Dinner cost is $40 per person
Registration is Required for both the weekend and dinner.
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Knitting and Crocheting Retreat 2026
2026-09-25 18:00 - 2026-09-27 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Join us for a relaxing weekend in the Pocono’s! We will be knitting and crocheting a project that will be selected soon. Bring your own projects to work on too, if you’d like!
2 nights lodging and 5 meals included
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Older Adult Retreat 2026
2026-09-29 10:00 - 2026-10-02 11:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Calling all adults ages 55 and up for a time of fellowship, Bible study, evening entertainment, conversation, crafts, and worship. Each year we host an offsite outing at a local attraction, we will share our offsite trip plans soon! We offer a worship service on the final day.
Price: $200 (includes 3 nights and 9 meals)
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Men's Retreat 2026
2026-10-02 19:00 - 2026-10-04 14:00 | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat Center, 304 Pocono Plateau Rd, Cresco, PA, 18326
Power Down: A Weekend of Rest and Renewal
In a world that demands we stay constantly connected, “on,” and available, the greatest
act of strength isn’t doing more — it’s having the courage to stop.
This year’s men’s retreat, Power Down, is an invitation to silence the noise and step
away from the digital grind. We’re heading to Pocono Plateau to trade screen time for
campfire time, and notification pings for meaningful time in community with each other.
Our theme is rooted in the words of Jesus to His disciples:
“And he said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.’;
For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat” — Mark 6:31
What to Expect

Unplugged Environment: A chance to physically and mentally disconnect from
the pressures of work, home-life, and technology.
True Fellowship: Real conversations with men who are navigating through
different seasons of life.
Spiritual Recharging: Focused sessions designed to help you hear God’s voice
over the static of daily life.
Outdoor Adventure: Plenty of space for hiking, recreation, and simply enjoying
the stillness of the woods. Plenty of free time will be built into our schedule!

Sometimes, to move forward with purpose, you first have to Power Down.
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