Glisson Camp & Retreat Center

Glisson Camp & Retreat Center offers overnight summer programs and year-round retreat experiences in a setting that includes nearly 400 acres of mountain forest, trails, ponds, a clearwater creek, and Cane Creek Falls. Its Village, Outpost, and Sparrowwood programs offer a variety of overnight camp experiences for children, teens, and adults with developmental needs. Grow Day Camps bring the Glisson experience to local churches across the state of Georgia, and the Experiential Leadership Institute (ELI) is a multi-week immersive leadership development experience for rising 11th–12th graders.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: During retreat season (August–April), limited viewing access is available on weekdays (Mon–Fri) during business hours (9:00–4:30) when there are no retreat groups on-site.
• Price: Summer’s Underway Sale – 25% off select weeks.

Since 1925, people have gathered at Glisson Camp & Retreat Center for summer camp and group retreats, and the camp was founded by Rev. Fred Glisson in 1925. Glisson Camp & Retreat Center is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA). Glisson is part of the North Georgia Camp & Retreat Ministries of the United Methodist Church’s North Georgia Conference, a family of ministries that includes Glisson Camp & Retreat Center, Grow Day Camps, Shoreline Camps, and the Experiential Leadership Institute (ELI). Glisson joins with the church to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to nurture leadership by creating experiences in Creation and in Christian community that encourage transformation, growth, and renewal for all people, and in doing so supports the mission of the United Methodist Church “To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” The site also includes an Ecoeternity Forest honoring loved ones in a final resting place described as beautiful, peaceful, and ecologically friendly.

Last updated July 31, 2026.