a welcoming and inclusive camp and retreat center in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where visitors connect, refresh, renew, and grow, all year long
Summer Camp Is Filling Fast
Give a child in your life an amazing experience this summer. At Camp Hanover, kids enjoy fun, fellowship, adventure, and challenge in our day and overnight camps.
Awarded Best Summer Camp in Virginia
Camp Hanover is honored to have been named “Best Summer Camp in Central Virginia” by Virginia Living Magazine each year since 2021.
Connect With Family
Camp fun is not just for kids! Folks of all ages are welcome to enjoy the beauty of God’s creation at Camp Hanover. Join us May 16–18 for Family Camp or August 29–September 1 for Homecoming. Whether you’re looking for adventure or relaxation, you’ll find it here!
Sixty-eight Years of Summer Camp Excellence
Founded in 1957, Camp Hanover offers faith-based overnight and day camp programs for elementary, middle and high school youth. A fully-accredited member of the American Camp Association, Camp Hanover meets or exceeds the summer camping industry’s standards for safe operation, employing best practices to maintain a summer camp program of the highest quality.
An Ideal Location for Group Retreats and Special Events
Nestled on 600 acres just 30 minutes from downtown Richmond, Camp Hanover offers a sanctuary for rest, relaxation, recreation, and renewal. Groups will find uncompromising hospitality, comfortable overnight lodging, savory meals and sacred space for meaningful fellowship and learning.
News
JMU’s ReScored A Capella Group to Perform at Camp Hanover
Vocal group ReScored brings their musical talent to Camp Hanover for a special concert on May 24 at 4:30 p.m. Performing a capella, group members...
Introducing Our Summer 2025 Curriculum
Camp Hanover's 2025 summer camp curriculum is Another Way by InsideOut Christian Resources for Outdoor Ministries. Jesus often confronted the world...
Share a Few Hours of Your Time With These Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers make Camp happen! Do you have a few hours to give? We have a number of opportunities available that can use your gifts and talents. Have...
A Place Apart
Jesus knew the importance of time away from the constant blur of the everyday. Camp Hanover is one of those “quiet places.” Things are different here. This is a place where Christ-centered community is nurtured. Where you can experience God’s presence in the natural world. And where central Virginians have a unique opportunity to gather in “a place apart.” Come, your invitation awaits…
What Others Say About Camp Hanover
There are so many things you wish for your child. To be accepted for whoever they are and have the freedom and encouragement to grow into that is certainly high on that list. At Camp Hanover, ‘all are welcome’ and it’s not just words. They live it out in the care and love they provide for everyone who visits.
We were blessed to be a part of such a profound ministry this summer! Camp had a wonderful impact on my child’s character. You are a blessing in our lives and we are grateful to have the opportunity to show others the grace he received at Camp Hanover!
There is nothing more incredible than watching your children go out into the world and come back changed—stronger, more confident, and self-aware. I am blessed to have sent our three to Camp Hanover for many summers and have seen how each has found belonging, identity, and purpose through life lessons and relationships found at Camp.
I have been singing Camp Hanover’s praises since my child came home. Camp was a turning point in shaping who he is, gaining confidence and realizing his strengths.
I can’t say enough about how good it was to see counselors playing with the campers, being silly with them in appropriate ways. Loved watching the counselors dive into the mud slide with the campers! Healthy, active, outdoors, silly when appropriate, listening when needed, this is the experience I want my children to have!
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