Come experience the beauty of God’s creation in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, connect with a positive community, and participate in new adventures. Luther Heights offers many retreat opportunities for campers of all ages to grow in faith, reconnect, and rejuvenate.
All retreats are $145/person and available for those 18 years and older unless otherwise specified.
Interested in Family+ Camps?
Looking for a quick getaway or making Labor Day Weekend plans? Select cabins are available for rental July through September. Reservations must be made two weeks in advance by someone 18+.
Cost: Two night stay: $200 for cabin, including food + $75/each additional person; or $150 for a cabin, food not included + $30/each additional person. 5 years old and under are free. Cabins can sleep up to 12 (6 bottom bunks).
Dates: Contact and/or to request dates and make reservations.
This retreat will be centered on workshops entitled, “For Such a Time as This: A Study on the Book of Esther,” led by retired Pastor Suzanne Thomas of Ketchum, ID. Time in retreat will also include compline, with closing worship and communion. This weekend will also offer plenty of time to enjoy camp activities, new friends, and time to be. Add on our additional offerings, listed below, to ensure a meaningful time in the mountains. Plan to join us for the retreat and close out your weekend with a visit to the Sawtooth Festival (Arts, Crafts, and Food) in Stanley on Sunday.
Cost: $145
Dates: July 19-21
Retreat Add-ons:
Yoga
Added cost: $10
Time frame: 1 hour
Rise & Release with Candy Canning of Catalyst Art Collaborative
We all harbor difficult emotions within us. Rise & Release offers us a chance to allow those (often pent up) feelings to come to the surface, just long enough to process and reflect upon them. Guests will be invited to share if they choose, giving us a glimpse into some of the many issues so many of us are facing on a daily basis. We'll participate in a group activity, using our bodies as a conduit for mindset change, as we reframe our thoughts from invasive or negative to more positive thoughts, or sometimes, releasing them completely. Together, we'll create large banners with paint sticks and acrylics, resulting in a shared art piece that can be displayed or cut into smaller pieces and shared among the group.
Added cost: $20
Time frame: 2-3 hours
No prior art experience required. All supplies will be provided.
Meet other women who want to hike, explore, and renew themselves this weekend! Join Ashlee on the Alice Lake hike, join one of the other hikes available this weekend, or visit a local hot spring. Let this weekend be your opportunity to explore the Sawtooth Mountains with other women, disconnect from the stresses of daily life, reconnect with yourself and old friends, all while connecting with new friends, the beauty of creation, and your guiding center. Add on our additional offerings, listed below, to ensure a meaningful time in the mountains. Plan to join us for the retreat and close out your weekend with a visit to the Sawtooth Festival (Arts, Crafts, and Food) in Stanley on Sunday.
Cost: $145
Dates: July 19-21
Retreat Add-ons:
Yoga
Added cost: $10
Time frame: 1 hour
Rise & Release with Candy Canning of Catalyst Art Collaborative
We all harbor difficult emotions within us. Rise & Release offers us a chance to allow those (often pent up) feelings to come to the surface, just long enough to process and reflect upon them. Guests will be invited to share if they choose, giving us a glimpse into some of the many issues so many of us are facing on a daily basis. We'll participate in a group activity, using our bodies as a conduit for mindset change, as we reframe our thoughts from invasive or negative to more positive thoughts, or sometimes, releasing them completely. Together, we'll create large banners with paint sticks and acrylics, resulting in a shared art piece that can be displayed or cut into smaller pieces and shared among the group.
Added cost: $20
Time frame: 2-3 hours
No prior art experience required. All supplies will be provided.
Ages 10 and up; All Skills Levels Welcome
Come explore some of Idaho’s best waters in the heart of the Sawtooth Mountains. Whether you’re an experienced angler or an adventurous novice, this is the perfect opportunity to test your skills and fish with friends. The weekend will include casting lessons, a fly-tying workshop, and time on the water. Relax after a full day of fishing with evening worship around the campfire. Luther Heights can supply all the equipment needed, however please email to make your equipment reservations. A fishing license, one-day or season, is required.
Cost: $145
Dates: August 2-4
"Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5b
Take this time and space to process personal grief with guided meditations, personal reflection, and communal support with facilitators Pastor Barb Condon, Grief and Bereavement Practitioner, and Tami McLaughlin.
Cost: $145
Dates: August 2-4
Leading Beyond Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
This retreat is a unique opportunity for faith leaders of a variety of titles to gather, learn, rest, and connect with one another. Along with a focus on compassion fatigue and burnout, this retreat will also offer break-out sessions for resource sharing, visioning together, and collaboration. Our workshop leader is Cara Hollingsworth, PMHNP.
Cara Hollingsworth is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She is also a nature lover, dog mom, bibliophile, proud Auntie, wife to an incredible dude, wayfarer and perpetual student. Health Care is a second career for Cara, she previously worked in Higher Education, specializing in student involvement and student leadership development. She graduated from Regis University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2015 and quickly felt the call to become a Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Psychiatry. She graduated from Gonzaga University in 2020 with her Master’s of Science in Nursing and currently practices at St Luke’s Behavioral Health Clinic, in Nampa, Idaho and at High Point Counseling in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She is currently working towards her Doctor of Nursing Practice and anticipates completing this in spring of 2025 (Woo Hoo!).
Cost: $145
Dates: August 4-6
Whether you come up to explore the Sawtooths with a partner or enjoy some time on your own, Luther Heights will provide you with the tools you need to make this time in the mountains exactly what you need so that you return home rested and renewed.
Take a hike with Brooke, schedule yoga and massage at Redfish Riverside Inn (Stanley), or enjoy additional offerings included this weekend: mindfulness and meditation workshops with Mindful Wellbeing of Idaho, and/or an art project with Catalyst Arts Collaborative with an additional cost (more details to come).
Cost: $145
Dates: September 6-8
All Ages and Skill Levels Welcome
Please register online for these weekends for proper accommodations and to sign waiver. For every night you stay and serve, your household receives $50 towards the Luther Heights programming of your choice.
Service Weekends are free for volunteers to experience camp and put their faith into servant action. Help us open up or close down the cabins and ensure program space is properly taken care of. Daily devotion time as a community is programmed around service opportunities.
Interested in volunteering as a Resource Pastor, Health Care Manager, Mental Health Professional, Professional Photographer, or in another capacity?
Contact Kelly Preboski at for more information.
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