Pine Lake Camps offers year-round retreats as well as summer programming. Check out upcoming events below. Click for more info. Details and registration forms will be added for each event as they become available.
FALL 2023 WOMEN’S RETREAT
Grab your besties and get ready for a weekend full of great food, new friendships, exciting activities and surprises, powerful worship, purposeful and inspirational messages, and time to unwind and get a break
from everyday life on our gorgeous 49-acre property at Pine Lake Camps’ Fall Women’s Retreat! (Minors should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)
When: Oct 13 (arrive 5-7p) through Oct 15 (check out 12:30p)
Where: Pine Lake Camps (32203 230th St, Eldora, IA 50627)
Who: Girls ages 14 & up! 
Pricing:
- On-site cabin: $185 – May require a short walk to the restroom. If you have a physical or medical need for us to consider in your cabin assignment, please notify us in your registration.
- RV/tent/offsite: $165 – Includes all retreat sessions & activities & meals.
- Retreat Sponsor: $500 – Includes a private lodge room, bedding, towels, and private bathroom. Lodge rooms each hold a queen and a twin bed. (Lodge Room registrants can add up to 2 roommates for an additional $165/each.)
This event is being hosted by:
Pastor Kelly Dykstra is the co-founder of Free Grace United, and she is passionate about raising up strong, confident women of God to their fullest potential. She serves as the Director of Pine Lake Camps, is the author of several books, the mother of three kids, the doting grandmother of 2 grandsons, and the favorite wife of Pastor Eric Dykstra, to whom she’s been married 28 years.
Holland Zolnosky is passionate about helping young women own their identity in Christ and live like they believe God is who He says He is. She currently serves as the Assistant Camp Director of Pine Lake Camps, and is newly-married to the camp’s Maintenance Manager, Aaron. They have a pet cat named Beef, whom you may see roaming the campground at times.
What we’ll do (sample itinerary):
Friday:
5-7p: Arrival
7p: Dinner
8p: Worship Session 1
9p: Bonfire, s’mores & games
Saturday:
8:30a: Breakfast & Morning Devotional
9:30a: Worship Session 2
10:30a: Breakout Sessions
12:30p: Lunch
1:30p: Optional activities (ex: ropes course/zipline, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, gun range, archery, axe throwing, hangin’ out by the campfire, play card games, take a nap, etc.)
5:30p: Dinner
6:30p: Worship Session 3
7:30p: Dessert Break!
8:30p: Something Fun
9p: Campfire Hangout
Sunday:
8:30a: Breakfast
10a: Church with FGU Eldora
11:30a: Lunch
12:30p: Check-out
What to bring (packing list):
- Bible, notebook
- Pillow, bedding (the bunk beds are twins, but almost every cabin has 1 full-size bunk; first-come, first-served. Plan to give honor to women who would benefit from the “better beds” (grandmas, etc.).
- Towels & toiletries.
- Warm clothing/layers. It will be chilly in the evenings!
- Good walking shoes/boots (there may be mud).
- Ear plugs/whatever you need to sleep comfortably in a cabin with others. If you registered for a lodge room, you may want a noise maker because people may be hanging out near your room.
- BYO snacks if you have special dietary needs. We will have options at meals but can’t guarantee options for snack times.
- Money for the camp store.
- Please, no alcohol, animals, or children.
- Pack a CAMP mentality: It’s camp! There will be bugs, dust, critters, other people, a schedule, and lots of fun. The food will be delicious, and the cabins are heated.
Pine Lake Camps' Fall Student Retreat is like if summer camp was a little bit cooler (temperature-wise), a little bit more laid back (schedule-wise), and equally as fun and impactful!
counselors from past summers! (All students will be under the supervision & leadership of cabin counselors, just like summer camp.) What we'll do (sample schedule):
Friday
5-7pm - Check-in 
7:00 - Dinner
8:00 - Chapel
9:00 - Cabin Devos
9:30 - Evening Hangout (Campfire/S’mores/Camp Store)
10:30 - Something Fun!
12:00 - Lights Out
Saturday
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - Chapel
10:30 - Time Alone with God
11:00 - Game/Event
12:30 - Lunch
1:30 - Activity Time (ropes course/zipline, gun range, axe throwing, archery, boating, game cabin, camp store, etc.)
4:00 - Game/Event
5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Chapel 
9:00 - Game/Event
10:30 - Evening Hangout
12:00 - Lights Out
Sunday
8:30 - Breakfast
10:00 - Chapel/Church
12:30 - Lunch
1:30 - Check-out
What to bring:
- Bible, notebook, pen
- Pillow, bedding
- Towels & toiletries
- Warm clothing/layers. It will be chilly, especially in the evenings!
- Good walking shoes/boots (there may be mud)
- Money for the camp store
This event is being hosted by:
Holland Zolnosky is passionate about helping young women own their identity in Christ and live like they believe God is who He says He is. She currently serves as the Assistant Camp Director of Pine Lake Camps, and is newly-married to the camp’s Maintenance Manager, Aaron. They have a pet cat named Beef, whom you may see roaming the campground at times.
Pastor Braden Dykstra is the Production Director and Students Pastor of Free Grace United church in Elk River, MN, as well as the Program Director at Pine Lake Camps! He loves his wife (Alanah), frisbee golfing, Culver's butter-burgers, his dog Zeppelin (named after his favorite band, of course), and his two sons, Oliver and Wesley.
