Main Lodge

P.O. Box 240
4013 Blue Diamond Dr.
Petersburg, PA 16669
(814) 667-2355

 
  
Summer Camp - Outdoor School - Retreats - Family RV Campground - Rental Cabins

 

 

Located in Central Pennsylvania
Near State College and Altoona, Camp Blue Diamond is a year round camp and retreat center affiliated with the Middle PA District of the Church of the Brethren. Located within Rothrock State Forest, CBD is 238 acres of hemlock, pine and oak forest, with a clean & clear stream fed lake running through the center of the property.

 

ACA LogoDuring June and July, Camp Blue Diamond operates an American CampAssociation accredited residential summer camp program. In August, it hosts Centre County Law Enforcement's Camp Cadet program, and for two months in the spring and fall, it is home to Shaver's Creek Outdoor School, an environmental and experiential education program of Penn State University.

 

Modern Lodges, cabins, pavilions and a 50 site RV & tent campground are available to family, church, school and not-for-profit groups for rental throughout the year. Camp Blue Diamond is a restful, Christian retreat center. Alcoholic beverages, smoking and motorized recreational vehicles (ATV's, Jet Skis) are not permitted. Rental Groups may not bring Pets.  Pets, however, are allowed in the family campground.

 

 

The Mission of Camp Blue Diamond View of the Interior of the Rising Sun Cabin
Is to develop and promote programs which provide Christian education, leadership development and stewardship of natural resources for the churches of the Middle District PA Church of the Brethren, and to develop and promote a rental facility providing environmental aesthetics and a warm Christian Spirit in which churches, schools, organizations, groups, families and individuals can retreat for spiritual, mental and physical refreshment and development.

Modern Lodges, cabins, pavilions and a 50 site RV & tent campground are available to family, church, school and not-for-profit groups for rental. 

 

 

Junior High Retreat group posing on the frozen lake

 

 

 

This website was created and is maintained by Dean Wenger, Executive Co-Director of Camp Blue Diamond. Copy and
photos are the property of Camp Blue Diamond and can only be used with permission from Dean or Jerri Heiser Wenger. If you have comments about the website, please contact Dean at
(814) 667-2355 or email.