Welcome to Silver Lake!

Silver Lake is a place for everyone to experience nature, make new friends, and explore your faith. With more than 60 acres of wooded land on lakeside shores, Silver Lake offers many opportunities for people of all ages to take risks and try new things with the support of an intentional Christian community. 

We worship, learn, play, serve, and work together, respecting the right of private judgement. We seek to provide a safe environment of acceptance regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation, reflecting our unity in Christ and respecting the faith journeys of all of God’s children.


Host your group retreat at Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center and find perspective, discover your inspiration, build community, and experience a greater connection to the world around you.

Complete a Retreat Reservation Inquiry or email us at retreats@silverlakect.org to discuss pricing and availability.

At Silver Lake, we are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and ethical environment for all participants, staff, and visitors. The policies in our Code of Conduct outline expectations for behavior during your time on site. Read the Code of Conduct for Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center


Summer Camp

2025 Summer Camp registration is open now!

Download the 2025 Summer Camp Calendar flyer (PDF)

​We run 1-week sessions (Sunday-Saturday) for campers entering grades 4-12. Plus, half-week family camp programs for all ages. Learn more about summer camp at Silver Lake.

2025 Open House - Saturday, May 17, 2025; 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn more

Summer Staff - 2025 summer staff applications are open now.

Volunteers - Learn more about being a volunteer Dean or bunkroom Counselor and complete the Summer Camp Volunteer Application to indicate your interest in volunteering.


Health and Safety

The safety of our campers, guests, staff, and volunteers is always the first priority of Silver Lake. We are continually reviewing our policies and procedures to ensure we are following the best practices of the camping and retreat industry, as well as applicable state and federal guidelines.

  1. We are strongly recommending persons who come to Silver Lake to be fully vaccinated, which includes a COVID vaccination in the last 12 months.
  2. We are not requiring COVID vaccination for retreat groups, nor or we are expecting group leaders to inspect COVID cards to verify vaccination status.
  3. We continue to recognize the merit of ensuring the health of all of our visitors, guests, and friends of Silver Lake, and so we do ask that any person who is experiencing symptoms of unhealth, including things like fever, vomiting, diarrhea to stay home and recover.
  4. These guidelines recognize that with the fluctuations in COVID cases nationwide, we will need to look at our plan often, and we may need to make feasible adjustments along the way, especially if things get worse across the nation.

Read through our Summer camp health and safety policies and updates.


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News and Blog Posts

Silver Lake Update - March 21, 2025

Update From the Lake - A monthly email update from Silver Lake

Upcoming Events - Spring 2025 at Silver Lake

There are lots of Silver Lake events happening this spring!

Phase 2 Nominations - 2025 Silver Lake Awards

PHASE 2 of the 2025 Silver Lake Awards Nominations is Open! Phase 2 will ask for your personal anecdotes and reasoning for the nominee finalists and will run ...

Early Bird Discount Ends Soon!

Save $75 off each summer camp registration made before March 1, 2025.
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Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center

Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center is a ministry of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Click here to read our Mission Statement.

223 Low Road | Sharon, CT 06069 | 860.364.5526 | Fax: 860.364.1000 | slcrc@silverlakect.org