Private Events & Retreats
The Laurelwood Retreat Center is the perfect destination for your organization, wedding, synagogue, youth group, foundation or company retreat, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Shabbaton, or special event.
- Sleeping Accomodations for up to 250 guests
- Meeting Space for up to 300
- Kosher Kitchen
Camp Laurelwood is proud to announce that we are the winner of the prestigious 2020 Global Wedding Award for "Best Rural Wedding Venue - New Haven County"
What we Provide
Camp Laurelwood Retreat Center provides:
- Support staff leading up to and weekend of the event, including on-site camp support during your stay
- Use of essential camp buildings for the weekend
- Onsite camp chef providing meals during your stay (outside caterers are allowed with approval from Camp Laurelwood)
- Use of fire pits and indoor fireplace in rec hall (fires prepared and maintained at request)
- First load of firewood (additional loads available at additional cost)
- Use and set-up of all camp benches, tables and chairs (one time set up – extra set ups available at a fee upon request)
- Use of video projector and projection screens
- Use of rec hall and mess hall sound system
- Use of basic sports equipment
- Access to the facility the day before the event and the day after the event (third party vendors may or may not have access depending on usage of facility)
- Clean up of facility prior to and following the event
- Coffee, tea, water available in mess hall all weekend upon request
Some of the recent events we've hosted:
- Weddings
- Birch Family Camp
- School Football programs
- Camp Kessem
- Warrior Dash
- B'nai Mitzvahs
- Meet the Candidates
- Madison Police Department
"My Nephew and his wife were married at Camp Laurelwood. It was a beautiful Wedding and wonderful Day. My Husband, mother-in-law and daugther stayed at camp. It was very comfortable there and I particulary felt right at home. I wish that there had been such an amazing camp like this when I was a child growing up."
- Gen W.
"We just held our daughter's wedding at Camp Laurelwood. Family and friends said it was the best wedding they had ever been to! We had a lovely weekend, the staff were very helpful and the Chef did a great job with the food, including providing gluten free foods. I highly recommend them for a fun and beautiful wedding!"
- Heidi L.
"I wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to you, Lisa, and the whole Camp Laurelwood team for hosting our wedding! You all did an incredible job making sure the wedding was amazing, and just as importantly, ensuring that every step of the planning process was easy, personalized, and stress-free. While working with you to plan the wedding I knew I was in good hands and could rely on your experience and skills to make everything happen, and I also felt like our ideas and hopes for the wedding were always at the forefront of the conversation. You were thoughtful about every detail --- from Kashrut to allergies to wheelchair accessibility, you made sure everything was sorted so our guests could have an amazing weekend. You really went above and beyond making sure our wedding would feel like "us" and run without a hitch.
The result was an amazing wedding with delicious food, operations/logistics that were so seamless I didn't even know they were happening, and so much joy. We really couldn't have asked for a better place to get married.
Thank you so much again for all your hard work!
Best,
Roni and Ilan"
"We had our wedding reception at Camp Laurelwood in September 2024 and the whole experience exceeded my expectations! After our original venue realized they double-booked, we scrambled to find other options. The entire crew at the camp, especially Jonathan, went above and beyond to make our day (and the planning) so special. Everyone was so helpful and accommodating, easy to get in contact with, and made our day feel like magic. If anyone is interested in having a unique wedding experience where you can walk to a picturesque lake or play their many lawn games, and enjoy the outdoors, I'd definitely suggest taking a tour of Camp Laurelwood!"
-Andrea S.
