Camp Lurecrest

Name

Camp Lurecrest

Legal name

Camp Lurecrest

Website

https://camplurecrest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Camp Lurecrest is a Christian nonprofit youth residential summer camp in Lake Lure, NC, serving K-teen campers through week-long summer sessions, families through weekend retreats, and church/youth groups through off-season retreats from September to April.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Residential Summer Camps

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Recreation Campgrounds (Amenities/Activities Focus) (THAMAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mountain & Wilderness Lodges (THAAAHAE), Youth Multi-Sport Camps (General Athletics, Summer Camps) (MPAKAJAA)

Keywords

• Youth summer camps
• Christian retreat programs
• Residential summer camps
• Church group retreats
• Family camp weekends

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Lure

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Summer Camp Tuition: Camper registration fees for residential summer camp sessions serving youth grades K through teen. Registration requires $75 non-refundable deposit with full tuition due May 1.
2. Family Camp Fees: Family camp weekend registration with pricing tiers for air-conditioned housing ($150/person), open-air cabins ($125/person), and commuter rate ($75/person). Includes 6 meals and 2-night stay.
3. Retreat Group Bookings: Church, school, and youth group retreat hosting from September through April. Groups accommodated in rustic cabins sleeping 12-20 bunk-style.
4. Ranch House Store Sales: Camp store sales including snacks, crafts, and Camp Lurecrest branded merchandise. Suggested spending $15-25/session for snacks. Craft prices range $1-15, gear $1-30.
5. Donations and Sponsorships: Financial contributions and scholarship programs for families demonstrating financial need. Sponsorship request form available after registration.
6. Camper Email Service: Optional paid email service allowing parents to send messages to campers during camp session. Fees charged through registration system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Camp Lurecrest operates Christian residential summer camp sessions for youth (rising grades K through teen) on Lake Lure in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. It also runs family camp weekends and hosts off-season retreat groups (churches, schools, and ministries) from September through April, providing lodging, meals, adventure activities, and Christ-centered programming on a 75-year-old campus.

Product overview

Camp Lurecrest is a Christian youth residential summer camp offering week-long camp sessions, family camp weekends, and church/youth retreats. The camp provides structured programs including outdoor adventure activities (high/low ropes courses, climbing wall, zip line), water activities (lake tubing, pool), target sports, and craft shop. Additional offerings include recap videos produced by the media team. The camp operates from September through April hosting retreat groups, and during summer runs residential camp programs for youth with various activity modules and a camp store (Ranch House).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Camp 2026 Week-long residential Christian summer camp for youth, with sessions serving 224 campers and 100 staff per session, including adventure activities, water sports, target sports, crafts, chapel, and cabin-centered community. Registration requires a $75 non-refundable deposit.
• Family Camp 2026 Family camp weekend with traditional camp activities and shared meals, with three pricing tiers: air-conditioned housing ($150/person), open-air cabins ($125/person), and commuter rate ($75/person). Includes 6 meals and a 2-night stay.
• Church, School, and Ministry Retreats Off-season retreat hosting for church, school, and ministry groups from September through April, with rustic cabin accommodations (12-20 bunk-style), high ropes, lake tubing, team building, and customizable spiritual formation programming with full staff support.
• Ranch House Store On-site camp store selling snacks, crafts ($1-$15), camp gear ($1-$30), and Camp Lurecrest branded merchandise, with suggested camper spending of $15-$25 per session.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 meals served each summer
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ivy Oaks AnalyticscoreOthersPublic health pest management company specializing in control of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers/mites and poison ivy at large campgrounds, parks and summer camps. Works with over 150 top summer camps nationally. Camp Lurecrest is one of few camps nationally with advanced public health standards certification through this partnership.
• MinistrySafecoreOthersPremier sexual abuse prevention organization providing training resources and camp-specific awareness training. All summer staff, full-time staff, and volunteers required to complete MinistrySafe Sexual Abuse Awareness Training and pass screening process with background check prior to campus access.
• Ingles PharmacyminorOthersLocal pharmacy at 276 NC Highway 9, Lake Lure, NC 28746. Parents may call in prescriptions for pickup. Phone: 828.625.0748.
• CampInTouchcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline camp management and registration platform used for camper applications, payments, health forms, bunkmate requests, and summer staff applications.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Camp Tecumseh: Residential summer camp in Brookston, IN offering multi-activity programming for youth and families. Comparable as a multi-generational residential camp operator with summer and retreat offerings, though secular in mission.

Direct peers

• Kanuga: Episcopal retreat and conference center in Hendersonville, NC that hosts summer youth camps, family camps, and year-round retreat groups — a near-direct parallel to Camp Lurecrest's combined summer-camp and off-season retreat model.
• Camp Greystone: Christian summer camp in Tuxedo, NC serving youth and families with similar residential programming, adventure activities, and retreat hosting. Same faith tradition and overlapping geographic catchment in Western NC.
• Camp Ton-A-Wandah: Christian residential summer camp for girls located near Hendersonville, NC. Operates in the same region with a comparable faith-based, cabin-centric residential camp model.
• Pine Cove: Christian residential summer camp operator in Texas running multiple camp properties serving youth and families with similar faith-based programming, adventure activities, and staff recruiting pipeline.
• Camp Pinnacle: Christian residential summer camp in Hendersonville, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains with very similar programming mix (adventure activities, lake/water activities, cabin-centered community) and same target demographic.
• Ridgecrest Summer Camps: Christian residential summer camp located in Ridgecrest, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains — same region, same faith-based programming model, and directly comparable youth residential camp offering with week-long sessions and adventure activities.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA Camp Harrison: Residential summer camp in the U.S. Southeast operated by a YMCA, serving youth and families with a similar activity mix (adventure, water, crafts). A broader-incumbent comparable due to overlapping operational and program model — though non-sectarian.
• Young Life: National Christian youth ministry that operates a portfolio of residential summer camps (e.g., Crooked Creek, Castaway Club, Wilderness Ranch) and year-round retreat properties — a much larger incumbent with overlapping mission, customer base, and operational model.
• Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove: Christian retreat center in Asheville, NC operated by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Comparable retreat and conference programming, same evangelical Protestant market, and same Western NC geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camp-lurecrest-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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