Retreat Facilities
Historic Santa Claus Campground
Spaces To Gather, Places To Stay, And Activities That Help Your Group Build A Meaningful Experience Together.
Resourcing Your Goals & Mission
Your Programs At Our Facilities
Historic Santa Claus Campground gives churches, ministries, and groups the flexibility to create retreat experiences that fit their goals, size, and style. With a variety of lodging options, welcoming gathering spaces, and on-site recreation woven throughout the grounds, HSCC makes it possible to shape a retreat, camp, or group rental experience that feels both intentional and memorable.
What's Available At HSCC
Whether your group is planning a youth retreat, church camp, family-style gathering, leadership weekend, or customized ministry event, HSCC offers the combination of overnight lodging, meeting spaces, worship settings, dining facilities, and outdoor activities needed to support a full experience in one place. The site currently highlights cabins, dormitories, Welikit Lodge, a commercial kitchen and dining room, the Lantern Conference Center, chapel, tabernacle, lake activities, trails, athletic areas, and additional outdoor gathering spaces.
Premium Lodging
Welikit Lodge
Recently built, Welikit Lodge was affectionately named because “we like it.” This welcoming lodge offers a comfortable, flexible space for larger retreat groups to sleep, gather, and enjoy time together.
- Sleeps 80
- Restrooms with showers
- Air conditioning
- Fireplace
- Warming Kitchen - large refrigerator, microwave, etc.
- Outdoor grill available. All other meals use camp dining room
- Large loft area for reading, board games, and informal gatherings
Dorm Room Style Lodging
Asbury Lodge
Asbury Lodge provides practical year-round lodging for groups needing dorm-style accommodations. With heating and air conditioning, community showers and bathrooms, and easy access to the dining room, these halls offer a convenient and comfortable option for retreats, camps, and larger group stays.
- sleeps 35 in 10 rooms with bunk-style beds
- Restrooms with showers
- Air conditioning
- All meals must be prepared in the camp dining room
- Adjacent to the dining room and conference center
Dorm Room Style Lodging
Wesley Lodge
- sleeps 35 in 10 rooms with bunk-style beds
- Restrooms with showers
- Air conditioning
- All meals must be prepared in the camp dining room
- Adjacent to the dining room and conference center
Barrack Style Summer Dorms
Sammuel & Susannah Halls
- Sleeps 64 each
- All meals must be prepared in the camp dining room
Private Cabin
Luke
Luke Cabin offers a comfortable, updated lodging option for families or smaller groups. Newly remodeled and renovated, it sleeps 9 comfortably, using a sleeper sofa, and includes heating and air conditioning, a full kitchen, a private bathroom with shower, and thoughtful extras like a bag of ice and free firewood.
- Sleeps 9
- Restrooms with showers
- Air conditioning
- Firewood
- Full Kitchen - refrigerator, microwave, griddle, coffeemaker, etc
- Newly Remodeled & Renovated
Private Cabin
Matthew & Mark
Both Matthew & Mark cabins offer a comfortable and practical lodging option for families or smaller groups. It sleeps 7 comfortably, with room for a seventh guest on the couch, and includes heating and air conditioning, a full kitchen, a private bathroom with shower, and welcome extras like a bag of ice and free firewood. Matthew has a beautiful lake view. Mark features a new deck overlooking nature.
- Sleeps 7 each
- Restrooms with showers
- Air conditioning
- Firewood
- Full Kitchen - refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, etc
Meeting Spaces
Spaces for Groups Large and Small
HSCC offers a thoughtful range of meeting and gathering spaces that give churches, ministries, and groups the flexibility to shape an experience around their own size, purpose, and style. From the intimate charm of the stained-glass chapel to the larger capacity of the Lantern Conference Center and the open-air Tabernacle, these spaces can support worship, teaching, breakout sessions, leadership gatherings, and group programming in settings that feel both welcoming and distinct.
- Tabernacle
- Chapel
- Lantern Conference Center
- 8 small outdoor shelters with picnic tables
- Vespers Amphitheater
Meal Preparation & Dining
The Dining Hall
- Seats 200
- Commercial Kitchen
Recreation
Play, Growth, and Shared Experience
- Fishing and canoeing on the 15 acre lake
- Beautiful wooded walking trails meander through 25 acres on the west side of the lake
- Baseball field, soccer field, sand volleyball court and basketball court available
- Archery
- Disc golf
- Swimming pool - NO lifeguard on premises
- Crosswalk & Prayer Labrynth
Nearby to HSCC
Activities & Features Nearby
The Santa Claus area offers visitors a mix of family attractions, local history, and seasonal charm that can easily complement a stay at Historic Santa Claus Campground. Just minutes away, guests can enjoy well-known destinations like Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, explore the story of the town at the Santa Claus Museum, visit the Santa Claus Christmas Store and Santa’s Candy Castle, or spend time discovering the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial and Lincoln Amphitheatre.
Together, these nearby destinations add even more variety to the HSCC experience, giving campers, retreat groups, and families opportunities for recreation, shopping, history, and local exploration during their time in the area. Whether guests are looking for fun, tradition, or a chance to experience more of Southern Indiana, Santa Claus offers a memorable setting beyond the campground itself.
Start Planning
Schedule Your Next Event at HSCC
We would love to help you explore the possibilities for your retreat, group event, or customized experience at Historic Santa Claus Campground.
Check availability on the camp calendar, look at the information below, or complete an inquiry form to begin the conversation.