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Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve
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About this venue
Imagine saying “I do” surrounded by towering trees, twinkle lights, and the magic of nature - and then celebrating all night long with your favorite people able to sleep right on site.
Our camp is perfect for couples who want a wedding that feels relaxed, romantic and unforgettable. You’ll have:
* Exclusive use of the property
* cozy and rustic overnight accommodations for family and friends (no late night driving worries!)
* a mix of rustic and modern comforts - so guests feel pampered but still immersed in nature
* endless photo opportunities - forest trails, creekside sunsets, campfire vibes
* opportunity to bring in your own vendors, or let us handle the details
* a built in wedding weekend experience - welcome parties, brunches, bonfires…at camp it can be soo much more than just your typical limited time venue rental
Facilities and Capacity
Our rental packages include exclusive access to the entire facility including the Grand Lodge, an outdoor pavilion with fire pit, woodland amphitheater, on-site parking, swimming pool, sand volleyball, basketball court, commerical kitchen with plenty of refridgeration & large capacity ice machine, varied overnight accomodations, hiking trails and incredible creek front photo opportunities.
Services Offered
Wedding events hosted at Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve include engagement parties, elopements, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies and receptions. Services available include venue rentals, decor rentals, coordination packages and vendor referrals. We are here to make your wedding stay as stress free as possib!e!
Accommodations
Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve can accommodate up to 100 peoplle in a range of accomodations ranging from DIY tent camping, rustic overnight cabins, family cabins, bungalows, our new Casita and an amazing bridal suite. Couples can bring their furr babies too!
History
Our owners, Leslye and Tony Staub are long-time fans of the great outdoors, hiking, travel and fitness. Their search for a unique, nature forward venue led them to relocate to Harford County in 2017. They have converted a 60+ year old camp into one of the most sought after destination wedding spots in the entire DMV area. With full renovations to all buildings & pool complete, a new stone patio on the lodge, landscaping upgrades and new lighting, you never know what new feature will be added next.
The Staubs bring over 30 years of experience in event planning, customer care and catering to the camp. They have provided a space where families, groups, and individuals can come together in the beauty of camps' woodland serinity.
Location
Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve is located in Harford County, MD. We are a 50-minute drive from downtown Baltimore, 90 min from Annapolis and 30 minutes from Towson and Belair, MD.
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21 years in business
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Reviews of Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve
Review summary
Camp Hidden Valley is a beautiful DIY campground ideal for a multi-day wedding, with scenic sites, a reception lodge and on-site cabins. Guests praised responsive staff and amenities like a lighted pavilion, sound system and pool that enabled extended after-parties. It requires hands-on setup and occasional maintenance or planning quirks, but most called it magical.
Camp Hidden Valley is the perfect setting for a magical wedding!
100% recommend
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Unforgettable weekend that everyone enjoyed
The pavilion comes with great lighting and a sound system that you can connect to with bluetooth, so we enjoyed gathering there outside of the reception and hanging around a bonfire in the fully-covered fire pit. It also makes a great location for a ceremony in case rain happens.
We had our cocktail hour outside on the newly installed stone patio that's adjacent to the reception hall. It looked clean and classy with many of our guests choosing it as a spot for their pictures. There are a ton of picnic tables in this area as well so we felt like we didn't need to rent extra furniture for the cocktail hour beyond a few cocktail tables. The reception hall looked excellent and the provided lighting made the evening feel warm and intimate.
We loved the bridal suite and our guests enjoyed their time in the cabins as well. In particular, the large family cabins sounded like a lot of fun to stay in. It was great to have the smaller cabins available as well for guests who aren't part of a larger friend/family group. Everyone was comfortable and had easy access to a bathroom/shower when they needed it.
Our guests had a great time using the pool, basketball court, and large lawn for games during the day. They all expressed how beautiful, fun, and unique they found the venue. I hope to attend a wedding here as a guest one day!
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We rented the venue the day before and the day of our wedding and had multiple people come up to us to tell us how magical/beautiful/awesome it is. I have friends that want to get married here now and friends that want their friends to get married here just so they have an excuse to come back!
Okay now let’s talk service! Lindsay(manager) is such a gem- super responsive, friendly, and just great vibes. From the initial inquiry to the final checkout walk through she was helpful and sweet. Leslie (owner) makes some delicious sweets and left us some sweets in the bridal suite which is just so thoughtful. Also when we did the open house Tony (owner) gave us a tour and it was so obvious how much passion they have for this venue and care they put into the place over the years.
Finally let’s talk DIY. So in my opinion you have two options with this venue - spend money on vendors to help you set up OR rent the day before to set up and essentially just have a weekend camping trip. We chose the later and it worked out great! This venue while it is “a shell” meaning DIY or outside vendor heavy, they really set you up for success. They provide a map of the campground, details on the cabin situation, reception master floor plan (I used prismm a free website to then help me figure out how to change the floor plan to scale), list of rentals that they can procure for you, and list of awesome vendors like Evolved Catering (hire them) and photographer Beck Rout (hire her) that know and love the place just as much as we do. Choosing from their preferred vendors list definitely made things easier and less stressful.
Thank you Camp Hidden Valley for everything! I might update this after Becky sends me the rest of the photos so you can see how magical it really is but that could take awhile and I might forget:)
Best venue ever
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