Military Family Retreat | Veteran Suicide Prevention

Helping our Military Families with Healing Retreats.

The Active Heroes Retreat Center is the first retreat in America designed by military families to help military families heal! The retreat center is located in Shepherdsville, KY and open to military families free of charge. Visitors can schedule a day to visit the grounds during hours of staffing, schedule a cabin vacation or sign up for selected camping dates with cookouts.

Activities currently include:
•Cabin Vacation
•Camping w/cookouts – Specific Dates available
•Archery – Olympic Range
•Hiking Trails
•Children’s playground

Integration is the first step towards healing. Many veterans and military families dealing with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) struggle with going out into the public. The Active Heroes Retreat and Nature Park is designed to give these families a safe place where they can intermingle with the public and visit “Healing Areas” to find solitude.

Many adults enjoy the serenity of spending time relaxing with outdoor activities as a way to escape the stress and craziness of everyday life. Not only can fresh air and natural scenery have a positive impact on adults, outdoor activities for children can also improve the overall quality of kids’ lives. The Active Heroes Retreat and Nature Park will have several outdoor activities that will comfort every member of the military family. Kids will enjoy the lake for swimming, canoeing and paddle boats but there are also 5 separate streams or ponds for fishing. Other outdoor activities include the honor hiking trail that follows the outer edge of the retreat, archery, biking, rope and rock climbing walls and a kids playground.