Retreat Help & FAQs

We welcome churches and Christian ministries for youth, women’s, men’s, family, leadership, and special-interest retreats, including quilting and scrapbooking. Your group brings its program and people; we provide retreat space, the meals included in your package, and help with planning.

Our lodging is set aside for spiritual retreats. Special events, such as weddings, may be possible in the off-season; contact us to discuss your plans.

Email retreats@singinghills.net or call 603-469-3236 with your preferred dates, approximate attendance, retreat type, church or organization’s name and mailing address, and your coordinator’s contact information.

We will check availability and prepare a contract. Once it is sent, we hold the dates for two weeks while you return the signed contract and $250 binder deposit. We cannot hold dates informally.

You can book up to one year ahead. Returning groups have first choice of holiday weekends. If your preferred dates are unavailable, we can suggest nearby openings and let you know if your first-choice dates become available.

Yes. In-person tours are usually available on Mondays and Thursdays between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Another day may be possible by arrangement. Contact us to schedule your visit.

If you cannot visit, we can send room layouts and answer your questions by phone or email.

Yes. Individuals and families can arrange a personal retreat for quiet time with God. Personal retreats are available Sunday through Friday. Call 603-469-3236 for current rates, availability, and booking.

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. On departure day, clear your room by noon and leave the property by 2:00 PM.

Yes. Day visits cost $5 per person, per day for outdoor recreation facilities and bathrooms, or $10 per person, per day with one meeting room included. Additional meeting rooms are quoted individually.

Meals can be added at the à la carte rates: breakfast $16, lunch $17, and dinner $20 per person. Contact us with your group’s plans to arrange your visit.

Standard group packages include lodging, the meals shown below, a meeting room suited to your group, and use of our outdoor recreation spaces. Scheduled activities and optional extras may carry an additional charge.

These are package totals per person for arrivals August 28, 2026–August 27, 2027. Your arrival date determines the rate for your entire stay.

One-night reservations have a seasonal booking restriction. Meals may be added to overnight packages at the à la carte rates.

For group retreat packages and campground stays, children ages 4–9 pay half price, children ages 3 and under are free, and guests ages 10 and older pay full price.

Ask us about pricing for your particular booking if you are arranging private double-occupancy rooms, a day visit, a personal retreat, or separately purchased meals.

Standard group retreats require at least 10 people. Reserving a building for exclusive use has separate minimums. Campground bookings also have minimum charges based on the equivalent of 20 full-paying guests for a specified number of nights.

Contact us with your dates and group size so we can explain the minimum that applies to your stay.

Yes. A one-night group package is $84 per person without meals; meals may be purchased separately.

For arrivals from the third Friday in June through Columbus Day, one-night reservations can be made no more than one month before arrival. Outside that period, the one-month restriction does not apply.

Yes. With two guests per room, the package totals are:

• 1 night with 3 meals: $200 per person, or $400 per room.
• 2 nights with 5 meals: $250 per person, or $500 per room.

Room totals assume two full-paying guests. These packages are unavailable during peak season, June 21–August 27, 2027. Send us your dates and the number of rooms you need to check availability.

Camping costs $25 per person, per night without camp-provided meals. The rate is $22 per person, per night when your group purchases at least one camp-provided meal for each night of its stay. Meals are charged separately at the à la carte rates.

Special discounted rates are available when we provide all your meals. Children ages 4–9 pay half price, and children ages 3 and under are free. Campground booking minimums apply.

We have four rustic cabins, each sleeping four people. Cabins have no electricity. Each cabin costs $25 per night, added to the per-person camping rate.

The campground also has a covered pavilion and a bathhouse with men’s and women’s facilities and a wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Tent campers bring their own tents.

Minimum charges apply whenever the campground is booked. Each minimum is equivalent to:

• Weekend: 20 full-paying guests for 2 nights, or 40 full-rate guest-nights.
• Midweek, Monday–Friday: 20 full-paying guests for 3 nights, or 60 full-rate guest-nights.
• Holiday or long weekend: 20 full-paying guests for 5 nights, or 100 full-rate guest-nights.

For example, 40 full-paying guests staying 3 nights total 120 guest-nights and meet the holiday minimum. Ask us to calculate your group’s minimum charge, including any children and cabin or meal charges.

Most rooms sleep four with two twin beds and one bunk bed. Other rooms have two twin beds or sleep 6–14 people. The Maple Ridge Chapel facility also has two 16-bed dorm rooms.

Across our buildings we have 206 beds: 122 in the Maple Ridge Chapel facility, 56 in Mountain View Lodge, and 28 in Hillside House. Of these, 142 are lower beds. We can send room layouts to help you plan assignments.

Many do, including Mountain View Lodge rooms 1–7, several rooms in the Maple Ridge Chapel facility, and two rooms in Hillside House. Other rooms share a connecting bathroom or use a hallway bathroom.

Tell us about your group’s needs so we can help you choose suitable rooms.

Other groups may stay in other buildings and share the Mountain View Lodge dining room at mealtimes. Your assigned lodging and meeting spaces are reserved for your group for the length of your stay.

Exclusive building use is available with minimum attendance requirements. Hillside House requires at least 15 guests; other building minimums depend on your dates. Contact us to discuss your group and preferred spaces.

Please discuss your guests’ needs with us before booking so we can review entrances, bedrooms, bathrooms, and travel between retreat spaces.

There is a ramp into the dining hall, wheelchair-accessible restroom stalls nearby, and an accessible bathroom in the campground bathhouse. Some lodging buildings do not have ramps, and we do not have automatic doors.

Self-catering options are available at Hillside House and the campground. Hillside House can be booked without meals and has a kitchenette with a sink, microwave, coffee maker, refrigerator/freezer, and counter space. A charcoal grill is available at no charge; bring your own charcoal.

Our main kitchen is operated by the Singing Hills kitchen team and is unavailable for groups to use. Contact us for a quote and to discuss the cooking arrangements that fit your retreat.

All bedrooms have heat. Most do not have air conditioning. Every room has a box fan, and guests are welcome to bring their own fans.

The chapel and the meeting room in Mountain View Lodge are air-conditioned.

We provide a meeting room suited to your group, with tables and chairs. The chapel has a mounted projector and screen, a 12-channel sound board and speakers, wired microphones with boom stands, DI boxes and keyboard hookups, an acoustic drum set, and a mini grand piano.

A portable projector, screen, speaker, and microphone are available for other meeting rooms. Laptops connect by HDMI, so bring an adapter if needed. Wireless microphones are unavailable.

Yes. We can arrange access for your whole group or for leaders only, or turn off your group’s access during parts of your retreat. A separate network is available for leaders and audiovisual teams.

Tell us your preferences before arrival.

Your package lists its included meals. Weekend retreat meals begin with Saturday breakfast; Friday dinner is not offered.

Meals may be added to any overnight package at $16 per person for breakfast, $17 for lunch, and $20 for dinner. Removing an included meal reduces the package price by $5 per person, per meal. We send your menu before the retreat; discuss meal changes with us while planning.

Usual serving times are breakfast 8:00–9:00 AM, lunch noon–1:00 PM, and dinner 5:00–6:00 PM.

When several groups are on site, some groups are assigned later times: breakfast 8:45–9:30 AM, lunch 12:45–1:30 PM, or dinner 5:45–6:30 PM. Lunch and dinner can often be adjusted if requested before arrival. Breakfast cannot be served before 8:00 AM.

Send your group’s food allergies and dietary needs to retreats@singinghills.net early in your planning. Our kitchen team can discuss your needs and the arrangements available for your retreat.

Please confirm specific arrangements with us before sharing them with your guests.

Outdoor options include a pool and pond, recreation fields, soccer and baseball fields, basketball and volleyball courts, a playground and swing set, gaga ball, 9 Square, a slip and slide, and campfire areas.

Indoor game rooms are available in the Maple Ridge Chapel facility and Hillside House. Skis and snowshoes can be rented in winter. Some activities require advance scheduling or an additional charge; tell us what your group would like to do.

Request pool or pond time by the deadline in your pre-arrival email so we can arrange your activity and lifeguards.

• Pool: $60 per hour, including one lifeguard.
• Pond: $100 per hour for full access, including the Blob, with two lifeguards.
• Pool or pond when no lifeguard is required: $25 per hour.

A lifeguard is required for pool use if anyone in your group is under 18. Discuss your group and planned activities with us so we can confirm the appropriate arrangements.

Yes. Optional linen sets cost $10 per person and include sheets, a pillowcase, bath and hand towels, and a face cloth.

Have your group leader order sets at least two weeks before arrival. Sets ordered but unused are still charged.

Yes. Tell us which night or nights you would like a campfire, and we will set it up.

Candles, incense, and oil lamps are not allowed inside any building. Please keep this in mind when planning worship, prayer activities, and decorations.