Top Ten Retreat Centers in New York
Here is a list of the best Retreat Centers in New York as compiled by our team with a combined 50+ years of experience hosting groups and events of all sizes.
We know that every retreat is different from the rest and so every group has their own unique and individual needs. For this reason, we have picked ten retreat centers here that all offer amazing facilities combined with some of New York’s finest scenery and yet are all completely different from each other in some way.
No matter what type of event or retreat you are planning, we are confident that you will find ideas and inspiration from the venues we have shared below.
Takeover an entire summer camp - Camp Schodack
Our facility consists of over 100-acres with beautifully renovated cabins and private housing, sports fields, outdoor adventure activities, and private woods. We are conveniently located just 2.5 hours from both NYC and Boston and just 15 miles outside of Albany.
The list of activities available is seemingly endless, featuring tennis, go-karts, basketball courts, climbing towers, waterslides, and zip-lines. You will never be short of things to do come rain or shine!
Our cabins all have their own private bathrooms and showers and we can accommodate up to 500 people. Our Kitchen and Dining Hall are fully equipped – we are ready to cater your event or help you bring your own caterer if you prefer.
Find out more: https://www.schodack.com/facility-rentals/
Enjoy a silent escape - Springwater Center
Located an hour south of Rochester, New York, Springwater Center offers silent meditation retreats and year-round guest visits in a beautiful and spacious facility on 212 acres of country land with streams, meadows, forests, a pond, and miles of walking trails.
There are no rituals, required beliefs, or assigned practices.
The essence of retreat at Springwater is being together in the simplicity and openness of silent awareness. Attending moment-to-moment to what is happening within and without, in a spirit of wonder, curiosity, and discovery.
Find out more: https://www.springwatercenter.org/
Be mindful by the lakeside - Ashbury Retreat Center
Located on stunning Silver Lake in Western NY, our retreat center, offering a variety of facilities, is the ideal location for all types and sizes – from small, more intimate gatherings to larger retreats. For decades, Asbury has been a place where lives have been forever impacted.
Asbury operates year-round offering a variety of facilities to accommodate your group, from hotel-like with private bathrooms to seasonal lodges. Asbury Retreat Center is the ideal location to enjoy time with your group, relaxing by the lake, swimming in the heated pool, or gathering by the campfire.
Find out more: https://asburyuny.org/
Enjoy a holiday house for women - Wiawaka Center for Women
Wiawaka Center for Women is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to enriching the lives of women. We do charge for services but much of our programming is funded through donations. Our season generally runs from mid-June through Labor Day where we offer day visits, overnight accommodations, special events, programs, and workshops. In our “shoulder” season we host weddings, family reunions, and private retreats.
Wiawaka was created by and for women in 1903. It is the oldest and longest continuously operating retreat for women in America. We are proud to honor our tradition and embrace the future as we work to maintain this historic property and fulfill the mission set forth by our founder, Mary Fuller.
Find out more: https://wiawaka.org/
Enjoy a Holistic Spa Retreat - Sanivan
Since 2005, co-owners Saniye and Ivan have welcomed guests to share their authentic wellness lifestyle through delicious organic meals, peaceful accommodations, spa treatments, and facilities in a beautiful Catskills town near forests, lakes, and charming shops. Sanivan is a spa retreat close to New York (located just 2 hours from midtown), easily accessible by bus or car from the tri-state area.
You’ll find our retreat rates are quite affordable compared to traditional spa resorts in the Northeast because we see health as a necessity for all, not a luxury for some. We invite you to explore our special offers and events and take advantage of seasonal savings to carve out a little you-time. You can also view our Retreat Packages for extra savings on your next visit.
Find out more: https://sanivan.com/
Peace Village
Peace Village is a nonprofit, volunteer community created for learning and contemplation. For more than 20 years we’ve been helping people understand spiritual principles, experience inner peace, and build spiritual capacity.
Sitting on Hunter Mountain in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley, Peace Village welcomes thousands annually who come for silence, learning or a chance to serve – sometimes on the 300-acre grounds, sometimes in the 6 lodges where we accommodate guests or sometimes in the greenhouse or Peace Park.
Peace Village is one location in a global network of over 15 retreat centers worldwide owned and maintained by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. The Brahma Kumaris is based in India with a global community of over a million members in 8000 centers in 120 countries – all with the same aim of understanding the self and serving the world.
Find out more: https://www.peacevillageretreat.org/
Help clear your mind in the mountains - Nine Mountain
We know how many choices and decisions there are in organizing a group retreat. We delight in working out all of these logistics with you to help you create the most successful event possible – a retreat that flows easily, with clarity, focus, ease, and grace – and create an environment that supports both teachers and participants in sharing a meaningful transformational experience.
Group retreats always have exclusive use of the Nine Mountain. This means that the only people on site are your participants and Nine Mountain’s staff – our Resident Caretakers, and kitchen staff – who organize behind the scenes to create beautiful and nourishing meals, answer questions, fix what breaks and support you.
Find out more: https://ninemountain.com/
Be part of a multi-faith community - Stony Point
Stony Point Center is a conference and retreat center nestled in the scenic Lower Hudson Valley of New York. A brave and open space committed to radical hospitality and radical humility, welcoming guests from all walks of life into our beloved community.
Our campus rests on 30 acres of nature, gardens and farmland. Our meditation space, labyrinth and art space help guests explore faith, creativity, community and leadership building. Stony Point Center is located in the scenic Hudson River Valley, northwest of Manhattan in beautiful upstate New York.
Stony Point Center is located about a mile from the Hudson River in a small community. It is not really a "camp in the woods." Instead, picture beautiful lawns, vegetable gardens and a tranquil setting that has both woods and other houses located immediately around us, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect.
Find out more: https://stonypointcenter.org/
Escape to an ashram - Sivananda Yoga Ranch
The Yoga Ranch was founded in 1974 by Swami Vishnudevananda to provide a peaceful retreat structured around a full immersion into Yogic living and nurtured with the natural beauty of the lush mountains.
The simple living close to nature quiets the mind and prepares it for meditation and the high thinking of the Vedanta philosophy. Asanas (yoga postures), Pranayama (breathing techniques), vegetarian meals, chanting, and working together in Karma Yoga help complete the Yoga experience.
Our ashram is a sacred space that encourages you to awaken to life and to awaken to grace. It is an adventure in self-discovery of your own True Nature.
Find out more: https://sivanandayogaranch.org/
Feed you soul in the city - Sanctuary NYC Retreats
We welcome you to the serene spiritual atmosphere Sanctuary provides, as well as varied programs on bhakti (yoga of devotion) which we offer as part of our membership program. These include sacred meditation in the yoga studio/temple room, workshops on Vinyasa infused bhakti-yoga, kirtan (devotional chant/prayer), history and philosophy of yoga, Ayurveda (science of life and healing), as well as varied workshops/events on related subject matters (nurturing body, mind & soul).
Each room is equipped with a mini-library of books on the science of the soul as delineated in the ancient classic Bhagavad Gita, the text that inspired Gandhi, Emerson, Thoreau, and Einstein who wrote; "I bathe my intellect daily in the cosmological wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita." Weekly classes are included in the Sanctuary membership program @ our affiliate The Bhakti Center.
During their stay, our guests volunteer in the Sanctuary NYC sponsored Food For Life program to feed the homeless in nearby Tompkins Square Park. Please see the glowing reviews on our Media Page from 'Our Town Downtown" magazine about this heartwarming, rewarding experience.