The Mountain Retreat Center

The Mountain, founded by Unitarian Universalists in 1979, is a non-profit year-round ecologically conscious retreat and learning center serving churches, businesses, non-profits, schools, and other groups.

Located on 4,200 foot high granite cliffs on the Eastern Continental Divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains, we offer a very unique opportunity – come refresh your spirit in the natural beauty of a mountaintop.

We have a full range of dining, lodging and meeting space facilities supporting our own program events, as well as events sponsored by third party vendors seeking that “special place” for their conference, workshop, music fest, wellness event or hiking trek.

Our largest Mountain sponsored program is summer MountainCamp. From mid-June to late-July our mountaintop is filled with children from 1st to 12th grades. Our camp program is designed to instill in children an appreciation of nature’s wonder while making sure they have as much fun possible. Our summer campers routinely come back year after year.

MountainCamp is designed to build our leaders of tomorrow. Our Counselor in Training program has for decades consistently given young adults the skills and confidence to excel in college, as well as their work and home environments.

Whether you are attending one of our Mountain programs or third party sponsored programs, our doors are open to all.

This open door policy is a based on the Unitarian Universalist (UU) faith tradition and principles of the founders, and those who have dedicated their time, talent and treasure to ensure that all have equal access to The Mountain.

Regardless of religious background, gender, ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation or gender expression, we want to offer a little bit of the heaven on our mountaintop to any who desire the experience.