Bring Your Group

Are you looking for a place to hold a gathering for your group? Consider the peaceful and natural setting of Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center, where generations of individuals, families and groups have been meeting since 1937.

Click here to download the PDF: "What Facilitators Say about Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center".

Beauty of the Grounds

  • 130 acres of woodlands and open fields
  • Gorge, waterfall and stream
  • Nature trails for walking and hiking
  • Walking labyrinth
  • Vegetable garden
  • Old-fashioned swimming hole
  • Campfire grove

Facilities

  • 2 meeting rooms:Meditation hall and conference room
  • Dining hall serving vegetarian meals
  • Library and Bookstore
  • Guest rooms: farmhouse, dormitories and rustic cabins (65-70 guests)
  • November-April: 25-30 guests
  • 7 campsites
  • Commuters welcome

Cooperative Community

  • Meals prepared by staff and volunteers
  • After-meal cleanup chores shared by all participants

Support Activities (provided by Pumpkin Hollow)

  • Group meditations
  • Contemplative nature walks
  • Campfires
  • yoga and therapeutic touch sessions

Planning Your Event

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Group leader communicates with staff to discuss activities, meal plans, accommodations preferences, etc.

Our Philosophy for Retreats

When a group comes to Pumpkin Hollow, guests and staff help each other to "co-create" the experience, a cooperative effort. Small group programs may run concurrently. Larger groups can remain fully private with the camp closed to others.

Affilitated with the Theosophical Society

  • Non-profit organization with branches in 60 countries around the world and headquarters in India
  • Devoted to human solidarity, cultural understanding and self-development
  • Information about the Theosophical Society in America is available: www.theosophical.org

Come See Us

If you haven't visited before, come and see for yourself the natural beauty of the Hollow, the accommodations, and meeting places available. Call 518-325-3583, or toll-free 877-325-3583 to set an appointment for a guided tour.

 

Rates

  • $100/day per person (includes 3 meals, lodging, use of facilities and grounds)
  • Commuter $70/day per person (includes 3 meals, use of facilities and grounds)
  • Single day retreats: $53/day per person (includes continental breakfast & lunch, use of facilities and grounds)

Click here send us an application, or click here to download a PDF version.