While White Sulphur Springs primarily serves to host programming for military families throughout the summer and Christmas seasons, we also serve as a retreat and conference center for a variety of ministries and organizations ranging from campus ministries to military chapels to local churches. Our Heritage House and Harrison House have served men’s, women’s, and family retreats, leadership conferences, and community groups with and without military affiliation.
No matter the size or nature of a group, we seek to provide an experience uniquely tailored to the goals of each retreat and conference. We offer special events and activities like horseback rides, campfires, and high ropes challenge courses, all located around our 1,000-acre property. Our Heritage House and Harrison House hotel buildings feature large meeting rooms with smaller areas for breakout sessions, allowing us to host groups of 10-200 guests depending on the makeup of the group. Groups of 10-30 guests are welcome to book a weekend when other smaller groups are already booked. Our facilities are also available for scheduling one-day events.
Located in the tranquil Allegheny Mountain region, White Sulphur Springs boasts a convenient location for groups in the Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore regions and beyond. Our location allows us to provide a convenient site for groups consisting of guests coming from various places.
Please fill out the retreat inquiry form below to get in touch with our group events coordinator or through email.
About our pricing
We offer retreat packages based on the number of nights and meals a group desires for their stay. Please note that we do not offer retreat packages without meals for Heritage House.
| 1 Night, 3 Meals | 2 Nights, 5 Meals | 3 Nights, 8 Meals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage House | $127/person | $212/person | $297/person |
| Harrison House | $115/person | $191/person | $267/person |
| 1 Night, 0 Meals | 2 Nights, 0 Meals | 3 Nights, 0 Meals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage House | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Harrison House | $73/person | $120/person | $167/person |
In addition to these individual rates, we charge an $8/person facility fee that covers the group’s use of the meeting spaces and facilities. If a group stays in Harrison and will be using the kitchen facility to prepare meals, the facility fee will instead be $13/person. If your group would like a number of nights or meals not listed on this chart, please contact us to request a customized rate.
Discounts may be available, and we can book retreats during our January-May and August-December seasons up to a year in advance. Retreat coordinators are welcome to schedule a site visit to tour the property and enjoy a free one-night stay in one of our guestrooms. Please contact us to learn more about group retreats at White Sulphur Springs.
Retreat Inquiry Form
About our lodges & meeting spaces
Two facilities are available for group retreats throughout the year—Heritage House and Harrison House (fully renovated in 2023). While groups typically stay in one of these two facilities for the duration of a group retreat, larger groups may spend their weekend in both hotels if space allows. Equipment ranging from a full sound system to portable projectors is available in both facilities’ meeting spaces.
Heritage House, completed in 2011, is a great fit for groups of up to 200 attendees. Groups can utilize Heritage’s main meeting room, the 200-person Pettijohn Room, as well as three lounge-style gathering areas and four classroom-style breakout rooms. Our 200-person dining room offers coffee, tea, and toast bars between meals, and our staff stocks a fruit & yogurt bar during breakfast and a full salad bar during lunch and dinner, and all retreat meals are provided by our Heritage kitchen staff. Guests may also take advantage of Heritage’s gym and game room. Heritage House contains 44 guestrooms that each contain one queen bed, a sleeper sofa, and two twins or a bunk set, and two additional bunkrooms can each accommodate eight people. To view photos of Heritage House, click here.
Originally built in 1884, Harrison House served as a rural Allegheny Mountain resort until OCF purchased it in 1978 and turned it into a retreat and conference center. Located down the hill from Heritage House, our recently renovated Harrison House can host up to 80 guests. Harrison is the ideal lodging option for groups who want more flexibility for their mealtimes. By staying in Harrison, groups may choose to cook some or all of their meals in the building’s kitchen and/or enjoy meals offered in the Heritage House dining room. Harrison House’s meeting room and dining room can each hold up to 80 people, and a museum, library, and living room with a fireplace can also be found on the main floor. Guests can stay in one of Harrison’s 39 various guestrooms, most of which are arranged as suites with shared bathrooms and can hold between one and four guests. To view photos of Harrison House, click here.
Other facilities around our 1,000-acre property include our horse barn, where we care for our herd of stallions and two miniature horses and run our indoor climbing loft. Fort Cochran, a log house built in the 1950s and equipped with a wood-burning fireplace, provides a cozy venue for events ranging from Bible studies to square dances.
About our meals
We believe relationships grow while enjoying a meal together, so we seek to provide a dining experience that supports connection with others. Groups utilizing Heritage House’s 200-person dining room receive meals provided by our kitchen staff. Coffee, tea, and toast bars are available between meals, and our staff stocks a fruit & yogurt bar during breakfast and a full salad bar during lunch and dinner. Groups staying in the Harrison House have the freedom to cook their own meals in Harrison’s commercial kitchen, come to Heritage House for meals, or a combination of the two options.
Delicious “all-you-can-eat” meals are prepared and served in our Heritage House dining room, with standard mealtimes as follows: 8 a.m. breakfast, 12:30 p.m. lunch, and 6 p.m. dinner.
The following items are always available free of charge to accommodate guests with food allergies: fruit & yogurt bar during breakfast, protein substitutes at the salad bar during lunch and dinner, and gluten-free bread and dairy-free milk at all meals. Additionally, special menus are available for guests with the following dietary preferences/allergies: gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegetarian, or vegan. Guests may request one of these menus for an additional weekend fee of $25/person, and WSS must be notified of special dietary menu requests seven days prior to arrival. Though PA food service code does not allow guests to use our dining facility for personal cooking, guests may store personal food in a separate refrigerator and use the microwave in the dining room.
About our activities
Free, self-serve activities at White Sulphur Springs include hiking 14 miles of trails, checking out our new disc golf course, rocking the afternoon away on our porches, playing football, basketball, and other sports at Buckingham Field, fishing at Picnic Pond, swimming at Promise Pond, and enjoying time around a campfire. All activities are weather dependent.
To learn about activities in the Bedford area and the central Pennsylvania region, click here.
Groups may also choose to add staffed & priced group activities to their retreat package during the contracting process. Activities and corresponding group rates are as follows:
| Activity | Group Rate |
|---|---|
| High Ropes Challenge Course (HRCC) | $200/hour |
| Climbing Wall & Zip-Line Package (CWZL) | $200/hour |
| HRCC & CWZL Package | $350/hour |
| Outdoor Climbing Wall only | $100/hour |
| Pamper Pole (add-on to HRCC and/or CWZL) | $50/hour |
| Cargo Net (add-on to HRCC and/or CWZL) | $50/hour |
| Low Ropes Course | $150/hour |
| Indoor Climbing Loft | $100/hour |
| Shooting at the Quarry | $0 self-clean, $50 staff clean |
| Childcare (subject to availability) | $6/child/hour |
| Horseback Rides | $35/person |
| Pony Tails (corral rides for ages 8 and under) | $8/child |
| Line Dancing | $110/event |
| Canoes at Shawnee Lake (available April-October), paddles and life vests provided | $5 per canoe per day |
| Ice Cream Social | $3/person |
| S’mores | $2/person |