Retreats and Offsites near Capitol Reef National Park
The Lodge can be taken whole as a single retreat: 6 bedrooms, every one with its own en-suite bathroom, around a full shared kitchen, a common room and a wraparound covered deck. It sits in Teasdale, Utah, minutes from Torrey, Utah and the western entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, at roughly 7,000 feet. There is no catering and no staff on site — groups run the building themselves.
What a buyout gets you
- 6 bedrooms, every one en-suite
- Nobody shares a bathroom and nobody queues in a hallway. At this size that is unusual — group lodging normally means shared facilities, and it is the first thing people ask about.
- The whole building, nobody else in it
- A buyout means the common room, the dining room, the kitchen and the wraparound deck are yours for the stay. No other guests moving through the space, and no lobby.
- A full kitchen rather than a caterer
- Groups cook for themselves here. For a retreat that is usually the point — meals become part of the thing rather than a scheduled interruption — but it does mean you are self-catering. Torrey is a few minutes away for restaurants and supplies.
- Self check-in, no staff on site
- There is no front desk and nobody hovering. Arrive when you arrive. If your group needs event staff, coordination or AV, this is not the property for you and we would rather say so now.
What it suits
- Team offsites and small company retreats
- Founder, board and leadership gatherings
- Yoga, writing and creative retreats
- Extended family gatherings and reunions
- Friends taking a house for a long weekend
What it is not
This is not an events venue. There is no catering, no event staff, no dedicated conference room and no AV equipment. We do not host weddings or ceremonies — the property has neither the capacity nor the kitchen for them, and several venues around Torrey, Utah are set up for that and do it properly.
What is here is a building a group can have entirely to itself, in a very quiet place, under an exceptionally dark sky.
The setting
Capitol Reef is a certified International Dark Sky Park and Torrey, Utah is a certified International Dark Sky Community — a designation that requires the town itself to adopt and enforce lighting ordinances. The practical result is that the sky does not improve when you drive from the town into the park. It is already dark where people live, which is unusual and is the reason to bring a group here rather than somewhere closer to an airport.
Common questions
Yes. The Lodge can be taken as a single buyout — all 6 bedrooms, the shared kitchen, the common room and the deck, with nobody else in the building. Rooms can also be taken individually if you do not need the whole place.
Yes. All 6 bedrooms have their own private bathroom inside the room. Nothing is shared, which at this size is unusual for group lodging.
No. There is a full shared kitchen and no catering, no breakfast service and no restaurant on the property. Groups cook for themselves. Torrey is a few minutes away for restaurants and groceries.
There is a common room and a dining room that groups use for sessions, but there is no dedicated conference room and no AV equipment provided. If your offsite depends on a projector, a stage or technical support, this is not the right venue.
No. The property has no catering, no event staff and nowhere near the capacity a wedding needs. Several venues in the Torrey area are set up for weddings and do it properly — Red River Ranch and Cougar Ridge among them. We would rather point you at them than pretend.
The Lodge has 6 bedrooms, each en-suite. Six geodesic domes sleeping two each join the property for the 2027 season, which will increase what a group can take. Exact bed configuration and maximum occupancy are being confirmed and will be published before dates open.
Capitol Reef National Park is minutes away and is a certified International Dark Sky Park; Torrey, Utah is a certified International Dark Sky Community. Hiking, the Scenic Drive, slot canyons, the Great Western Trail and some of the darkest sky in the country are all within reach of the property.
Dates are not open for booking yet. Whole-building enquiries go through the contact form — tell us your dates and group size and we will come back to you.
Or take the whole building
Tell us your dates and roughly how many people, and we will come back to you. Nothing is bookable here yet — this is a conversation, not a reservation.