Montreat Conference Center

Montreat Conference Center is one of three national conference centers affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA, annually visited by over 35,000 people seeking physical and spiritual renewal in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. A pleasant, scenic 20 minute drive east from Asheville, NC, Montreat Conference Center offers guests a time-honored tradition of friendly, gracious hospitality in a warm and casual setting. A wide variety of meeting, housing, dining, and recreational facilities comfortably accommodates individuals as well as gatherings ranging in size from large conferences to private retreats and reunions. Montreat has 13 hiking trails. Of Montreat’s 4,000 acres, 2,500 acres are dedicated to wilderness and are entered in the North Carolina Registry of Natural Heritage Areas. Learn more about the Montreat wilderness. In addition to its wilderness activities, Montreat also offers seven tennis courts, Robert Lake Park for children, Bill Wilde Youth Center, and Lake Susan for paddle boating, canoeing and fishing.