Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center

Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat and Conference Center Review

A cooperative community, tucked away on 150 acres that went uninhabited for 11,000 years, bonds to protect the forest, heal the soul, and provide solitude. Power sources throughout the facility are geo- and hydrothermal. Retreat prices include modest cabins (lower-price tents and dorms also available), three vegetarian meals per day, well-being programs—including yoga, ancient-forest walks, and meditation—and the use of 45 naturally occurring hot-springs pools, open 24 hours a day. Bathing in the hot springs is clothing-optional. Day use options. Massage therapies at additional cost. Just east of Detroit, turn north on Hwy. 46 off Hwy. 22; 10 mi past Cleator Bend Campground turn right onto single-lane bridge crossing Breitenbush River. Road is gravel after bridge and has three forks in its 1½-mi course. Go left at every fork until parking lot. Do not take alternate route Highway 224 from Estacada; it is often dangerous or impassable due to snow, ice, landslides, and fallen trees from early fall through late spring.