Manzano Mountain Retreat

Applewood I - Private, Furnished Cabin

Cabins, Playground, Campfire Ring, Picnic Area, and Pond

Pond House - Private, Furnished Cabin with Living Room

Six Lane, 25 Yard Competitive Swimming Pool

Basketball Gymnasium, Activity Hall, and Ropes Courses

Manzano Mountain Retreat - Apples and Apple Cider

Manzano Mountain Retreat offers the perfect setting for retreat groups. It is nestled among the beautiful Ponderosa Pines of the Cibola National Forest just one hour from Albuquerque, New Mexico. On-site facilities can comfortably accommodate 20 to 150 people, with maximum occupancy of 200. With the majestic Manzano Mountains for a backdrop, your group will surely enjoy their Manzano Mountain experience!

The early Spanish Conquistadors believed the mountains behind Manzano Mountain Retreat would be the perfect place for growing apple trees. Not only was the climate right, but the altitude and the soil reminded them of the areas in Spain that produced the best apples. The Spaniards planted an orchard of apple trees in a small community at the base of mountains. They named both the community and the mountains after the Spanish word for apple, Manzano.

Manzano Mountain Retreat is an American Camping Association (ACA) Accredited Camp which hosts numerous returning groups including American Diabetes, American Cancer Society, Muscular Dystrophy, Rotary Youth Leadership Camps, Woodmen of the World Camps, A.R.C.A., A.P.S. Teacher Retreats, and many corporate retreats.

Retreats include use of the cabin accommodations, retreat facilities, meeting rooms, three meals per overnight stay and light housekeeping. Click here for the complete list of retreat facilities.

Corporate Retreats

Manzano Mountain Retreat is a first-rate corporate meeting place. It features breakout rooms, fun and informal lodging, bonfires, and wilderness hikes all of which are reminiscent of camp feelings and memories of our youth. Corporate retreats at Manzano Mountain will be remembered by your associates and peers for years to come. Sharing time in the mountains, showing human frailties, and breaking down barriers can bring results you'll never find in the office.

Human Resource directors love Manzano Mountain Retreat for the elements that produce cohesiveness in groups while focusing attention on important and valuable learning experiences. You can enhance your corporate retreats with team building exercises, interactive workshops on stress, anger and time management, a game of softball or horseshoes, or beautiful mountain hikes. Click here to view more information on Team Building.

Spiritual Retreats

Manzano Mountain Retreat is a privately owned, non- denominational retreat center which rents its facilities to numerous religious groups. Some of the hosted church groups have included LDS Church youth groups, Presbyterian, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Buddhist and many other church youth camps, all surrounded by the beautiful Ponderosa Pines of the Cibola National Forest.

Outdoor Adventure and Sports Retreats

The Manzano Mountain Retreat is located at an elevation of 7,000 feet on the side of the Manzano Mountains, with immediate access to over 20 miles of logging roads on which to run or hike. Other outdoor amenities include:

Six-lane, 25 yard competitive swimming pool
with diving blocks and lane lines
120 x 80 yard groomed playing field perfect for
Football, Soccer, Bands, Cheer Leading, etc.
State-of-the-Art Basketball Gymnasium
with cushioned hard wood flooring
2 Volleyball Courts
6 Horse Shoe Pits
Ropes Course
Running and Hiking Trails
Mountain Trails & National Forest
30 Foot Outdoor Climbing Tower

Wedding Retreats

Weddings at Manzano Mountain Retreat are magical. Hire an Events Coordinator who is skilled in creating the perfect ambiance for your special day. They can create the most romantic settings, and arrange for a band to play in the Apple barn for a memorable wedding reception dance. You can choose your own caterer, or opt to use their available kitchen staff that will provide the food and even clean up for you.

Family Reunion Retreats

Manzano Mountain Retreat makes family reunions easy and fun! All facilities are available to use on your own, or you can hire one of their event coordinators to organize a mini-Olympics with fun and amusing events right down to a torchbearer running through the camp in a toga outfit. Choose wild and educational kid activities, organize field trips to nearby Indian ruins, transport groups to real small town rodeos, organize horse trail rides, invite Native American storytellers to campfires, and musicians to the dance hall. They can also "recruit" your groups into water balloon or tug-of-war armies. The low and high ropes courses can create closer family ties through team building exercises. You might think your family would love to just lounge by the pool, but they can change all that!

Featured Amenities at
Manzano Mountain Retreat:

Sleeps Up To 200
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Activity Field
Ropes Course
30 Foot Outdoor Climbing Tower
Archery Targets
Mountain Trails
Activity Hall
Outdoor Covered Picnic Pavilion
Six Horse Shoe Pits
Two Volleyball Courts
Croquet
Star Gazing
Ping Pong
Apple Store
Wi-Fi Internet