Adirondack Retreats & Trips
Take your group somewhere that changes the conversation
Some groups need more than a meeting room and a schedule. Adirondack Retreats & Trips at La Vida bring people into a setting where routines fall away, relationships deepen, and shared challenge helps a group reconnect, reflect, and grow together.
Why La Vida Adirondacks
The Adirondacks change the pace of a group experience. People step away from daily distractions and into a place where they can pay attention to one another, breathe a little deeper, and engage more fully.
La Vida’s Base Camp in Lake Clear, New York sits on 75 acres with cabins, campsites, trails, gathering spaces, firepits, and semi-private pond access. Groups can share meals, sit around the fire, head out on the trail or water, and return with the kind of shared memory that keeps shaping a community after the trip is over.
Adirondack Retreats & Trips are a strong fit for:
School groups
Youth groups and churches
College and leadership groups
Nonprofits and camps
Mentors, parents, and other relational groups
Whether the goal is team connection, reflection, adventure, spiritual development, or a reset for the group, La Vida helps shape the experience around what your people need most.
Activities & Experiences
A group Adirondack experience can include:
Hiking Adirondack peaks
Canoeing on local lakes and rivers
Outdoor rock climbing
Ropes course
Team building
Solitude, reflection, and prayer
Campfire conversation
Cabin or campsite community life
A retreat can hold the group in one place and give people room to slow down. A trip can put the group on the move and let trust build through the trail, the water, shared meals, and shared responsibility. La Vida can shape either kind of experience around the goals of the group.
Program Options
Adirondack Retreats
A strong fit for groups that want cabin-based community life, beautiful surroundings, and a flexible mix of retreat time and outdoor activity. Groups can stay at Base Camp, share family-style meals, gather indoors or outside, and add activities like hiking, canoeing, climbing, ropes, team building, and reflection.
$120 per person, per day
Adirondack Group Trips
A strong fit for groups that want a more active, camping-based Adirondack experience. Groups hike or canoe together, cook meals, share camp life, and build trust through the challenges they face side by side.
$175 per person, per day.
Parent-Child Canoe Trip
The Parent-Child Canoe Trip is a seven-day Adirondack experience for one parent and one child aged 10-14 to spend focused time together away from the usual distractions of daily life. The week blends adventure, challenge, and conversation in a setting that helps families slow down, reconnect, and make lasting memories together. Each expedition includes up to five parent-child pairs with one or two instructor-guides.
$170 per person per day, including arrival and departure.
What groups take with them
Groups leave with deeper connection, stronger trust, and a shared experience that sticks with them long after the trip ends.
Time away from routine gives people room to listen more closely, contribute more fully, and reconnect around what matters. Some groups come home with stronger community. Some with renewed perspective. Some with the momentum they needed before the next season begins.
Lily
School Group Participant
“Being able to hang out with the people I go to school with every day in a non-school setting allowed me to get close with people I had never really connected with.”
Tommy
Church Youth Group Participant
“Our Adventure Retreat was the perfect time for me to deepen my relationships within my church community. The staff welcomed us warmly and created an amazing Christ-centered environment.”
Ada
Christian School Group Participant
“The La Vida retreat pushed me outside my comfort zone and allowed me to try new things I never thought I would do. The ability to bond with your friends in a different environment gave us the opportunity to build relationships with each other and praise God together.”
Trusted by schools and organizations
From field trips to retreats to team-building days, La Vida has partnered with groups across New England and beyond to create meaningful experiences built around challenge, connection, and growth.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Adirondack Retreats are for groups that want Base Camp lodging, gathering space, meals, and a mix of retreat time and outdoor activity. Adirondack Group Trips are for groups that want a camping-based experience built around hiking or canoeing together.
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La Vida Base Camp is in Lake Clear, New York, near Saranac Lake and about 30 minutes from Lake Placid. The property spans 75 acres.
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Base Camp offers rustic indoor lodging such as smaller private cabins and a cabin that houses up to 15 people (Algonquin). Groups can choose campsites for more adventurous experience.
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Groups can choose from hiking, canoeing, outdoor climbing, ropes course, team building, and reflection. Parent-Child Canoe Trip also includes activities like low and high ropes, journaling, and goal-setting.
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As part of La Vida at Gordon College, our retreats and trips are shaped by values of challenge, community, and personal growth. If your group would like to include prayer, reflection, or devotional time, we’re happy to build that in.
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On Adirondack Retreats, La Vida staff host and facilitate the experience so your group can focus on connection, reflection, and time together. On Adirondack Group Trips, La Vida staff guide the expedition itself — outfitting the group, teaching outdoor skills, leading the route, and supporting the group through each day on the trail or water.
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Retreat-style stays include homemade family-style meals. Camping-based experiences include cooking together as part of the trip. We are able to accommodate most food allergies and medical needs, provided they are communicated ahead of time.
Looking for a shorter group experience?
Challenge Course Experiences offer half-day, full-day, and custom options in Wenham, Massachusetts for groups that want connection, challenge, and growth.
Getting started is simple
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1. Tell us about your group and goals
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2. Reserve your date with a deposit
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3. Get ready for an Adirondack experience your group will carry home
Ready to take your group somewhere that helps it grow?
Tell us about your group, your goals, and the kind of experience you are looking for. We’ll help shape an Adirondack retreat or trip that gives your people space to reconnect, reflect, and return home stronger.