
Blog · 2026-10-26
Youth Group, Church, And High School Team Retreat Centers In Eastern Idaho
A retreat for students doesn't have to be a hotel ballroom, or a bunch of strangers in the room next door.
A youth group, church, or high school team of up to 40 can take Three Peaks Lodge and have the whole property. It sits on 100 acres in Saint Anthony, about 15 minutes from Rexburg. The students sleep here. Nobody rides a bus back to a hotel at nine.
It's a house with a bunkroom, not a camp that sleeps 200. Ten bedrooms, a bunkroom with eight bunk beds that sleeps 16, six bathrooms, a commercial kitchen, and playrooms with a climbing wall.
Match The Building To The Headcount
Up to 40 overnight, leaders included: the lodge can be the whole retreat. Day-only gatherings can seat up to 200. Indoor winter events cap at 100.
What A Day Here Looks Like
Morning in one of the three living rooms, or in the indoor gym, because the entire building is exclusively yours. Lunch from the commercial kitchen — you cook it, or a caterer does — and everyone sits down together in the dining area. Afternoon on the property: courts, the pond in season, or a quiet corner for leaders. If you are overnight, the evening is still on site. The program is yours.
Wi-Fi covers the lodge for the connectivity you need. The playrooms give students somewhere to be between sessions. There is only one way on and off the private property, which matters on a youth weekend.
If you want the day-event setup and the beds, say both in the inquiry. Combined quotes are written one at a time.
Day Trips You Can Add From The Lodge
Kelly Canyon is about an hour away when the retreat includes a ski day beginners can survive. The Sand Dunes are about 15 minutes. Rexburg is about 15 minutes. Yellowstone is about 75 minutes. A lot of the best weekends here never leave after they unload. Excursions can add to the experience without being the reason for the trip.
Send Dave two numbers — students, and leaders — and whether meals are cooked or catered. The free checklist is a practical way to plan the event.
Questions People Ask
Where can a youth group or church stay for a retreat in Eastern Idaho?
Three Peaks Lodge in Saint Anthony, about 15 minutes from Rexburg. The private lodge sleeps up to 40 overnight. From September through May it can also host a day event for up to 200 guests outdoors, or up to 100 indoors in winter.
Can a high school team larger than 40 stay overnight?
Not all in the lodge. Overnight capacity is 40, leaders included. A larger group can book a day event.
What does a youth retreat at the lodge cost?
Overnight stays use lodge rates: $900 a night on fall–spring weekdays and $1,100 on those weekends, usually with a three-night minimum. At 40 people, a $900 night is $22.50 a person before food. Day events are $2,100 on a weeknight and $2,700 on a weekend, for eight hours.
