Evins Mill
Groups are most of Evins Mill’s business, so a team of 8 to 16 can take a lodge with its own boardroom and a bigger team can take the whole place, with every meal cooked on site. It sits on 40 wooded acres with a waterfall trail, an hour from the Nashville airport.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Under one roofA private house, lodge or estate your team has to itself, like a large vacation rental. Everyone has a bedroom of their own, there are no other guests, and the team shares the great room, the kitchen and the table.
- Group size
- 8 to 46
- Where people stay
- 25 rooms with private baths and decks in three buildings: 12 Creekside Rooms, the 8-room Solstice Lodge and the 5-room Millside Lodge
- Where the team meets
- Three private conference rooms with over 2,500 square feet: Taylor Hall (30 in a U shape, 72 classroom), the Davidson Room (24 U shape, 48 classroom) and the Knox Room boardroom (15 to 16), plus smaller informal spaces indoors and out
- Getting there
- Nashville International (BNA), about 70 minutes
- Room, per night
- $ to $$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best April to June and September to November.
Summers are hot and humid and winter can bring ice to the rural roads, so spring and fall color are the easiest seasons.
What the team can do.
- Hike to Carmac Falls on the 40-acre property
- Boating and swimming on nearby Center Hill Lake
- Edgar Evins State Park trails
- Local wineries, breweries and Cumberland Caverns
- Live bluegrass, billiards and darts in the evening
How we would run your retreat at Evins Mill.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Evins Mill.
How big a group fits at Evins Mill?
Group size: 8 to 46. Where people stay: 25 rooms with private baths and decks in three buildings: 12 Creekside Rooms, the 8-room Solstice Lodge and the 5-room Millside Lodge. Where the team meets: Three private conference rooms with over 2,500 square feet: Taylor Hall (30 in a U shape, 72 classroom), the Davidson Room (24 U shape, 48 classroom) and the Knox Room boardroom (15 to 16), plus smaller informal spaces indoors and out.
When is the best time for a retreat at Evins Mill?
April to June and September to November. Summers are hot and humid and winter can bring ice to the rural roads, so spring and fall color are the easiest seasons.
How does the team get to Evins Mill?
Getting there: Nashville International (BNA), about 70 minutes.
What does a room at Evins Mill cost?
$ to $$ a room per night, depending on the season. Our scale: $ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000. We confirm current rates with the venue for your dates.
Can Everest Collective run our leadership retreat at Evins Mill?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Evins Mill, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the leader interviews, the agenda and the facilitation. Either way, your team leaves with two or three priorities it wrote together.
Land, lakes and long tables.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Evins Mill, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.