Skamania Lodge
One property in the Columbia River Gorge covers a leadership session and a wider team. Team time is built in, from the zipline to the trails.
What your team gets.
- The stay
- Resort or hotelEveryone has a private room at the same hotel or resort, with meeting rooms, restaurants and staff on site, and a little more space at the end of the day.
- Group size
- 20 to 80
- Where people stay
- Lodge rooms with river views, plus treehouses and cabins
- Where the team meets
- River-view boardrooms for 14, rooms for 96, two ballrooms
- Getting there
- Portland, about 45 minutes
- Room, per night
- $ to $$ by season$ up to $250 · $$ up to $500 · $$$ up to $750 · $$$$ up to $1,000 · $$$$$ over $1,000
Best June to September.
The Gorge is wet from about November to April, and winter ice or snow storms can close roads now and then from December to February.
What the team can do.
- Waterfall hikes
- Zipline
- Whitewater rafting
- Gorge wineries
How we would run your retreat at Skamania Lodge.
We interview every leader before we write a word of the agenda. The place sets the mood. The work starts weeks earlier.
- 1Discover
Working sessions with you and a one-on-one interview with every leader.
Weeks 1–3 - 2Design
A custom agenda built from what we heard. You sign off before anything is set.
Week 3 - 3Connect
Your team gets to know each other beneath the roles.
Retreat day 1 - 4Clarify
An honest look at what's working and what isn't.
Retreat day 1–2 - 5Align
Two or three priorities and a plan the team wrote together.
Retreat day 2 - 6Sustain
A written readout of what we heard, what the team decided and who owns each priority.
After the retreat
Planning a retreat at Skamania Lodge.
How big a group fits at Skamania Lodge?
Group size: 20 to 80. Where people stay: Lodge rooms with river views, plus treehouses and cabins. Where the team meets: River-view boardrooms for 14, rooms for 96, two ballrooms.
When is the best time for a retreat at Skamania Lodge?
June to September. The Gorge is wet from about November to April, and winter ice or snow storms can close roads now and then from December to February.
How does the team get to Skamania Lodge?
Getting there: Portland, about 45 minutes.
What does a room at Skamania Lodge cost?
$ to $$ 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 Skamania Lodge?
Yes. Choose full service and we book Skamania Lodge, 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.
We’ll handle the rest.
Choose full service and we book Skamania Lodge, plan the meals and run the schedule. Or book it yourself and we bring the interviews, the agenda and the facilitation.