Ridgecrest spreads throughout 1200 acres of the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountain, and features an abundance of housing, meeting spaces, recreational activities, and dining options. Lodging and meal plans are booked separate from conference registration.
Ridgecrest Conference Center provides a variety of hotel-style rooms to accommodate your family or team each with a different configuration of beds, including king or queen beds, or up to 8 sets of bunk beds.
Staying at Ridgecrest requires purchase of a meal package, which includes 3 meals per day at the onsite dining room. Meal costs are automatically added to the booking total (divided across the number of days & people in the room).
Ridgecrest offers alternate food options for those with special dietary needs. If you have severe allergies, though, please call them at 828.669.8022 to discuss options.
At checkout, only the first night’s lodging is required as a deposit.
Meal packages are available for conference attendees not staying onsite, and should be purchased in advance around time of conference registration (by July 1).
Meal Package includes dinner on Monday through breakfast on Friday.
$143 per person ($35.75 per day).
Children age 6-11 cost $88 ($22 per day).
Children 5 and under eat free with an adult.
If you don’t want to pre-order, you can buy meals onsite based on availability (pricing is about 17% higher & subject to change). Ridgecrest also has a coffee shop and ‘Nibble Nook’, where you can find treats or a quick meal. There are also offsite restaurants around the area.
We would love to have conference attendees stay on site, but we want this to be a rich and comfortable experience, so encourage you to find the housing most suitable for your team.
These hotels are each 2.7 miles from Ridgecrest. Note: We have not reserved room blocks at any hotels.
Camp at one of the two dozen area campgrounds.
Ridgecrest located at the center of the NE & SE corridors; drivable from many cities and their airports.
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
Approximately 30 miles from Ridgecrest.
Allegiant, American, Delta, Elite, Spirt and United.
Greenville / Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)
Approximately 85 miles from Ridgecrest.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
Approximately 107 miles from Ridgecrest.
Alaska, American (hub), Delta/Skywest, Frontier, GO Mesa, JetBlue, Southwest, United and Virgin.
Ridgecrest is drivable from many East coast and Southern cities. Learn more in our FAQs
Atlanta, GA – 3.5 hours
Birmingham, AL – 6 hours
Charlotte, NC – 2 hours
Cincinnati, OH – 6 hours
Columbia, SC – 2.5 hours
Jacksonville, FL – 7 hours
Knoxville, TN – 2 hours
Louisville, KY – 5.5 hours
Memphis, TN – 8 hours
New York, NY – 10.5 hours
Orlando, FL – 10 hours
Washington, DC – 7.5 hours
Including gymnasium, softball, basketball, tennis, volleyball, fishing, disc golf, mini golf, wii rental.
4.8 miles of hiking trails through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Retired Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, London and developer of the Alpha Course
Vineyard USA National Team members and pastors at Mile High Vineyard in Denver, CO
Lead pastor of Community Christian Church in Chicago and visionary leader of NewThing church-planting movement / president of the Exponential Conference