THE POND RETREAT

Stay. Gather. Retreat.

Come to the pond

The Pond Retreat is an off-grid retreat, event, and vacation property on the shores of Walker Pond in coastal Maine, designed as a place for restoration, connection, and time in nature.

The property includes a spacious Guest House, with modern comforts and expansive views, along with two rustic sleeping cottages, beautifully furnished for a comfortable stay. Guests have access to the shared spaces and amenities throughout the property, creating a flexible setting for individuals, families, and groups.

The landscape is part of the experience.
A private dock opens onto Walker Pond for swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and paddleboarding. A wood-fired sauna offers a place to warm up and unwind, while fire pits, hammocks, and quiet places throughout the property invite people to gather, reflect, or simply be.

Whether you're coming for a therapeutic retreat, celebration, wedding, gathering for a workshop or wellness experience, or simply looking for a restorative vacation in nature, The Pond Retreat offers a place to slow down, reconnect, and make space for what matters.

Your Stay Gives Back


A portion of the proceeds from every stay, retreat, and event helps fund therapeutic retreats and time away for trauma recovery, as well as restorative experiences for helping professionals.

When you choose to stay here or host an event, you help make this work possible.

Our nonprofit arm, Wake Up, extends this work through grants and philanthropic partnerships, helping us expand access to restorative experiences and find new ways for The Pond Retreat to serve the wider community.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WAKE UP

BE OUR GUEST

  • Guest House Booking

    Wake up to pond views in a bright, off-grid home, soak in a handcrafted cement tub, then wander down to the dock for kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards. Room for up to 13, with a sauna and fire pit for the evenings.

  • Cottages

    Camping luxury among the evergreens, less than a minute’s walk from the lakefront. Settle into a cozy king or queen cottage, then spend your days swimming, paddling, and lounging in a hammock.

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Planning A Special Event?

The Pond Retreat is available to rent for large gatherings, reunions, group retreats and workshops. Connect with us to discuss the details of your event!

Plan Your Event
The waterfront dock on Walker Pond is a minutes walk from Pond Retreat accommodations and includes access to paddleboards, kayaks, row boat, and sailboat.
A chartered sailing trip with friends on Penobscot Bay.
A house with a lit interior, surrounded by trees at night, with the moon and a bright star visible in the sky.
People gathered around a lit fire pit and dining outdoors at night with string lights and a large patio umbrella, near a modern house surrounded by trees.
Three people in warm clothing gathered around a hot food container, serving or preparing food together in an outdoor setting at night.

Surrounding Area

  • The Pond Retreat is surrounded by Maine Heritage Trust conservation land, with protected land and miles of trails nearby. There is plenty to explore close to the property, as well as along the coast and throughout the Blue Hill Peninsula.

  • A short walk from the Pond, Cooper Farm Preserve offers blueberry picking and the quarter-mile Peter Clapp Trail. Nearby, Caterpillar Hill has expansive views of the surrounding hills and water.

  • A short drive brings you to Lookout Rock Preserve, with views of Eggemoggin Reach. In nearby Blue Hill, explore the forests and shoreline around Snow Cove, or visit Bluff Head Preserve for views of the Bagaduce River.

  • The Bagaduce River runs toward Penobscot Bay, connecting forests, working waterfronts, blueberry fields, and coastal communities. From Walker Pond, you can spend a day sailing, exploring the coast, visiting nearby harbors, or taking a ferry to islands including Isle au Haut and Vinalhaven. Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor are both an easy day trip from the property. Blue Hill has galleries, shops, restaurants, farms, and other local places to explore.

  • And, of course, you can stay close to home. Walker Pond, the trails, and the property itself offer plenty to explore, but many guests find that their favorite days are the ones spent simply being here.

The Pond Retreat sits on land that has been part of the Wabanaki homeland for thousands of years.

Walker Pond and the surrounding Bagaduce watershed have long been places of travel, gathering, fishing, hunting, and community for Wabanaki people. The waterways connected villages and coastal communities by canoe, and Walker Pond was part of this network. A Penobscot village once stood near the outlet of Walker Pond, a place that also holds a history of profound loss.

We honor the Penobscot Nation and the broader Wabanaki Nations—the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi’kmaq—who have longstanding relationships with these lands and waters and continue to live here today. We recognize their sovereignty and their ongoing connection to this place.

As stewards of this property, we have a responsibility to learn its history, acknowledge what has been lost and what endures, and care for the land and water with respect.

Honoring The Land

  • “Every single person walking into the space said they could not have imagined a more perfect place and were in awe of how cozy but airy it all felt, not to mention the scenery outside the windows.”

  • “What a wonderful week enjoyed by our entire family! The Pond Retreat was a perfect fit, offering both serenity and tons of activities - blueberry picking, ping-pong, paddle boarding and sailing, a lobster dinner, sunset walks and a Bingo marathon to wrap up the week.”

  • “The home was beautifully appointed, with so many thoughtful touches that made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived.”

  • “Amazing place and the BEST hosts.”

  • “A little slice of heaven.”

  • “Beautiful and peaceful. This location cannot be beat!”