Toah Nipi Retreat Center

I’ve been here so often since 2011 and it’s become like home to me! I’ve come here each time with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for retreats and conferences and it’s always such a beautiful escape from the huddle and bustle of Boston.
The staff here are so friendly and they truly have a heart to serve; from cleaning, preparing awesome meals three times a day, to maintaining the facilities, these people know how it’s done.
There are plenty of beds and rooms here for big groups or churches and endless amount of things to do on site such as basketball (these have an outdoor court), soccer/​frisbee (they have a huge field out front), volleyball (outdoor court), nature trails, bonfires (love them fire pits!), swimming/​kayaking (THE LAKE IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Definitely need to check it out!!) and more!
So you can see there will never be a dull moment when you’re there, but if you want time to unwind and just relax then there are plenty of places there you can go to do just that :)

InterVarsity uses Toah Nipi as its retreat center for many of its conferences, and for a camp in the middle of nowhere, it’s fairly easy to get to – at about 1.5 hours driving distance away from Hartford, CT. The facilities are always clean and well-​maintained. The employees are just great people and always quick to serve.
I love the nearby lake, where you can kayak and canoe. They also have an area roped off for swimming with a floating dock and a floating mat. They have a great bonfire pit outside of the main building with chairs.
They’ve been working on a prayer garden for awhile, with some impressive stonework and landscaping. It’s cool that much of it has been done thanks to volunteers. I’m excited to see it when it’s finally complete!
I have special dietary needs, and the kitchen is always good in accommodating for that.
The conferences are always reasonably priced. A couple of weeks ago, they even let my chapter have a free three-​day conference in exchange for a day of work on the prayer garden.
Toah Nipi’s definitely one of my favorite places with some great memories.