Your own cabin at Chamma Ling

Four private cabins sit on a piñon-covered hillside above Crestone.

A retreat cabin with a wide wooden deck among piñon and juniper trees
Three per retreat

Standard cabins

Standard cabin: $2,000

Each Standard cabin includes a bedroom with a single bed, a bathroom, and a kitchen. The bedroom and bathroom are fully darkened for your retreat.

Standard cabin bedroom with warm orange walls, a single bed and blue blackout curtains
Standard cabin bedroom seen from the corner, with the doorway curtained off
Standard cabin kitchen with wooden cabinets, a stove and a sink
One per retreat

Premium cabin

Premium cabin: $2,300

The Premium cabin offers more space, with the same meals and facilitator support.

Premium cabin bedroom with white walls, a wide bed with green bedding and a wood floor
Premium cabin bedroom from another angle, with a desk and chair
Premium cabin kitchen and entry, with a blackout curtain tied back at the doorway

In every cabin

  • Bed, linens and towels
  • Meditation cushion, yoga mat and a small shrine
  • Passive solar heating and adjustable baseboard heaters
  • Kitchen with refrigerator, freezer, stove, microwave, kettle and basic cookware
  • Lightproof ventilation grille and fan
  • Wi-Fi and generally good cell reception for use before and after the darkness retreat

High desert, big sky

Chamma Ling sits on the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo range, looking out over the San Luis Valley.

The Crestone peaks lit pink at sunrise above a bank of cloud
The Crestone peaks at sunrise, from the San Luis Valley. Photo: National Park Service.
Snowy Crestone peaks above shadowed sand dunes at dusk
The peaks above Star Dune, Great Sand Dunes National Park. Photo: National Park Service.
Sand dunes and the Crestone peaks at sunset, framed by piñon trees
Piñon, dunes and peaks at sunset, Great Sand Dunes National Park. Photo: NPS, CC BY 2.0.

Getting here

Airport options include Denver, Colorado Springs, and Alamosa.

Arrival information

Park in the gravel lot near the road; a short path leads to your cabin. Bears are active in the area, so don't leave food in your vehicle. The exact address and arrival instructions are sent once your cabin is reserved.

The Chamma Ling Retreat Center sign under a small red roof beside a dirt road