A classroom, crosses on the dam, the Beatitude trail and 188 acres for your congregation alone.
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Texas Church Retreats at Lake Godstone: family camps, youth retreats, men’s and women’s weekends and choir getaways on a private 188-acre lake campus near Graford, Texas. One church at a time, lodging for 100 or more, church and non-profit discounts.
Where the congregation sleeps
The Lodge sleeps 35. Add the Guest Home, the cabins and the campgrounds to reach a hundred or more.
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“Whether you seek quiet moments with the Lord, meaningful fellowship, or joyful group activities”
The ranch is big enough for all three at once. A hundred people can be fishing, singing and praying in different corners of it without hearing one another.
A retreat weekend
How one church does it
From a congregation on its third annual family retreat here: 42 adults, 25 children, the whole campus.
Where everyone sleeps
Where the congregation sleeps
The Lodge sleeps 35. Add the Guest Home, the cabins and the campgrounds to reach a hundred or more.
The Lodge dormitory, the sports complex under lights, the treehouse, the lake and the campgrounds keep a youth group busy from dawn to lights-out. Outdoor ministries have run firearm-safety and fishing camps here, and the fenced, gated ranch with hosts on site makes supervision simpler. Ask about church and non-profit discounts.
Everything on this ranch was built to point people toward God. The Beatitude stones along the trail, the illuminated crosses on the dam and at Refuge, the quiet nooks for prayer and the big porch for fellowship: they are here for your congregation to use.
We host one church at a time, so the whole campus is yours for worship, teaching, recreation and rest. Dom and Carol live on the ranch and will take care of the practical things. Ask us about discounts for churches and non-profits.
May your retreat be fruitful.
Jim Attrell
Owner, Lake Godstone
Video tours
Walk the ranch before you come
Jim’s own tours of the Lodge, every cabin and campground, the range, the trail and the lake from above.
A few of the thousands of photos our guests have taken here.
Lake Godstone
Find us
Graford, Texas, between Possum Kingdom and Jacksboro
4636 Halsell Ranch Road, Graford. From Graford take Highway 4 north seven miles, turn west onto Halsell Ranch Road and follow the gravel four miles; the lake is on your right. About 90 minutes from Fort Worth and two hours from Dallas.
Capacity, booking, pets, the range, the road and the wildfire: the things people ask before they come.
Booking
The Lodge sleeps 35 in beds (six queens, 13 lower twins and 16 upper bunks). Add the Guest Home and the cabins for about 60 under a roof, and the three group campgrounds and six tent sites take the campus past 100 with RVs and tents.
Yes. Booking the Lodge includes exclusive use of all 188 acres. The Guest Home, cabins and campgrounds are not rented to anyone else during your stay; they stay empty unless you add them.
Book the Lodge first. At checkout, add the Guest Home, any cabin or the campgrounds by the night, each with its own cleaning fee. Adding the Guest Home or a cabin includes a golf cart for your stay.
The Lodge is $1,200 a night plus $350 cleaning and 6% hotel tax. Add-ons run from $150 a night (Reflection Cabin) to $450 a night (the campgrounds). The full table is on the Rates & Booking page.
25% when you book, 25% sixty days before arrival and the balance thirty days before arrival. There is no security deposit.
More than 60 days before arrival, everything you have paid is refunded. More than 30 days out, half. Inside 30 days, payments are not refundable.
Yes. Tell us about your organization when you ask for a quote.
Lodge groups check in at noon and check out at 4:00 pm, so a weekend really is a full weekend.
The ranch
The lake and seven docks, canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, a rowboat and a fishing boat, fishing, the gun and archery range, the trails, the lighted sports complex, the observatory, the fire pits, campus Wi-Fi, bedding and towels, and the hosts. The six-person UTV, extra golf carts and firewood are the only extras.
Yes, it is included. It has rifle lanes to 300 yards, a pistol range, skeet and archery. Bring your own firearms and ammunition, and your group must provide professional supervision and a safety briefing whenever it is in use.
Every dock has swim ladders, the Lodge dock is gated, and there are three sandy beaches. There are no lifeguards, so children swim with an adult. No motorized boats are allowed on the lake.
Pets are welcome at the pet-friendly facilities, and the Guest Home has a horse stall and a small fenced pasture.
Free high-speed Wi-Fi covers the whole campus and handles calls and streaming. Cell coverage varies by carrier; Wi-Fi calling works.
Dom and Carol, the ranch hosts, live on the property and meet every group at the gate. Rick manages the grounds, and Jim, the owner, is often around.
Getting here
About 90 minutes from Fort Worth and two hours from Dallas, by way of Jacksboro or Graford. The last four miles are a gravel ranch road; any car can manage it.
The August 2026 fire reached the east side of the campus and damaged two remote buildings. The Lodge, cabins, campgrounds and docks were unharmed, the crosses are standing, the trees are green, and we reopened for Labor Day 2026.
