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.
Every stay starts with the Lodge. Its nightly rate includes exclusive use of all 188 acres: the lake, the docks and boats, the trails, the sports complex, the gun and archery range, the observatory, campus Wi-Fi and the fire pits. Nothing on the ranch is rented to anyone else while you are here.
Cabins, the Guest Home and the campgrounds are add-ons. Add the ones you need for the people you are bringing and leave the rest; they stay empty, not booked by strangers.
The Lodge
Per night
Cleaning
Sleeps
The Lodge — 6 queens, 13 lower twins, 16 upper bunks, full commercial kitchen, 500 sq. ft. classroom, covered porch, upper deck, fire pit for 35
$1,200
$350
10–35
Weekly $6,300 · Monthly $18,000. Plus 6% hotel tax and firewood.
Add-on lodging (each plus 6% hotel tax)
Per night
Cleaning
Sleeps
Beds
Guest Home — three bedrooms across the lake, private dock, playground
$350
$100
8–11
1 king, 2 full, 3 twin, 2 upper bunks
Field House — by the sports complex and observatory
$225
$50
3–6
Queen bunk + queen pull-out
Inspiration Cabin — hilltop porch, valley sunrises
$225
$50
3–4
1 king + 2 loft twins
Wilderness Roost — in the meadows, deer at the feeders
$175
$50
4–6
Full, twin + 2 upper bunks
Reflection Cabin — above the dam, for two
$150
$50
1–2
Queen
Campgrounds — Refuge, Top of the Dam and Panorama group campgrounds plus six secluded tent sites, with power, water, fire pits and the comfort station
$450
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10–30 each
Tents and RVs
Adding the Guest Home or any cabin includes a golf cart for your stay. A six-person UTV and extra golf carts rent by the day. The Captain’s Cabin and the Serenity RV are available on request.
Paying and cancelling
25% deposit when you book, another 25% sixty days before arrival, and the balance thirty days before arrival.
Cancel more than 60 days out for a full refund; more than 30 days out for a 50% refund. Inside 30 days the payments are not refundable.
No security deposit.
Lodge groups check in at noon and check out at 4:00 pm.
Church and non-profit groups: ask us about discounts.
