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Vegetarian B&B's (USA)

Vegetarian Vacations by State
Cuisine: * Vegetarian, ** Vegan, *** Raw Food
We've included over 75 completely vegetarian (no fish, chicken or meat served) in our links below, listed by state. For a more comprehensive list of raw food vacations (around the world) see our sister-site Raw Food Planet. We hope this resource helps you to stay healthy, happy and fit on your next vacation!

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Alabama

Uchee Pines Institute **
30 Uchee Pines Road, Seale, AL 36875-5702
Phone: 334-855-4764
Cuisine: 100% Vegan.
Seventh-Day Adventist non-profit, health educational and treatment facility.

Arizona

Rancho Vegano Bed & Breakfast **
3955 S Pure Paint Trail, Tucson, AZ 85730
Phone: 520-296-2112
Cuisine: Vegan.
Nestled against the beautiful Rincon Mountains on the east side of Tucson, Arizona, they offer plant-based lifestyle coaching, meditation, Reiki, sound healing, and a Sonoran Desert oasis bed and breakfast at Rancho Vegano.

Arkansas

Wattle Hollow Retreat Center
c/o Joy Fox , 344 Combs Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 479-225-2381
Cuisine: vegetarian
Wattle Hollow also offers a Retreat cabin, tent-space and dormitory possibilities to families or groups. Guests are welcome to use the large kitchen facilities, art supplies, the meditation hall, the peace path, and the hot tub. 
River Spirit Retreat
HCR 72, Box 85, Parthenon, AR 72666
Phone: 870-446-5642
Cuisine: self-serve kitchenettes
Guest house/cottage with kitchenette for personal retreats. Temporarily closed, check website for details.

California

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The Ashram
Address: 2025 McKain Street, Calabasas, CA 91302-2317
Phone: 818-222-6900
Cuisine: Vegetarian.
Description: Retreats dedicated to health, fitness and renewal.
The Chopra Center *
Carlsbad, CA
Phone: 760-931-7566
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center *
39171 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley , CA 93924
Phone: 831-659-2229
Cuisine: Three vegetarian meals are served daily to overnight guests. Breakfast and dinner are family style. For lunch, guests may choose between eating in the dining room or making a “bag lunch” from a buffed.
Typically from May through August, Tassajara a Soto Zen Buddhist monastery, opens its gates for workshops, retreats, guest practice, work-study programs, and the quiet, peaceful solitude of our mountain valley.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs
(left photo courtesy: Glen Ivy Hot Springs)

Address: 25000 Glen Ivy Road, Corona, CA 92883
Phone: 888-453-6489 (Toll-free)
Cuisine: Some vegetarian & vegan options at their GOCO Cafe.
We Care Detox Spa and Spiritual Retreat
Address: 18000 Long Canyon Rd., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241
Phone: 800-888-2523 (Toll-free)
 Cuisine: Their program is an "all-liquid juice fasting & detoxification process. We Care Spa prepares a nutritious green salad for you to take on the plane or to eat prior to departure.
Description: Family-owned spa and spiritual retreat.
Deer Park Monastery *
2499 Melru Ln, Escondido, CA 92026
Phone: 760-291-1003
A 400-acre Buddhist sanctuary providing a safe, secluded, peaceful place to cultivate inner solidity and clarity, under the guidance of their teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. " We welcome you to come and practice with us, for a Day of Mindfulness, for a few days a week or several weeks."
Golden Door
Address: 777 Deer Springs Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069
Phone: 760-744-5777
Cuisine: Mostly vegetarian, with vegan options.
Description: Luxury resort. Here in this peaceful northern pocket of San Diego County, founder Deborah Szekely in 1958 developed a unique philosophy of personal health and fitness inspired by the ancient Japanese Honjin inns – and the spa industry grew its first roots. Escape to our original flagship Golden Door spa near San Diego, California, offering treatments and ideals rich in tradition, yet executed with a modern interpretation. Join us for a weeklong customized stay in this atmosphere of rare privacy, and achieve a deep, meaningful rapport with nature, enjoy the camaraderie of 39 fellow guests, and discover a meaningful reconnection to your innermost self.
Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary
(right photo courtesy: Osmosis Enzyme Baths)
Address: 209 Bohemian Highway, Freestone, CA 95472
Phone: 707-823-8231
Cuisine: Dine at nearby restuarants.
Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
14651 Ballantree Lane, Grass Valley, CA. 95945
Phone: 530-272-9322
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Description: Yoga retreats based on the teachings of Swami Vishnu-devananda.
Heartwood Institute
220 Harmony Ln, Garberville, CA 95542
Phone: 707-923-5000
Cuisine: Diet: The kitchen staff consciously prepares vegetarian meals. Much of the fresh, seasonal produce is harvested daily from vegetable gardens on Heartwood's land. Fish is served occasionally.
Wellness retreats & Massage certification on 200 acres.
Optimum Health Institute of San Diego ***
6970 Central Ave, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone: 800-588-0809
Raw vegan based educational program. OHI is a mission of The Free Sacred Trinity Church.
Stanford Inn by the Sea **
44850 Comptche Ukiah Rd, PO Box 487, Mendocino, CA 95460
Phone: 707-937-5615, 800-331-8884 (Toll free)
Cuisine: vegan
Breathtaking Inn & Resort, and home to one of the internationally-famous vegan restaurant, The Ravens.
Harbin Hot Springs
18424 Harbin Springs Rd, Middletown, CA 95461
Phone: 707-987-2477
Cuisine: Cafe with vegan and vegetarian options
Non-profit retreat and workshop center, located north of San Francisco, above the Napa Valley wine region. Guests travel to soak in the natural spring pools, receive massages, sun on the clothing-optional decks, attend workshops, hike the hills, or to simply relax.
Shasta Abbey *
Attn: Guest Master, 3724 Summit Drive, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067-9102.
Phone: 530-926-4208, ext 305 (guestmaster)
Cuisine: Ovo-lacto vegetarian
Introductory & advanced Buddhist (Zen) meditation retreats.
Zen Mountain Center *
P.O. Box 43, Mountain Center, CA 92561
Phone: 909-659-5272
Experience the life changing practice of medit ation and awareness. Offer a regular daily schedule, introductory weekends, silent meditation retreats (sesshin) ranging from three days to one month, and two intensive training.
The Expanding Light Retreat *
Nevada City, CA
Phone: 530-478-7518, 800-346-5350
Personal retreats and many workshops on over 700 acres of forests and meadows. Followers of Paramahansa
California Vipassana Center | Dhamma Mahavana *
P.O. Box 1167; North Fork, CA 93643
Phone: 559-877-4386
Dhamma Mahavana is situated on a 109 acre forested property in the Sierra foothills.
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center *
6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa CA 95404
Phone: 707-545-8105
Zen buddhist &retreats.
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center *
1601 Shoreline Hwy, Muir Beach, CA 94965
Phone: 415-383-3134
In addition to the temple program of meditation and study, it includes an organic farm and garden, as well as a guest and conference center. Traditional Zen meditation retreats.
Sierra Hot Springs *
521 Campbell Hot Springs Rd, Sierraville, CA 96126
Phone: 530-994-3773
Cuisine: Vegetarian and vegan options are offered at their cafe
Land of Medicine Buddha *
5800 Prescott Rd, Soquel, CA 95073
Phone: 831-462-8383
Cuisine: vegetarian
108-acre Buddhist retreat center offering classes, retreats, and some spa facilities
Orr Hot Springs
13201 Orr Springs Rd, Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: 707-462-6277
Clothing optional resort near Mendocino and Ukiah. Massage therapy treatments are available. Campsites are available.
Manzanita Village Retreat & Sanctuary **
Gunn Canyon, Warner Springs, CA 92086
Phone: 760-782-9223
Cuisine: Plant-based
Mount Madonna Center *
445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone: 408-847-0406
Cuisine: vegetarian, with gluten and dairy-free options available. Organic produce is used whenever possible.
Conference and retreat center located on 380 acres of mountain-top redwood forest and grassland overlooking the entire Monterey Bay. Workshops & retreats are held year-round, and day visits and personal retreat programs also available.
NEWSTART **
20601 W Paoli Ln, Weimar, CA 95736
Phone: 800-525-9192 (toll free) or 530-422-7955
Cuisine: plant based
Experience the physician monitored NEWSTART® Lifestyle residential program with Christian emphasis.
Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center *
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Box 169, Woodacre, CA 94973
Phone: 415-488-0164
Cuisine: Ovo-lacto vegetarian meals, with wheat-free and vegan options at all meals.
Founded to create an enduring Dharma retreat, practice, community and study center rooted in the Buddhist tradition. "A primary purpose of Spirit Rock Meditation Center is to offer opportunities for training and practice of vipassana (insight) meditation, ... through silent meditation retreats."

Colorado

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Boulder Guest House */**
2151 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-442-3007
Cuisine: Vegetarian with vegan options
Yampah Spa: Hot Spring Vapor Caves
(left photo courtesy: Yampah Hot Springs)
709 E 6th St, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Phone: 970-945-0667
The Yampah Spa & Vapor Caves are natural underground steam baths located in the historic hot springs mountain retreat of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Hot mineral waters flow through the cave floors at 125 degrees F. to create our natural geothermal steam baths.
Eden Valley Institute of Wellness **
6263 North County Road 29, Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: 970-669-7730
Cuisine: Plant based vegetarian
O
n 550 acre health retreat in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Seventh-Day Adventist.
Tara Mandala Retreat Center
(right photo courtesy: Tara Mandala)
4000 Usfs Road 649, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Phone: 970-731-3711
500-acre Buddhist Retreat Center in the Four Corners area of Southwest Colorado. Features vast views of the southern San Juan Mountains, with ponds and springs, and cabins featuring a single bed, small kitchen, pots, pans, flatware, glasses, dishes and a gas burner for cooking for individual retreat. Summer camping retreats for groups featuring Buddhist teachers and Tibetan Lamas.
Shoshoni Yoga Retreat *
1400 Shoshoni Camp Road, Rollinsville, CO 80474
Phone: 303-642-0116.
Cuisine: vegetarian
A residential ashram and retreat center near Boulder, CO.

Delaware

Salisbury House at Bethany Beach **
36700 Double Bridges Rd, Frankford, DE 19945
Phone: 302-829-8080
Cuisine: At the Salisbury House you’ll wake up to a gourmet 3-course vegan breakfast.
The Salisbury House is a Tuscan style villa nestled on three and a half wooded acres just two miles from Bethany Beach. This unique B&B features three guest bedrooms and a courtyard overlooking the swimming pool.

Florida

Deer Run - on the Atlantic **
1997 Long Beach Rd, Big Pine Key, FL 33043
Phone: 305-872-2015
Cuisine: Vegan

Deer Run offers four rooms located on the second floor via stairs. Included with guests stays are the use of their kayaks, bicycles, free on-site parking, and a daily cooked plant-based vegan breakfast.

Balance For Life **
2096 NE 2nd St, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 800-663-9292 (toll-free)
Cuisine: plant-based
Offer Water Fasting, a Plant-based food program, a Juice Cleanse program, at their Holistic Retreat located in the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort.
Haskell's House *
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Phone: 954-525-4522
Cuisine: Vegetarian

Rent rooms to vegetarians and vegans. They are "permitted to rent 3 times each years for less than a month."
Rasayana Cove Ayurvedic Retreat *
4224 Solomon Rd, Ona, FL 33865
Phone: 863-494-7565
Cuisine: vegetarian Ayurvedic meals
Rasayana Cove Ayurvedic Retreat is a 25 acre nature retreat in the woods of central Florida (near Sarasota) specializing in rejuvenation treatments from the Panchakarma tradition of south India. They offer Ayurvedic treatments in a pristine natural setting ideal for a wellness and meditation retreat. The goal at Rasayana Cove is to facilitate natural healing of the body and mind through detoxification, massage, nourishment, and deep relaxation. Solitary retreats and Kaya Kalpa rejuvenation take place in the "Forest Hermitage" cabin. Couples retreats also offered.
Hippocrates Wellness & Oasis Therapy Center ***
1466 Hippocrates Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Phone: 561-471-8876
Cuisine: 100% raw vegan.
The Hippocrates philosophy is dedicated to the belief that a pure enzyme-rich diet, complemented by positive thinking and non-invasive therapies, are essential elements on the path to optimum health.

Georgia

Center for Spiritual Awareness *
151 C S A Lane, Lakemont, GA 30552
Phone: 706-782-4723
Cuisine: vegetarian
A Kriya Yoga center, founded in 1964, and located 90 miles north of Atlanta on an 11 acre wooded site, featuring five guest houses. Vegetarian meals are served during scheduled meditation retreats, offered several times a year. Programs are offered on a voluntary donation basis.
Wildwood Lifestyle Center **
435 Lifestyle Ln, Wildwood, GA 30757
Phone: 706-419-3883
Cuisine: plant-based vegetarian.
A Seventh-Day Adventist non-profit, health educational and treatment facility.

Hawaii

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The Dragonfly Ranch Bed & Breakfast *
(right photo courtesy: Dragonfly Ranch)
84-5146 Keala O Keawe Rd, Captain Cook, HI 96704
Phone: 808-328-2159
Cuisine: vegetarian breakfast
Indoor/outdoor lodging
Hawaiian Sanctuary *
13-3194 Pahoa-Kalapana Rd, Pāhoa, HI 96778
Phone: 800-309-8010
Cuisine: Vegetarian farm-to-table breakfast and lunch are prepared Monday-Friday.
Hawaiian Sanctuary Retreat Center is an Eco Retreat nestled in the jungles of Big Island, Hawai’i. We are dedicated to providing accommodations, retreats, permaculture education as well as opportunities for personal and collective growth.

Kalani: Big Island Retreat Center
(left photo courtesy: Kalani Honua)
12-6870 Kalapana - Kapoho Rd, Pahoa, HI 96778
Phone: 808-756-9530
Cuisine: cottages have mini-fridge, no meals offered, no cooking equipment in cottages.
Wide variety of holistic and consciousness-raising retreats & workshops. A place to relax, refresh and rejuvenate.

Kirpal Meditation and Ecological Center *
13-260 Pohoiki Rd, Pāhoa, HI 96778
Phone: 808-333-9827
Cuisine: Vegetarian.
KMEC is inspired by the life and teachings of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj. Personal retreats at KMEC have flexible start and end dates. All package rates include three meals a day and one daily yoga class. "The purpose of this Center, with its natural beauty near the ocean, is for the weary Soul to rest from its entanglements, be able to distinguish itself from the mind and enjoy inner peace." – Leonard Sussman, Founder.

Ilinois

Revolution New Medicine
23 W. 525 Saint Charles Road, Wheaton, IL 60188
Phone: 630-871-0000
Cuisine: Promotes a Detoxification diet featuring vegan raw foods and juices.
Revolution New Medicine is one of the premiere Christian alternative healing facilities in the United States. They offer an inpatient facility, alternative healing therapies, a 1-4 week fasting/detoxification/prayer retreat program, a total health spa, and an all organic store.

Iowa

The Raj Ayurveda Health Spa *
1734 Jasmine Ave, Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: 800-864-8714
Cuisine: Ayurvedia-based vegetarian diet
World-famous Ayurvedic health spa.

Kentucky

Snug Hollow Farm Bed & Breakfast *
790 Cr-1221, Irvine, KY 40336
Phone: 606-723-4786
Cuisine: vegetarian
A 300 acre organic farm bed and breakfast serving gourmet vegetarian cuisine.

Maine

Sewall House Yoga Retreat *
1027 Crystal Road, PO Box 254, Island Falls, ME 04747
Phone: 646-316-5151
Cuisine: vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner
Awards include USA Today "#2 Best Yoga Retreat in the USA in 2024"

Massachussetts

Insight Meditation Society *
1230 Pleasant St, Barre, MA 01005
Phone: 978-355-4378
Cuisine: Buffet-style vegetarian meals with gluten and diry-free options offered.
Retreats for new and experienced meditators. Silence is maintained during most retreats, except during question and interview times. Accommodations are simple single and double rooms. Men and women do not share rooms. Camping is not available.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
57 Interlaken Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262
Phone: 413-448-3500
Cuisine: Cafeteria-style primarily vegan menu with poultry, fish and diary-based options. Exclusively vegetarian "line" offered at each meal.
100+ acre Berkshire retreat center offering daily yoga, meditation, relaxing Healing Arts Sessions, a large variety of holistic programs, and professional training.

Vipassana Meditation Center | Dhamma Dhara *
386 Colrain Shelburne Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
Phone: 413-625-2160
Cuisine: vegetarian menu with cards indicating if foods contain soy, gluten, dairy or nuts.
108 acre meditation center located two hours west of Boston in a quiet, rural area among sugar maple trees, apple orchards and dairy farms.

Michigan

Neahtawanta Inn Bed and Breakfast *
1308 Neahtawanta Road, Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: 231-223-7315, or Toll-free 800-220-1415
Cuisine: vegetarian
The Inn (pronounced nee-ah-ta-wan-ta) was built around the turn of the century and opened in 1906 as the Sunrise Inn. The Inn is located on Old Mission Peninsula, just north of Traverse City, with 325 feet of beach on Bowers Harbor -- Grand Traverse Bay. Vegetarian breakfasts are served, and a wood-burning sauna is housed in the building behind the Inn. The Neahtawanata Center, a nonprofit organization, is also housed at the Inn. A one hour Yoga session is also available to guests staying at the Neahtawanta Inn upon request for $10 class. No smoking inside the Inn.
Song of the Morning *
9607 Sturgeon Valley Road, Vanderbilt, MI 49795
Phone: 989-983-4107
Cuisine: vegetarian
800-acre yoga retreat based upon the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda offering year-round workshops & programs. Individual retreats are also offered.

Montana

The Feathered Pipe Foundation
2409 Bear Creek Rd, Helena, MT 59601
Phone: 406-442-8196
Cuisine: vegetarian meals are optional, with certified organic produce often available.
Popular yoga retreat center.

New Hampshire

Aryaloka Buddhist Center *
14 Heartwood Circle, Newmarket, NH 03857
Phone: 603-659-5456
Cuisine: vegetarian, with vegan options
A non-profit Buddhist meditation center offering a full schedule of classes, workshops, and residential retreats for people at all experience levels. Located 70 miles north of Boston MA, on 14 acres of woodlands next to the Piscassic River.

New Mexico

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Lama Foundation *
(photos courtesy: Lama Foundation)
1895 Lama Mountain Rd, Questa, NM 87556
Phone: 505-586-1269
Cuisine: vegetarian, with special dietary needs can be accomodated with advanced notice.
Intentional spiritual community and educational center offering personal retreats/hermitages. Located near the town of Taos, NM. Typically open to visitors from the end of May to mid-September.
Ann Wigmore Foundation ***
10 Acequia Rd, San Fidel, NM 87049
Phone: 505-414-9796
Cuisine: 100% raw vegan with emphasis on sprouts and living foods.
Located in a radiant oasis, high in the desert of enchanting New Mexico. 'Learn-by Doing' living foods lifestyle program. Temporarily closed, check website for updates.

New York


Brookton Hollow Farm Bed & Breakfast *
18 Banks Rd, Brooktondale, NY 14817
Phone: (607) 273-5725
Cuisine: vegetarian
A vegetarian B&B is situated in a quiet valley just outside of Ithaca, NY.
Black Sheep Inn & Spa **
8329 Pleasant Valley Road, Hammondsport, NY 14840
Phone: 607-569-3767
Cuisine: 100% Vegan
British owned and run, our 100% vegan Inn offers plant based breakfasts together with a choice of 5 superior guest rooms, each featuring its own unique design & style.
The Gray Barn at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary **
2 Rescue Rd, High Falls, NY 12440
Phone: 845-247-5700
Cuisine: 100% vegan
An award-winning, vegan inn that offers accommodations in five bedrooms, each with its own en suite bathroom and private terrace. A private tour of Woodstock Farm Sanctuary is offered weekly and guests also have access to the Sanctuary’s Saturday public tours during the open season. Every stay at The Gray Barn supports 400 rescued farmed animal residents who call Woodstock Farm Sanctuary home.
Ananda Ashram *
13 Sapphire Rd, Monroe, NY 10950
Phone: 845-782-5575
Cuisine: Lacto-vegetarian and/or vegan meals. Lunch is served daily, and breakfast and dinner are served on weekends, holidays, special evrnts and retreats. Guests can purchase breakfast and dinner if they choose.
A spiritual retreat and educational center founded on the universal principles of Yoga and Vedanta, located on 85 acres, one hour N. of NYC. Daily meditation programs and ongoing classes in Hatha Yoga, Sanskrit language and classical Indian dance, as well as special workshops and retreats.
Abode of the Message
5 Abode Rd, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Phone: 518-794-8090
Cuisine: Mostly vegetarian, with vegan and vegetarian meals available.
The Abode of the Message is a Sufi community, retreat and conference center, cradled in the Taconic-Berkshire Mountains of Upstate New York, on 400 acres. Programs include: meditation, sufi dancing, concerts, and healing modalities.

Note: Their website currently states "... request that anyone planning to attend a program at the Abode take a Covid test prior to their arrival".
Red Robin Song Guest House **
94 Schoolhouse Rd, New Lebanon, NY 12125
Phone: 518-794-0186.
Cuisine: vegan
A vegan B&B nestled in the Berkshires.

Omega Institute
260 Lake Dr., Rhinebeck, NY 12572-3212
Phone: 914-266-4444
Cuisine: Buffet of mostly vegetarian food with vegan and gluten-free options.
Since 1977, through workshops and retreats, Omega has been a pioneer in exploring, teaching, and embracing new ideas. Year-round pioneering program of seminars, workshops, retreats, and professional trainings designed to enhance personal health and well-being.
The Ginger Cat Bed & Breakfast **
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2475 Altay Road, Rock Stream, NY 14878
Phone: 607-535-9627
Cuisine: All food served is vegan and features organic local produce.
Nestled on 15 acres a few miles northwest of Watkins Glen, NY, the Ginger Cat B&B (open April - November) is the perfect place to stay during your vacation in the Finger Lakes. Our philosophy is simple: Treat our guests as friends, provide clean and comfortable accommodations and serve great VEGAN food (the owner has been vegan since 1997). One of our bedrooms is now pet-friendly!

Springwater Center *
(photo above courtesy: Springwater Center)
7179 Mill St., Springwater, NY 14560
Phone: 585-669-2141
Cuisine: All meals are vegetarian. Most menu items are vegan and special dietaryincluding gluten-free can be accomodated.
Meditation retreat on over 200 acres featuring a 12,000 square foot retreat center, 14 guest rooms, a large kitchen, and a library. Silent retreats form the heart of life at Springwater.
Farm Sanctuary **
3100 Aikens Rd, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Phone: 607-583-2225, ext 221

Cuisine:Complimentary vegan breakfast included when staying in their Tiny Houses.
Farm Sanctuary Tiny Houses are usually open from May to December are just minutes from breathtaking gorges and waterfalls, and miles of hiking trails and lakes. Guests are welcome to browse in the Visitor Center to learn about farm animal issues and what you can do to help stop "food animal" abuses. The Sanctuary gift shop offers unique country crafts, books on vegan cooking and animals rights, cruelty-free gifts, and vegan snacks.
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Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch Colony *
500 Budd Rd, Woodbourne, NY 12788
Phone: 845-436-6492
Cuisine: Vegetarian "home=cooked meals" served twice daily.
Internatioanlly famous yoga retreat founded in 1974 by Swami Vishnudevananda. Situated about 100 miles from NYC.

North Carolina

Southern Dharma Retreat Center *
1661 West Rd, Hot Springs, NC 28743
Phone: 828-622-7112
Cuisine: Meals are primarily vegan with egg and dairy options.
Nonprofit educational facility an hour northwest of Asheville, welcoming a variety of spiritual paths, whose purpose is to offer meditation retreats. Facilities include a meditation hall, dormitory, a private forest hermitage and creekside campsites.
DREAMERS by DW **
118 S 4th St, Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone: 910-399-5020
Cuisine: Every morning, DREAMERS by DW offers a complimentary vegan breakfast.
This art-filled, cozy oasis in the historic Wilmington downtown area functions as a B&B that goes above and beyond for vegans and their dogs.

Oregon


Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat & Conference Center *
(photo courtesy: Breitenbush Retreat)
53000 Breitenbush Rd SE, Detroit, OR 97342

Phone: 503-854-3320
Cuisine: All meals are vegetarian.
A healing retreat and conference center which promotes holistic health and spiritual growth. Over 20 miles of trails rediate out from their springs.
Day visits and overnight stays are offered.

Pennsylvania

The Epochary Inn **
1501 Church St, Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone: 724-407-8134
Cuisine: The Epochary Inn is proud to be a vegan establishment. All toiletries and food services provided are 100% vegan.
The Epochary Inn, a 200 year old restored Harmonist home, is situated 12 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport.

Himalayan Institute *
952 Bethany Turnpike, Honesdale, PA 18431
Phone: 570-253-5551
Cuisine: All meals are vegetarian, with non-dairy and gluten-free options available at most meals.
Well established
400-acre
yoga retreat nestled in the rolling hills for the Poconos offering many events, yoga teacher certification programs, as well as personal retreat accomodations.
Country Hearth Bed and Breakfast *
285 West Main Street, New Holland, PA 17557
Phone: 267-319-3606
Cuisine: Vegetarian breakfast including coffee, teas, juices, and fresh fruit
The Country Hearth Bed & Breakfast is a historic home located in the heart of Lancaster County and has welcomed guests since 1997. The hardwood floors, random-width doors, mantels, and built-ins will help you embrace the history of this charming stone farmhouse. Guests have shared use of three common rooms during their stay.

South Dakota

Black Hills Health & Education Center **
13815 Battle Creek Rd, Hermosa, SD 57744
Phone: 605-255-4101
Cuisine: All meals are plant-based vegetarian.
A Seventh-Day Adventist non-profit Christian healing center offering a 10-day supervised medical lifestyle program that "addresses the prevalent diseases that plague our society". The center also includes the Black Hills School of Massage offering a 650hour massage therapy course.

Tennessee

Gray Bear Lodge *
P.O. Box 682, Hohenwald, TN 38462
Phone: 615-782-0469
Cuisine: Gray Bear's food is vegetarian and they cater to vegan and Gluten free diets.
Gray Bear Lodge is a 400-acre rustic yoga & watsu retreat center nestled in the rolling forest of the beautiful West Tennessee.
Isha Institute of Inner-Sciences *
951 Isha Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: 931-668-1900
Cuisine: Vegetarian.
The Isha Institute of Inner-sciences is a breathtaking mountain Yoga retreat guided by the teachings of Sadhguru. Guests journey from around the globe to reconnect with nature in this tranquil oasis. The center offers multiple accommodations including cabins, studios and deluxe suites. Accommodations include two vegetarian meals and a snack per day.
The Farm *
100 Farm Road, Summertown, TN 38483
Phone: 931-964-3574
Accomodations: see https://thefarmcommunity.com/accommodations/
Cuisine: Generally speaking, food served at community wide potlucks are expected to be vegetarian and labeled if a dish is not vegan. Gatherings at private homes or invitation-only events are free to serve whatever the hosts and their guests wish.
The Farm, founded in 1971, is an intentional community of families and friends living on three square miles in southern middle Tennessee. Over the last 40+ years, The Farm has become well known for many things, from natural childbirth and midwifery to healthy diet and vegetarian cuisine, creative arts, alternative technologies, and assistance to native cultures.

Texas

Park Lane Guest House *
221 Park Ln, Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-447-7460
Cuisine: Organic vegetarian breakfast.
An urban eco-oasis located in the heart of Austin, walking distance to downtown.
Optimum Health Institute of Austin ***
265 Cedar Lane, Cedar Creek, TX 78612
Phone: 888-715-2779
Cuisine: Raw vegan cuisine. Their staff "creates healthy meals using food in its purest form – fresh, certified-organic, and raw."
Their 21-day program consists of classes and activities taught over 3 one-week segments. Many guests attend all 3 weeks in a row; others come for 1 or 2 weeks at a time and complete the 21-day program over multiple visits to OHI. OHI is a mission of The Free Sacred Trinity Church.
Dhamma Sirī: Southwest Vipassana Meditation Center *
10850 County Road 155 A, Kaufman, TX 75142
Phone: 972-962-8858
Cuisine: Vegetarian menu. Special diets due to medical conditions and serious allergies can be accommodated with advance notice.
Buddhist retreat center, dedicated to the teaching of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka, located in a quiet rural setting on 20 acres of farm and pastureland 45 minutes from downtown Dallas.

Virginia

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Satchidananda Ashram: Yogaville *
(right photo courtesy: Yogaville)
108 Yogaville Way, Buckingham, VA 23921
Phone: 800-858-9642
Cuisine: Guests receive three vegetarian meals a day.
Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is a
750 acre erene oasis in the heartland of Virginia. It is a residential community, spiritual retreat center, and Yoga academy. Visit their spiritual community and be their guest for a day. While you are there, take part in the vibrant and varied Ashram daily schedule including various evening programs, scripture study groups, and chanting.
Hartland Wellness Center **
444 Hartland Oak Dr, Rapidan, VA 22733
Phone: 540-472-5101
Cuisine: Plant-based vegetarian.
The Hartland Wellness Center program offers specially designed health programs that focus on stress management, diabetes, weight management, and hypertension. Guests enjoy a relaxed, home-like setting complete with private rooms, an exercise room, recreational outings, plant-based meals, informative health lectures, practical instruction in nutrition, natural therapies (herbs, massage, hydrotherapy, etc.), and lifestyle evaluations and counseling.
The White Pig Bed & Breakfast and Animal Sanctuary **
(left photo courtesy: The White Pig B&B)
5120 Irish Road, Schuyler, VA 22969
Phone: 434-831-1416.
Cuisine: Vegan.
A vegan B&B in the Blue Ridge mountains of central Virginia. Their website states they are "The oldest Vegan Bed and Breakfast in the U.S.". Things to do: Relax in the hot tub; Tube, kayak or canoe down the James River: Get an onsite massage; Bird watch; Sit by the creek; Gaze at the stars: (with no other homes around for well over a mile in all directions, the inn provides an ideal setting for star gazing with virtually no light pollution).

Washington

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center *
373 Agren Road, Castle Rock, WA 98611
Phone: 360-274-4859.
Cuisine: They serve three vegetarian meals daily. Most food is vegan.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, situated on fifteen forested acres, is a non-sectarian Buddhist center hosting residential retreats year round. Located approximately 125 miles south of Seattle, WA, and 60 miles north of Portland, OR. The bulk of their retreat schedule includes retreats grounded in Theravadin teachings, which emphasize insight (vipassana) and mindfulness teachings. 
Indralaya *
360 Indralaya Road, Eastsound WA 98245
Phone: 360-376-4526
Cuisine: Indralaya has been vegetarian since its beginning days in 1927, and they purchase organic and local ingredients whenever possible.
Located on Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington state, Indralaya is a sanctuary of natural beauty composed of 78 acres of forest, meadows, and trails. Founded in 1927 by members of the Theosophical Society as an ongoing experiment in theosophical living, Indralaya encourages visitors to engage in cooperative harmony with nature and each other while experiencing both our deep interconnectedness and our personal paths to purpose and wholeness.
Pebble Cove Farm Inn & Animal Sanctuary **
3341 Deer Harbor Rd, Eastsound, WA 98245
Phone: 360-622-6460
Cuisine: Vegan
All accommodations have kitchenettes for preparing simple meals. They provide "organic homemade muesli, non dairy milk, juice, organic locally roasted coffee, tea and a basket of snacks. Everything we serve is Vegan."
Gardenview Estate Bed & Breakfast **
719 US 395 Kettle Falls, WA 99141
Phone: 509-731-3470
Cuisine: Breakfast is chosen by the host, rotating through sweet and savory vegan dishes.
This elegant historic property is located just 90 minutes North of Spokane.
Northwest Vipassana Center - Dhamma Kuñja *
445 Gore Rd, Onalaska, WA  98570
Phone: 360-726-2708
Cuisine: Vegetarian meals.
Dhamma Kuñja is situated on 50 acres in rural western Washington, located approximately two hours drive from both Seattle and Portland. There are separate residences for men and women, accommodating a maximum of 36 men and 44 women. Non-binary students on courses may request a private room with attached bath.

West Virginia

Bhavana Society *
97 Meditation Trail, High View, WV 26808
Phone: 304-856-3241
Cuisine: Vegetarian meals.
A Theravada Buddhist Forest Monastery and meditation center just a few hours away from Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore, offering day visits, formal retreats. Retreats on vipassana, mindfulness, metta (loving-friendliness), concentration, and other topics are held at the Bhavana Society.
Retreats are generally held in complete silence, with meditation instructions and teachings in Buddhist doctrine and philosophy.
Sundogs Bed and Breakfast Country Retreat
255 Silver Spring Road, PO Box 2084, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Phone: 703-581-9805
Cuisine: all breakfasts at Sundogs are 100% plant-based, except eggs are available upon request.

Wisconsin

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Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast and Farm *
(photo courtesy: Inn Serendipity)
7843 County P, Browntown WI 53522
Phone: 608-329-7056
B&B is located on a five-acre organic farm a short drive from Chicago, Milwaukee, Dubuque and Madison. They say: "Enjoy a hearty vegetarian breakfast with organic fruits and vegetables from the Inn's gardens."
The Christine Center *
W8303 Mann Road, Willard, WI 54493
Phone: 715-267-7507, Toll Free: (866) 333-7507
Cuisine: Buffet-style vegetarian meals are homemade with fresh, natural whole foods, and grown locally when available.
Their journey began with a mission deeply rooted in the Franciscan principles of contemplation, hospitality, compassion, simplicity, transformation, and care for our Earth Community. Over the years, they have grown into an inclusive haven for seekers from many paths, transcending boundaries of nationality, culture, and creed.

 


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