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Ridgecrest Conference Center
Ridgecrest Conference Center is a Christian conference center in Black Mountain, North Carolina, 15 miles east of Asheville. Its Spilman Auditorium seats 2,000, and it hosts churches, youth groups, men's and women's groups, and couples for retreats and events.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
2000
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 20 min from Asheville
- 1 h 35 min from Johnson City, TN
- 1 h 40 min from Greenville, SC
1 Ridgecrest Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Ropes courseZip lineClimbing wallDisc golfMini golfSports fieldsHiking trailsCampfire areasGame room
The facts
| Meals | Full food service |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Men's retreats · Women's retreats · Marriage retreats |
| Affiliation | Southern Baptist (historically operated under the North Carolina Baptist State Convention/LifeWay Christian Resources; ownership transferred to the independent Ridgecrest Ministries in 2020) |
| Established | 1907 |
| Phone | (828) 669-8022 |
Ridgecrest was incorporated in 1907 after Bernard Washington Spilman searched for a Baptist retreat site; its Spilman Auditorium, named for him, seats 2,000.