Day visitor welcome guide

Welcome, day visitors!

You are welcome to come on the property during daylight hours, Monday-Sunday. Note that Mondays are Forest Day, a day of sabbath for our staff and residents without scheduled meals or meditation times.

We warmly welcome you to our Forest home. The Forest is a retreat center that cultivates quiet, peace, and a contemplative atmosphere for those who enter our sacred grounds. As such, we require all day visitors to register with us and agree to our policies:

  • No guests under 18 years old.

  • No alcohol, tobacco, or recreational drugs.

  • No weapons of any kind.

  • No open fires.

  • No pets (service animals are OK).

  • Please respect our guests and residents by not entering cabins without permission from Forest staff and by following the signage where guests aren't permitted.

We kindly ask that you help us maintain our quiet atmosphere.

Register for day use

Day visitors are required to check in by either of these ways:

1. Sign a registration form on the porch of our Main House, by the front door. Digital registration via QR code is preferred to save paper.

2. Register online (can be done before you get here), by clicking this button:

Donate for day use

To help us maintain our property, please make a donation of $5 + for use of our property.

You can donate if you register online or with the button below, or simply drop something in our donation jar inside the front door of our Main House.

We appreciate you!

What you can do

You can:

  • Walk around the grounds.

  • Hike the trails.

  • Visit the labyrinth.

  • Visit the Cave of the Mothers.

  • Visit the Zen Garden.

  • Meditate in the Main Chapel (when not in use)

  • Meditate in the Cor Jesu small chapel (cabin #9) (when not in use).

  • Join us for our community meditations, generally Thursday - Saturday at 7 AM, 12 PM, 4:30 PM, and Sunday at 7 AM (no other meditations on Sunday).

  • Join us for a community meal with Chef Lawrence! Reserve ahead with at least 48 hours’ notice by calling us at (918) 248-6774. Meal times are Friday and Saturday at 12:00 PM and 5:30 PM, and Sunday brunch at 11:00 AM. The cost of a meal is $12. Note: We may not be able to accommodate based on retreat groups.

Places not available to day visitors, or please contact us first:

  • Guest cabins.

  • Community Center.

  • Bede building.

Please follow the signage where guests aren’t permitted.

See the Visit page for more information about our facilities.

There are restrooms in our Main House and Cor Jesu small chapel (cabin #9).

Map

Here’s a day visitor map, click on the image to make it bigger. The facilities circled in red are ones that you can use, along with the trail.