Blue Desert is a hub for hospitality, learning, and community, 40 minutes east of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Located on over 200 acres in the Manzanita Mountains, we offer refuge and gathering space for creative organizing in service of social, ecological, cultural, and spiritual healing and renewal.

Between two spacious off-grid homes and one on-grid, Blue Desert has indoor sleeping capacity for about 20 people. Guests also have access to a classroom, a practice/meeting space, spacious camping grounds, an outdoor kitchen, and 200 acres of juniper, piñon, oak, and ponderosa woodlands.

If you’re looking for a place to host an organizational retreat, creative or contemplative residency, convening, or workshop—or would like to learn more—be in touch: bluedesertnm@gmail.com.

Previously the site of a cranial sacral school, this new, experimental iteration of Blue Desert is being stewarded in 2023-2024 by a small collective of organizers, ecologists, and artists. We’d love to hear from you!

We invite you to come be and dream another world into being.