Info for Unregistered Guests and Through Hikers
Holden Village welcomes you to the village and to the Railroad Creek Valley. Although most of the people visiting the village choose to register at Holden and participate in programming, there are many activities and services available to hikers, campers and others who are not registered.
If you are planning to take the bus between Holden and Lucerne, we strongly recommend that you email the registrar (registration@holdenvillage.org) with the date you plan to take the bus to and/or from Holden Village (this is an 11 mile bus ride). There is limited space on our buses. Registered guests and those who have requested bus space by email will be given priority over those who have not written to communicate their plans. Please include your name, the number in your party and your arrival and/or departure date to and from the Village.
Costs for through-hikers:
Meals in the Dining Hall (Breakfast $5.00; Lunch $7.00 [except hunger awareness - $5.00]; Dinner $8.00)
Transportation between Lucerne and Holden (terminates at Luggage dock): (One way: $10.00; Round trip $15.00) Bus fare is the same regardless of age. There is no charge for dogs.
The following activities are open to all people:
- Evening Vespers
- Lecture programs on the schedule board outside the Dining Hall
- Store and Snack Bar
- River Sauna and Shower
The following are reserved for registered guests (all the more reason to register and stay a while!!)
- Hot tub
- Pool Hall/Bowling Alley
- Village Sauna
- Laundry Facilities
- Craft Facilities and Instruction
- All Housing Units
Forest Service campgrounds are located ¾ miles to the west of Holden at the entrance to the Glacier Peak Wilderness area. Holden does not permit camping on the leased grounds around Holden or on the Village’s private property. Holden operates in the Wenatchee National Forest under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.
