Shepherd of the Ozarks

★★★★★Francisco Delgado

One of the best church retreat locations I’ve ever been at. This place is so worth it. Great views, solid infrastructure, and very comfortable to connect with nature. Highly recommend this place for getaways and retreats

★★★★★James Shelton

I recently joined a group of men for a men's retreat at Soto for the weekend, and it was absolutely amazing. Beautiful grounds and facilities, very helpful and friendly staff, but most of all, the food was phenomenal. I look forward to future opportunities to visit this place.

★★★★★Reid Riggan

This was my first time back in 20 years. The camp is a little older but still in good condition. The food was outstanding at every meal. The location is gorgeous. Room was hot at night but overall I hope to be back. The owner even helped pull my car out of the river when I got stuck. Thank you sir!!!

★★★★★Curtis Carter

We came here on a marriage retreat and had a blast. Aside from the absolutely beautiful landscape and creek, the cabins are huge, the food is excellent, and it's run by some amazing people. We only spent one full day here, but it was unbelievable. Cell signal was lacking but they had WiFi at the main building. This lead to deeper conversations while still being able to check in on the kids and important news. They have a guided hike that ends with rock climbing up to a cave. And the lookout from that cave is beautiful. And the guide helps to eliminate as much danger as possible even for those of us who are out of shape from not hiking a yard in the last 6 months.... I said the food is good, but it's hard to overstate that. It's made in bulk but tastes like it was home made with all the love and attention that entails. We had pasta, tacos, eggs/biscuits/gravy and each time a dessert. For down time there are 9-square setups (my daughter assures me this is a volleyball training game), a volleyball net, trails, decks with amazing views, a beautiful creek, and even disc golf. For events such as our marriage retreat sessions, they have outdoor and indoor spaces. One space is an auditorium, another is a fire pit. That said, we held one session in a cabin's living room and it fit 30+ people fairly well. The cabins are awesome and quite honestly exactly what I would want to own if I had a vacation home in the hills. Private bedrooms/bathrooms, and a tone of bunk beds. And there are extra beds carefully hidden away in various places. The heat worked.fine, but one of our cabins still setup the fireplace one morning. My final memory was getting up in mid-October and seeing fog roll off the hills from the deck of our cabin. It's like a picture from an inspirational poster. I hope we get the chance to go back!

★★★★★Neil Greathouse

This is an incredible location for a retreat, get away with your family or team, or a church staff retreat. There is very very little to no cell reception here, which at times… Can be refreshing. The food is high-quality, the cabins and lodge areas are clean and spacious. Beautiful location and a very helpful staff.