Musgrove Plantation

Musgrove Retreat and Conference Center is a 600-acre Low Country estate on the banks of Village Creek in St. Simons Island, Georgia, midway between Savannah and Jacksonville. Established in 1938 by Nancy Susan Reynolds and named for Mary Musgrove, an Indigenous-English peacekeeper of Colonial Georgia, the property has preserved its natural landscape of century-old live oaks, graceful palms, tall pines, Spanish moss, and a preserved seaside marsh. In 1976, President Jimmy Carter held his first pre-inaugural cabinet meeting here — a legacy that speaks to the estate's tradition of convening leaders for serious, purposeful work. The venue accommodates weddings, nonprofit retreats, board meetings, strategic planning sessions, and private conferences. The Grove House serves as the primary indoor gathering space, accommodating up to 50 guests for meetings and seminars across two floors with breakout areas. Outdoor settings include marsh-side fields, a boathouse dock, a one-of-a-kind Podocarpus hedge maze, ivy-draped pergolas, a stone koi pond, and a 12-acre lake — all framing waterfront views that define the estate's character. Fourteen bedrooms are available on property, with additional accommodations a five-minute shuttle ride away. Culinary offerings range from traditional Southern cooking to oyster roasts overlooking the river.