Electrical power is available in the studio building, but it is minimal. There is cold running water on the first floor only of the studio buildings and electric heaters provide the sole source of heat oin most studios. Permanent alteration to the studio or in the park are not permitted by the NPS and studio spaces must be returned to their original condition at the end of a residency. Three buildings house live-in residents. All houses are fully furnished.
Residents live communally and do their own housekeeping.
Five nights a week, the Center's chef prepares dinner in the Mess Hall. Each live-in residents is allowed to have a spouse or friend as a guest at Headlands for two weeks. There are also 4 to 12 week live-in residencies available. All residents provide opportunities to collaborate with artists and professionals in other disciplines. The Center supports artists in their exploration of its remarkable environment and functional as a laboratory whose focus is on the artists process of investigation and creation, rather than on the presentation of work.