SCICON Conference and Retreat Facilities

Meeting Areas

Listed below are the indoor spaces available for meetings or activities. A dry-erase easel can be set up in any of the meeting areas. "Post-it"® Easel Pads are available for an additional charge. Portable projection screens can be placed in rooms that do not have built-in projection screens.

John Muir Lodge

The John Muir Lodge was originally built in 1965 and remodeled in 2001. The lodge retains the beauty of the original knotty pine interior and a stone fireplace, yet has all of the comforts of the 21st century (air conditioning, central heating, handicapped accessibility, etc.). The lodge can accommodate up to 300 people for a large meeting, but smaller groups of 25-50 people are comfortable meeting there as well. By the beautiful stone fireplace is a wall-mounted projection screen (9' x 12'), as well as a sound system and a VCR/DVD player. The lodge can easily accommodate two smaller groups of 25-50 people working independently of each other. Smaller groups often prefer to move out onto the spacious exterior deck overlooking Bear Creek.
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View the floor plan of John Muir Lodge.

Porterville Learning Center

The Porterville Learning Center (PLC) is a five-minute walk up a short hill from the John Muir Lodge. The PLC has a comfortable conference room which seats up to 60 people. Large picture windows overlook the SCICON campus. A projection screen and VCR/DVD are available. Restrooms are immediately downstairs.
View the floor plan of Porterville Learning Center.

Bear Creek Cabin

This wheelchair-accessible cabin has a comfortable lounge and living area that can accommodate a group of up to 25 people. Restrooms are located in the cabin. Bear Creek Cabin is a three-minute walk from the John Muir Lodge.
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View the floor plan of Bear Creek Cabin.

Serendipity

A small classroom is located in the second story of this rustic building. The classroom can accommodate small groups of up to 20 people. Serendipity is approximately a 3-minute walk from the John Muir Lodge.

Valley Oak Classroom

The new Valley Oak classroom can accommodate groups of up to 30 people. The classroom has dry-erase boards, a projection screen, a VCR/DVD player, and Internet access. The Valley Oak classroom is about a 2-minute walk from the John Muir Lodge.
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View the floor plan of Valley Oak Cabin.

Eagle Point

The Eagle Point Meeting Area is a spacious conference room that can accommodate up to 100 people. The meeting area can be divided in half with a built-in folding dividing wall. If the dividing wall is used, each meeting area has its own Smartboard, LCD projector and audio-visual equipment. There is also a spacious exterior deck for an outdoor meeting area.
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