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 on to the spacious exterior deck overlooking Bear Creek.

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.
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 classroom is about a 2-minute walk from the John Muir Lodge.
View the floor plan of Valley Oak Cabin.