Civil Engineering Lodge
The Civil Engineering Lodge (C.E. Lodge) provides accommodations for a wide variety of group events, including conferences, workshops, retreats, wedding receptions, family reunions and group picnics. The lodge can accommodate 100 people with tables and chairs, and often larger groups use the porch and surrounding grounds.
- large meeting room with hardwood floors and stone fireplace
- smaller meeting room
- commercial kitchen
- inside and outside restrooms
- small covered pavilion
- fire circle
- dock
- sand volleyball court
Overnight accommodations include 12 cabins, each with four sets of bunk beds for eight guests. These cabins do not have heat or electricity. Overnight guests staying between November and February may sleep in the lodge itself using provided mattresses.
Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted the first working day in October for the next calendar year. The rental fee must be paid in full two weeks before the rental date. Checks should be made payable to "Penn State University".
Experimental Forestry Lodge
This lodge is a beautiful, cabin-style facility located in Penn State's Forest. It is perfect for a faculty retreat, department picnic or club meeting. Indoor features include cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, a large stone fireplace, large porch, full kitchen and bath facilities. Outside you'll find picnic tables, a barbecue pit, a gas grill and miles of trails.
The lodge is available for rental May through October and can comfortably accommodate 50 people for picnic-type gatherings and 30 for indoor, sit-down meetings.
Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted the first working day in October for the next calendar year. The rental fee must be paid in full two weeks before the rental date. Checks should be made payable to "Penn State University".
Mineral Industries Picnic Pavilion
The pavilion is available for rental April through October and provides covered seating for groups as large as 80 persons. Additional seating is available in the surrounding picnic area.
- electricity
- grill
- fire circle
- horseshoe pits
- sand volleyball court
- nearby restroom facilities with flush toilets, potable water and showers
Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted the first working day in October for the next calendar year. The rental fee must be paid in full two weeks before the rental date. Checks should be made payable to "Penn State University".
