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Lodging Packages
Check-in with your selected lodging provider the afternoon before your first trip, and check-out the morning after your last trip.
Festival Check-in
Festival check-in is Sunday between 6 and 8 PM, Monday at 6 AM, or Wednesday at 6 AM at Burnwood. Items provided upon check-in include a printed checklist, personal itinerary and name tag.
Breakfast
Breakfast is provided hot buffet-style at 6 AM under a pavilion at Burnwood. Cranberry and Infinity Loop trips have a grab-n-go breakfast waiting on the bus.
Trip Times
Cranberry and Infinity Loop trips depart from Burnwood as quickly as possible. Cranberry returns by 5 PM. All other trips depart from Brunwood by 7 AM and return by 2 PM. Field Trip transportation is provided.
At 4 PM we offer a casual Presentation, however, afternoons are the perfect opportunity to enjoy personal time with a nap, hot tub, journal, or sightseeing. Take your time.
2024, Apr 29 - May 4: Registration Opens in the Autumn of 2023. Subscribe for email notification!
The following trips are offered each day as indicated. Select your daily itinerary upon registration. After a trip is full and no longer available, it cannot be clicked/selected on the registration form.
Monday - Friday 2024 UPDATES ARE UNDERWAY!
6am – 5pm Cranberry
7am – 2pm Burnwood to Babcock
7am – 2pm Kanawha Falls
7am – 2pm Sugar Creek
7am – 2pm Muddlety to Carnifex
Saturday
6am – 2pm Infinity Loop
7am – 2pm ACE Reptiles & Amphibians
7am – 2pm Glade Creek
7am – 2pm The Summit
7am – 2pm Wolf Creek & Rail Trail
Lunch
Lunch is provided on field trips.
4 PM Presentations
Casual afternoon presentations start at 4 PM daily and last approximately one hour, located in the Meadows.
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Dinner
Dinner starts at 6 PM daily, Monday through Saturday, at the Meadows; beverage options are provided; indoor and outdoor seating is provided.
Evening Presentations
Evening Presentations immediately follow dinner, at 7 PM in the Meadows and include outdoor broadcast viewing areas.
Mo. Jim McCormac
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We. Katie Fallon
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Fr. Julie Zickefoose
Sa. Farewell "Pizza Party" Social
Farewell Pizza Party
Live acoustic music and Pizza at 6 PM, Saturday!
Please be forgiving as the speaker line-ups may change due to unforeseen personal schedule changes. Field trip times and routes are approximate and may vary due to accessibility, bird movement, weather conditions, and other unforeseen variables.
♦ Detailed location information and maps are provided to those with registrations, in April.
