PEEC: Pocono Environmental Education Center

PEEC Facilities

Meet all of your program needs in PEEC’s year-round facilities!

PEEC Facilities
Meet all of your program needs in PEEC’s year-round facilities!
Main Education Building
The Nature Lodge
Dining Hall
Food Service
Lodges, Cabins
Yurt Village
Group Tenting Area
Outdoor Teaching / Meeting Venues
Facility Rental Information

Entrance to PEEC: Pocono Environmental Education Center

We welcome the opportunity to host your school program, group meeting, workshop, reunion, training, camp or special occasion. Whether you are looking for single or multiple day outings, PEEC will design and deliver a program or supplement your existing program with numerous activities and services.

PEEC's facilities can accommodate various size (10 – 300) classes and groups for programs, meetings, sleeping and dining. The campus is fully operational and open all year long.
Guide to General Programs
Guide to School Programs

Main Education Building

The Main Education Building is the hub of activity at PEEC which houses a large meeting area for presentations and gatherings, three classrooms, administrative offices, educational displays and the book store.

Main Education Building classrooms are equipped with tables, chairs, chalkboards and dry-erase boards. PEEC is also equipped to run your slides, power point presentations, dvds and cds. Internet access is available, but this area of the Poconos only offers dial-up, and access may vary.

PEEC’s Book Store

The Book Store offers a variety of books, guides and resources that compliment everyone’s PEEC experience. Earth friendly souvenirs, hats, t-shirts, bandanas, travel mugs and water bottles are available. Call 570-828-2319 to arrange for PEEC souvenirs for your entire group.

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The Nature Lodge

The Nature Lodge features classrooms for activities and indoor events. The Nature Lodge offers private, out of the way space for small group meetings and workshop sessions. The Nature Lodge is heated, has electricity, private bathrooms, tables and chairs. Its location on the lower campus affords easy access to cabins, hiking trails, teambuilding courses, campfire areas, a large pavilion, gazebo and the YURT village.

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Dining Hall

The Dining Hall serves as the main food service venue for all PEEC guests and visitors and is a 'natural' choice for special events in the Poconos. The 3600 sq. ft. multi-purpose facility, seating 250 persons, boasts several 'green' strategies incorporated in its design, construction and function. Catering services are also available.

The Dining Hall received a 2006 Honor Award and in 2007was named one of the Top Ten ‘Green’ Buildings from the American Institute of Architects. The new facility boasts many sustainable properties such as passive solar heating, natural ventilation methods, energy efficient insulation, day-lighting, and the use of recycled and non-toxic materials for construction.

“The new Dining Hall is so unbelievable and so spacious and I love the fact that the building is environmentally friendly."
-Roberta Jacoby, Teacher, Elkins Park Middle School Teacher

Food Service
All meals and snacks are prepared on-site by a professional food service staff and served buffet style. All catering needs such as coffee breaks, barbecues and elegant buffet meals will be arranged to suit your group’s individual needs.

Special dietary needs will be addressed when PEEC is notified 3 weeks prior to your visit. The Food Service manager is available to meet with all interested parties to design the most appropriate menu and services to meet your group's individual religious and/or medical needs and requirements. Sample menus and catering options are available.

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Sleeping Accommodations
PEEC’s guests may be housed in a number of overnight accommodation options:
Lodges
Cabins
Family Duplex Cabins
YURTS
Group Tenting Area

Guest Lodges

PEEC has two new duplex-style Guest Lodges that comfortably sleep 40 persons (20 / wing). Each wing (2) has a private bedroom for 2 adults and a large handicap accessible bathroom with showers and a communal area for the bunk beds with camp-type mattresses. Guest Lodges meet ADA standards, and have received rave reviews by the schools, scouts and other groups that have had the opportunity to stay in them. Sustainable and Green materials were used in the design and construction of the lodges.

Cabins

PEEC’s Cabins comfortably sleep 2 - 16 persons on wooden bunk beds with camp-type mattresses. The Cabins have heat, electricity and private bathroom facilities. Guests can either bring their own sleeping bags or linens, or they can rent a complete set of linens for their stay.

Family Duplex Cabins

Four new Family Duplex Cabins are located on PEEC's lower campus and sleep up to 6 people on each side of the cabin. Each side has 3 bunk beds and a private bathroom/shower...a big hit!!

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YURT Village & Bath House

The YURT is a cross between a Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome and a luxury safari tent. The circular, canvas-covered yurts have plywood sub floors, wood lattice walls, windows and a framed door entry. YURTS are very popular and can be found in numerous national and state parks throughout the country. PEEC’s YURTS are the first in the Poconos.

PEEC has four YURTS that sleep up to 8 guests each, and four larger YURTS that sleep up to 12 guests each. Four YURTS are ADA accessible.

YURTS are furnished with bunk beds, heat, electricity, ceiling fans and are now available for groups, families and individuals participating in PEEC's programs. A new large stand-alone bathroom/shower facility has been constructed in the village.

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Group Tenting Area
The Group Tenting Area includes 5 tent platforms with tents that comfortably sleep 6 persons per tent. The tent site is located in a spruce and pine forest and is a short walk to and from the main campus facilities.

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Outdoor Teaching / Meeting Venues

PEEC's 38 acre campus is situated in the middle of the 67,000 acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and is surrounded by an additional 100,000 acres of public land…giving our guests access to an enormous outdoor classroom. PEEC programs and activities take full advantage of the opportunities that come with this location.

Depending on the season, visitors can canoe or fish (with valid PA license) on PEEC ponds or cross-country ski through towering pine forests, shady hemlock gorges, diverse upland and lowland forests, ponds, streams and waterfalls. PEEC has easy access to the Delaware River, boreal bogs and a quarry containing 400 million year old fossils.

Currently, there are four teambuilding courses, three orienteering courses, two sensory trails, 12 miles of hiking trails, several picnic areas, two campfire rings, an open air log cabin, a new large outdoor pavilion, gazebo and ADA trail/boardwalk (coming soon).

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Interested in renting PEEC’s facilities for your conference, group meeting or specialty camp?

Check out our Facility Rentals page to learn more!