Shady Creek Outdoor School & Event Center - Nevada City, California

Lucy H.

My husband and I held our wedding reception at Shady Creek and it was everything I could have hoped for! Kindy was great to work with and helped accommodate our requests. Descent price, beautiful location, and friendly staff!
I would advise that this is not a full service wedding venue. This is perfect for the couple that wants flexibility and is willing to put in the extra work to curate their reception. The ability to host our own bar, the location, and the great outdoor event tent were the things that made us choose Shady Creek over more pricey venues in town. We had to put in some work, but this ended up saving us a lot of money and our reception was exactly what we wanted.
The wedding tent at night is gorgeous, there are cafe lights around the edge. We also added extra strands over the dance floor, as well as some lighting around the perimeter as we had some games and gathering spaces outside the tent. Restrooms are in the hall and are easily accessible, although could be tricky for elderly guests as they are up some stairs. Shady Creek was kind enough to allow us to use their tables(circular and rectangle), and we only needed to bring a few more in for our needs. They also allowed us to use the plates and cutlery from the kitchen, which aren’t fancy but are much better than disposable. There are drinking water taps nearby and plugs for electricity, although we recommend bringing extension chords. The only bummer is their 10pm quiet hour, which is understandable but I wish we could have kept the party going longer!
We only used the tent, but there are other gorgeous locations around the campus to throw events(like the hall and rose lawn). I was so happy with how everything went and would choose Shady Creek again in a heartbeat!

Sam G.

Went as a parent chaperone...the naturalists were fantastic. They were engaging with all the kids and got many of them really excited about the natural world which is very impressive in our digital age. Yeti is a great director for the camp and was, for essentially all the kids, a literal rock star. My thanks to you all, signed, Mahi

Tonya C.

You have to do something about all the kids getting sick every school that goes there. I’ve heard of 3 schools going home early because too many kids got sick. And the weeks the whole school doesn’t go home van full of sick kids do. You can’t keep taking schools money just for them to get sick and have to go home. This is crazy.

Michele W.

Amazing all around!!!!! Made accommodations so a 5th grade boy with disabilities didn't have to miss out on being able to experience it all, just like his peers. Everyone went above and beyond for our whole school district.

Leslie B.

Granddaughter just spent the week here. She loved it!
Wishes that they could have longer showers, restrooms in the cabins for night time. She has been nonstop talking about her experiences at the camp.
Loved the staff, loved the pool, loved all round her experiences.

michael L.

The 20 the annual fungus foray and wild mushroom exposition was very eye opening the experience to mycology in our local area. There are many diverse mushrooms that are amazing.

Tristyn G.

I went here for a week for my 6th grade trip. As soon as the bus pulled in I knew it would be a long week. The cabins were tiny, and I understand they don’t have unlimited money to spend on them, but it was very little space to fit 7 kids plus a counselor. Nobody could sleep because anytime someone on the top bunk moved the bed squeaked loudly. My friend who was in my cabin got food poisoning on the second night and vomited everywhere. Some of the staff was rude and disrespectful and purposely put the students in uncomfortable situations. They made us hike for 6+ hours a day in the rain and 35 degree weather. Also the food was vile and the servings were way too small. I went to bed hungry every night and I was so happy to be going home on the last day. Don’t waste your money on this

Liliana Z. H. (.

I saw someone here die of Pneumonia. I was 11 and i went here with Pine Ridge school; but all of us got food poisoning. This was 2019, but still it was strange. We had five minutes to take showers and the girls were seperated. Needless to say i felt cold and we only got one blanket. When i woke up to see that girl vomiting and dying i could only imagine how scary that would be. 3/10 wouldn't go here again. Thanks but no thanks!

By the way Shady Creek, I am not confusing it with another school. It was Pine Ridge Elementary school from our money we got from the 2018 fire AND OUR WHOLE CLASS GOT FOOD POISONING. I am not up for that excuse. Sorry if this is me being rude but I am being honest.